Estimated Environmental Asset Gains Included in the Budget Planning Element

Cost Reductions $ Value Estimated New Budget Costs $ Value
Projected Energy Reduction Savings
Reduce Opens Space Area
maintenance by 10%
Reduced Fuel Usage
Reduced Paper Usage
Possible Sale of Electricity back to the grid


Total Cost Reductions
205,650

 60,000
 10,775
  2,850

12,000


291,275
Energy Manager
Art Grants
Village Grants
Neighborhood Clean Grants
100,000
 75,000
 20,000
  5,000





200,000
Green Points
Gateway solar array will produce up to 119 megawatts of energy
Save 7,000 cubic feet of natural gas
Eliminate 60 tons of coal being burned to generate electricity
Retrofitting CA owned buildings with alternative energy
Watershed improvements will enhance natural areas
Reduce the number of trees needed to make paper by 31 trees
Reduce 1,583 pounds of CO2 by saving 31 trees
Reduce CO2 emitted into the atmosphere by 37,500 pounds by planting 750 trees
Reducing CA's overall carbon footprint
Development of Master Energy Plan
Enhanced environment and community uses of open space land of more natural land uses.

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