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Tools for Community Energy Planning
Douglas Ahl Technical Director
Energy Center of Wisconsin [email protected]
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Outline
■ The purpose of this presentation is to increase awareness of low cost tools that are available or being developed that can assist planners in Wisconsin with energy analysis.
■ Summary table of 6 tools
■ Demonstration of bioenergy server
■ Review of other tools
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Energy Center of Wisconsin
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university colleges
economic development groups
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Tool Target information
Platform Scale range Status Link
Bioenergy Geospatial Data Server
Bioenergy feedstocks, producers
Web map application
Point, county, WI Release Dec. 2010 http://biomap.wisc.edu/biofuels/
Biofuels Atlas Bioenergy feedstocks, producers
Web map application
Point, county, US Online http://maps.nrel.gov/biomass
Portfolio Manager Building energy management
Online db Buildings Online http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager
AWE Water Conservation Tracking Tool
Water savings and costs
MS excel Buildings, communities
Available to members
http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/Tracking-Tool.aspx
Back of Envelope Calculator
Building energy use MS Excel Buildings online http://www.ecw.org/project.php?workid=1&resultid=286
25x25 Community Energy Planning
Projected community energy use
MS Excel Buildings, communities
Released Jan. 2011, Energy Center of Wisconsin
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Final Thoughts
■ These tools represent reasonable approaches or best data available, but are likely flawed in some way
■ These tools should be used to assist the planning process
■ Be aware of time and space scales
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Final Thoughts
■ These tools represent reasonable approaches or best data available, but are likely flawed in some way
■ These tools should be used to assist the planning process
■ Be aware of time and space scales