CitiesGoGreen - January 2009 - (Page 2) 6 In Motion In This Issue 11 Clean Water and Power Machines Turbine Factory Jobs in Arkansas E-Waste Alternatives Growing Safer Biking Signs • Broken Windows • Air Quality Affects IQ Storing Carbon Dioxide • The Greening of New Orleans • Speedbump for New Coal Plants • Urban Solar-Powered Infrastructure Lake County Partnerships of We’re Taking Steps Heat Islands • Bike-sharing Race Lake County Sanitation District Lake County Sheriff's Department and more! An Innovative Library in SunPower and Queen Creek, Arizona Northern California Power Agency SPG Solar JANUARY 2009 A Community-Based Stimulus Plan by Daimon Sweeney A nationwide energy efficiency program for buildings that pays for itself and jumpstarts the economy. Solar Powered Jail Lakeport Solar Powered Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant Clear Lake 13 Solar Powered Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Clearlake Mt. Konocti 20 n do— er. you ca n thing e step gree me re’s so office on He your make p. adds u een It all ing Gr evelop tandards :D S Part 1 Office en o’s Gre nge icag t 2: Ch ffice Challe Par O g for leanin reen C ier Schools :G Part 3 Health Photovoltaic panels at County facilities produce enough power for the equivalent of 1,000 homes. Solar Powered Geysers Pipeline Pump Station Effluent pipeline to the Geysers [It] would invest $85.86 billion a year for two years to produce a total of nearly 8.5 million jobs. Jail 3.8 Solar Array Acres Installed Capacity (MW) % of Facility Electricity Needs CO2 Lbs/Yr Avoided 0.746 91% 840,000 NW Wastewater Plant 6.8 0.998 92% SE Wastewater Plant 4.9 0.735 90% 770,000 NCPA Geysers Pump Station 7.0 Saving Money with Solar All Systems 22.5 1.0 100% 800,000 3.479 94% avg. 3,740,000 Green ing th e e Offic 635/141 First LEED Platinum Recycling and Transfer Station The first LEED Platinum facility of its kind anywhere, it is attracting global attention as a model for solid waste recycling and transfer station design. The lead architect shares insights into the process that led to the project’s success. 28 1,330,000 by Doug Brinley, KPG, Inc. 15 2 e by Pag Buono January 2009 http://www.CitiesGoGreen.com
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