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GOALS, STRATEGIES, INITIATIVES, AND ACTIONS The following goals were developed in coordination with the Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee. The goals look at GHG emissions out to the year 2030 and put the city on a trajectory to reduce emissions 55% by that time. The year 2030 was selected to serve as mid -point where the city could reassess the CAP to determine how to accomplish the remaining emissions reductions. While some of the remaining emissions can be reduced through the continuation of these strategies, it will take more aggressive action to get to zero emissions. Advanced technologies and practices that will drive down the remaining emissions are included in the next section. GOAL 1: Reduce energy consumption in large commercial and industrial (C/1) buildings by 30% by 2030, as compared to the business -as -usual forecast. Large commercial buildings are defined here as 20,000 square feet or larger. These buildings currently comprise 25% of the total number of commercial buildings in St. Louis Park (157 out of 626), and are estimated to make up 64% of commercial energy consumption. STRATEGIES: • Building Retrofits: 79 buildings complete retrofits by 2030, saving an average of 18% (1.5% of total building emissions). • Appliance Equipment and Fixture Efficiency: 79 buildings replace equipment with high efficiency models by 2030, saving an average of 25% (3.3% of total building emissions). • Efficient Building Operations: By 2030, 143 buildings are actively engaged in building operations best management practices (BMPs), saving an average of 15% (7.7% of total building emissions). • Behavior Change: By 2030, occupants of 52 buildings are engaged in sustained behavior change strategies, saving an average of 8% (0.7%of total building emissions). IMPACT: By reducing energy consumption in large commercial buildings by 30% from the business -as -usual forecast, these strategies are estimated to result in a 13.2% reduction in total buildings emissions in 2030, which equates to a 7.8% reduction in community -wide emissions. 13I.7e1611 a l l l re\ I vWIye1 a l►7eC41I W L11.1 1.1. Create an internal team to lead large commercial energy efficiency efforts The city has limited control over the energy decisions made by building operators of large commercial and industrial (C/1) facilities. It can, however, enable and advance energy efficiency through efforts to encourage, incentivize, and support more aggressive energy action. This team will be largely responsible for implementing the following actions. 1.1.1. Appoint specific staff to lead and organize the internal large commercial building energy efficiency team 1.1.2. Determine who should participate on the large commercial building energy efficiency team 1.1.3. Establish goals and milestones to complete the actions to achieve the large commercial buildings goals 1.1.4. Hold regular check -in meetings to track milestones and identify next steps 1.1.5. Engage and recruit large commercial business stakeholders to support this effort; identify companies with energy/climate goals to be leaders 1.1.6. Institutionalize large commercial energy efficiency as a normal function of this team