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Attachment E August 17, 2020 Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Sustainability Update June PWETC Public Comments At the June PWETC meeting, a question was raised from a resident about how Roseville is doing in terms of meeting its 2040 Comprehensive Plan goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since receiving this question, Roseville has been looking into finding an answer. After some in-depth research, it looks like determining a concrete comparative metric between Roseville's current GHG emissions to a 2005 baseline is difficult to do. There is little data on any citywide emissions before 2015, and data sources like Xcel Energy and the Metropolitan Council do not have data that far back. However, a few notable things were discovered in researching this question. According to Xcel Energy's Community Energy Report for Roseville in 2018, solar energy accounted for 2.10% of the City's energy. Residents and businesses within Roseville are taking advantage of Xcel Energy's Solar Rewards program and Solar Gardens. Citywide, there are 86 on -site solar installations, producing 410,620 kilowatt hours in 2018. The most up to date estimate of Roseville's GHG emissions is from 2016, with a total of 468,159 tons of carbon dioxide. Though the City is currently unable to compare its current GHG emissions to its 2005 baseline, there is data that shows the City's emissions have gone down in recent years. In terms of emissions from energy, Roseville emitted 259,584 tons of carbon dioxide in 2017. This is down from 289,495 tons reported in 2015, showing a decrease of about 30,000 tons of CO2. In transportation emissions, Roseville does have data from 2006, with a total of 206,292 tons of CO2 emitted. In 2018, these emissions dropped to 194,481 tons, a decrease of 11,000 tons. Lastly, in waste emissions, Roseville emitted 13,824 tons of CO2 in 2007, and dropped to 8,120 tons in 2018, a decrease of 5,704 tons. While the City currently does not have enough data to compare its current emissions to the 2005 baseline, a potential report could be made for the future through LHB, the firm that helped the City develop its 2040 Comprehensive Plan. If the City wants further research done, this could be an option down the road. Partners in Energy At the end of July, Roseville was informed that it was chosen to take part in Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy (PIE) program. This program takes place over the next two years, and works to help the City develop an Energy Action Plan. Xcel Energy helps the City through training, resources, outreach, and facilitation of developing an Energy Action Team and drafting of the plan. The virtual kickoff meeting for the program will take place on September 2nd, from 2:30-4:30 PM. This acceptance is exciting news for Roseville, as it will lead to increased energy efficiency and a reduction in energy emissions with a future Energy Action Plan.