Lesson 2: its possible to do it rapidly and affordably!
Lesson 3: you do have to actually spend some money retrofitting and pursuing efficiency gains!
If they can do it in Los Angeles, it can be done ANYwhere!
Excerpt from GreenBiz, 1 September 2009
'Commercial and industrial properties in sprawling Los Angeles reduced their water consumption by double-digits in July, the mayor’s office announced last week.
Meanwhile, energy consumption in America’s second largest city fell by 318 gigawatt hours during the 2008-2009 fiscal year - more than half of which was driven by Los Angeles businesses using a slew of successful incentive programs.
Five core programs are credited with achieving the vast amount of energy savings, such as compact fluorescent lamp distribution and lighting retrofit programs, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)...
The reductions by building type include:
• 20.1 percent reduction by single-family residences
• 8.3 percent reduction by multi-family residences
• 17.1 percent reduction by commercial properties
• 21.8 percent reduction by industrial properties
• 34.4 percent reduction by government properties
...Over the last three years, LADWP has boosted its energy efficiency budget tenfold. The amount of energy saved during the 2008-2009 fiscal year equals the amount of power used by 53,000 homes.'
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