PLANNING FOR CARBON-FREE ENERGY IN CAMBRIDGE The City of Cambridge is developing a strategy to help eliminate emissions from our energy supply. THE CLIMATE IMPERATIVE Climate change poses a growing set of risks and challenges to cities. Cambridge has conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment showing that increasing heat, precipitation-driven flooding, sea level rise and coastal storm surges are the biggest risks for Cambridge residents. In an effort to help slow the rate and extent of climate impacts, the City has committed to the The Net Zero Action Plan, which aims to cut energy demand significantly and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, helping make Cambridge carbon neutral by 2050. The Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy is the first step to carbon neutrality for the energy we use. ENERGY USE IN CAMBRIDGE Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? And how about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winter long? MOVING TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY In order to reach our target we must work with renewable energy on several levels. HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO DECARBONIZATION? GET A NO-COST ENERGY ASSESSMENT Schedule your no-cost energy assessment to find and eliminate wasted energy in your house. The lower your SOURCES OF ENERGY IN CAMBRIDGE E L E C T R I C I T Y 3 9 % Electricity Solid fuel Solar & other renewables District Heating and CHP Oil Electricity Natural gas HEA T I N G 5 6 % COOLING 5% Oil Natural gas Nuclear Wind Solar & other renewables Coal Due to global warming, the energy demand for cooling is expected to increase in the future, and correspondingly the energy demand for heating will go down. TIMELINE FOR THE LOW CARBON ENERGY SUPPLY STRATEGY OCT. 2016 - JAN. 2017 How is energy used and supplied in Cambridge? FEB. - JULY 2017 How will energy be created and distributed in a low carbon future? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What policies are needed to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? FEB. - MAY 2017 How can the community contribute to moving Cambridge to Net Zero? MAR. - AUG. 2017 How can Cambridge residents best use renewable energy sources? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What investment strategies are required to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? Oil Gas 2050 Carbon Neutral Cambridge SEP 2017 - 2050 LCESS implementation RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY CHP (COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT) The primary existing large scale energy production within Cambridge is from cogeneration plants. There are four plants in Cambridge at MIT, Harvard, Biogen, and Kendall Station. Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power (CHP), refers to technologies that generate electricity and heat at the same time. This is significantly more efficient than generating each separately. Renewable energy sources make up an increasingly large part of the energy supply in Cambridge. Over 500 residents and businesses have installed solar to date! Among the potential sources of renewable energy in Cambridge are solar, geothermal, heat pumps and heat recovery from wastewater or electricity substations. NEW ENGLAND POWER GRID Where the electricity supply is not coming from the cogeneration or renewable energy sources in Cambridge, it is coming from New England Power Grid. The New England Power Grid has shifted from oil and coal towards natural gas. In the future a larger part of electricity from the grid will be coming from renewable energy sources like wind or solar power. Massachusetts aims for 15% of electricity from renewable sources in 2020 and 50% or more by 2050. Natural gas Nuclear Renewables Hydro Coal Oil LEARN ABOUT OUR ENERGY FUTURE! New England Power Grid sources 2016 from our energy supply. THE CLIMATE IMPERATIVE Climate change poses a growing set of risks and challenges to cities. Cambridge has conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment showing that increasing heat, precipitation-driven flooding, sea level rise and coastal storm surges are the biggest risks for Cambridge residents. In an effort to help slow the rate and extent of climate impacts, the City has committed to the The Net Zero Action Plan, which aims to cut energy demand significantly and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, helping make Cambridge carbon neutral by 2050. The Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy is the first step to carbon neutrality for the energy we use. ENERGY USE IN CAMBRIDGE Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? And how about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winter long? MOVING TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY HOW CAN YOU CO DECARBONIZATIO SOURCES OF ENERGY IN CAMBRIDGE E L E C T R I C I T Y 3 9 % Electricity Solid fuel Solar & other renewables District Heating and CHP Oil Electricity Natural gas HEA T I N G 5 6 % COOLING 5% Oil Natural gas Nuclear Wind Solar & other renewables Coal Due to global warming, the energy demand for cooling is expected to increase in the future, and correspondingly the energy demand for heating will go down. TIMELINE FOR THE LOW CARBON ENERGY SUPPLY STRATEGY OCT. 2016 - JAN. 2017 How is energy used and supplied in Cambridge? FEB. - JULY 2017 How will energy be created and distributed in a low carbon future? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What policies are needed to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? FEB. - MAY 2017 How can the community contribute to moving Cambridge to Net Zero? MAR. - AUG. 2017 How can Cambridge residents best use renewable energy sources? 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THE CLIMATE IMPERATIVE Climate change poses a growing set of risks and challenges to cities. Cambridge has conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment showing that increasing heat, precipitation-driven flooding, sea level rise and coastal storm surges are the biggest risks for Cambridge residents. In an effort to help slow the rate and extent of climate impacts, the City has committed to the The Net Zero Action Plan, which aims to cut energy demand significantly and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, helping make Cambridge carbon neutral by 2050. The Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy is the first step to carbon neutrality for the energy we use. ENERGY USE IN CAMBRIDGE Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? And how about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winter long? 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FEB. - MAY 2017 How can the community contribute to moving Cambridge to Net Zero? MAR. - AUG. 2017 How can Cambridge residents best use renewable energy sources? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What investment strategies are required to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? 2050 Carbon Neutral Cambridge SEP 2017 - 2050 LCESS implementation RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY CHP (COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT) The primary existing large scale energy production within Cambridge is from cogeneration plants. There are four plants in Cambridge at MIT, Harvard, Biogen, and Kendall Station. Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power (CHP), refers to technologies that generate electricity and heat at the same time. This is significantly more efficient than generating each separately. Renewable energy sources make up an increasingly large part of the energy supply in Cambridge. Over 500 residents and businesses have installed solar to date! 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SOURCES OF ENERGY IN CAMBRIDGE E L E C T Electricity Solid fuel Solar & other renewables District Heating and CHP Oil Electricity Natural gas HEA T I N G 5 6 % COOLING 5% other bles Due to global warming, the energy demand for cooling is expected to increase in the future, and correspondingly the energy demand for heating will go down. FOR THE LOW CARBON UPPLY STRATEGY CT. 2016 - JAN. 2017 How is energy used and supplied in Cambridge? FEB. - JULY 2017 How will energy be created and distributed in a low carbon future? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What policies are needed to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? FEB. - MAY 2017 How can the community contribute to moving Cambridge to Net Zero? MAR. - AUG. 2017 How can Cambridge residents best use renewable energy sources? JUNE - SEP. 2017 What investment strategies are required to make a low carbon energy supply a reality? Oil Gas 2050 Carbon Neutral Cambridge SEP 2017 - 2050 LCESS implementation RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY CHP (COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT) The primary existing large scale energy production within Cambridge is from cogeneration plants. There are four plants in Cambridge at MIT, Harvard, Biogen, and Kendall Station. Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power (CHP), refers to technologies that generate electricity and heat at the same time. This is significantly more efficient than generating each separately. Renewable energy sources make up an increasingly large part of the energy supply in Cambridge. Over 500 residents and businesses have installed solar to date! Among the potential sources of renewable energy in Cambridge are solar, geothermal, heat pumps and heat recovery from wastewater or electricity substations. NEW ENGLAND POWER GRID Where the electricity supply is not coming from the cogeneration or renewable energy sources in Cambridge, it is coming from New England Power Grid. The New England Power Grid has shifted from oil and coal towards natural gas. In the future a larger part of electricity from the grid will be coming from renewable energy sources like wind or solar power. Massachusetts aims for 15% of electricity from renewable sources in 2020 and 50% or more by 2050. Natural gas Nuclear Renewables Hydro Coal Oil New England Power Grid sources 2016 Getting Around Cambridge | 19 The History TheCityofCambridgehasbeenworking to address climate change for over twenty years by implementing actionable strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In response to the significant amount of new construction, in 2013 a group of residents asked the City to require that all new large buildings be “net zero,” meaning that any greenhouse gas emissions from building operations would have to be offset by carbon-free energy production. This request resulted in a planning process involving residents, businesses, and local universities that produced an action plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from all Cambridge buildings over time. The Plan The Net Zero Action Plan (NZAP) aims to cut energy demand significantly and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, helping make Cambridge carbon neutral by 2050. We can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings both by increasing their efficiency and by decarbonizing, or eliminating GHG emissions from their energy supply. A transformation of the energy supply for Cambridge away from fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal and towards renewable energy like solar and wind is essential to meeting our climate change goals. To achieve this, the City has enlisted Ramboll, a Danish engineering consulting firm, to study how energy is derived and used throughout the City. Ramboll’s analysis will result in a Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy to help plan for de-carbonization of our energy supply. Study results will be shared with the public in the fall. More information about the Net Zero Action plan can be found here: CambridgeMa.gov/netzero Cambridge’s Path to Carbon Neutrality Whatdoes“netzeroemissions”mean? All greenhouse gas emissions from building operations are offset by carbon-free energy production. This is the same as “carbon neutrality.” Whatdoes“decarbonize energysupply”mean? This is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide — a primary greenhouse gas — released into the atmosphere as a result of energy supply. H ave you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? How about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winter long? Energy is essential to keeping the lights on and keeping us comfortable, but energy production can also have negative impacts like greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. PLANNING F CARBON-FRE ENERGY IN C The City of Cambridge is developing a s from our energy supply. THE CLIMATE IMPERATIVE Climate change poses a growing set of risks and challenges to cities. Cambridge has conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment showing that increasing heat, precipitation-driven flooding, sea level rise and coastal storm surges are the biggest risks for Cambridge residents. In an effort to help slow the rate and extent of climate impacts, the City has committed to the The Net Zero Action Plan, which aims to cut energy demand significantly and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, helping make Cambridge carbon neutral by 2050. The Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy is the first step to carbon neutrality for the energy we use. ENERGY USE IN CAMBRIDGE Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? And how about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winte long? E L E C T R I C I T Y 3 9 % Electricity Solid fuel Solar & other renewables District Heating and CHP Oil Electricity Natural gas HEA T I N G 5 6 % COOLING 5% Oil Natural gas Nuclear Wind Solar & other renewables Coal Due to global warming, the energy for cooling is expected to increase future, and correspondingly the en demand for heating will go down. 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The Low Carbon Energy Supply Strategy is the first step to carbon neutrality for the energy we use. ENERGY USE IN CAMBRIDGE Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from when you turn on the light? And how about the fuel needed to keep your house warm all winter long? E L E C T R I C I T Y 3 9 % Electricity Solid fuel Solar & other renewables District Heating and CHP Oil Electricity Natural gas HEA T I N G 5 6 % COOLING 5% Oil Natural gas Nuclear Wind Solar & other renewables Coal Due to global warming, the energy demand for cooling is expected to increase in the future, and correspondingly the energy demand for heating will go down. TIMELINE FOR THE LOW CARBON ENERGY SUPPLY STRATEGY OCT. 2016 - JAN. 2017 How is energy used and supplied in Cambridge? FEB. - JULY 2017 How will energy be created and distributed in a low carbon future? FEB. - MAY 2017 How can the community contribute to moving Cambridge to Net Zero? 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