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• HVAC Improvements <br />• Cogeneration <br />• Compressed Air Solutions <br />• Boiler/Heater/Chiller Optimization <br />• Automated Demand Response <br />In addition to the vendors, representatives from PG&E will give a presentation on local <br />best practices and available rebates. City staff will provide also additional details on the <br />Industrial Competitiveness Grant Program at the Resource Fair. <br />Over the next month, staff will be working with local business groups and the Chamber <br />of Commerce to market the event. Invitations are presently being designed and will be <br />mailed out in mid-September. <br />Energy-Efficiency Lighting Retrofit Grant for Ghirardelli Chocolate Company <br />Although the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is not located within the West San Leandro <br />project area and will therefore not be eligible for the Industrial Competitiveness Grants, <br />the company has made an extraordinary investment in energy efficiency projects in recent <br />years. Improvements have yielded increased efficiency through insulation improvements, <br />installation of a variable frequency drive on the production line, and a substantial lighting <br />retrofit project. <br />Because these improvements fall within the spirit of the Industrial Competitiveness <br />Grants and represent the type of investment that the City wishes to encourage, staff has <br />elected to award a small grant for Ghirardelli's planned Phase 2 lighting retrofit, using <br />funds from the Joint Project Area's Commercial Rehabilitation Program. This project is <br />considerably smaller than the initial $90,000 lighting project at Ghirardelli and consists <br />of the installation of 61 energy-efficient lighting fixtures at a cost of $7,216. The project <br />will ultimately yield an energy reduction of 31,422 kilowatt hours. <br />The Redevelopment Agency has offered a matching grant equal to 50% of the Phase 2 <br />project cost, or $3,608. Although this amount is small relative to Ghirardelli's overall <br />investment, it does offer the City and Agency an opportunity to affirm a commitment to <br />facilitating energy improvements. The grant award has also served as a pilot program for <br />the Industrial Competitiveness Grants, offering staff a chance to refine legal agreements <br />and procedures in advance of the rollout of the larger program. <br />G:\OBD\Files RDA\WSL-MacArthur Area\Industrial Competitiveness Grants\ICG Program Update B&HD <br />09-10-09. d ocx <br />