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2013 -2014 Energy Efficiency Programs <br />Local Government Partnership Program <br />Program Implementation Plan <br />Overview <br />Local government struggle with securing energy /sustainability resources, and current budget <br />conditions make the availability of such resources unlikely in the foreseeable future. The Local <br />Government Regional Resource Program is a "virtual center" approach which is an expansion to <br />our current Local Government Partnership program offerings. The Program will commence in <br />one region initially with the intent to roll out service territory wide in 2013 -14 program cycle. <br />The program will support local governments (both partners and non - partners) and intends to <br />drive increased comprehensive energy efficiency and will create deep energy savings by local <br />governments by complimenting and leveraging resources as well as filling gaps that currently <br />exist within local government organizations, CEC, PUC and SoCalGas energy efficiency <br />programs. These gaps prevent local government from successfully implementing higher value <br />energy efficiency projects that demonstrate energy efficiency leadership to the community and <br />increase community wide energy efficiency participation. Lessons learned from past partnership <br />initiatives have identified the need for improvement in resources that provide cost - effective, on <br />demand energy management services, and expertise to enable local governments to create <br />responsive, sustainable, and widespread public sector energy management results. <br />The "virtual center" approach will provide turnkey resources through hands on support, results <br />oriented energy management, and augmenting existing Local Government Partnerships. A suite <br />of resources shall include resources such as, but not limited to: <br />• Project management support <br />• Engineering and analytical support <br />• Library of boiler plate agreements and templates that can support local government with <br />the RFP process as well as assistance securing financing from various sources <br />Providing these resources will result in improved energy management activity and increased <br />program participation through energy efficiency and financing programs. <br />Dl- Government Facilities <br />The Local Government Regional Resource Program supports the Government Facilities element <br />by helping to provide technical resources for energy action for local governments augmenting <br />existing partnership resources that will result in improved energy management activity and <br />increased program participation through energy efficiency and financing programs. <br />D2- Technical Assistance <br />Resources such as engineering and analytical support, project development and management will <br />be provided through a turnkey approach. <br />D3- Financine <br />Local governments often have limited finding and technical resources to secure financing for <br />energy efficiency projects. The Local Government Regional Resource Program intends to <br />provide support to establish resources for securing financing for energy projects from various <br />sources. <br />