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File #: 18576-24    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Business
File created: 3/14/2024 In control: Board of Public Utilities
On agenda: 6/26/2024 Final action: 6/26/2024
Title: Quarterly Conservation Program Update FY24/Q4
Presenters: Abbey Hayward
Indexes (Council Goals): Environmental Stewardship - Carbon-Neutral Energy Supply, Environmental Stewardship - Water Conservation, DPU FY26 - 5.0 Continuously, Conscientiously, Work Toward Environmental Sustainability
Attachments: 1. A - FY24Q4 Bill Inserts, 2. B - Utilities Primer, 3. C - Water & Energy 2024 Work Plan
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Quarterly Conservation Program Update FY24/Q4

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Q4: April-June

Bill Inserts, see Attachment A: Laundry Efficiency Tips, Water Rule W-8, Maintaining Water Quality at Home, “Yarden” Efficiency Tips, Seeking Cool EVs, Dear DPU Abbey: Craving Darkness, and Efficiency Showcase Casting Call.

April

-  Appointed to the Northern New Mexico Citizen Advisory Board

-  [EVENT] PEEC Earth Day Festival: Grassheads

-  Commercial efficiency program development with Chamber of Commerce

-  Website access to help Cathy with updates

-  [CONF] Government Social Media

-  [PRESENT] Leadership Los Alamos Environmental Session table

-  APWA

May

-  CPACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) Ordinance which would allow for commercial property owners access to long-term fixed-rate financing for a range of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, and resiliency improvements

-  [PRESENT] overview of DPU water plans to the ESB

-  [CONF] NM Water Data Initiative Workshop

-  Reviewing draft CAP

-  [PRESENT] Classroom energy assessment with high school AP Environmental Science class

-  [EVENT] Farmer’s Market with BPU and Council

June

-  Abigail Nash started as our PR and Conservation Summer Intern. Planning the ScienceFest programming and getting her tours of DPU activities

-  Garden in a Box planning stages. Release and promotion of planting plans this fall

-  Cooling Station development in conjunction with regular “Stay Cool” tips

-  [EVENT] ChamberFest - created an “Utilities Primer” for new residents and gave away energy efficiency kits

-  LANL reached out to Abbey regarding coordinating on possible water campaigns, TBD

-  [CONF] Next Generation Water Summit (NGWS)

-  [TRAIN] WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score) training, sponsored by NGWS

-  [CONF] Harnessing Transformational Technology: Climate Security by LANL

-  [WEBINAR] Customer Engagement Strategies for Community-Owned Utilities by APPA

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