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— Outdoor lighting <br /> • Future reports to include all buildings and vehicles <br /> Energy Scorecard (chart and graph) <br /> Water Scorecard (chart and graph) <br /> Fuel Scorecard (chart and graph) <br /> Miles Per Gallon (graph) <br /> Fuel Scorecard Comments <br /> • Increased fuel use attributed to: <br /> • Increased emergency response vehicle miles <br /> • Driver behavior including idling, hard acceleration, hard braking, speeding <br /> • Solution: <br /> • Ambulance idle reduction pilot <br /> • Propane fire inspection vehicles <br /> • Active vehicle replacement program; <br /> • Higher fuel efficiency standards; <br /> • Driver behavior training and education <br /> Current year initiatives <br /> Geothermal Project (graph) <br /> Investments and Priorities <br /> • Current <br /> — Energy Bank <br /> • Future <br /> — Energy Bank project contest <br /> — Studying decentralizing utility payments <br /> — Underserved community target area analysis <br /> Other Initiatives <br /> • Current <br /> — Space study <br /> — Sustainable commute survey <br /> — Green and reflective roofing <br /> — Solar power pilot project <br /> — EV charging stations <br /> — Ambulance idle reduction <br /> • Future <br /> — HVAC controls optimization <br /> — Telework policy <br /> — Energy storage assessment <br /> — Event waste reduction guide <br /> — Computer reuse partnership <br /> — GPS vehicle efficiency monitoring <br /> — Propane vehicle conversions <br /> — Vehicle pooling <br />