Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 13-7 - Information Item - Orange County Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Goal Update

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2 County Utilities Reduction Tracking County Utilities Reduction: Goal vs. Trends 15% 10% 0 5% 0% %Energy Reduction Goal m c _ °� %Energy Reduction Actual %Water Reduction Goal -10% o %Water Reduction Actual • 15% t7 %Fuel MPG Increase Goal m • -20% %Fuel MPG Increase Actual -25% Q Current Update -30% FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 -35% • Energy o The County has fallen short of our 20%energy reduction goal for FY15 achieving only a 14.8% reduction when compared to baseline year FY10. • A subset of major facilities showed usage increases during this time likely due to failing infrastructure that has since been replaced. o Still, the cumulative effect of these reductions since 2010 is a savings of over$778,000. • Water o The County exceeded our reduction goals achieving a 14.1% reduction in FY15,though the savings have varied from year to year. o The cumulative effect of these reductions since 2010 is a savings of$67,000. • Fuel o The County is not on track with our fuel reduction goals, though in recent years it has shown improvement. FY15 shows an mpg increase of 7.9%, showing a 1.1%improvement from the previous year. o The cumulative effect of the increase in fuel usage since 2010 is a cost of$117, 000 since FY10. o While the higher-than-standard average age of the County fleet is a contributing factor, the more significant cause of this increased fuel usage has been increased service levels being delivered by some of the County's least efficient vehicles. • Our ambulances have some of the lowest miles per gallon figures of any vehicle in our fleet and they've been responding to significant increases in the volume of emergency calls. o Fuel-Saving Technology Grant Projects: To address this problem directly, County staff has collaborated on 2 grant projects piloting innovative propane bi-fuel systems and idle-reduction 2