§ 16.06.030. Energy Audits.

A.

Requirement to Obtain Energy Audits. Subject to assembly appropriation and availability of funds, every service area shall obtain an energy audit of their respective operations and owned facilities within 12 months of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise approved by the assembly by resolution or ordinance. Service areas formed after enactment of this chapter shall obtain an energy audit within 12 months of the service area establishment unless otherwise approved by the assembly by resolution or ordinance. Additional energy audits shall be conducted approximately once every ten years and an audit of any new facility shall be conducted within 12 months of its acquisition or construction unless otherwise approved by the assembly by resolution or ordinance.

B.

Contents of Energy Audits. The energy audit shall:

1.

Identify opportunities for energy conservation;

2.

Provide a comparison of cost to implement and projected resulting cost savings within a period of at least 10 years;

3.

Detail the work necessary to implement the identified Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) with a payback of 10 years or less.

(Ord. No. 2012-25, § 1, 7-3-12; Ord. No. 2011-30, § 1, 9-6-11)