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City of Wayne



February 24, 1995

The Honorable Hazel O'Leary
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585

Re: Climate Challenge Program Participation

Dear Secretary O'Leary:

The City of Wayne, Nebraska Municipal Electric Utility agrees to participate in the Climate Challenge Program. The following list identifies the actions that our utility has taken since 1992, or will take by the year 2000 to reduce and prevent greenhouse gas emissions.

    Tree Planting Program: "Tree Power":

    The City of Wayne has planted 332 various species of trees since 1993. By the year 2000 we plan to plant 1,720 additional trees that are well suited for our climate zone.

    Demand-Side Management:

    * Summer time electric load control on central air conditioning
    * Voltage control
    * Public education of energy efficient methods

    Energy conservation:

    * Street lighting upgrade from mercury vapor to high pressure sodium
    * City of Wayne Department's new policy of using only high efficient ballasts in fluorescent fixtures
    * Voltage upgrade for 4,160 volts to 13,800 volts to minimize line loss

The Honorable Hazel O'Leary
February 24, 1995
Page 2

    Generation:

    * Operating diesel generator units for emergency and peaking only

The City of Wayne electric system expects that the combination of these actions will reduce or prevent annual emissions of 165.5 tons of carbon dioxide by the year 2000. Furthermore, the City of Wayne Electric will report annually, on a form provided by the Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, on activities and achievements under the Climate Challenge Program.


Sincerely,

(Original Signed By:)
Gene Hansen
Superintendent of Electric Production

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Attachment #4

GENERATION

The City of Wayne, Nebraska has 14MW of diesel generation in a standby mode for the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). In 1976, Wayne decided to become a 100% wholesale customer of NPPD and only run the diesels on an as needed basis. This has averaged 50 yours per year in the last 18 years.

Wayne's actions were based on economics of the times, however, the CO2 emissions that were saved by such a decision should not be overlooked. The electricity Wayne is buying is a mix of coal, nuclear, and hydro, which are far more friendly to our atmosphere than diesel pollutants.

We would like to quantify the CO2 savings, but we will not. We can state that Wayne would be emitting enough CO2 to satisfy a 24 hour electric load of 6MW, 24 hours per day, at today's electric demand needs.



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