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ATTACHMENT C: <br />Assets Opportunities, & Barriers <br /> <br />ASSETS <br /> <br />People and Organizations <br /> <br />Energy Advisory Group (Keep Eye on Goal) <br />Pteasanton Population--Technically Sophisticated <br />Pleasanton Population--Affluent (High Median Income) <br />Pleasanton Population--Highly Educated <br />Pleasanton Population--High Level of Community Involvement <br />Pleasanton Population~Many Technical and Scientific People <br />Newspapers: Pleasamon Weekly, Independent <br />Cable Television (CTV) <br />PG&E--Energy Center <br />Chevron Texaco <br />Rocky Mountain Institute <br />City of Pleasanton: Web Site <br />Research Facilities <br />Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory <br />Sandia National Laboratory (Livermore) <br />Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) <br />Local Energy Businesses <br />Local Colleges and Schools <br />Public Education by Private Organizations <br />Professional Organizations, Trade Organizations <br />Willing Participants: Businesses, Residents, Government <br />Some Businesses Want to Be Involved <br />Some Builders Willing to Build Renewables <br />Some Builders Willing to Build Energy Efficient Buildings <br />"Energy Crises" Stimulated Action <br />Local Issues Raised Awareness <br />TH-Valley Regional Focus Is Manageable <br /> <br />Receptive Leadership (City Council State) <br />City Council Asked for Public EAG <br />City Staff <br />City Departments <br />Distributing Information <br />Fairgrounds (PV Demonstration Project) <br />Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Energy Efficiency) <br />Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory <br />Sandia National Laboratory (Livermore) <br />Federal and State Investments in Research <br />Other Cities Experiences (San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Monica, Los Angeles) <br />Santa Clara--Good Example of a Municipal Utility <br /> <br />Financing <br /> <br />Locally-Based Banks May Be Interested in Investing <br />City of Pleasanton: Coffers Full <br />City of Pleasanton: No City Debt <br />City of Pleasanton: Good Financial Management <br />City of Pleasanton: Good Tax Base from Private Industry, Business Parks <br />Some Projects/Investments Have an Investment Payback Return <br /> <br /> Assets, Opportunities, & Barriers <br /> Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />