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ATTACHMENT C: <br />Assets, Onuortunities, & Barriers <br />ASSETS <br />People and Organizations <br />- Energy Advisory Group (Keep Eye on Goal) <br />- Pleasanton 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: Pleasanton Weekly, Independent <br />- Cable Television (CTV) <br />- PG&E-Energy Center <br />- Chevron Texaco <br />- Rocky Mountain Institute <br />- Ciry 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 />- Tri-Valley Regional Focus Is Manageable <br />Government <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 Reseazch <br />- Other Cities Experiences (San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Monica, Los Angeles) <br />- Santa Claza~'iood Example of a Municipal Utility <br />Financing <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 Retum <br />Assets, Opportunities, & Barriers <br />Page 1 <br />