Local Energy Assurance Plans (LEAPs) Completed by Energy Planning Consultants

 

 

Manhattan, Kansas - During 2002, Energy Planning Consultants (EPC) completed the City Local Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP) “Pilot City Program” for the City of Manhattan, Kansas. We  conducted an organizational meeting. EPC surveyed all critical facilities within the City. The survey also included water-sewer facilities and the power plant at Kansas State University. Green Alert presented the plan to the City of Manhattan on September 15, 2002. 

 
 

Topeka, Kansas - During 2002, EPC completed the City of Topeka Local Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP). The plan provides for timely and coordinated notification to city government, private sector entities, institutions, the media, and residents in the city of the occurrence of an energy emergency, and to define appropriate actions to be taken. The plan offers suggestions to mitigating the occurrence of crises resulting from the shortage of any vital resource. Planning techniques included electricity, petroleum products, natural gas, or any of the resources used in the generation of electricity.   

 
 

Greenwood Village, Colorado - During 2003, EPC completed the City of Greenwood Village Local Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP). The  Greenwood Village Energy Assurance Plan provides for timely and coordinated notification to city government, private sector entities, institutions, the media, and residents in the city of the occurrence of an energy emergency, and to define appropriate actions to be taken, including enactment of regulations, rules, laws, and other actions by the city. Vital resources are defined to include food for domestic use, water for domestic, agricultural, or industrial use, and electricity, petroleum based fuels, uranium, coal, natural gas, propane gas, or any other form of energy.

 
 

Cheyenne, Wyoming - During 2003, EPC completed the City of Cheyenne Energy Assurance Plan (LEAP). The plan provides for timely and coordinated notification to city government, private sector entities, institutions, the media, and residents in the city of the occurrence of an energy emergency, and to define appropriate actions to be taken. The plan offers suggestions to mitigating the occurrence of crises resulting from the shortage of any vital resource. Planning techniques included electricity, petroleum products, natural gas, or any of the resources used in the generation of electricity.

 
 

Lakewood, Colorado - During 2003, EPC completed the City of Lakewood Extended Power Outage Plan (LEPOP) or (LEAP) is to provide for a coordinated effort in the event of electricity or motor fuel shortage emergency affecting the City. The plan defines critical phases of a total power outage including electrical, natural gas, water, sewer, and a fuel shortage energy emergency. The point of transition from one phase to the next phase is not absolute. To a large degree, it is qualitative; the implementation of each phase will be a City of Lakewood policy decision. In the event demand for motor fuel products/services exceeds the available supply or if disruption in supply or distribution occurs, the city will activate the Extended Power Outage Plan.

 
 

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