The Baltimore City government's energy vision includes a future where clean, reliable, and affordable energy fuels all of our city operations and community. To achieve this vision, the Office of Sustainable Energy (OSE) created a Strategic Energy Management Plan (Energy Plan). This plan sets long term goals and lays out strategies for a financially healthy and environmentally stable city government. Baltimore achieves success with this strategy through a specialized energy team of engineers, accountants, and energy auditors that cuts cross agencies and finds the right combination of quick return on investment and essential capital investments. OSE's model is distinct for a mid-size city. Funding sources include fees for service to agency customers, grants, and financing with the city's Master Lease program. The fee for service model puts a dollar value on OSE's expertise and ties energy savings to our projects; we are a consultant to city agencies. OSE is involved from creating the idea - to tracking performance over time. This paper is an abridged version of Baltimore's Energy Plan.
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