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TRUCKEE DONNER <br /> PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT <br /> WIRE TO WATER PROGRAM. In 1998 the District <br /> launched a Wire to Water efficiency program in <br /> order to ensure that its wells and pumping facili- <br /> ties were using the most efficient methods to move <br /> water. At that time it was determined that many of <br /> the water pumping and well facilities were energy <br /> inefficient. As part of the maintenance and energy <br /> conservation program, the water department's ex- <br /> isting facilities were retrofitted to a higher energy <br /> ..am EJ <br /> `m I m fl;&A efficient system. In addition, new and existing facili- <br /> :h fes:# ties requiring an upgrade for additional capacity are <br /> `o .1 "+} now constructed to the highest energy efficienc <br /> .r.■rpMAP g $Y Y <br /> :�+rqp+ standard available. <br /> A comparison of the 2001 and 2006 energy cost <br /> per million gallons (MG) of water produced shows <br /> a savings of$95.43 per MG. The 2006 production <br /> of water equaled 2,373 MG. This represents a cost <br /> saving of $226,455 and a total energy saving of <br /> 2,130,954 kWh, or 22%. <br /> 'I <br /> SILICON VALLEY POWER <br /> ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Silicon Valley a municipal electric <br /> Power, the City of Santa Clara's municipal electric utility, Silicon Val- <br /> utility, recently awarded Sun Microsystems, Inc., ley Power is able to <br /> with an Energy Innovator Incentive of $250,000 provide its custom- <br /> for implementing new energy technologies and ers with low-cost, <br /> for sharing the ideas with other companies in the reliable energy and <br /> region. Sun, which provides network computing share the benefits <br /> infrastructure solutions, is the first company to re- with Sun and other <br /> ceive the incentive. large and small com- <br /> Through its pioneering partnership with Silicon Val- <br /> mercial businesses. <br /> ley Power,Sun has received more than $1 million in <br /> rebates and awards for the technology company's <br /> cutting-edge data center cooling system, motors <br /> and lighting.That equates to a total savings of nearly <br /> 4.5 million kilowatt-hours. <br /> In addition, when Sun consolidated its Sunnyvale <br /> and Newark facilities into its energy-efficient San- <br /> ta Clara location, the company reduced its total <br /> power consumption by more than 60 percent. As <br />