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TheNationalAutomobileDealersAssocia-tionNADAhasestablishedapartnershipwithEPAsENERGYSTARSmallBusinessprogramthatinthesetougheconomictimesbringsrealvaluetoNADAsmembers.Dealershipscantakeadvantageoffreeinfor-mationalresourcesincludingADealerGuidetoENERGYSTARPuttingEnergyintoProfitsenergytrackingtoolsandtrainingandearnpublicrecognitionforsuccessfulefforts.AgreatexampleofNADAsEPAcollaborationisENERGYSTARs2009awardwinningautodealerPrestonHoodChevroletofFortWaltonBeachFlorida.Thefamily-owneddealershipissavingnearly60000annuallyinenergycoststhegreenhousegasemis-sionsequivalentofnearly40homes.EPAestimatesthatifalldealershipsintheU.S.weretoreducetheirenergyconsumptionbyjust10percenttheywouldsaveapproxi-mately193millioninenergycostsandeliminatemorethan1milliontonsofgreenhousegaseseveryyear.Formoreinformationvisitwww.energystar.govautodealers.TheCityofNationalCityhascontinuedtotakestepstoGoGreen.OneofthelargestprojectstodatehasbeenwithHoney-wellBuildingSolutionswhichhasanalyzedtheCitysenergyusetodevelopwaystolowercostsforoverallconsumptionthroughoutCityfacilitiesstreetmediansandparks.EarlierthisyeartheCityreplacedseveralofitsgrosspollutinghigh-mileagefleetvehicleswithfuelefficienthybridvehicles.ToreduceenergyusagetheCityisretrofittingtheexistingstreetlightswhichatthesametimeincreasesefficiencysincethenewflorescentlightbulbswillnotneedtobereplacedasoften.TheCityswebsitewww.nationalcityca.govoffersaconvenientcentrallocationwherepeoplecandownloadformselectronically.Busi-nesslicensescannowberenewedonlineontheCityswebsite.ByprovidingavarietyofCityinforma-tiononlineapersoncanaccessCityHall24-hoursadayfromtheconvenienceoftheirhomeoroffice.SanDiegoGasElectriccontinuestomaketremendousprogressontheSunrisePowerlinka120-mile500-kilovoltelectricsuper-highwayfromSanDiegototheImperialValley.TheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissionapprovedthenewtransmissionlineinDecember2008followedbytheUSBureauofLandManagementinJanuary2009andisonscheduletobeginconstructioninJune2010.TheSunrisePowerlinkwilldeliverupto1000megawattsofcleanrenewableenergytotheSanDiegoregionenoughelectricityfor650000homes.FurthermoreSunrisewillenhancethereliabilityoftheoverallelectricsystembyprovidinggreenenergywellintothefuture.SunriseisessentialforSDGEtomeetGovernorArnoldSchwar-zeneggersexecutiveorderforutilitiestoprovide33oftheirpowerfromrenewablesourcesby2020.Thelinewillalsohelpmeetstatelawrequiringutilitiestoreducegreenhousegasemissionsto1990levelsby2020.ExpertsagreethattheImperialValleyisrichinrenewableenergyresourcessuchassolarwindandgeothermalbutmoreelectrictransmissionlinesareneededtodeliverthecleanenergytowhereitisneededmost.Sunrisewillbethefirstnewmajortransmis-sionlinebuilttofacilitatethedevelopmentofrenewableenergyintheValleywhichwillcreatehundredsofgreenjobsandsparkeconomicdevelopmentinourregion.TheSunrisePowerlinkisscheduledtostartdeliveringcleanenergytotheSanDiegoregioninJune2012.PolicyPUBLICLOCALNADAandEnergyStarHelpAutoDealersAGreenerCityHallSunrisePowerlinkREGIONALNationalCityChamberNews5