Bill Eger

Electrifying Transportation for Climate Action and Clean Air in Alexandria

The City of Alexandria is pursuing aggressive actions to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions attributed to City operations and throughout the community to support the Alexandria community’s strategic climate change action goals. These actions are set forth in the City’s Environmental Action 2040 and the forthcoming Alexandria Mobility Plan. Actions include reducing vehicle miles traveled, the single occupancy vehicle trips, leveraging alternative mobility solutions and increasing use of public transit systems, and the electrification of transportation systems and increasing use of clean electricity resources.

This presentation will discuss the efforts the City of Alexandria is taking to advance electrifying transportation in the Alexandria community. The presentation will include discussion on integrating electric vehicles into the City’s fleet and implementing charging infrastructure at City facilities; the development of the City’s first, community-wide Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy; the transition of City’s DASH public transit system to battery-electric busses; and initiatives to implement zero-emission battery-electric school busses in the Alexandria City Public Schools. The talk will discuss these initiatives in context of broader greenhouse gas emission reductions and clean energy goals as outlined in the City’s Environmental Action Plan 2040 sustainability plan, and the efforts of the City’s Energy and Climate Change Action Plan update process.

Biography:

Bill Eger serves as the Energy Manager for the City of Alexandria where he leads planning and implementation of Alexandria’s energy efficiency; clean energy; transportation electrification; green building; climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience; and related sustainability initiatives. In addition, Bill leads Alexandria’s public utilities regulatory engagement and consumer advocacy practice at the State Corporation Commission. Finally, Bill leads various “smart cities” strategic planning initiatives on behalf of the City of Alexandria.

Bill currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Energy Purchasing Government Authority (VEPGA) and the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council (VAEEC); is Co-Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Built Environment and Energy Advisory Committee; and serves as Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Regional Emergency Support Function (RESF) 12 – Energy and Critical Infrastructure Committee. Bill also leads national committees on renewable energy strategy planning for various coalitions of cities and counties across the US.    

Bill holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, and Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical & Renewable and Clean Energy concentrations) degrees from the University of Dayton. Bill is currently pursuing a Masters in Sustainable Urban Planning from the George Washington University. Bill’s completed Harvard University’s Executive Education in Sustainability Leadership program and the selective Urban Land Institute-Washington Regional Land Use Leadership Institute. In addition, Bill is 2019-2020 Securing America’s Energy Future (SAFE) Energy Security Fellow. Bill is a registered Professional Engineer, a Sustainability Associate through the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, a US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, an Eco-District AP, and a Certified Public Manager.

Bill Eger, PE, ISSP-SA, CPM, LEED AP
Energy Manager
City of Alexandria, Virginia

bill.eger@alexandriava.gov
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