On April 25, 2025, San Francisco installed the city's first curbside electric vehicle chargers as part of an ongoing pilot program to bring more curbside charging to the city. This first installation of a pair of Level 2 chargers was made possible through a collaboration between the city and curbside charging firm "it's electric." The city is currently accepting applications from other EV charging providers as part of the pilot program.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Atlanta Housing as a recipient of the Best of the Betters: 2023 Better Practice Winner for its Energy Efficiency Rent Boost (EERB) program at the Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit in Washington, DC.
The Indiana Resilience Funding Hub helps Hoosier local governments, community-based organizations, and small businesses pursue grant funding for climate, energy, and resilience projects. The Hub is targeted at communities with fewer than 50,000 residents that lack the capacity to compete for grant funding on their own -- providing them with with technical assistance and state-specific environmental expertise in the preparation and submission of competitive grant applications. So far, it has helped partners secure over $1 million in federal grants.
Deep below our earth’s surface runs a natural resource that the City of Boise has been utilizing for more than a century. A river of geothermally heated water flows under our city’s foothills. From heating buildings to sidewalk snowmelt and warming recreational pools, the City of Boise’s geothermal heating utility is innovative, renewable – and sustainable to the core.
The Chicago Climate Infrastructure Fund provides grants from $50,000 to $250,000 to nonprofit organizations and small businesses for climate-related capital projects in three priority areas: Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, and Green Infrastructure.
The Energize Denver Building Performance Policy is a 2021 ordinance that requires buildings above a certain size to take steps to reduce their emissions and increase energy efficiency. - Buildings 25,000 sq. ft or larger must submit annual bench,arking data and meet specific energy requirements - Buidlings between 5,000 and 24,999 sq. ft are required to meet lighting or renewable energy requirements
The City of Duluth has been selected for an award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department ofEnergy to studyaccelerated planningfor commercial buildingand reducingcarbon produced in industry. The award is part of a recentlyannounced $27 million assistance to 40 partner teams of states, localgovernments,and tribes through the Energy Future Grants (EFG) Program.
The Energy Upgrades for Healthy Homes (EUHH) Program in Flagstaff provides weatherization, electrification, and energy efficiency improvements for low-income and vulnerable households. The program will provide approximately 80 home retrofits.
GRU's Low-income Energy Efficiency Programplus assists low-income customers with home improvements that can lower their electric bill, improve comfort and reduce energy use. Eligible participants will work with GRU to determine the improvements that best suit their home, which may include: - Replacing or servicing central air conditioning and heating systems - Replacing room air conditioners with high-efficiency units - Repairing and sealing duct systems - Installing additional insulation - Replacing the water heater - Installing a programmable thermostat - Weather stripping and caulking of doors and windows - Providing up to 10 LEDs
Aspen's Building IQ initiative is a comprehensive program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. Launched in 2022, the program consists of two main components: 1. Benchmarking: Building owners are required to track and report their energy and water consumption annually. 2. Building Performance Standards (BPS): This phase requires property owners to meet specific performance targets by actively improving their buildings over time