Municipal Projects in Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Local governments not only have the power to address climate change, but the responsibility to do so. Local governments are stepping up to the plate on energy efficiency and conservation through sustainable practices, and many organizations are pulling local governments together in partnerships and agreements that encourage accountability.

Project County
Alameda County - Climate Protection Project Alameda
Alameda County Jail - Solar Project Alameda
Anaheim - Anaheim Public Utilities Whole-House Efficiency Program Orange
Anaheim - Home Investment Package Orange
Bay Area Air Quality Regulators First in the U.S. to Assess Carbon Fee
Bay Area Water Agencies - Water Conservation Campaign San Francisco
Berkeley - Climate Action Plan Alameda
Berkeley - Municipal Funding of Solar Projects Alameda
Berkeley Greenhouse Gas Inventory - Community Wide Alameda
California Green Schools Program - Lesson Plans
City of Cloverdale - Energy Savers Program for Small Businesses Sonoma
City of Riverside - Green Power Premium Riverside
City of Rocklin - Offsetting emissions through PG&E's ClimateSmart Placer
City of San Jose - Waste Water Treatment Methane Capture Santa Clara
Cloverdale - Energy Savers Program Sonoma
Contra Costa County - Lighting Retrofit Contra Costa
County of Sacramento - Procurement Policy Sacramento
Energy Quest Website
Fresno County - Lighting Retrofit in Schools Fresno
Google - Plug-In Hybrid Car Initiative and Solar Installation Santa Clara
Green Procurement Policies - Buy Recycled Program
Humboldt County - EnergyMiser Device Partnership Humboldt
Lodi - Lighting Retrofit San Joaquin
Los Angeles County - Lighting Retrofit in Schools Los Angeles
Manteca - "EasyGreen" Demand Response Program San Joaquin
Milpitas Unified School District Launches 3.4-MW Solar and Energy Efficiency Program Santa Clara
Monterey County - Lighting Retrofit Monterey
Palm Desert - Funding From CPUC for Energy Efficiency Upgrades Riverside
Palm Springs - Cogeneration Riverside
Palo Alto Establishes Permanent Solar Water Heater Rebate Program Santa Clara
Pasadena - Green City Action Plan Los Angeles
Pasadena - Green City website Los Angeles
PG&E Rebates Help UC Berkeley Tackle Major Energy-Saving Projects Alameda
PG&E to Buy 800 MW of Solar From Two Massive PV Farms
Placerville - Lighting Retrofit El Dorado
Pleasanton - Solar on Schools Alameda
Portland, Oregon - Incentives to Build Green Multnomah
Redwood City - HVAC Project with Rebate from Utility San Mateo
Riverside - The Green Power Report Radio Show Riverside
Riverside County - Solar Projects Riverside
Sacramento - Convention Center uses Renewable Energy Sacramento
Sacramento - Inductive Street Lighting and LED Traffic Signals Sacramento
Sacramento - Our Green Community website Sacramento
Sacramento - Rebates on Energy-Efficient Products Sacramento
Sacramento Green Buildings Sacramento
Sacramento Greenhouse Gas Inventories Sacramento
Sacramento Tree Shade Ordinance Sacramento
San Bernardino County Housing Authority Guarantees Energy and Water Savings With $14.5 Million Performance Contract San Bernardino
San Francisco - Power Savers Program San Francisco
San Francisco - SFEnvironment.org San Francisco
San Francisco - Solar Projects Throughout the City San Francisco
San Francisco Supervisor Proposes Fines for Energy Waste in Downtown Skyscrapers San Francisco
San Gabriel Valley - "EnergyWise" Los Angeles
San Joaquin County - PG&E SmartAC Program San Joaquin
San Jose - Green Library Building (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library) Santa Clara
San Jose - Green Library Building (West Valley Branch Library ) Santa Clara
San Jose - Green Vision San Mateo
San Jose - Solar on Schools Santa Clara
San Mateo County - Energy Management Plan San Mateo
Santa Barbara - Smart Irrigation Saves Water, Energy and Money Santa Barbara
Santa Clara - Solar Water Heating Santa Clara
Santa Monica - Funding for Solar Los Angeles
Santa Monica - Sustainable City Plan Los Angeles
Santa Monica - Sustainable City Plan Los Angeles
Santa Monica's Environmental Division program Los Angeles
SCE to Install 250 MW of Solar on Over 100 Rooftops in Fast-Growing Areas of Southern California
SMUD Offers Energy Efficiency Incentives to Multi-Family Properties Sacramento
SMUD, Woodside Homes Partner on Nearly 1,500 Efficient, Solar-Powered Homes Sacramento
Solano County - Smart Irrigation Solano
SolarCity Offers San Jose Homeowners Solar-Leasing With No Money Down Santa Clara
Sonoma County - Community Climate Action Plan Sonoma
Sonoma County - Community Pulse Sonoma
Sonoma County Wastewater Plan Will Produce Big Energy Savings Sonoma
The City of San Jose - Procurement Policy Santa Clara
The West Basin Municipal Water District Los Angeles
Thousand Oaks - Solar and Cogeneration Ventura
Victorville - Ice Bear San Bernardino
"What you can do about global warming": Educational Materials from the Union of Concerned Scientists