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City receives $10 million grant for Energy-efficiency program This innovative program will incorporate comprehensive energy audits with recommended conservation strategies for implementing energy-efficient, cost-saving improvements. The Green Retrofit initiative will operate a "One Gateway" approach to provide a single point of contact for both homeowners and businesses regarding enrollment in existing and new energy efficiency programs in the City. Through this initiative, energy-efficiency improvements will be financed through revolving loans, regular commercial loans, and performance contracting. Financing will also be made available through the recently passed Texas law that allows for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) improvements to be repaid over time by owner-requested assessments on their own property. In addition, homeowners will be made aware of eligible rebate programs and tax credits to also assist in the cost of improvements. The City's plan as presented in the grant application could save over 50 million kilowatt hours over a three-year period in residential and small commercial businesses across the city and even more for large commercial and industrial businesses. The City will increase conservation awareness and marketing efforts to gain participation in the program. In addition, the City will implement a door-to-door outreach campaign targeting Spanish-speaking households as well as creating an online "one-stop" center for information. Return to dot-gov homepage |
