Energy in City Operations
The City is committed to moving to 100% clean energy sources by 2035. Focusing first on energy efficiency will reduce the total amount of clean energy that the City will need. To achieve this reduction, departments and facility managers will need to work together and pursue net-zero performance for all new city facilities. The City can opt for clean energy from the grid and can request proposals for utility-scale renewable energy and storage to help meet these goals. Federal incentives provide unique opportunity for major progress toward these energy goals.
Green Cincinnati Plan Priority Actions
- Establish prioritized facilities as “Resilience Hubs”—centers for community gathering during emergency; equip with solar and backup power to provide relief during emergencies
- Pursue additional utility-scale clean energy with requests for proposal (RFP)
- Organize facility managers to create a sustainable facility policy for new city buildings
- Continue to strategically pursue energy efficiency for city facilities
- Convert streetlights to LED, electrify gas lights
- Publish energy benchmarking data for city facilities on Cincy Insights