Office of Sustainability and Resilience 2023 Annual Progress Report and Strategic Energy Plan Implementation Year One

Energy Management The primary energy management efforts in the City of Greensboro aim to reduce emissions and energy costs by improving energy efficiency in City buildings and operations. The Energy Management Section identifies, plans, and monitors implementation of energy efficiency measures to achieve the following goals: • Provide sustainable and resilient energy consumption figures in City operations; • Maximize the use of clean energy; • Minimize the cost of energy; • Minimize GHG emissions by optimization of energy use; • Reduce the environmental impacts; • Coordinate planning and development of sustainable and resilient city assets and operations using the most advanced technologies, materials, and approaches; • Maximize resiliency and safety of the City’s energy infrastructure; • Monitor safety and resilience of City assets (buildings and structures);

Forest Service for a 5-year project that will conduct a tree canopy study and engage disadvantaged communities of Greensboro. The grant will be overseen by the OSR with support from other City departments. The City’s proposal was submitted late spring 2023 and was one of 842 reviewed during the national competition totaling more than $6.4 billion in requests. The overall scope of the project is to plant and maintain trees, combat the effects of extreme heat and climatic weather events, and improve access to nature in US cities. The $1 billion funding is provided by the federal Inflation Reduction Act and is considered the largest climate investment in history.

• Provide quantitative metrics to support the sustainability and resilience programmatic

progress as it relates to the implementation of the SEP, which ultimately provides indicators to the basis for energy, environmental, and resilience decisions of the City.

NC Arbor Day 2023 - Dudley High School

City of Greensboro Highest Total Energy Use (MBtu)

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