Office of Sustainability & Resilience 2025 Annual Progress Report

Buildings Managed by Engineering & Inspections

Police Department

GOAL 1

GOAL 1

Reduce gasoline consumption by 5% per year.

Reduce electricity demand by 40% from 2007 to 2025.

STRATEGY 1.2 Fleet conversion to electric vehicles.

Preliminary figures put the total electricity use in the City’s buildings at 45,576 MWh in 2025, a 1.0% increase since 2019. OSR contracted with Systems Contractors, Inc. (SCI) to audit the City’s 10-highest energy-using buildings and recommend energy conservation measures. The Level 1 audits identified needed maintenance and corrective measures, which SCI suggested could provide more-detailed Level 2 audits. OSR is working to carry out these projects and identify needed funding. Additionally, in October, OSR encouraged City staff to conserve energy and appropriately schedule major energy consuming activities to coordinate with Duke Energy’s non-summer, seasonal time-of-use electricity rates. Corresponds to Prioritized Action 2 . STRATEGY 1.1 Increase building energy efficiency in First-Tier buildings. A1.1.1 Perform energy audits on buildings. A1.1.2 Implement efficiency measures suggested by audit. STATUS: In Progress

STATUS: In Progress

The Police Department purchased 32 new, hybrid Ford Explorer Interceptors to replace existing internal combustion vehicles, and intends to replace its prisoner transport van with an electric vehicle (EV). OSR staff works with the Equipment Services Division to identify opportunities to replace the least-efficient vehicles with hybrid or EV models where practical.

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