Office of Sustainability & Resilience 2025 Annual Progress Report

Transportation & Transit Departments

Community Incentives Progress

GOAL 1

GOAL 1

Incentivize Greensboro residents and businesses to achieve similar progress on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction, energy

Reduce diesel consumption by 5% per year.

efficiency, and renewable energy similar to the City’s improvements.

STRATEGY 1.3 Fleet conversion to electric vehicles.

Implementation of the Greensboro Transit Agency’s (GTA) zero-emissions fleet transition plan is in progress. GTA purchased three new, Gillig battery electric buses – one 40-foot model and two 35-foot models. It also purchased two new 60-kilowatt, Heliox portable chargers. GTA anticipates these acquisitions will help reduce its annual diesel consumption. STATUS: In Progress

STRATEGY 1.2 Remove obstacles to clean, renewable energy installation, and energy efficiency projects. The OSR received $314,150 in December 2024 from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program. The award is funding a comprehensive fleet efficiency study and transition plan; a water and energy conservation outreach program; a study to identify buildings to upgrade to net-zero energy and purchase equipment for ongoing energy management; and a comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory. STATUS: Initiated

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