Number
150366
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI AND MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of a cooperative agreement between the US Department of Energy and the Office of Environmental Sustainability for energy-efficiency projects in commercial buildings.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Office of Environmental Sustainability to enter into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and implement an energy-efficiency program for commercial buildings in Milwaukee. This program will be funded by a $750,000 contribution from DOE and a matching contribution of $750,000 of in-kind staff time from the City and its partners.
Body
Whereas, On December 17, 2013, the Common Council adopted File Number 1311035, a resolution adopting “ReFresh Milwaukee: City of Milwaukee Sustainability Plan 2013-2023” as the City’s first sustainability plan and directing its implementation; and
Whereas, The energy chapter of the ReFresh Milwaukee plan contains the goal: “Improve residential and commercial energy efficiency in Milwaukee”; and
Whereas, Energy-efficiency projects can help building owners reduce operating expenses, improve the building stock, create local jobs, and improve the environment; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee participates in the national Better Buildings Challenge for its own facilities and encourages commercial building owners and managers in Milwaukee to track and reduce their energy usage; and
Whereas, The U.S. Department of Energy issued funding announcement DE-FOA-0001168 entitled “Advancing Solutions to Improve the Energy Efficiency of U.S. Commercial Buildings” with the intent to “fund the scale-up of promising solutions to the market barriers that hinder the growth of energy efficiency in the commercial building sector. The objective of this funding is to build a path for market-ready solutions to be used at scale across the United States to...
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