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Ithaca, NY

Ithaca Forms Strategic Initiative to Electrify 6,000 buildings

As part of their own Green New Deal, Ithaca has a goal to decarbonize by 2030. With its buildings making up 40% of its greenhouse gas emissions, the c...

Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon advances electric charging stations for commercial trucks

With the trucking industry increasing electric vehicle adoption, there is a need for scalable charging infrastructure. Portland General Electric built...

San Diego, CA

Renewable energy-powered microgrid strengthens air base resilience to energy disruptions

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar built a microgrid that generates power using solar panels and landfill gas, expanding its use of renewable energy. Th...

Vail, CO

Vail phases in electric buses to replace town's diesel fleet, full electrification expected by 2032

Vail, CO’s winter-based economy and focus on sustainability led the town to embrace fleet electrification of its public buses to reduce greenhouse gas...

Marthas Vineyard, MA

Marthas Vineyard utilizes microgrid & solar to power the electrification of its bus fleet

With increasing demand for a reliable, cleaner and quieter bus fleet, Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) developed new infrastructure and a sin...

Montgomery County, MD

P3 microgrid infrastructure powers county's electric bus fleet, reduces lifetime emissions by 62%

Aspiring to reach net-zero emissions by 2035, Montgomery County resolved to electrify its bus fleet but needed infrastructure built to power the vehic...

Seattle, WA

Seattle utility begins electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure development with 16 fast chargers

Seattle City Light represents one of the nation's largest publicly owned utilities, providing carbon-neutral electricity to over 900,000 residents in ...

Pittsburgh, PA

Budgeting for climate: The City of Pittsburgh repurposes resources for a sustainable future

The budget is a potent tool to leverage for change. It is logical to begin there when implementing a major initiative like Climate Action. A shared la...

Sacramento, CA

Reduce operating cost with reliability centered design/maintenance strategies

Use Reliability Centered Design/Maintenance to improve design, reduce labor and operating cost projections, and streamline maintenance and asset manag...

Tacoma, WA

Public utility improves process to increase data quality, better monitor untreated water quality

The City of Tacoma manages untreated water that flows from streets to lakes, streams, rivers & Puget Sound. Identifying relationships between flow, wa...