• Start year: 2012
• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

• Start year: 2009
• Type: Fiscal / Financial mechanism
• Status: In operation

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the City of Tucson a $5.1 million Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
The City is using the grant over a three-year period for projects and programs that reduce energy use in both City government and the community. The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
This marks the first time that the City has had the resources to address energy-efficiency upgrades at the scale possible under the grant. The Office of Conservation and Sustainable Development (OCSD) will work with City departments, community non-profit organizations, homeowners, and businesses to achieve maximum economic, energy and environmental benefits.
The following are some of the projects approved by Mayor and Council in the City’s grant application (complete information at www.tucsonaz.gov/recovery/fp2.html):
•a residential energy-efficient retrofit program
•conversion of neighborhood streetlights to energy-efficient lamps
•testing/upgrade of inefficient water booster pumps within Tucson Water’s distribution system
•consolidation of the City’s Information Technology (IT) data centers
•City facility water and energy audits
•a Green Business Certification Program

• Start year: 2012
• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

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• Type: Education/Awareness Raising
• Status: In operation

Collaborating with a network of local governments across the Southwest to share ideas and resources for increasing climate resiliency.

• Start year:
• Type: Policy/Strategies/Action Plans
• Status: Completed