City of Charlotte's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is now
live on the City's Economic Recovery Web site at http://www.charlottenc.gov
under City Energy Strategy.
By visiting the page, citizens will find information about the Energy
Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant program managed by the
Department of Energy. The page also details the City's efforts to
develop and submit an Energy Strategy within the 120-day timeframe to
become eligible to receive the first half of more than $6.4 million in
Federal grant funding.
The site hosts opportunities for the public to actively participate in
the development of the Energy Strategy. Visitors may submit energy
program and project ideas to the City for consideration in the Energy
Strategy up to Monday, October 5. And, between September 29 and
October 5, a Community Input Survey will be available. The short
survey will allow citizens to voice their opinion about Charlotte's
energy priorities.
The site will also feature a live-streaming feed of two public
meetings that will provide citizens with information and updates about
the strategy development process. The first meeting, Monday, September
29 at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, will be streamed
live via the web site and will also be broadcast on the GOV Channel,
Time Warner Cable 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Comments submitted by the public and business community via the public
meetings and the web page will be reviewed by City staff and
consultants who are assisting in the development of the Energy
Strategy. A draft plan will be presented to City Council and the
public in mid-November for review and comment, followed by a final
plan presentation on November 23.
