Reducing Municipal Energy Use
Communities can initiate a wide range of activities to help local residents, businesses, institutions, and local governments and schools reduce energy usage through efficiency and conservation. These initiatives include:
- Organizing community compact fluorescent lightbulb campaigns
- Improving efficiency in residential buildings by promoting home energy audits
- Adopting town master plans and zoning bylaws that promote efficiency
- Adopting energy efficient building codes
- Implementing efficiency measures in municipal and/or school buildings
- Converting municipal street lighting