A new Web page dedicated to the development of the City of Charlotte's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is now live on the City's Economic Recovery Web site at 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.

The City of Charlotte will host a public meeting on September 29 at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center to collect the community's ideas regarding development of the City's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (Energy Strategy).   As part of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant program managed by the Department of Energy, the City has 120 days to develop and submit an Energy Strategy to become eligible to receive the first half of more than $6.4 million in grant funding. 

The meeting will begin with a briefing in the Council Chamber at 6:30 p.m. followed by open discussion and idea sharing at information stations in the lobby.  Interested citizens, business owners and residents may attend in person or watch the live presentation on The GOV Channel, on Time Warner Cable 16 or online at www.charlottenc.gov.

The briefing will consist of a program overview, results of Charlotte's recently-completed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories, and a review of projects eligible to receive funding.  At each station, the public will have the opportunity to learn about existing ideas under consideration, add new energy efficiency and conservation ideas for consideration, and provide input about Charlotte's energy priorities. 

Citizens may also submit energy program and project ideas and learn more about the Energy Strategy and involvement opportunities, by visiting the new City Energy Strategy page on the City's Economic Recovery Web site at www.charlottenc.gov. 

Comments submitted by the public and business community will be reviewed by City staff and consultants who are assisting in the development of the 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.