The Energy Audit will include an assessment of current conditions and a plan for meeting the City’s Energy Efficiency Goals. The purpose of the assessment is to understand the following: 1) match billing to physical address/location using a GIS platform to ensure all data and billing are being properly tracked; 2) a defined starting point or baseline for improved energy billing tracking, and 3) a defined baseline understanding of carbon usage and greenhouse gas emissions. The second portion of the audit will define 1) which buildings are the largest energy consumers, 2) which projects should be prioritized for upgrades and maintenance improvements, 3) best practices for building operations and maintenance planning, and 4) the best process for collecting and tracking data related to billing, energy savings, and pollution reduction. These efforts will enable the City to define numeric reduction goals for energy and cost savings as well as how to clearly track carbon usage reductions.
