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Fairfax outlines community climate programs: Charge Up, Sustain Fairfax, home retrofits and business incentives
Summary
County climate staff briefed supervisors on multiple community programs supporting greenhouse‑gas reductions and resilience, including Charge Up Fairfax for EV charging at community associations, the Sustain Fairfax public challenge, group solar purchasing signups and progress toward the 100,000‑home retrofit goal.
Neely Law, Deputy Director of the Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination (OEEC), presented the second half of the county’s climate‑action briefing on May 20, describing community programs linked to the Communitywide Climate and Energy Action Plan (CCAP) and other county priorities.
Programs and metrics: Law said OEEC moved the Charge Up Fairfax program from pilot to a full program in 2024; staff engaged with 20 communities during the pilot and accepted 14 new communities in 2024 that sought assistance with community association EV charging. Rama Mitri, OEEC’s program manager for Charge Up (introduced in the presentation), was cited as leading new 2025 efforts to expand partnerships and eligibility.
Public awareness and residential support: the office launched the Sustain Fairfax campaign in 2024 and the Sustain Fairfax Challenge in February 2025 to…
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