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Denton updates Climate Action Plan dashboard; cites energy, efficiency and recycling gains
Summary
Environmental Services updated council on progress toward Denton’s Climate Action Plan, reporting municipal and community accomplishments in FY2023–24 including DME’s 100% renewable energy offering for customers, a $1 million GreenSense efficiency rebate program, a 24% solid‑waste diversion rate and 3.2 MW of rooftop solar added in the year.
Michael Gagne, director of Environmental Services, briefed the City Council on July 15 about results from fiscal year 2023–24 and the city’s new Climate Action Plan dashboard and scorecard.
Gagne emphasized three broad goals in the plan — transportation, building efficiency and land use — and highlighted five community accomplishments for FY2023–24: DME’s 100% renewable offering for city customers, a $1 million GreenSense energy‑efficiency rebate program that issued 769 rebates (including HVAC and insulation work targeted at older homes), a 24% diversion rate for solid waste, a nearly 200% increase in social media engagement on climate topics, and an additional 3.2 megawatts of rooftop solar installed in the community between April 2023 and the end of the fiscal year.
Transportation and municipal actions
Gagne noted the municipal fleet has…
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