Sunnyvale staff report mixed progress on Climate Action Playbook 2028; highlight EV events, bike lanes and Earth Day turnout

Christina Raby, staff liaison and environmental engineering coordinator for Sunnyvale’s Environmental Services Department, presented the annual progress update on the Climate Action Playbook (Game Plan 2028) at the Sustainability Commission meeting on April 21, 2025. The presentation reviewed FY2023–24 activity across energy, buildings, transportation, waste, resilience and community engagement moves.

The update summarized accomplishments and metrics across several strategies. Raby said Silicon Valley clean-energy partner SBCE invested about $3.6 billion in renewable projects in 2023 and that 96% of Sunnyvale households and businesses receive clean energy through SBCE. She reported 101 heat-pump water heaters and 30 heat-pump HVAC installations tracked through rebate programs in FY23–24, and about $779,000 in rebates claimed through SBCE programs.

Raby told commissioners the city continued to advance active-transportation work. Public Works listed about 43 active projects valued collectively at roughly $110,000,000; staff reported about 90 miles of proposed bikeway projects and 34 miles implemented through FY23–24, including 4.2 miles of new bike facilities such as a shared-use path on Caribbean Drive…