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Dallas outlines energy-efficiency, lighting and solar plans for city buildings under CCAP
Summary
Facilities and Real Estate Management reported progress toward the city’s Comprehensive Climate and Action Plan, citing energy benchmarking of 195 buildings, 45 SECO energy audits, completed heating and lighting retrofits, and planned solar pilot projects pending council approval and grant awards.
Srinivas Memuri, superintendent with Facilities and Real Estate Management, briefed the Parks, Trails and Environment Committee on Nov. 3 about the department’s work toward the Comprehensive Climate and Action Plan (CCAP), including energy benchmarking, completed retrofits and planned solar projects.
The presentation outlined that the city completed energy benchmarking for 195 occupied city buildings using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and partnered with the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) to complete preliminary energy audits for 45 buildings (17 recreation centers, 12 libraries, 9 fire stations and 7 administrative buildings). Staff said lighting improvements were recommended for 37 buildings and solar opportunities were identified for 37 buildings in the audits.
Memuri described recently completed projects: conversion of City Hall’s heating system from steam to a high-efficiency hot-water system (completed December 2024, total project cost about $3,200,000 with an estimated 20%…
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