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Mountain View sustainability staff update committee on CoolBlock, water-heater rebates and multifamily EV charging pilot
Summary
At the Feb. 5 Human Relations Committee meeting, city sustainability staff described outcomes from the CoolBlock neighborhood decarbonization program, the Year of the Water Heater rebate and a council-approved multifamily EV charging pilot that staff plan to launch on Earth Day 2026; members pressed staff on renter outreach, geographic coverage and costs.
Mountain View sustainability staff on Feb. 5 presented results from a neighborhood-level climate outreach effort and described two programs designed to reduce residential emissions and expand electric vehicle access for renters.
“My name is Danielle Lee, and I'm the city's chief sustainability and resiliency officer,” Lee said, introducing the Sustainability and Resiliency Division team and its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build community resilience.
Whitney Ramos, a sustainability analyst, summarized CoolBlock Mountain View, a team-based household decarbonization program that staff said operated from 2020 to 2025 with match grant funding from the County of Santa Clara and produced a 2025 CoolBlock Mountain View Handbook. “That handbook is available for Mountain View homeowners and…
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