Orlando to reach 100% municipal clean energy by 2027, mayor says, three years early

Mayor Buddy Dyer said Orlando will hit its municipal clean-energy target three years ahead of schedule.

"Today, we're excited to announce that our city will meet our goal of 100% clean energy for municipal operations, a full 3 years early in 2027," Dyer said. He framed the target as part of a nearly 20-year effort to become a more sustainable city, highlighting energy-efficiency upgrades at 60 city buildings that he said now generate $2,500,000 in annual energy savings. He said those savings have been used to pay for the upgrades and to fund more than half the cost of a new police headquarters; he also said adding electric vehicles to the city fleet saves more than $60,000 in annual fuel costs.

Dyer positioned the city’s sustainability work as an investment that reduces long-term costs, increases resilience to storms and heat, and creates jobs in the solar economy. He cited the Orlando Wetlands Park as a 1,600-acre example of nature-based wastewater filtration and broader resilience work.

Dyer’s announcement was presented as an administration milestone; operational details, accounting methods, and the mix of clean-energy sources (e.g., contracts, on-site generation, or renewable purchases) were not specified in the address and would require review of city sustainability plans and procurement records for verification and implementation detail.