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Middleton updates Efficiency Navigator: ARPA-funded energy retrofits done in 8 buildings so far; solar procurement remains a hurdle
Summary
Sustainability coordinator Kelly Hilliard reported the Efficiency Navigator has assessed nine buildings (20 units), completed deep retrofits in eight buildings (18 units), and spent about $300,000 of an initial $450,000 ARPA allocation. The program aims to pair electrification with solar but flagged procurement and tax-credit complications.
Kelly Hilliard, Middleton’s sustainability coordinator, told the Workforce Housing Committee the Efficiency Navigator program aims to lower tenants’ energy bills and increase climate resiliency by doing deeper retrofits in naturally occurring affordable housing.
“This program focuses primarily on naturally occurring affordable housing,” Hilliard said, describing a target of 2–8 unit multifamily buildings and partnerships with Elevate Energy, Sustain Dane and Dane County Public Health.
Hilliard reported the city allocated…
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