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City sustainability staff report progress on building energy benchmarking, rooftop solar and a proposed $3M green revolving fund
Summary
Department of Sustainability directors Priscilla Dela Cruz and David Regerio briefed the committee on Providence's building energy reporting program, citing a 42.5% early reporting rate among target properties, roughly $3.2M in utility incentives captured and a proposed $3M green revolving fund to finance projects and reinvest returns.
Priscilla Dela Cruz, director of the Department of Sustainability, and David Regerio, the department's energy resilience administrator, told the committee the city's building energy reporting ordinance and associated programs are showing early progress and will be used as a model in state-level benchmarking bills.
"Our building energy reporting ordinance only requires that the city and large property owners disclose every year their energy usage," Dela Cruz said, describing a "lead by example" approach for municipal operations and a collaborative platform that eases reporting for private owners. She told the committee the program was designed to be cost-effective and to help property owners reduce energy use while saving money.
Regerio outlined recent achievements…
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