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Supporters urge Eugene council to back Clean Energy Fund and related climate actions
Summary
Speakers at the June 22 meeting urged the council to support the proposed Eugene Clean Energy Fund — an initiative estimated to raise about $15 million annually — and to advance home energy scoring, solar pilots and other decarbonization measures to meet local climate targets.
Multiple speakers at the June 22 Eugene City Council meeting urged the council to back the Eugene Clean Energy Fund and accelerate local climate actions.
Tomoko Sekiguchi thanked Councilor Keating for climate leadership and described the Clean Energy Fund as a way to bring roughly $15 million a year for energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate resilience, workforce development and transportation projects while prioritizing equity. Jan Bowman (350 Eugene) asked the council to approve next steps for a home energy score program and to support placing the Clean Energy Fund on the November ballot, describing a proposed 2 percent surcharge on large national retailers with local thresholds that could produce an estimated $15 million annually for community projects.
Councilors acknowledged the public support and noted existing programs and pilot projects; staff and council agreed to continue working on implementation details and ballot timing.
