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Committee hears update on Focus on Energy incentives and potential utility‑bill verified savings
Summary
Committee member (S6) said city staff completed a facilities tour with Focus on Energy and is enrolled in a utility‑bill‑verified savings program that can return incentive payments to the city based on year‑over‑year energy savings; committee discussed promoting those results publicly.
Committee member (S6) updated the board on meetings with Focus on Energy, describing a facilities tour in April and potential incentives available for municipal projects such as HVAC and lighting upgrades. S6 explained the utility‑funded program provides payments back to entities that demonstrate verified reductions in energy use year‑over‑year and said the city has already received incentive checks for prior projects.
"So, the the 2 numbers in green there are incentive checks that the city has received back as essentially payments," Committee member (S6) said, adding that Focus on Energy can package results (dollars returned, KWh and therms avoided, CO2 reductions) into graphics for communications. Members discussed publicizing those outcomes on the Sustainable Oshkosh webpage, utility bills, or an annual summary to show cost and carbon savings.
