Clean Energy Scorecard

The 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard David Ribeiro, Stefen Samarripas, Kate Tanabe, Alexander Jarrah, Hannah Bastian, Ariel Drehobl, Shruti Vaidyanathan, Emma Cooper, Ben Jennings, and Nick Henner October 2020 I Report U2008 529 14th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20045 (202) 507-4000 I @ACEEEDC I @myACEEE I aceee.org Contents About the Authors .................................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................................................vi Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................8 Chapter 1. Methodology and Results ....................................................................................................................9 Goals and Approach ................................................................................................................................................9 Selection of Cities .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Scoring Method ......................................................................................................................................................11 Data Collection and Review ................................................................................................................................. 14 Data Limitations .................................................................................................................................................... 15 2020 Results ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Strategies for Advancing Clean Energy ............................................................................................................30 Chapter 2. Local Government Operations .......................................................................................................... 32 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................32 Scoring..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Results ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Local Government Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Goals ..............................................................36 Procurement and Construction Policies ...........................................................................................................39 Asset Management ...............................................................................................................................................42 Chapter 3. Community-Wide Initiatives ............................................................................................................45 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................45 Scoring.....................................................................................................................................................................45 Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Community-Wide Climate Mitigation and Energy Goals .............................................................................50 Comprehensive Energy Data ..............................................................................................................................53 Equity-Driven Approaches to Clean Energy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation ....................54 Clean Distributed Energy Resources .................................................................................................................56 Mitigation of Urban Heat Islands ......................................................................................................................58 Chapter 4. Buildings Policies.............................................................................................................................. 60 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Scoring.................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Results ..................................................................................................................................................................... 61 I ii I THE 2020 CITY CLEAN ENERGY SCORECARD Building Energy Code Adoption .........................................................................................................................65 Building Energy Code Compliance and Enforcement ................................................................................... 68 Policies Targeting Existing Buildings ...............................................................................................................70 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Workforce Development ..........................................................75 Chapter 5. Energy and Water Utilities ................................................................................................................77 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................77 Scoring.....................................................................................................................................................................77 Results .....................................................................................................................................................................78 Efficiency Efforts of Energy Utilities ................................................................................................................82 Renewable Energy Efforts of Energy Utilities ................................................................................................ 86 Efficiency Efforts in Water Services ..................................................................................................................88 Chapter 6. Transportation Policies .....................................................................................................................92 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................92 Scoring.....................................................................................................................................................................92 Results .....................................................................................................................................................................93 Sustainable Transportation Plans and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Targets .......................................97 Location Efficiency .............................................................................................................................................. 99 Mode Shift .............................................................................................................................................................101 Public Transit .......................................................................................................................................................104 Efficient Vehicles .................................................................................................................................................105 Freight System Efficiency .................................................................................................................................107 Clean, Efficient Transportation for Low-Income Communities ..............................................................109 Congestion Pricing ...............................................................................................................................................110 Conclusions.......................................................................................................................................................... 111 References ............................................................................................................................................................112 Appendix A. Metric Categorization ....................................................................................................................114

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