Duarte Preparing Energy Efficiency Plan
DUARTE, CA, January 31, 2012 – The City of Duarte is in the process of preparing an Energy Efficiency Plan to determine the City’s existing and future energy use and to set the City’s future energy reduction goals.
The Energy Efficiency Plan for the City of Duarte is part of a unified regional framework for meeting long-term energy efficiency goals. Funding for the project was awarded through the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SVGCOG) with a grant from Southern California Edison to implement activities to achieve statewide energy efficiency goals. Twenty-seven of the thirty-one San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments member agencies are currently participating in the project. This framework will allow the Energy Efficiency Plan developed for each city to function as a stand-alone document tailored to individual communities. The anticipated completion of the project is October 2012.
To date the project’s consultant has held five stakeholder interviews, prepared a work plan for the project, and has prepared the online survey for the community to provide input into each City’s project planning process. The survey questionnaire is available in English and in Spanish. To access the survey in English go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SGVCOG_EnergySurvey_1. The Spanish language version is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Spa-Ext.
For more information about Duarte’s Energy Efficiency Project contact the Community Development Department at (626) 357-7931, ext. 238. A fact sheet in English and in Spanish is available at City Hall and can also be viewed under the Latest News link on the City’s website, www.accessduarte.com.
