Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

Scope Type Cost Effectiveness Co-benefits Phase Responsible Department Buildings and Energy Strategy BE-1. Support cleaner energy sources. BE-1-1. Develop a comprehensive plan for the Municipal Electric Utility. C Mi $$$ I Electric/Conservation BE-1-2. Promote switching to lower-carbon fuels $$ I Electric/Conservation BE-1-3. Facilitate and encourage solar energy production. CMi Ad$ $ I Electric/Conservation BE-1-4. Enhance production of on-site solar energy from City facilities. CMi Ad$ $ I Public Works Strategy BE-2. Encourage increased building energy efficiency and conservation. BE-2-1. Increase outreach efforts to expand participation in energy efficiency programs and promote climate-friendly building and construction.C Mi $ $ I Conservation BE-2-2. Require building energy scores to identify and incentivize cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.CMi Ad$ $ II Community Development BE-2-3. Identify and adopt strategies to reduce energy efficiency barriers in rent/lease properties.CMi Ad$ II Conservation BE-2-4. Establish minimum energy efficiency standards for the afford - able housing program.CMi Ad$ II Community Development Strategy BE-3. Maximize efficiency of City facilities, equipment & operations. BE-3-1. Use results from City Facilities Energy Audit to prioritize City Facilities Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs) and maintenance improvements.M Mi $ I Public Works Strategy BE-4. Improve demand management. BE-4-1. Expand the current net meter resolution to include and incor - porate virtual net metering.C Mi $ $ II Electric BE-4-2. Implement utility-level smart grid technologies to facilitate efficiency and distributed energy solutions.C Mi $ $ $ II Electric Strategy BE-5. Prepare and adapt buildings for a changing climate. BE-5-1. Encourage heat-tolerant building approaches such as cool roofs and passive cooling.C Ad $ II Community Development Urban Form, Land Use & Transportation Strategy UL T-1. Support better public transit and ridesharing. UL T-1-1. Coordinate with neighboring local governments to promote use of transit, carpooling, and car-sharing.C Mi $ II Public Works UL T-1-2. Work with RVTD to implement climate-friendly transit. C Mi $ I Public Works UL T-1-3. Establish policies to support development near transit hubs without displacing disadvantaged populations.C Mi $ II Community Development UL T-1-4. Evaluate the feasibility of expanded local transit options. M Mi $ $ $ II Public Works Strategy UL T-2. Make Ashland more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. UL T-2-1. Implement bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly actions in the City's Transportation System Plan and Downtown Parking Manage - ment Plan.C Mi $ $ $ I Public Works UL T-2-2. Explore opportunities to convert to shared streets where appropriate to provide multimodal connectivity.M Mi $ $ $ I Public WorksC Mi 120ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANIMPLEMENTATION PLAN