Fort Lauderdale Net Zero Plan 2025

ROADMAP TO NET ZERO  107

Strategy: Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Reducing GHG emissions from municipal buildings and facility operations requires improvements to energy efficiency and water conservation. ▪ By 2030, a 33% reduction from 2019 municipal buildings and facilities GHG emissions requires assessing current energy use in facilities and updating reduction targets, completing the conversion of remaining streetlights to LEDs, and updating building standards to meet net zero requirements. ▪ By 2040, an 84% reduction from the 2019 municipal buildings and facilities baseline requires continued efforts and investments to enhance energy efficiency and participation in the Better Building Challenge and Better Climate Challenge to leverage resources. ▪ By 2050, a 99% reduction from the 2019 municipal buildings and facilities baseline requires ongoing review and investment in energy efficiency of operations and implementation of net zero building standards in new builds and retrofitting of existing buildings and facilities. Specific actions for improving energy and water use efficiency to meet these projections are described below. ACTION 48 Update energy reduction targets for existing municipal facilities. Priority Level: 1 Timeframe: Medium term GHG Impact: High Funding: PACE program, Resilient Florida grants, IRA funding, EERE funding opportunities (eXCHANGE) City Partners: City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works, City of Fort Lauderdale Sustainability Division, City of Fort Lauderdale City Commission Initial Cost: Low Life-Cycle Cost: Medium ROI: High LOE: Medium Social Impact: Medium Strategic Priority Alignment: Infrastructure and resilience Co - Benefits: Infrastructure and resilience, cost savings, housing Performance Metrics: Municipal energy use (kWh) Implementation:  Assess current energy use in municipal facilities.  Identify ambitious and achievable target for energy reduction.  Update published targets for municipal facilities.

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