5.5 Encourage and support communitywide initiatives to transition the community to 100% renewable energy or zero-carbon sources by 2050 in alignment with the Energy Chapter of the City's Master Plan.

Strategic Objective

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Total Actions
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Planned
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In Progress
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Completed
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Stalled

Actions

Strategic actions under this objective

5.5.1 Reduce electric use and fossil fuels.
Key Performance Indicators
Seek funding for a weatherization/insulation, heat pump program for multi-unit housing.
Measure percentage of buildings on their way to 100% renewable or transitioning.
Public Works Citywide
In Progress
5.5.2 Through collection development and programming, increase awareness and access to renewable energy resources and information
Key Performance Indicators
Increase the libraries’ collection of resources on renewable energy
Seek out and promote renewable energy experts
Development of mobile e-bike lending program
Library Sustainable Lebanon
In Progress
5.5.3 Transition Lebanon Electricity Supply to Renewable and Local. Make cost-effective local renewable electricity available to Lebanon residents, organizations, and businesses. Seek ways to encourage ratepayers to opt up to greener power.
Key Performance Indicators
Encourage and measure the number of electric customers who have opted to choose greener power through CPNH.
Make local or regional renewable electricity the cheapest and therefore default option for PCNH/CLP.
Sustainable Lebanon PCNH
In Progress
5.5.4 Explore the feasibility of an EV carshare program in Lebanon with a particular focus on equity and environmental justice and seek community partners to implement.
Key Performance Indicators
Talk with landowners about potential to host a public EVCE on their properties. Measure the number of education events held and number of EV chargers installed.
Measure the number of carshare programs contacted and proposals received by potential implementers.
Vital Communities Electric Vehicle Subcommittee
In Progress
5.5.5 Support existing multi-unit housing developments to install EV charging stations.
Key Performance Indicators
Develop a proposal for solar-powered electric charging stations.
Planning and Development
In Progress
5.5.6 Explore and support the installation of public electric charging stations where reasonable.
Key Performance Indicators
Research the efforts of other municipalities with GHG inventories and compile their robust examples by end of Q4 2024. Present a proposal and budget to City Manager.
Submit a request to the City Council for Municipal EVCS zoning legislation. Legislation proposal/legislation that would allow the City to reduce or eliminate EVCE project risk to property owner. Lead: Deputy City Manager, LEAC, DPW
Vital Communities Electric Vehicle Subcommittee
In Progress
5.5.8 Update the Energy Chapter of the Master Plan
Key Performance Indicators
Develop a Chapter 13, Master Plan update process with LEAC with support from Planning & DPW staff.
Planning and Development
In Progress
5.5.9 Update the Community Facilities and Services Chapter of the Master Plan
Key Performance Indicators
Develop a Chapter update process with a Citywide working group with support from Planning, Library Board, DPW staff
Planning and Development Library Board
In Progress
5.5.10 Promote benchmarking of annual consumption of energy for commercial and multi-family residential properties
Key Performance Indicators
Identify and educate property owners on the DOE benchmarking manager software
Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee
Planned