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Energy & Water Management
The Energy and Water Management Team includes staff from the Office of Sustainability that work closely with other City Departments, most specifically the Public Work's Department's Facilities Maintenance and Capital Development Divisions. This team supports the need for consistent tracking of our internal City utility usage, in-depth research and review of our facilities’ performance, and implementation of various programs and initiatives aimed at energy and water management. The team’s goals are to help our facilities become more efficient, minimize energy and water excess, and help City staff implement energy and water efficient strategies in the workplace. We are striving to keep Charlottesville a leader in high performance buildings by optimizing the use of energy and water in all of our facilities.
Municipal Energy and Water Performance
With the City's established Climate Action Plan and greenhouse gas reduction commitments, the Energy and Water Management Program have determined the municipal targets to support the City meeting their reduction goals within the committed timeline.
- Energy Reduction Goal: 30% reduction in energy use intensity by FY2030
- Water Reduction Goal: 30% reduction in water use intensity by FY2030
City of Charlottesville Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Performance Report Is Available!
The Energy and Water Management Program have put out their Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Energy and Water Performance Report. This report provides an update of the Energy and Water Management Program and related actions that contributed to improving energy and water performance of municipal facilities throughout the 2024 fiscal year (FY2024). The actions highlighted in the report show the City’s progress and multiple approaches toward meeting our climate and efficiency goals and implementing essential improvements and upgrades to the municipal facilities.
- Executive Summaries:
- City of Charlottesville Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Performance Report (PDF)
- Check out our interactive dashboard of data for the FY2024 City of Charlottesville Performance Report (LINK)
Energy & Water Management Program Updates
CCS Students: Have you seen these reminders?
The Energy and Water Management Program is excited to have light switch reminders and starting in the Fall 2023, mirror clings reminders! These reminders help us to remember our energy and water saving behaviors:
- Turn the lights off when you leave a room
- Turn off the tap when not in use
- See or hear a water leak or drip? Report it to an adult!
CCS EWMP Activity Sheets Available!
Use these activity sheets to help you take what you learned around how to save energy and water at school and apply it at home!
Go to our Outreach & Engagement Page for More Information (LINK)
Solar System on New Bypass Fire Station is Complete and In Service!
The City of Charlottesville is proud to announce the completion of a 31 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop array at the new Bypass Fire Station on Route 250. This renewable energy generation system is an exciting element of an important public facility that has been designed and constructed with numerous high-performance, green building elements.
Check out this video of the ribbon-cutting (LINK).