
Comité de Abastecimiento de Electricidad
Electricity use is responsible for nearly half of Bethlehem’s community-wide GHG emissions. There are uses the city has direct control over, such as city buildings and streetlights, and those which are the responsibility of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional community members such as residences, hospitals, research labs, and industry. Bethlehem residents and businesses rely on electricity every day. While an important component of the CAP will be to reduce electricity use through efficiency measures, other CAP strategies may rely more heavily on greater electrification and renewable energy use.
The Electricity Sourcing Implementation Committee meets with the ideas and goals from this section in mind.
Fases
Año Uno (1) Objetivos Identificados
Year 1 & 2 Goals Include:
- Develop educational materials on the benefits of renewable energy
- Use city website and newsletter to communicate considerations for sourcing renewable energy through the PUC Power to Choose
- Demonstrate the benefits of renewable energy through city projects
- Streamline the permitting process for solar installations
- Advocate, lobby for, and support policy changes at the County, State and Federal levels
- Signal support for PA joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
