Louisville Communities LEAP Engagement: Improving Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2438012· OSTI ID:2438012

Bowen, Thomas ^[1]; Smith, Allison ^[1]; Cutlip-Gorman, Jamie ^[1]; Langlois-Romero, Isabel ^[1]; Cong, Shuchen ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report is a comprehensive summary of the related workstreams pursued through the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP) pilot Technical Assistance (TA) program in Louisville, Kentucky. It begins with an analysis around energy efficiency technologies, focused on building envelope improvements, that explores the impact to individual residents as well as the impact to the community at-large if the upgrades were adopted city-wide. Community benchmarking ordinances and complementary policies are considered next, including comparisons of programs with peer communities. A workforce development section then covers the state of Louisville's workforce today and identifies programs in peer communities that Louisville could consider emulating to achieve a "right-sized" workforce. The document closes out with an overview of policies around energy efficiency in peer communities that Louisville could explore, with considerations for the City's unique policy context.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2438012
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--6A40-90277; MainId:92055; UUID:3712cb74-651b-4c5c-94bb-f58ffcc13131; MainAdminId:73322
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Affordable Housing
Community Benchmarking
Energy Efficiency
Workforce Development