City-Level Energy Decision Making: Data Use in Energy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in U.S. Cities

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1334392· OSTI ID:1334392

Aznar, Alexandra ^[1]; Day, Megan ^[1]; Doris, Elizabeth ^[1]; Mathur, Shivani ^[1]; Donohoo-Vallett, Paul ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

The report analyzes and presents information learned from a sample of 20 cities across the United States, from New York City to Park City, Utah, including a diverse sample of population size, utility type, region, annual greenhouse gas reduction targets, vehicle use, and median household income. The report compares climate, sustainability, and energy plans to better understand where cities are taking energy-related actions and how they are measuring impacts. Some common energy-related goals focus on reducing city-wide carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency across sectors, increasing renewable energy, and increasing biking and walking.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Analysis (EI-30) (Energy Analysis Corporate)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1334392
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-7A40-64128; 7542
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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