The initiative includes energy efficiency upgrades for surrounding homes, with a minimum value of $15,000 on average per home. Each acre contributed will be provided with up to $25,000 in community benefits for energy-efficient upgrades, prioritizing affected homeowners and renters within the solar array footprint. Each neighbor will choose to use these benefits to reduce their energy burden, for any of the following, reducing energy bills by 10-20%:

• Windows

• Roof repairs

• Energy efficient appliances

• Energy Efficient furnaces and hot water heaters

• Home insulation and air sealing

• Smart thermostats

• Energy-efficient lighting

• Battery back-up 

• Residential Solar Panels

To receive the home energy efficiency upgrades, a homeowner must have lived in their home within the qualifying neighborhood boundaries as of December 31, 2023 and be living in that home through the date when the home energy efficiency upgrades are being performed.  The City has been working through the Department of Neighborhoods and Assessor’s Office to identify owner-occupied homes within the neighborhood boundary, and will continue to perform outreach to connect homeowners with available resources, including the home energy efficiency upgrades following City Council’s approval of the contract.