City of Davis

The Davis Climate Action Team, the City of Davis, and Yolo County invite interested citizens to learn about affordable ways to finance solar energy and energy efficiency improvements for California communities.

Andrew Meredith, former mayor and current city council member of Galt will present his city's Energy Sustainability Plan. Galt’s plan would reduce the community carbon footprint, serve as an economic catalyst, and stimulate reinvestment in existing housing stock. The plan includes:

• Financing of the purchase and installation of photo voltaic power generation systems on existing homes
• Financing of permanent energy efficiency upgrades to existing homes
• Requiring 20% of all new residential subdivisions to be built to SMUD Solar SMART home standards

Cisco DeVries, former Chief of Staff to Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, envisioned and led the initial development of Berkeley FIRST, a nationally recognized city program designed to allow property owners to pay for solar installations and energy efficiency projects as a voluntary line item on their property tax bill. Now with Renewable Funding, DeVries helps local governments around the country administer and finance similar solar and energy efficiency programs.

Paul Navazio, City of Davis Assistant City Manager, and Mitch Sears, City of Davis Sustainability Programs Coordinator will be on hand to answer questions.

Come see how these ideas could benefit Davis!

For more information, call the Parks & General Services Department at (530) 757-5656 or pgsweb@cityofdavis.org