The City of Boise is currently doing the work to demonstrate their commitment to a clean energy future. In the last two years alone they have adopted aggressive energy reduction targets for municipal buildings, built the first net-zero commercial building in the entire state, and continually advocate for clean energy with our utilities and state regulatory body. Boise is truly a leader in prioritizing and taking on energy on behalf of everyone in our community.
Now, city leaders are taking the energy focus to the community when they look at updating building codes on Tuesday, December 12th. Updated codes would translate to savings for homeowners and reduced future energy demand in a growing Treasure Valley. This move makes total sense as adoption of stricter codes for energy efficiency both saves everyone money and reduces environmental impacts from energy usage.
Any clean energy advocate understands that the cleanest and cheapest form of energy is the energy we don’t use. That is why the Sierra Club advocates for and supports cities focusing on maximizing energy efficiency to reduce the costs of an eventual transition to renewable future.
We're excited to see Boise take on such an important piece of the work and begin to engage the public in clean energy efforts external to city operationes. City leaders continue to impress the Sierra Club with their drive to make energy a priority.
Please join us at the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, December 12th to support our leaders making this big step. Some things you might consider saying in support:
- Thanks for looking at more aggressive building codes, we think it is critical that the City of Boise use all means within the city toolbox to mandate investments in energy efficiency.
- Every step to reduce energy use in Boise makes the transition to a clean energy future more affordable, thanks for taking this step.
- We appreciate your initiative to update building codes in the face of stagnation from statewide policy leaders, it is this type of leadership from cities that we need to build truly livable communities.
- Energy efficiency should be a priority in city sustainability planning, this mandate is a great beginning to energy efficiency investments and we hope that subsequent city actions will look at helping high energy burden residents invest in energy efficiency.