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EC CREDIT: CIVIC LEADERSHIP—ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CARBON

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1–2 points

Intent

To enhance the energy resilience of essential facilities and accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions

from activities and facilities operated by the city.

Requirements

Achievement Pathways PointsCol2
Cities
1–2
Option 1. Energy Resilience
1
AND/OR

Option 2. City-Operations Climate Action Plan
1
AND/OR

Option 3. City-Operations Carbon Performance
1–2
Path 1. Carbon Emissions Inventory
1
OR

Path 2. Carbon Performance
2

Comply with any combination of the following options for a maximum of 2 points.

Option 1. Energy Resilience (1 point)

Meet the following requirements:

a. Identify essential facilities operated by the city that require backup power during widespread

outages and determine their critical loads and minimum daily operating hours.

b. Demonstrate that all identified essential facilities can be supplied with reliable backup power for at

least one day.

AND/OR

Option 2. City-Operations Climate Action Plan (1 point)

Develop a city-operations climate action plan to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and achieve

an 80% reduction in carbon emissions from city operations by 2050.

Meet the following requirements:

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