Sustainable development... "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
- United Nations Brundtland Commission Report, 1987
New Program Helps Residents Save Energy and Money!
ENERGY UPGRADE MOUNTAIN VIEW - As seen on CBS Ch. 5 TV News!!
Energy Upgrade Mountain View, or EUMV, is a City-sponsored program that offers no-cost home energy assessments and monthly energy usage alerts and reminders for both homeowners and renters. EUMV's goal is to help residents save money on their utility bills by reducing their energy use and to help the City meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets. EUMV focuses on identifying those energy-saving actions that provide the greatest savings at the lowest cost.
Between April 2011 and November 2012, EUMV enrolled 1,306 residents, who are collectively saving approximately 450 metric tons of carbon each year. The average EUMV participant lowered their energy bill by about $45 per year, while the top 25 percent of participants, in terms of energy saved, reduced their energy bills by approximately $350 per year.
Energy Upgrade Mountain View was initially funded through the Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.
For more information, visit the Energy Upgrade Mountain View web site.
To watch CBS Ch. 5's TV coverage of an EUMV "HouseCall" in action, click here.
To read the Mountain View Voice article about an EUMV "HouseCall," click here.
To view the press release, click here.
TOPIC AREAS
Council Meetings
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee
Current and Past Projects
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
Recycling and Zero Waste
Helpful Links
"Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning" Community Group
Council Meetings
The City Council reviews and debates sustainability-related strategies, policies, and projects on an on-going basis.
The next such meeting will be:
Date & Time:
Venue:
Documents:
Agenda:
Previous Meetings
| Feb. 12, 2013 | Packet - Climate Action Plan | | Dec. 11, 2012 | Packet - Energy Upgrade Mountain View Extension Funding | | May 8, 2012 | Packet - Power Purchase Agreement | | Apr. 10, 2012 | Packet - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2 | | Jul. 5, 2011 | Packet - Power Purchase Agreement | | Jan. 25, 2011 | Packet - Retrofit Bay Area Energy Upgrade Program MOU | | Mar. 9, 2010 | Packet - Government Operations GHG Inventory & Reduction Targets | | Jan. 19, 2010 | Packet - Regional Power Purchase Agreement MOU | | Jan. 12, 2010 | Packet - CaliforniaFIRST Financing Program Resolution | | Nov. 3, 2009 | Packet - Community-Wide GHG Inventory & Reduction Targets | | May 19, 2009 | Packet - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant | | May 19, 2009 | Packet - Bay Area Climate Collaborative | | Mar. 24, 2009 | Packet - Green Building Standard for Public Projects | | Mar. 24, 2009 | Packet - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 1 | | Feb, 24, 2009 | Packet - Study Session: Proposed Environmental Sustainability
Action Plan | | Oct. 28, 2008 | Packet - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy | |
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee After receiving the Environmental Sustainability Task Force's (ESTF) recommendations in September 2008, the City Council created the Council Environmental Sustainability Committee (CESC) to analyze and prioritize the ESTF recommendations, and to make recommendations to the full Council on an on-going basis.
The CESC meets on an as-needed basis to review sustainability programs and projects. The CESC will hold its next meeting as follows: Date & Time:
Venue:
Documents:
Agenda:
Previous Meetings
| Mar. 14, 2013 | Packet | - Energy Upgrade Mountain View - Possible Continuation | | Oct. 18, 2012 | Packet | - Utility Bill Design, Wildlife Protection Training Within
Shoreline, Integrated Pest Management, Sustainability
Outreach, Commercial PACE Financing | | Feb. 29, 2012 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2 (ESAP-2) | | Dec. 1, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | May 23, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | Apr. 11, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | Dec. 8, 2010 | Packet | - Residential Energy Assessment & Upgrade Program | | Jun. 2, 2010 | Packet | - Overview of Current Environmental Sustainability Projects | | Nov. 10, 2009 | Packet | - Gov't Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory... | | Oct. 7, 2009 | Packet | - Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Inventory... | | Jun. 23, 2009 | Packet | - Update on Environmental Sustainability Programs | | Jan. 26, 2009 | Packet | - Approve Env. Sust. Action Plan Study Session Report,
Single-Use Carry-Out Bag Ordinance | | Dec. 15, 2008 | Packet | - Analysis of Selected ESTF Recommendations | | Nov. 12, 2008 | Packet | - ESTF Recommendations | | Oct. 23, 2008 | Packet | - ESTF Recommendations Review Process (Agenda only) | |
Current and Past Projects
For information about the City’s current sustainability actions and past accomplishments,
click here
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
For information about the 2008 Environmental Sustainability Task Force, click here.
Recycling and Zero Waste
In 2006, Mountain View residents and businesses diverted 72 percent of materials from the landfill through the City's recycling, reuse and waste reduction program services. One of the items in the Environmental Sustainability Action Plan was creation of a Zero Waste Plan. As a result, a study to characterize Mountain View's remaining waste was conducted and a draft Zero Waste Plan was created. The draft vision provides that by 2025, all discarded materials are recovered for their highest and best use, and no materials are sent to landfills or incinerators. To achieve that vision, the goals call for an 80 percent diversion rate by 2015 and a 90 percent diversion rate by 2020.
More information about the City's recycling services and Zero Waste Plan can be found at www.MVRecycle.org.
Helpful Links
"Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning" Community Group 
The Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) is a group of local volunteers dedicated to making Mountain View as beautiful, economically healthy, transit/bicycle/pedestrian accessible, and affordable as possible.
MVCSP meets on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30pm-8:30pm; the location varies.
For more information about MVCSP, visit: http://www.mvcsp.org
