Policies

With more than 92% of the municipal electricity supply sourced from wind and solar, the City of Houston is the largest municipal purchaser of green power in the nation.

In 2017, the City added a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 50-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Alpine, TX to the municipal power portfolio.

The City of Houston is also implementing one of the largest LED streetlight
conversion in the nation, helping the City meet stringent energy efficiency goals.

Though Houston’s municipal energy efficiency program, over six million square feet of City facilities are expected to achieve guaranteed energy use reductions of 30%, saving over 22 million kWh of electricity every year, with paybacks of, on average, less than ten years.

Goals

Transportation

• Shift regional fleet to electric and low-emission vehicles.
• Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita.
• Provide equitable and safe mobility choices.

Energy Transition

• Grow Houston’s investment in renewable and resilient energy.
• Make Houston the leader in carbon capture technology and energy innovation.
• Restore, protect, and enhance Houston’s natural ability to capture and store carbon.

Building Optimization

• Reduce building energy use and maximize savings.
• Expand investment in energy efficiency.
• Invest in skilled local jobs to optimize building operations.

Materials Management

• Reduce waste and transform the circular economy.
• Optimize waste operations and create power from waste.
• Ensure safe and cost-effective long-term disposal capacity.