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The city of Phoenix was awarded a $25 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Neighborhood Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to launch the Energize Phoenix program in partnership with Arizona State University and with support from Arizona Public Service. The Energize Phoenix program saves energy, creates jobs and will transform a diverse array of neighborhoods along a 10-mile stretch of the Metro light rail.
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Energize Phoenix: Creating Jobs, Saving Energy and Saving You Money!

The city of Phoenix was awarded a $25 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to launch, in partnership with Arizona State University and Arizona Public Service, "Energize Phoenix," a project that will save energy, create jobs and transform a diverse array of neighborhoods along a 10-mile stretch of the light rail line. (See Map)

The Energize Phoenix program aims to achieve specific goals:

  • shrink home energy consumption by up to 30%
  • reduce commercial energy use by up to 18%
  • eliminate carbon emissions by as much as 50,000 metric tons per year
  • upgrade approximately 1,700 homes and 30 million square feet of office and industrial space for greater energy efficiency

Not only does this initiative intend to increase energy efficiency by transforming the infrastructure in the corridor, it will also educate and encourage property owners to promote savvy energy consumer practices.

In addition to reducing energy consumption through infrastructure and education, Energize Phoenix is designed to create approximately 1,000 new direct and indirect jobs, many of which will be "green jobs." These will include jobs for energy auditors, efficient-equipment installers and traditional trade jobs.

The Energize Phoenix program intends to foster a sense of pride in the community and create a model of energy efficiency and long-term sustainability adaptable to major cities elsewhere.

U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings

The Better Buildings program combines the efforts of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and 35 states, local governments, and organizations that received $486 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to increase energy efficiency building upgrades to commercial and residential buildings in their communities. The Better Buildings projects are the competitive portion of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program and are part of the overall $80 billion Recovery Act investment in clean energy and energy efficiency. In addition to the Recovery Act investment, the 35 projects will leverage an estimated $2.8 billion from other sources over the next three years to upgrade hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the country.

Better Buildings encourages communities, state and local governments, private-sector companies, and non-profit organizations to work together on pioneering programs that deliver energy efficiency improvements across neighborhoods throughout the United States.