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STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
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• Staff Updates to the EAB
• Urban Forest Restoration Project
The City of Pensacola has worked hard to collect and analyze tree and canopy data for the City. These efforts have helped City staff understand the current canopy health of our City and the current health of City-owned trees. Furthermore, the City has developed a GIS model using the current best available data to prioritize tree planting locations on City property.
• Renewable Energy Goal
The City of Pensacola is happy to announce that effective today, all Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles will be running off of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Pensacola Energy has interned into an agreement with BP to convert 100% of our CNG to RNG for the City Fleet. This action alone will provide an estimated 15% of Renewable Energy (RE) to the City in 2024 and get the City to an estimated 21% RE. This is over two-thirds of the way to our 30% by 2030 goal.
• Carbon Offset Natural Gas
The City of Pensacola has been receiving Carbon Offset Natural Gas (CONG) since August 2021 for our CNG vehicles. This has helped us reduce our emissions by XX%. This information is being incorporated into our GHG tracking system and will be included in the next GHG Inventory.
• Grants
The City is applying for two grants of note this month. First is the USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Grant. This grant is a 5-year grant that the City will use to fund Urban Forestry programs, tree giveaways, educational programs, and urban forest management. The grant deadline is today, and it has already been submitted.
The second is the USDOT Community Fueling Infrastructure Grant. The City is applying to receive funds to create EV charging locations in designated areas within disadvantaged communities and, where feasible, provide solar power to supply the charging locations and associated facilities.