Pioneer Communities
Northwest cities leading the clean energy revolution
The New Energy Cities program will work with between eight and 12 pioneer communities in the Northwest in 2010 to help them create an innovative energy strategy that creates jobs, reduces dependence upon fossil fuel, and offers clean, alternative energy for a healthier community.
We are choosing a variety of communities with different socio-economic-political characteristics to demonstrate the wide applicability of the New Energy Cities model. It is our belief that a number of pioneering communities will lead the region and the country in demonstrating the benefits of the clean energy economy and that their example will inspire cities with similar characteristics and aspirations to follow in their footsteps.
- Wood River Valley Region, ID
- Wood River Valley, ID April 27-28, 2011 Energy Summit agenda and workshop materials.
- Clark County and Vancouver, WA
- Materials from Clark County and Vancouver, WA clean energy workshop on October 20 and 21, 2011
- Edmonds, WA
- Edmonds, WA January 27-28, 2011 Agenda and Workshop materials.
- Jackson, WY
- The Town of Jackson first contacted Climate Solutions in early 2009, when the community accepted a challenge from former World Bank head Jim Wolfensohn to create a bold strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become a showcase community for the 2-3 million visitors from across the globe who travel through the Teton Valley every year.
- Spokane, WA
- The City of Spokane, WA has been working with the New Energy Cities team since October 2009. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner brought together representatives from the business, nonprofit, and academic communities, as well as the public sector and Avista, the utility that serves the Spokane area, to explore various new energy solutions that would create local jobs and decrease dependence upon fossil fuel.
- Albany, OR
- The City of Albany, OR has been working with the New Energy Cities team since October 2009. The Workshop brought together representatives from private and public sector organizations to identify how the community could work collaboratively to reduce its reliance on traditional energy sources.
- Salem, OR
- The New Energy Cities group teamed up with ECONorthwest in the fall of 2009 to help the City of Salem, OR develop its energy efficiency goals for the Department of Energy.
- Thurston County, WA
- The Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) is a public/private partnership dedicated to creating a healthy and sustainable future for Thurston County by encouraging, coordinating, and taking action on climate change.
- Hillsboro, OR
- Materials from Hillsboro, OR clean energy workshop on March 9, 2012
