State and Local Climate and Energy Program
Climate Showcase Communities Program
Community Highlights
- Students Graduate with Energy Efficiency Honors
- West Chester (PA) Area School District students did energy audits of local businesses and schools, helping to reduce electricity use by nearly 1.3 million kWh. Learn more »
- Salt Lake City Clears
the Air - To improve hazardous regional air quality, Salt Lake City challenged residents to use public transportation, walk, or carpool to work, and prevented 2 million pounds of emissions. Learn more »
The Climate Showcase Communities estimate that by 2015, they will save over $19 million per year in energy costs.
By 2015, the 50 Climate Showcase Communities will avoid over 350,000 metric tons of GHGs per year – equal to annual emissions from 70,000 passenger vehicles.
EPA’s Climate Showcase Communities Program helps local governments and tribal nations pilot innovative, cost-effective and replicable community-based greenhouse gas reduction projects. Fifty Climate Showcase Communities across the United States are leading projects in energy production, residential and commercial energy efficiency, waste management, transportation and land use that reduce energy use and save money.
Any community can take action to reduce greenhouse gas pollution – and improve people’s health and quality of life. EPA can help your community learn from these pilot projects and replicate their successes through peer exchange, training, and technical support. Interested in learning more and taking action? Contact us.
Showcase Map
Click on the filter buttons to select the groups of projects to view on the map and table below.
| Project Title | Govt. Name | State | Project Type | Population | Govt. Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activating the Seattle 2030 District | City of Seattle | WA | Efficiency–Commercial | 594000 | City |
| Advancing GHG Reduction Through Affordable Housing | James City County | VA | Efficiency–Residential | 48000 | County |
| Baltimore Non-profit GHG Reductions Program | City of Baltimore | MD | Efficiency–Commercial | 638000 | City |
| Building a Municipal Energy Conservation Corps | City of Springfield | MA | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 152000 | City |
| Building Capacity Through Intergovernmental Partnerships | City of Warwick | RI | Multiple | 86000 | City |
| Central New York Climate Change Innovation Program | Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board | NY | Multiple | 782000 | Regional Council |
| City Green: The District | City of Columbia | MO | Efficiency–Commercial | 99000 | City |
| Climate-Wise Community Program | La Plata County | CO | Multiple | 50000 | County |
| Cold Climate Community Solutions | City of Duluth | MN | Efficiency–Residential | 84000 | City |
| COOL CAP | Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians | OR | Renewables | 1600 | Tribal |
| Community Based Biofuel Program | Monroe County | NY | Renewables | 734000 | County |
| Density That Works: EcoVillage Concepts | Tompkins County | NY | Smart Growth | 101000 | County |
| Denver Energy Challenge | City and County of Denver | CO | Multiple | 599000 | County |
| Development of a Freight Efficiency Outreach Center | North Central Texas Council of Governments | TX | Transportation | 6260000 | Regional |
| Efficiency and GHG Reduction on the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Reservation | Northern Cheyenne Tribe | MT | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 4000 | Tribal |
| Energize Corvallis | City of Corvallis | OR | Multiple | 55000 | City |
| Eugene SmartTrips | City of Eugene | OR | Transportation | 138000 | City |
| Expanding River-Friendly Landscaping Practices | Sacramento County | CA | Heat Island | 1200000 | County |
| Fort Yukon Greenhouse Project | Tanana Chiefs Conference | AK | Combined Heat and Power | 610 | Tribal |
| GHG Reductions for Marginalized Communities | City and County of Honolulu | HI | Efficiency–Residential | 876000 | County |
| GHG Reduction Through Home Energy Affordability Loan Program | City of Little Rock | AR | Efficiency–Commercial | 189000 | City |
| Green Homes Challenge | Frederick County | MD | Efficiency–Residential | 224000 | County |
| Hailey Community Climate Challenge | City of Hailey | ID | Multiple | 8000 | City |
| Healthy Energy Living Project | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | OK | Efficiency–Commercial | 80000 | Tribal |
| Home Energy Retrofits for All | Town of Greenfield | MA | Efficiency–Residential | 18500 | Town |
| Houston Climate Showcase | City of Houston | TX | Transportation | 2200000 | City |
| Industrial Packaging Prevention and Reuse Project | Alameda County Waste Management Authority | CA | Waste Management | 1491000 | County |
| Innovative Master Planning for the South Kitsap Industrial Area | City of Bremerton | WA | Smart Growth | 37500 | City |
| Integrating ME3 and BPS at Landfills | Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission | OH | Waste Management | 2000000 | Regional |
| Maximizing GHG Reductions through Food Waste Diversion | Humboldt Waste Management Authority | CA | Waste Management | 130000 | County |
| Mpower ChaMpions | City of Madison | WI | Efficiency–Commercial | 229000 | City |
| Reading, Riding and Retrofit | Land of Sky Regional Planning Council | NC | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 300000 | Regional |
| Red and Blue and Green All Over | Town of Cary | NC | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 113000 | Town |
| Reducing GHGs Through Neighborhood Home Efficiency Upgrades | Durham City-County | NC | Efficiency–Residential | 223000 | County |
| Reduction of GHGs Through Innovative Climate Projects | Gila River Indian Community | AZ | Multiple | 14000 | Tribal |
| Reenergizing Our Urban Community Efficiently | City of Aiken | SC | Efficiency–Residential | 29000 | City |
| Regional Circuit Rider for EE in Local Government Operations | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission | PA | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 2439000 | Regional |
| Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture | City of Keene | NH | Combined Heat and Power | 23000 | City |
| Santa Ynez Chumash Community Energy Project | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians | CA | Multiple | 4300 | Tribal |
| Smarter Sustainable Dubuque | City of Dubuque | IA | Transportation | 58000 | City |
| Sustainable Energy Efficiency Demonstration Projects | Township of Cherry Hill | NJ | Efficiency–Public Buildings | 70000 | Township |
| Sustainable Transportation for a Sustainable Future | Salt Lake City | UT | Transportation | 182000 | City |
| The Chicago Green Health Care Initiative | City of Chicago | IL | Efficiency–Commercial | 2800000 | City |
| The Green Cincinnati Plan | City of Cincinnati | OH | Multiple | 331000 | City |
| The Small Cities Climate Action Partnership | City of El Cerrito | CA | Efficiency | 23000 | City |
| The Student Conservation Corps | West Chester Area School District | PA | Efficiency–Commercial | 83000 | School District |
| Tri County Small Business Efficiency Program | Lewis and Clark County | MT | Efficiency–Commercial | 60000 | County |
| Using Landfill Gas to Recycle Glass and Provide Energy to the Metropolitan Detention Center | City of Albuquerque, New Mexico | NM | Landfill Methane | 508000 | City |
| West Union Green Downtown | West Union, Iowa | IA | Renewables | 2550 | City |
| Whatcom Energy Challenge | City of Bellingham | WA | Efficiency | 76000 | City |