Cities are working together to improve energy efficiency

To improve efficiency, cities collaborate — and compete

04/14/2014 - Advocates in Chicago want their city to be the most energy efficient in the nation. But they’ll need a little help to get there.

The city is part of a national effort to cut energy bills by as much as $1 billion nationwide and achieve emissions reductions equivalent to taking a million cars off the road.

The City Energy Project, launched in January, brings together ten U.S. cities in reducing emissions by increasing efficiency at large buildings. A joint effort of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Institute for Market Transformation, it is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Kresge Foundation. read more>>>