Status of Implementation
The County partners with regional agencies through many pathways. One is through the Sacramento County Building Electrification MOU. The MOU is a no-cost agreement originally developed by SMUD and the City and County of Sacramento to work together and coordinate on building electrification efforts. All other incorporated cities in Sacramento County have been invited to join the MOU with the City of Elk Grove joining the partnership. The above agencies hold a monthly coordination meeting to coordinate, troubleshoot, and strategize about advancing building electrification which through comprehensive energy upgrades that include landscaping and cool roofs has tremendous potential to address the urban heat island effect.
Another regional partnership is pursuing the U.S. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. The County has agreed that the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District is the appropriate entity to lead this large regional grant opportunity. County staff are collaborating regionally and across jurisdictions to build one unified, regional grant application. The Sacramento County Sustainability Manager represents Sacramento County on the steering committee for this opportunity and is also leading the regional working group on carbon farming and sequestration to support this grant application. Other working groups are being formed around topical areas such as the built environment, infrastructure, and transportation.
Additionally, the County has recently supported the City of Sacramento in successfully securing a U.S. EPA Government to Government grant supporting weatherization and tree planting work in the North Sacramento/Del Paso, Meadowview, and Stockton Blvd. area (including the unincorporated county).
The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services (SacOES) works in close partnership with SMUD in coordinating during non-incident planning cycles as well as through coordination calls during activation of Phase II and III Extreme Weather events (Extreme Heat Annex) to ensure utility capacity during extreme heat events. Further we have partnered with SMUD to identify critical infrastructure prioritized for reenergization. Coordination and collaboration also take place during activations of the Emergency Operations Center. After action reports from these events are available on the OES website at www.sacoes.org/plans
Updated 9/17/2024.
