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  Data Source:
Threshold Level
Cities Reaching Threshold:
 

Large

(pop. 250,000+)

Medium
(pop. 100,000 to 249,999)
Small
(pop. 50,000 to 99,999)
             
  Electricity Consumption: <500kwh/capita annually
        Portland OR Reno, NV Fountain Valley, CA
        El Paso, TX Huntington Beach, CA Santa Cruz, CA
        Columbus, OH Madison, WI  
        Chicago, IL Plano, TX  
        Long Beach, CA Santa Rosa, CA  
        Newark, NJ Athens, GA  
        Los Angeles, CA Orange, CA  
             
  EPA Green Power Usage: >5% of overall power consumption meets the EPA Green Power definitions
        Portland, OR Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        Seattle, WA Reno, NV Santa Cruz, CA
        Columbus, OH Fort Collins, CO Oak Park, IL
        Oakland, CA Huntington Beach, CA  
        Honolulu, HI Springfield, IL  
          Madison, WI  
          Santa Clarita, CA  
          Santa Rosa, CA  
          Independence, MO  
             
  Distributed Generation: 1 or more policies in place
        El Paso, TX Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        San Francisco, CA Reno, CA Santa Cruz, CA
        Boston, MA Fort Collins, CO Arlington Heights, IL
        New York, NY Huntington Beach, CA Burnsville, MN
        Seattle, WA Springfield, IL Oak Park, IL
        Dallas, TX Santa Clarita, CA  
        Oakland, CA Fremont, CA  
        Austin, TX Ann Arbor, MI  
        Chicago, IL Athens, GA  
        Long Beach, CA Provo, UT  
        Newark, NJ    
        Raleigh, NC    
        Phoenix, AZ    
        Honolulu, HI    
             
  State Legislated Energy Reduction: Presence of a policy
        El Paso, TX Reno, NV Dubuque, IA
        Boston, MA Plano, TX Boulder, CO
        Dallas, TX Salem, OR  
        New York, NY Fayetteville, NC  
        Austin, TX Carrollton, TX  
        Newark, NJ Provo, UT  
        Philadelphia, PA    
             
  Greenhouse Gas Inventory: Presence of an inventory
        Portland, OR Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        El Paso, TX Fort Collins, CO Denton, TX
        San Francisco, CA Huntington Beach, CA Santa Cruz, CA
        Seattle, WA Springfield, IL Arlington Heights, IL
        Boston, MA Plano, TX Boulder, CO
        Dallas, TX Santa Rosa, CA Burnsville, MN
        Columbus, OH Fremont, CA Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
        New York, NY Ann Arbor, MI Charleston, SC
        Oakland, CA Athens, GA  
        Austin, TX Hayward, CA  
        Chicago, IL Irvine, CA  
        Long Beach, CA Tallahassee, FL  
        Newark, NJ Huntsville, AL  
        Philadelphia, PA    
        Louisville, KY    
        Phoenix, AZ    
        Miami, FL    
             
  City Level Energy Reduction Strategy: Presence of policy and links provided
        Portland, OR Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        El Paso, TX Reno, NV Santa Cruz, CA
        Seattle, WA Fort Collins, CO  
        Dallas, TX Springfield, IL  
        Columbus, OH Madison, WI  
        New York, NY Costa Mesa, CA  
        Austin, TX Ann Arbor, MI  
        Chicago, IL Tallahassee, FL  
        Long Beach, CA    
        Philadelphia, PA    
        Louisville, KY    
        Sacramento, CA    
        Honolulu, HI    
             
  Conservation Incentives: 4 or more incentives offered
        Portland, OR Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        San Francisco, CA Reno, NV Denton, TX
        Seattle, WA Huntington Beach, CA Arlington Heights, IL
        Dallas, TX Santa Clarita, CA  
        Columbus, OH Costa Mesa, CA  
        New York, NY Ann Arbor, MI  
        Austin, TX    
             
  Energy Services: 3 or more offered
        Portland, OR Berkeley, CA Dubuque, IA
        San Francisco, CA Reno, NV Denton, TX
        Seattle, WA Fort Collins, CO Hoffman Estates, IL
        Boston, MA Huntington Beach, CA  
        Dallas, TX Springfield, IL  
        Columbus, OH Madison, WI  
        Oakland, CA Salem, OR  
        Austin, TX Santa Clarita, CA  
        Chicago, IL Fayetteville, NC  
        Newark, NJ Irvine, CA  
        Philadelphia, PA Independence, MO  
        Louisville, KY    
        Phoenix, AZ    
             
  Tracking Progress: Presence of a system for tracking, demonstrated reduction in consumption
        El Paso, TX Berkeley, CA Fountain Valley, CA
        Seattle, WA Reno, NV Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
        Dallas, TX Fort Collins, CO  
        Chicago, IL Springfield, IL  
        Philadelphia, PA Plano, TX  
        Louisville, KY Salem, OR  
          Santa Clarita, CA  
          Athens, GA  
             

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