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<br />New Brighton Energy Action Plan 23 <br />Strategy 5: Create or update policy, ordinances and incentives to help save energy for under- <br />resourced residents <br />New federal, state, utility and city funding resources for energy efficiency work will be available soon. <br />The City can align policies, ordinances and incentives with other funding sources to make energy <br />efficiency improvements feasible for more residents. <br /> <br />Desired Outcomes: <br />Create city policies and incentive programs that leverage outside funding. More low-income families <br />are able to make efficiency improvements to their homes. <br /> <br />Actions: <br />5a Create a residential energy disclosure policy for 1) rentals <br />and 2) home sales <br />The City will lead this effort alongside <br />the Department of Community Assets <br />and Development and look to other <br />existing city policies and best practices <br />to adapt and adopt <br />5b Develop city rebates to support energy efficiency <br />improvements for low- and middle-income residents <br />The City will look to other city policies <br />and resources to imitate and improve <br />upon <br />5c <br />Develop a city rebate for landlords to make energy <br />efficiency upgrades to affordable multi-family or <br />buildings or 1-4 unit households, where residents will <br />benefit from savings <br />The City will look to other city policies <br />and resources to imitate and improve <br />upon <br />Timeline: Mid-term (6–12 Months) <br /> <br />Other considerations/partnerships/funding opportunities for this strategy: <br />Possible channels for spreading this information include utility bills, realtor group communications, <br />and the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Possible funding sources include the <br />Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives and rebates, State of Minnesota rebates, utility rebates, and on- <br />bill financing. <br /> <br />