HELPING SALT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS REDUCE POLLUTION, SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY

Helping Salt Lake City Communities Reduce Pollution, Save Energy and Money

Energy efficiency is often the unsung hero of clean air and a healthy climate.  When you save energy at home, you are reducing pollution; it’s that simple.  Now consider the possibilities when we save energy on a community-wide level.  Seemingly small steps to be energy efficient can add up to air quality and climate solutions on a grand scale. 

Utah Clean Energy and Salt Lake City Sustainability Department are proud to bring you Empower SLC, a community engagement effort to empower Salt Lake City residents with the tools to save energy and money while reducing pollution on a community wide scale.  From our homes, businesses, schools, and community programs, Empower SLC is bringing energy efficiency to the masses!

Bringing Energy Efficiency to Homes, Businesses and Schools

Here’s the catch, not everyone can access simple energy efficiency tools. Things like the up-front cost, limited incentive promotion, or linguistic barriers make it hard for some households to join the energy efficiency revolution. Which is why Empower SLC is focused on bringing energy saving tools, education, and resources directly to ZIP codes 84104 and 84116 (which includes Glendale, Poplar Grove, and Rose Park neighborhoods). We chose these specific neighborhoods because historically, residents in these ZIP codes have had lower rates of participation in energy efficiency programs, and deal with higher concentrations of local air pollution. These neighborhoods also represent greater ethnic diversity. Engaging communities of color participate in the transition to a low carbon society is also a focus for Empower SLC.