Mayors Make Efficiency Promises via $2M Grant Challenge

Step Up and Power Down is a community initiative inspiring local companies to adopt behavioral changes in the workplace

Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) new energy-saving pledge to encourage energy efficiency in their cities, with a chance to earn up to $2 million in funds for local businesses to reinvest in sustainability programs.

Sponsored by PG&E, Step Up and Power Down is a community initiative inspiring local companies to adopt behavioral changes in the workplace. Energy efficiency programs and simple behavioral changes can be some of the most cost-effective measures to reduce energy waste and drive down greenhouse gas emissions. The Natural Resources Defense Council, an international environmental organization, has joined the Step Up and Power Down initiative as an advisor to help businesses use energy smarter.

The mayor’s pledge was taken at the Cities’ Climate Action Reception hosted by Mayor Lee at Kilroy Realty Corporation in downtown San Francisco on June 18.

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