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City of West Palm Beach Achieves Energy Efficiency Milestone in U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized the City of West Palm Beach for achieving its energy savings goal as a participant in the Better Buildings Challenge. This challenge highlights the successes of cities and partners working to improve energy efficiency. The City reached its second Better Buildings Challenge goal by reducing energy consumption by 16% through enhanced efficiency efforts across its buildings and infrastructure portfolio.
“Congratulations to our Office of Sustainability for helping the City reach these ambitious goals and being named a 2024 Better Buildings Challenge Goal Achiever,” said City of West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James. “We continue to implement energy efficiency measures that not only reduce our environmental impact but also improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the services we deliver to customers, residents, and visitors.”
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High-Efficiency Toilet Credit Program
Receipts dating back to October 1, 2022 will be accepted!
The City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities Department is providing up to $125 High Efficiency Toilet Credits (per toilet) for the replacement of residential and commercial toilets to promote water conservation. Credits are applied as a credit on the property's water utility bill. Those with HOAs can participate! Have questions? Click below to review the steps to apply and frequently asked questions or email EChristian@wpb.org.
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Come see us at BBQ, Blues, and Brews on June 28!
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Electric Rides, Made Easy!
WPBgo is giving away 25 e-bike vouchers worth $1,000 thanks to the Knight Foundation, RISE Coleman Park, West Palm Bikes – and yes, it's FREE to apply!
🎁 Winners also get a helmet and bike lock included.
🗓️ Apply by Sunday, June 22.
📢 Winners announced Monday, June 23. Keep your phones nearby!
✅ Residents of Coleman Park, Pleasant City, or Historic Northwest – you're eligible!
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Florida Solar 101 (Virtual)
June 26 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Learn about solar energy and its benefits for your home, or small business. Solar United Neighbors will take you through the technology, economics, financing and more. This presentation from the experts at Solar United Neighbors will answer all your questions about going solar.
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Switch Together
City of West Palm Beach residents can save on installing solar through the Switch Together program! Switch Together is a group buying program for solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle chargers. The program uses expert knowledge and group purchasing power to secure a competitive price on a high-quality solar installation. More than 10,267 have accepted an offer through the program. Visit the website to learn more: bit.ly/SwitchTogetherSEFlorida
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Registration Open: SE FL Regional Climate Leadership Summit
Join us December 16 to 17, 2025, at the SE FL Climate Leadership Summit! The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and Palm Beach County (PBC) are hosting the 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit at the PBC Convention Center right here in West Palm Beach, FL. The Compact is a partnership of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties that helps South Florida continue to thrive while facing shared climate challenges. This Summit is a key opportunity for sharing innovative ideas, displaying successful climate initiatives, and fostering collaboration among leaders. For more details about speakers, hotels, sponsorship opportunities, and registration, click HERE.
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Articles of Interest
Stay informed and connect the dots with climate change
Add climate change and the environment to your newsfeed to stay up-to-date.
Trump administration faces legal action over federal cut's impact on manatees. Amy Green, Inside Climate News, June 2, 2025.
Could $9B rate hike deepen Florida's energy affordability crisis? Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection, June 12, 2025.
In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution.Bellamy Pailthorp and Parker Miles Blohm, NPR, June 11, 2025.
How AI might become the future of hurricane flood forecasting. David Drucker, FIU News, June 9, 2025.
Mapping the unmapped. Maddy Crowell, Grist, June 11, 2025.
Mayors are making climate action personal. It's working. Matt Simon, Grist, May 28, 2025.
As companies abandon climate pledges, is there a silver lining? Ben Elgin, Bloomberg, June 12, 2025.
Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet. Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian, June 10, 2025.
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