San Leandro to tackle Energy Efficiency

In the next few months, the Energy Watch program of the Association of Bay Area Governments will be working with PG&E to make energy-hogging city buildings more fuel-efficient. Energy Watch is funded by the California Public Utilities Commission to provide incentives to local governments looking to reduce energy consumption.

San Leandro now joins the more than 35 Bay Area governments that participate in Energy Watch. Whenever a city or agency signs on, Energy Watch covers three-quarters of the related costs — provided the plans for the new member city align with Energy Watch's budget, officials said.

San Leandro staff have been working with a consultancy called Energy Solutions to survey the city's en-ergy use and analyze how the city can improve its buildings. The consultancy has now developed an energy action plan to help the city implement some of those measures.