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Supporting Local Churches in Environmental Stewardship

1. Helping Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Clearwater raise funds for solar panel installation. Contribute at tinyurl.com/mtzionsolar
2. Partnering with Trinity Presbyterian Clearwater and First Presbyterian Dunedin on energy efficiency and solar panels, leading to the availability of FREE public EV solar-powered charging.
3. Assisting Hope Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg with energy conservation efforts and plans for a new solar installation.
**Are you an expert in energy efficiency or solar energy? Join the team now!

TRACKING CLEAN ENERGY PROGRESS

The Suncoast Group is proud of its heritage as one of the first Sierra Club groups to champion the clean energy revolution.  Our Ready for 100 Clean Energy teams have been working since 2016 to gain commitments from our local communities.  Now we are working to ensure the goals are achieved. To date Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Dunedin, Largo and Safety Harbor have clean energy goals.  Below is information from City websites, with links: 

St Petersburg:  Tampa Bay Times Article Jne 2024:  How Close is St Pete to Clean Energy Goal

In 2016, the  most populated city in Pinellas County,  the City of St. Petersburg ( (266,411),) became the first city in Florida and the 20th city nationally to commit to 100% clean energy.  The Integrated Sustainability Action Plan created a Clean Energy Roadmap.

Clearwater:  Click for more info - Clearwater Greenprint 2.0 has two overarching Goals:

• Reduce the city’s GHG emissions 25% below 2007 levels by 2035 and;
• Reduce the city’s GHG emissions 80% below 2007 emission levels by 2050.

Largo: In support of Largo’s strategic focus on sustainability, Largo City Commission voted to approve an organizational commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable, zero-emission energy by 2035.  Click here for more information.

Dunedin:  In December of 2018, the City of Dunedin committed to convert all municipal facilities to 100 percent renewables by the year 2035, and the rest of the City to clean energy by 2050.  This led to the creation of the D.R.E.A.M. plan in 2022.  Click for more information.

Safety Harbor:  In 2019 the City of Safety Harbor committed to an organizational target of powering City facilities and operations with 100% renewable, zero emission energy sources no later than 2035 and a commitment to support the transition of our community to 100% renewable, zero emission energy sources.  Safety Harbor is the least populated town in Pinellas County with such a goal, with a population of 16,892. Click to find out more.

Solar Dashboard with Interactive Map for local Ready for 100 Communities

Group Chair Bryan Beckman has been tracking solar savings for Clearwater and keeping officials updated on pollution reduction for several years. Together with intern Taylor, we are launching a solar geo-map and energy dashboard for our RF100 municipalities, showcasing the cost savings and pollution reduction benefits of solar energy in our region. Take a look!

**If you excel in data management, assistance needed to keep this updated!**