LFUCG Hybrid Fleet

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government purchased its first hybrid vehicle in 2001 (Honda Insight). This municipality now has the largest hybrid fleet in Kentucky with 52 hybrids (Toyota Prius & Honda Insights).

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

Over $2.7 billion in formula grants is available to U.S. states, territories, local governments, and Indian tribes under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded for the first time under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Lexington is eligible to receive $2,753,800 in direct formula grants from the federal Department of Energy (DOE) through this program.

At the request of the Mayor’s Commission on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the LFUCG Department of Environmental Quality developed Lexington’s proposed Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy with input from the Commission and other LFUCG departments. The Strategy was approved by this Commission on June 18, 2009 for submittal to DOE. The Strategy and application were subsequently submitted to DOE on June 19, 2009.

Lexington-Fayette County's proposed Strategy focuses on improving energy efficiency of city-owned buildings under our Lead by Example initiative and reducing energy usage in our community under the banner of Empower Lexington. Lexington’s current Strategy, comprised of 8 projects, is multifaceted and will make Lexington a more sustainable community by reducing energy usage, creating and maintaining jobs, and lowering our carbon footprint.

Lead by Example projects include employing energy management technology and retrofitting LFUCG buildings so that they are more energy efficient. Empower Lexington projects include community energy education, increased use of LED exit signage, upgrading traffic signal software to reduce vehicle stops and delays, a community bike program, a recycling efficiency program, and green roofs education.

Please note two additional projects proposed in our original application, an urban ecosystem analysis and a community garden project, were subsequently removed from our application at the request of DOE in September.  DOE determined these activities were not eligible activities during their review process.   A revised application (without these two projects) was submitted to DOE on September 3, 2009 and we are currently awaiting approval.     

For information about these proposed projects, please click on a specific project in the table below. To view Lexington’s current Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, please click here.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Application
Lexington, Kentucky