The Providence Municipal Energy Report discloses the City’s energy
data in an effort to track progress towards the City’s energy goals,
increase transparency, and lead by example. The City’s 2014 Sustainable
Providence plan set a goal to reduce energy consumption 30 percent
by 2030. Measuring and monitoring consumption by benchmarking
buildings is an important first step to achieving this goal. Benchmarking
is a means of comparing a building’s energy use to the average of
similar buildings or to an established baseline.

Total municipal electricity use by property and department.

The Providence Municipal Energy Report discloses the City’s energy
data in an effort to track progress towards the City’s energy goals,
increase transparency, and lead by example. The City’s 2014 Sustainable
Providence plan set a goal to reduce energy consumption 30 percent
by 2030. Measuring and monitoring consumption by benchmarking
buildings is an important first step to achieving this goal. Benchmarking
is a means of comparing a building’s energy use to the average of
similar buildings or to an established baseline.

Energy data on Providence Municipal buildings by year