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Envision Charlotte
Envision Charlotte is a unique public-private collaboration that is leading Charlotte to become a global model of sustainability for
economic growth.
Envision Charlotte is partnering with some of the premier companies in the world and has engaged with some of the leading academic institutions.
Leading companies have committed almost $7MM in goods and service in support of our energy and water programs.
Academic institutions have partnered for research and studied our model in their business schools.
Envision Charlotte aims to drive
dramatic reductions in energy and
water consumption over the next five
years, while reducing our waste and
improving our air quality.
Envision Charlotte is creating modal programs in the areas of
energy, air, water and waste.
We monitor building data, aggregate it for
our urban core and report it in real time
using interactive digital kiosks in building
lobbies.
We use this information to work with
building occupants and managers to
•Lower operating costs, increasing
profitability
• Attract tomorrow’s workforce
• Improve the health and livability of
our community
98% of uptown commercial office buildings are participating
64 digital interactive kiosks deployed
We have made amazing progress since we started 18 months ago.
Envision Charlotte By the Numbers:
81 The number of volunteers working to
create and execute our programs
52 The number of companies they
represent
1 The size of our paid staff
98 The percentage of uptown buildings
participating in our program
64 The number of our digital interactive
kiosks deployed
800 The number of volunteer champions
embedded in those office buildings
Our energy program, Smart Energy Now, is fully deployed
Smart Water Now was announced in Summer 2012
We are negotiating the introduction of a PEV program for uptown businesses
Cities across the US and Europe have contacted us to learn more about our success
Forbes hailed Envision Charlotte as “an especially aggressive model for reinventing the relationship between electric utilities, customers and the built environment.”
Our efforts are already attracting national attention.
The Environmental Defense Fund cited our efforts as “an unprecedented plan to align business interests with smart grid technology. Envision Charlotte is one of the most forward-thinking projects on the East Coast.”
CEO John Chambers noted “With Envision Charlotte we can completely transform a city... suddenly we see a model for the rest of the nation and the rest of the world”
CEO Jim Rogers observed “By attracting more companies with efficient technology to a business district focused on sustainability, we can achieve the energy reduction goal with new technologies and become a more competitive city.”