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Space is limited in EFC 2007.
To ensure your place in Year 2 of the competition, reserve a space
now. Then have your city become one of the first to
be designated as an EFC Freedom City.
Entering is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1. Reserve your space.
2. Form a local EFC team.
3. Complete and submit your entry.
To enter your city, click here.
Strong Year 1 participation suggests a promising future for clean energy.
Fourteen U.S. cities, many recognized as the country's pioneers in the movement from fossil fuels to clean energy, have made a clear statement by joining the 2006 Energy Freedom Challenge. Their quick action in support of the EFC underscores their commitment to build momentum for the coming transition years toward domestically-produced renewable energy.
The Energy Freedom Challenge is a national race run by cities, each competing to achieve a state of energy independence. The winning city will obtain more than 50 percent of its electricity needs from clean, renewable, domestically-produced resources such as wind, solar and bioenergy, and claim the coveted title of "Clean Energy Capital of the U.S."
Founding Cities named.
By entering in Year 1, fourteen cities have become Founding City members of the EFC. This group also comprises the EFC's initial city advisory board. The cities, categorized by population size, are:
Category A -
Moab, Willits
Category B - Cuyahoga Falls, Alameda, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara,
Boulder, Ann Arbor, Eugene
Category C - Albuquerque, Sacramento
Category D - Portland, Austin, San Diego
Founding City members have expressed their commitment to clean energy through statements about their participation in the Energy Freedom Challenge. Learn more.
This Challenge is a long-term vision for positive change. The efforts to bring about this change will easily stretch into the next decade and most likely beyond, especially for large cities with heavy energy demands. Collaborative partnerships of concerned citizens, city governments, local business and energy providers – in communities across the nation – will be working for the better part of our lifetimes to transform their cities into the clean energy communities of the future.
The Energy Freedom Challenge was initiated by a partnership between the Texas
advocacy group Solar Austin and the nationally recognized Union of Concerned Scientists.
Initial funding for the challenge was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Public education about clean energy will be the key to its acceptance, adoption and proliferation. Toward this end, this web site will serve to help administer the Challenge, act as a national clearinghouse for renewable energy methodology and achievements realized by participating cities, and encourage communities to go further and faster toward the goal of energy independence. Learn more.