Energy Commission

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The Energy Commission, which meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm, is a group of residents, including youth, charged with:

Advising City Council on energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs.
Creating periodic public reports for improving municipal and community energy efficiency and renewable energy usage.
Preparing, adopting, amending, and recommending plans to City Council that identify municipal and community-based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Researching, designing, and supporting community education programs.
Identifying and making recommendations regarding energy project financing options.

To join the commission you do not have to be a resident of Ann Arbor. All those interested are invited to fill out an application. You're also invited to work on a working group or project team.
The difference between the Energy and the Environmental Commissions: the Energy Commission focuses on energy-related work while the Environmental Commission focuses more on waste and natural features, such as trees and rivers.
The working groups are: transportation electrification, buildings and the built environment, renewable energy, and community outreach.