Greater Salt Lake Area Clean Energy and Air Roadmap (SL-CLEAR)
Overview
Through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), local governments in Salt Lake County and Tooele County have the opportunity to:
- in Phase 1, develop a list of clean energy and air solutions
- in Phase 2, apply for competitive grants from $4.6 Billion available nationwide to implement priority solutions
Key Dates
- March 1, 2024: Phase 1 Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) with proposed clean energy and air solutions due to EPA.
- The PCAP has been submitted – view the SL-CLEAR Priority Climate Action Plan
- Visit the EPA’s PCAP website to view plans submitted for other states and metro-statistical areas around the country
- April 1, 2024: Applications for Phase 2 implementation grants due to EPA
- August 4, 2025: Phase 1 Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) due to EPA
- August 4, 2027: Status report due to EPA
CPRG Planning Grant
Salt Lake City volunteered to serve as the lead agency for the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses Salt Lake County and Tooele County. In addition to collecting general public feedback, Salt Lake City is coordinating with jurisdictional partners (local governments and planning organizations), stakeholders (non-governmental organizations and academic institutions), and low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC) to solicit ideas and feedback to inform the Phase 1 plans.
Each local government or planning organization will then decide whether to apply for a Phase 2 award to implement one of the solutions listed in the priority plan.
Separately, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) is leading a parallel planning process for the entire state of Utah, called the Beehive Emissions Reduction Plan (BERP).
Other Resources
- EPA’s web page for CPRG planning grants
- EPA’s web page for the CPRG implementation grants
- UDAQ’s web page for the Beehive Emissions Reduction Plan
Jurisdiction Partners
Stakeholders Partners
Public Feedback
To better understand residents’ perceptions of air pollution and climate change and opinions on how available funding should be invested to reduce pollution, Salt Lake City invited Salt Lake and Tooele community members to provide feedback through a Clean Energy & Air Survey. The survey closed on February 11th after receiving over 1,300 responses, with 917 of those being in the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which is inclusive of Salt Lake County and Tooele County.
Below is a summary of MSA responses received for just five of the 62 questions asked in the Clean Energy & Air Survey:
Please see a PDF summary of all survey responses within the MSA here.
Join the SL-CLEAR email list to receive updates on the process.