Institutional Partnerships
WHY: Leadership within the Princeton Municipality and the Princeton Public Schools are committed to sustainability and have engaged us to help manage their sustainability initiatives, which are in line with the Princeton Climate Action Plan.
HOW: We work closely with both entities to research sustainability efforts, apply for grants supporting their goals, and ensure their efforts are certified through Sustainable Jersey and Sustainable Jersey for Schools.
Municipality
Recent priority projects with the Municipality of Princeton have included:
- Lead Princeton’s Energy Efficiency campaign for residents and businesses
- Pursue a community solar option for Princeton’s low- to moderate-income residents
- Process grants from the NJDEP for two new electric shuttles
- Participate in Princeton’s Stormwater Utility Focus Group
- Process a federal grant and assist with the implementation of food scrap collection sites around Princeton
- Maintain the Municipality of Princeton’s silver certification through Sustainable Jersey
Schools
Recent priority projects with the Princeton Public Schools have included:
- Extensive electricity analysis and management for the district-wide Power Down for Pizza campaign
- Bi-annual energy and water analyses for the District
- Process grants from the NJBPU and NJDEP for two future electric school buses
- Assist each school in attaining certification through Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Every school currently maintains a bronze certification with SJS.
- Process school grants offered by Sustainable Jersey for Schools for each school.
- Help the schools publicize their sustainability initiatives.
