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Agenda No. 16.

CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM

City Council Meeting:

August 5, 2025

Department:

Planning & Community Development

Subject:

Update on the Schertz Home Energy Efficiency Program (SHEEP) and relaunch. (B.James/ L.Wood/ L.Locken).

BACKGROUND

On February 20, 2024, City Council approved Resolution 24-R-12 which authorized City Manager to submit an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) application and accept grant funds from the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve energy efficiency for low to moderate-income single-family residents.

The EECBG is a flexible funding opportunity through the DOE that offers local governments funding to invest in a variety of clean energy and energy efficiency projects. In May 2024, the DOE awarded this grant to the City of Schertz in the amount of $76,400.

Once the grant was awarded, the program was developed by the Schertz Neighborhood Services team and branded Schertz Home Energy Efficiency Program (SHEEP). The SHEEP program will focus on assisting low-moderate income eligible residents with coordinating weatherization upgrades, replacing outdated inefficient appliances, repairing, sealing or replacing air ducts and installation of programmable thermostat thus reducing energy consumption, lowering energy bills and improving comfort and safety of homes.

The program was instituted in December 2024 with the launch of a website, outreach to residents in need and postcards mailed to certain areas of Schertz.

The City was notified by the DOE in a letter dated January 27, 2025, that recipients of grants must cease all activities and stop incurring associated costs. Upon receiving this notification, the SHEEP Program was suspended while staff waited for more information from the city's assigned DOE Grant Officer.

The city has been notified that the grant funding is now available. The SHEEP program was relaunched on July 21, 2025.

Attachments

Memorandum February 20, 2024

Resolution 24-R-12