Go Green
The City of Foster City is pleased to provide Foster City residents and businesses with resources and tools that will help lighten your impact on the environment in a number of categories that you will find below. Have we forgotten a great resource? Is there a new one? Please contact us at gogreen@fostercity.org and let us know if we've been successful!
Energy Upgrade California. Single and multi-family property owners in San Mateo County can get rebates for making their homes more comfortable, healthy and efficient. When it comes to energy, your house is a system—insulation, air ducts, windows and furnace—with numerous components all working together. Get started with a Energy Upgrade today!
In 2010 and 2011, Foster City's Environmental Sustainability Task Force hosted a "Go Green Speaker Series" with topics and speakers chosen for their direct relevance to the Foster City Community. The following are copies of the presentations materials, which contain information and resources that can be useful to Foster City residents interested in Energy Efficiency and reduced reliance on the electric grid in their homes:
Are you looking to save water and save money? The Foster City Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) can help! If you are an EMID water customer, there are rebates, information, and education available to help you reduce your water use. Rebates are granted in order of the date of the Notice to Proceed and funding is limited. Please check with the city on availability of the program.
Reduce the Impact of Driving
- California Air Resources Board. Learn more about vehicles that pollute less
Reduce the Impact of Daily Choices
Foster City's Public Works Department works to ensure a safe and healthy environment for its residents. We are happy to provide information regarding certain key environmental programs that help make Foster City one of the premiere communities on the San Francisco Peninsula.
