What to Check Before Electrifying Your Home
What to Check Before Electrifying Your Home? How to Make Your Home More Energy-Efficient and All-Electric: Insights from Cool Davis’ Advising Session Thinking about upgrading your home to save energy and go all-electric? You’re not alone. On December 17th, Cool Davis hosted an online Home…
City of Davis Home Energy Score Pilot Update
City of Davis Home Energy Score Pilot Update — Applications Closed The City of Davis Home Energy Score (HES) Pilot Program has closed its application period after receiving more than 100 applications. The pilot will provide 50 free Home Energy Score assessments to selected households…
Building a Connected Region: The 2025 Blueprint
Building a Connected Region: The 2025 Blueprint Post Date:11/20/2025 from Sacramento Area Council of Governments In November, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments announced the approval of the 2025 Blueprint (also known as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy), the region’s long-range transportation and land…
What does your future Davis look like?
On December 7th, Davis Community Action Network hosted “What does your future Davis look like?” – the first in a series of community learning events focused on city planning, climate, and housing issues.  Over 80 participants of all ages joined in for a community-centered visioning process…
More Planet Friendly Food Fun with Cool Cuisine!
The New Year brings more Planet Friendly Food Fun with Cool Cuisine! Cool Cuisine got off to a new start with its 2nd Tuesday events in January. Check the website for the full schedule! If you missed January you can still sign up to participate…
Break Through the Chaos to Create Community!
Break Through the Chaos to Create Community! We see the recent news coverage around federal administration actions that are impacting our communities, long standing international alliances and relationships, and local community economic initiatives both within the United States and abroad. Our hearts are with Minnesota…
Meeting the Moment: Break Up, Break Out & Make Climate Great Again
Dear Friends, This year, we’re breaking up — with greenhouse gases, and outdated systems that hold us back. It’s time to meet the moment — and make climate great again right here in Davis and Yolo County!  Breaking Up and Making Change Across our…
Ujamaa Farmer Collective’s Hedgerow Planting Volunteer Day – Dec 6th
Help Restore Farmland Biodiversity and Build a Sustainable Future with Us We invite you to join the Ujamaa Farmer Collective community for a crucial effort to improve the biodiversity and sustainability of our land! We are hosting a Hedgerow Planting Volunteer Day on Saturday, December…
Free Home Energy Scores for Davis Homeowners!
City of Davis and Cool Davis Launch Free Home Energy Score Pilot Program The City of Davis, in partnership with Cool Davis, is excited to announce the launch of the Home Energy Score Pilot Program, a new initiative offering 50 Davis households a free Home…
Yolo Energy Partnership Supports Residents
Yolo Energy Partnership Resource Fair Brings Energy Savings and Resilience to Yolo County The Yolo Energy Partnership (YEP) connected residents, local organizations, and sustainability advocates at the Energy & Resilience Resource Fair on October 18, 2025, held at the RISE, Inc. Community Room in Esparto….
EVs@ThePavilion and Transportation Fair 2025 – Electric Enthusiasm
RIDING COOL – Community Connection at the Pavilion RIDE COOL – EVs@thePavilion and Transportation Fair was an important day for Cool Davis; the Davis Electric Vehicle Association (DEVA) and Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association (SacEV), worked together to make the Pavilion a gathering place for EV owners, prospective…
COOL Seasonal ActivitiesÂ
COOL Seasonal Activities Cool Cuisine keeps going with new and fun options for Cool Seasonal Activities. We can lower our impact while eating healthy tasty food! All COOL Cuisine activities are listed at www.coolcuisine.net Thanking the Planet on Thanksgiving: Looking to have a lower climate…
Home Electrification In the Neighborhood – November 8th 2-4 pm
November 8th from 2-4 pm homeowners who are reducing their energy use and moving forward on removing fossil fuels from their homes and are exhibiting home electrification in the neighborhood! REGISTER NOW! Homeowners, energy advisors and local contractors will be on site at four locations…
Take the time to share your vision for the General Plan!
Take the time to share your vision for the General Plan! At the August 13th workshop the City of Davis kick-offed the initial community engagement period for a new community General Plan.   Davis folks have until early November to submit your vision and perspectives for…
Cool Davis Needs You! A Message from Cool Davis Board President, Lisa Baker
Cool Davis needs you! Every year it gets more difficult to ignore the impacts climate change is creating on our lives. More unpredictable weather patterns, including droughts, followed by unexpectedly heavy storms, hotter and more wind driven fires and accompanying wild fire smoke, extreme heat. These…
Still Thinking About an EV? What to Know Before Incentives Expire
If you’ve been considering an electric vehicle (EV), now is the time to act. As we shared in our earlier post, federal EV tax credits are set to expire after September 30, 2025 ; waiting could mean forgoing thousands of dollars in savings. This follow-up…
Celebrate Sun Day – Sept. 21 in Davis
Celebrating Sun Day in Davis Sun Day, September 21, 2025 An invitation from Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice What is Sun Day? Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy. The purpose of Sun Day…
Fall Fun with Cool Cuisine!
Fall Fun with Cool Cuisine is here! Hello plant-based people and the plant-based curious! Cool Cuisine continues to plan more foodie fun every month! There is another in the series of dinners at Red 88 which is this Thursday. Join us this week for “…
Explore EVs@thePavilion & Transportation Fair – Sunday, Sept 28
Thinking about going electric? Curious what it’s really like to drive an EV or ride an e-bike? Come see for yourself at this year’s EVs@thePavilion + Transportation Fair, happening Sunday, September 28th from 11:00am to 2:30pm at Central Park Pavilion in Downtown Davis! With a…
Fall into Action: Volunteer with Cool Davis This Season!
Looking for a fun and meaningful way to get involved this Fall? Cool Davis has exciting volunteer opportunities lined up, and we’d love for you to join us! Whether you’re passionate about sustainable transportation, clean energy, or community engagement, there’s a place for you at…
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