Southern Company Gas 2022 Sustainability Executive Summary Final 4.19.23 - Flipbook - Page 21
Case Study
Smart Neighborhood™
Smart Neighborhood™ homes come equipped with
In October, Nicor Gas and Southern Company announced
battery solutions, along with natural gas and electric
a partnership with Habitat for Humanity affiliates in
service that are designed to increase reliability during
Illinois to develop Smart Neighborhood™ communities
severe storms and other weather events. Construction
dedicated to providing affordable, net-zero emissions
will begin in Aurora in Spring 2023 and in Northern Fox
housing options in the Chicagoland area. For this project,
Valley in 2024. The Aurora Smart Neighborhood™ will
Habitat for Humanity affiliates will serve as developers
undergo a three-year study to examine how natural gas
of the Smart Neighborhood™ Initiative.
will be part of the solution toward net-zero energy goals.
Current planned Smart Neighborhood™ communities are
The Smart Neighborhood™ program advances energy
in Aurora and Northern Fox Valley. In these communities,
technologies that work together to create an affordable,
we will develop 30 single-family net-zero energy and
reliable, clean energy economy. Smart Neighborhood™
carbon-neutral homes equipped with a combination
communities can lead to job creation, diverse business
of renewable, electric and natural gas technologies.
partnerships, economic development and green
high-efficiency building envelopes, solar panels and
These homes are not only environmentally sustainable,
transportation. See www.NGSmartNeighborhoods.com
using energy-efficient appliances that help reduce a
to learn more about this initiative.
household’s carbon footprint, but they are also
affordable to own and operate.
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