Our Mission

Greater Rochester Clean Cities is a U.S. Department of Energy designated coalition in the Clean Cities and Communities partnership. We work  to advance affordable, efficient, and clean transportation fuels, energy efficient mobility-systems, and other fuel-saving technologies and practices throughout the Rochester area.

Our organization is built on the premise that we can change our communities for the better through partnerships and work together to reduce our reliance on imported oil and improve air quality.

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GRCC Events

Coalitions Foster New Relationships To Facilitate Coordinated Clean Transportation Efforts

Increased coordination and collaboration are helping Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, one third of which come from transportation. To advance this effort, county staff applied to participate in a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to...

Forth Roadmap Conference

Join us at the nation's premier electric transportation conference, where leaders convene to transform how people and goods move.The Forth Roadmap Conference arrives in Detroit, MI, the heart of the nation’s automotive industry to show how transportation can change...

Clean Cities and Communities Coalition Directors Inaugurated into Hall of Fame for Dedication to Advancing Clean Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) inducted clean transportation heroes Alicia Cox of Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities and Joy Gardner of Empire Clean Cities into the Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) Hall of Fame on Sept. 12 at the 2024 CC&C National...

Pre-Workshop Webinar: Updates from Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Hold for a pre-workshop webinar on lab updates from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Details on topic are TBD. Register here with Zoom.

Pre-Workshop Webinar: Updates from National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Hold for a pre-workshop webinar on lab updates from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Details on topic are TBD. Register here with Zoom.

ACT Expo 2024

ACT Expo is North America's largest advanced vehicle technology event and provides the opportunity to connect with the most influential leaders in the transportation industry.

NAFA Institute and Expo

Embark on a journey towards “New Frontiers” and explore “Big Possibilities” at the premier fleet event. Fleet professionals across the industry will convene at the NAFA Institute & Expo (I&E) 2024 for three days of unparalleled learning, impactful...

Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Scenario Analysis Model (HEVISAM)

Join this webinar to learn about Argonne National Laboratory’s Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Scenario Analysis Model (HEVISAM) tool. Launched in 2023 and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office, HEVISAM supports...

Amplifying Industry Investments in Clean Transportation, Charging Infrastructure, and Energy Projects with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) offers financing for charging deployment, as well as decarbonization efforts for fleets, ports, and more! Join this webinar to hear more from LPO about financing opportunities that stakeholders across the...

Work Truck Week 2024

For more than 20 years, the people who design, build, use and maintain the work trucks and equipment the world relies on have gathered every March to see the industry’s latest products and technology, learn from one another and discuss how to improve the future. Work...

Alt Wheels Fleet Day

Drive Electric Rochester

Visit National Drive Electric Week to register and learn more about the event! 

ACT Expo

The Largest Advanced Commercial Vehicle Technology Show! ACT Expo attendees receive unparalleled insight into the trends, policies, technologies, and opportunities shaping the future of the commercial transportation sector. The 2024 agenda will feature case studies...

Rochester Auto Show

AMPED Webinar: Fleet Futures

GRCC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Rochester, NY – Greater Rochester Clean Cities celebrated their 25th Anniversary as a Clean Cities program, designated by the Department of Energy. The event will be held on January 31st at the Strathallan Hotel and Spa. Speakers are expected to reminisce about the...

GRCC participates in the Fall 2020 Local Government Workshop Clean Energy Sessions

The Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council (GFLRPC) sponsored its first virtual Local Government Workshop in mid-November. Normally GFLRPC conducts two in-person local governed workshops per year with events in the Fall and in the Spring. Due to concerns with...

2020 Green Drives Conference & Expo

Chicago Area Clean Cities invites you to attend its ninth annual Green Drives Conference & Expo. Green Drives is one of the largest clean-vehicle conferences in the Midwest. It is a must-attend event for government officials, commercial and municipal fleet...

GRCC Fleet Electrification Workshop

On January 15, 2020, GRCC hosted a Fleet Electrification Workshop at I- Square Conference Center in Irondequoit. The purpose of the event was to demonstrate how fleets can deploy electric vehicles in their operations. The presentations from the panelists and speakers...

The Clean Cities and Communities mission is to to advance the nation’s environment, energy security, and economic prosperity through collaboration with communities by building partnerships with public and private stakeholders to create equitable deployment of clean transportation solutions for all.

The new name, Clean Cities and Communities, conveys the diversity of areas coalitions serve, and the new logo reflects the clean transportation focus.