A new study by the city’s utility and other researchers found that lower-income residents cannot afford electric vehicles and clean energy.
When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to meet surges in demand.
The administration said 15 clean energy projects were making solid progress and that it was on track to meet its goals for 2025.
Even as technologies like wind, solar and electric cars spread, nations are falling far behind in building the power lines needed to support them.
The agreement could help speed up the development of large solar projects that are often bogged down by fights over land use and environmental concerns.
As extreme weather events lead to more power outages, the carmaker said it would equip all its electric vehicles to act as sources of emergency power.
The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-powered cars and trucks.
Some energy experts say battery-powered vehicles will increasingly help keep the lights on and support electric grids, rather than straining them.
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
Extreme weather linked to climate change is causing more blackouts. But generators and batteries are still out of reach of many.