SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: July 14, 2025
Subject: RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors DIRECT staff to participate in CPUC Rulemaking 24-09-012 for the purpose of identifying communities that could potentially be designated to participate in pilot projects of neighborhood-level conversion to all-electric buildings
Submitted For: John Kopchik || Director | DCD
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Presenter: Jody London || Sustainability Coordinator | DCD
Contact: Jody London | (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
Contra Costa County has an opportunity to identify neighborhoods that might be interested in converting all homes in the neighborhood to clean energy by removing gas lines. Contra Costa County has long placed a priority on ensuring that County residents live and work in buildings that operate on the cleanest, most efficient electricity sources available, thereby improving indoor air quality and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases that pollute the environment. Starting in 2010, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the County administered a program that provided energy efficiency retrofits to homes throughout the County. In 2013, with the commencement of the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), the County assumed a more permanent role in designing and delivering energy efficiency programs for residents and businesses in Contra Costa County and the nine-county Bay Area.
Contra Costa County is a leader in adopting policies and programs that improve indoor air quality for residents. The County administers the low-income weatherization program, a program funded by the federal and state governments that retrofits homes to improve indoor air quality, reduce leaks, and install more efficient appliances. From 2021-2023, the County piloted an Asthma Initiative that identified patients of the Contra Costa Health Plan who had the highest rates of visits to the Emergency Room for asthma and referre...
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