To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: DIRECT staff to participate in California Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking 24-09-012 on pilot projects of neighborhood-level conversion to all-electric buildings
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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, as recommended by the Sustainability Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Participation in the CPUC Rulemaking will require staff time to analyze proposals, write and submit comments, and participate in meetings or workshops. Through Measure X, DCD receives funds to support work on community clean energy. Those funds can be used to fund staff time to participate in this proceeding.
BACKGROUND:
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.
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