TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation on the BayREN Public Sector Programs
RECOMMENDATION
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PRESENTATION: Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Public Sector Programs.
STAFF REQUEST: Receive a presentation from Alyssa Dykman and Sean Youra, Program Managers for the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Public Sector Programs: Integrated Energy Services (IES) and Targeted Decarbonization Showcase (TDS).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sean Youra and Alyssa Dykman will deliver a presentation on two new BayREN programs: Integrated Energy Services and Targeted Decarbonization Services and how each program can help local government agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, while improving their resiliency.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In Napa County, the ongoing use of buildings accounted for 23% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2019. Many buildings, both residential and commercial, in Napa are older with less efficient equipment, leading to increased energy consumption and GHG emissions. Updating and upgrading the buildings in Napa County will be imperative to reducing emissions and reaching climate goals in the region. Publicly-owned buildings are no exception.
BayREN has launched two new public sector programs to support local governments and special districts as they work to improve the energy performance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions of their public buildings. The IES and TDS programs are similar, but distinct in specific approaches and complimentary to each other. Both programs are designed to help alleviate staff capacity and financial constraints to co...
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