TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director, Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation: Peninsula Clean Energy - Cost Analysis of Building Energy Efficiency and Electrification Upgrades
RECOMMENDATION
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PRESENTATION: PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY COST ANALYSIS OF BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES AND SWITCHING FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee receive a presentation from Blake Herrschaft, Building Electrification Program Manager with Peninsula Clean Energy on the costs, benefits, and on-bill savings when customers have made energy efficiency and electrification upgrades to buildings.
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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
According to the 2019 Napa County Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, buildings are the second largest source of GHG emissions in Napa County, accounting for 23% of total emissions. This percentage is higher for the incorporated cities/town and lower for the unincorporated county, as most buildings are in the incorporated jurisdictions.
To reduce emissions associated with the operation of buildings, three key strategies need to be implemented in building operations:
1. Improve the energy efficiency of buildings,
2. Switch from Methane (Natural Gas)-powered equipment to high-efficiency electric equipment, and
3. Provide emissions-free electricity to power the new electric equipment.
Many of the buildings in Napa County, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area, are relatively old with outdated appliances, equipment, and infrastructure. While there are many resources and incentives available to building owners to complete improvement projects, those resources can be difficult to na...
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