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Attachment 3 • Review and enhance permitting process to simplify the process (e.g., permit streamlining) to encourage adoption of electrification and energy storage back-up practices throughout the community. • Leverage partnerships to provide financial incentives for existing residential and commercial building electrification, (e.g., EBCE's Resilient Home program). • Establish and implement strategies to increase at-home battery storage installations to increase resiliency. • Review the definition for "covered" projects and determine if the renovation threshold is appropriate. Outreach/Education • Build a residential and business toolkit to help identify steps needed to electrify (e.g., panel upgrades, permit guides) and promote rebates and incentives (e.g., hot water replacements and induction cooking through EBCE, BayREN, etc.) to encourage and simplify the electrification process of existing buildings. Work with local businesses and change agents to influence behavior in community. • Work with local organizations (e.g., Bay East Association of Realtors) to promote energy programs to homeowners. Metrics/Evaluation • Build in evaluation metrics to determine progress towards meeting electrification goals. • Stay apprised of existing building electrification regulations, studies, and regional efforts. Require that all new construction use the lowest global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants available for equipment and systems. Secondary Action. Strategy 2: Improve energy efficiency. 1217 ModifyMunicipal Code Modify the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) to expand the definition of "covered projects" (within the Green Building Chapter definition of covered i of the PMC) to cover all new commercial buildings and all new residential homes. ! projects - - ----- 1176 Community energy Promote use of energy efficiency improvements (e.g., window upgrades, LED lighting) across the community through incentives, efficiency upgrades partnerships, and/or education and outreach. Focus outreach and resources on low-income households. This action can include establishing and implementing a revolving loan fund for home performance audits and system upgrades. Secondary Action. 1008 Energy Benchmarking and ; Use the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool (or other similar tools)to measure and track City Facility Retrofits j energy and water usage across City facilities. Compare facilities performance over time, identify opportunities for efficiency upgrades and cost savings across City facilities, and conduct energy retrofits of existing City facilities and equipment. As part of this action, work with regional partners (e.g., EBCE) to identify municipal facilities where solar/storage systems will be the most j effective and install solar/storage systems throughout municipal locations (e.g., parks, library,etc.). Secondary Action. Page 2 of 10