Environmental Checklist
<br />Energy
<br />a. Would the project result in a potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful,
<br />inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or
<br />operation?
<br />California is one of the lowest per -capita energy users in the United States, ranked 46th in the
<br />nation, due to its energy efficiency programs and mild climate.48 California consumed 279,402
<br />gigawatt -hours (GWh) of electricity in 2019 and 2,074,302 million cubic feet of natural gas in
<br />2020.49,50 The single largest end-use sector for energy consumption in California is transportation
<br />(39.1 percent), followed by industry (23.5 percent), commercial (19.2 percent), and residential (18.3
<br />percent).51 Adopted in 2018, SB 100 accelerates the State's Renewable Portfolio Standards Program,
<br />codified in the Public Utilities Act, by requiring electricity providers to increase procurement from
<br />eligible renewable energy resources to 33 percent of total retail sales by 2020, 60 percent by 2030,
<br />and 100 percent by 2045.
<br />The City of Pleasanton has demonstrated its commitment to energy efficiency and renewable
<br />energy through many efforts, as described in the Existing Sustainability Setting section above. The
<br />City has adopted the California Green Building Standards Code, pursuant to PMC Chapter 20.26, that
<br />requires efficiency measures to reduce energy use, and provide energy reduction benefits.52 The
<br />City has also completed a communitywide GHG emissions inventory for 2017, which is summarized
<br />in Table 1. Transportation (specifically on -road passenger and commercial vehicles) and building
<br />energy use (specifically residential and commercial electricity and natural gas use) were responsible
<br />48 United States Energy Information Administration (USEIA). 2021. "California - Profile Overview." Last modified: February 18, 2021,
<br />Available:<https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA.> Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />49 California Energy Commission (CEC). 2019. Electricity Consumption by County. Available:
<br /><http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbycounty.aspx>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />50 USEIA. 2021. Natural Gas: Natural Gas Consumption by End Use. September 30, 2021. Available:
<br /><https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_dcu_SCA_a.htm>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />51 USEIA. 2021. "California - Profile Overview." Last modified: February 18, 2021. Available:<https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA.>
<br />Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />52 Pleasanton, City of. 2021. Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 20.26. Available:
<br /><http://gcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=20-20_26&frames=on>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
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<br />Less than
<br />Significant
<br />Potentially
<br />with
<br />Less than
<br />Significant
<br />Mitigation
<br />Significant
<br />Impact
<br />Incorporated
<br />Impact No Impact
<br />Would the project:
<br />a. Result in a potentially significant
<br />environmental impact due to wasteful,
<br />inefficient, or unnecessary consumption
<br />of energy resources, during project
<br />construction or operation?
<br />❑
<br />E_
<br />b. Conflict with or obstruct a state or local
<br />plan for renewable energy or energy
<br />efficiency?
<br />❑
<br />-
<br />❑
<br />a. Would the project result in a potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful,
<br />inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or
<br />operation?
<br />California is one of the lowest per -capita energy users in the United States, ranked 46th in the
<br />nation, due to its energy efficiency programs and mild climate.48 California consumed 279,402
<br />gigawatt -hours (GWh) of electricity in 2019 and 2,074,302 million cubic feet of natural gas in
<br />2020.49,50 The single largest end-use sector for energy consumption in California is transportation
<br />(39.1 percent), followed by industry (23.5 percent), commercial (19.2 percent), and residential (18.3
<br />percent).51 Adopted in 2018, SB 100 accelerates the State's Renewable Portfolio Standards Program,
<br />codified in the Public Utilities Act, by requiring electricity providers to increase procurement from
<br />eligible renewable energy resources to 33 percent of total retail sales by 2020, 60 percent by 2030,
<br />and 100 percent by 2045.
<br />The City of Pleasanton has demonstrated its commitment to energy efficiency and renewable
<br />energy through many efforts, as described in the Existing Sustainability Setting section above. The
<br />City has adopted the California Green Building Standards Code, pursuant to PMC Chapter 20.26, that
<br />requires efficiency measures to reduce energy use, and provide energy reduction benefits.52 The
<br />City has also completed a communitywide GHG emissions inventory for 2017, which is summarized
<br />in Table 1. Transportation (specifically on -road passenger and commercial vehicles) and building
<br />energy use (specifically residential and commercial electricity and natural gas use) were responsible
<br />48 United States Energy Information Administration (USEIA). 2021. "California - Profile Overview." Last modified: February 18, 2021,
<br />Available:<https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA.> Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />49 California Energy Commission (CEC). 2019. Electricity Consumption by County. Available:
<br /><http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbycounty.aspx>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />50 USEIA. 2021. Natural Gas: Natural Gas Consumption by End Use. September 30, 2021. Available:
<br /><https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_dcu_SCA_a.htm>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />51 USEIA. 2021. "California - Profile Overview." Last modified: February 18, 2021. Available:<https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA.>
<br />Accessed October 13, 2021.
<br />52 Pleasanton, City of. 2021. Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 20.26. Available:
<br /><http://gcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=20-20_26&frames=on>. Accessed October 13, 2021.
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