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Submitted On: <br />Jun 18, 2024, 09:39AM PDT <br />City Council Regular Meeting - <br />Submit your written public <br />comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Full Name First Name: Phil <br />Last Name: Bowman <br />Email (this entry is disclosable <br />if included)philbo5093@gmail.com <br />City Council Meeting Date June 18, 2024 <br />Meeting Type Regular Meeting at 7 PM <br />Agenda Item Number 1 <br />Comments Regarding June 18 Council Agenda Item #1 regarding switching away <br />from 100% Renewable Energy <br />I urge the Council to remove Item #1 from the Consent Calendar and <br />vote NO on it. <br />Like many residents of Pleasanton, I’m proud that our city is known <br />for its responsible environmental stewardship. We have wonderful <br />parks and trails which enhance the quality of life of our city and we <br />also take care of our environment by working to reduce our <br />greenhouse gas emissions as laid out in our outstanding Climate <br />Action Plan (CAP 2.0). <br />I commend the City Council’s foresight in 2021 when it voted to <br />enroll Pleasanton in the 100% Renewable Energy option from Ava <br />Energy (then called East Bay Community Energy). For only 1.5% <br />additional cost at that time (reference) we reduced our Greenhouse <br />Gas (GHG) emissions by thousands of tons over the last few years. <br />From the Pleasanton Weekly Nov. 23, 2021: “… Pleasanton City <br />Councilmember and EBCE Board Member Kathy Narum said the <br />transition to 100% renewable energy ‘is an important step toward <br />reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions in Pleasanton for the <br />long-term benefit of our community,’ as the city sets a new goal in <br />its Climate Action Plan 2.0 to be carbon neutral by 2045.” <br />This was a smart move at the time and is just as smart now. <br />Pleasanton isn’t the only city using 100% renewable power; at least <br />half of the cities within the Ava service area are also acting <br />responsibly and are currently signed up for Renewable 100. <br />Rincon Consultants, the company hired by the City to evaluate this <br />proposal, estimates that if approved, it would cause an increase in <br />emissions of 7,000 metric tons (MT) of CO2e over the four years.