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DRAFT <br />10. ENERGY ELEMENT <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of the Energy Element is to guide Pleasanton toward a sustainable energy future. ~ <br />We define the term "a sustainable energy future" -----'----'- ~-- ~'-° TT~:~_a ~r_~:~~° `°,~_u <br />s development that <br />meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to <br />meet their needs._ The current energy system is dependent upon energy resources drawn from the <br />natural environment. many of them non-renewable. In contrast. a sustainable city draws from the <br />environment only those resources that are necessary and that can be used or recycled perpetually or <br />returned to the environment in a form that nature can use to generate more resources. <br />Long-term sustainability requires that all energy management decisions be based upon an equitable <br />accounting of all costs -those costs to be met today and those that will be borne by others in the <br />future. This Element strives to maintain the highest quality environment and quality of life through <br />the use of renewable energy or energy that can be recycled or be returned to nature to generate more <br />resources. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Energy redline mpy per PC, OS 07 ~ ~-1 Ciy Council 6/5/07 <br />