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SCAPadmin
Jun 4, 2020

Key Actions: Residential Buildings

Residential Buildings

  1. Increase awareness and adoption of efficient electric alternatives to gas appliances and all-electric buildings through community engagement

  2. Streamline permitting process for building electrification

  3. Implement an all-electric utility rate

  4. Require major alterations of single family homes to meet all-electric requirements (projected effective date 2022) (Estimated total reduction of 800 MT CO2e)

  5. Retrofit all gas wall furnaces in multifamily buildings to electric heat pump systems for space heating by 2030 (Estimated total reduction of 5,600 MT CO2e)

  6. Upon home sale, require an electrification evaluation and provision of information related to City’s electrification programs.

  7. Electrify gas appliances in single family homes upon home sale beginning in 2025

  8. Water heating only (Estimated total reduction of 7,800 MT CO2e)

  9. Space heating only (Estimated total reduction of 10,800 MT CO2e)

  10. c. Full electrification (Estimated total reduction of 19,600 MT CO2e)

  11. Electrify water heating on replacement in all single family homes by 2030 (Estimated total reduction of 20,000 MT CO2e)

  12. Phase out fossil fuel use in existing buildings starting with areas that have older gas lines that need to be repaired or replaced. Disconnect natural gas distribution service to residential areas by 2030.

  13. Target only single family homes with PVC gas line (Estimated total reduction of 1,400 MT CO2e)

  14. Target 50% of single family homes (Estimated total reduction of 24,500 MT CO2e)

  15. Target 50% of residential buildings (Estimated total reduction of 36,000 MT CO2e)

  16. Target 100% of single family homes (Estimated total reduction of 49,000 MT CO2e)

  17. Target 100% of residential buildings by 2030 (Estimated total reduction of 72,000 MT CO2e)

  18. Create an on-bill financing program to finance the electrification of homes in advance of gas being withdrawn

1 comment
gel474
Jun 9, 2020

Create an incentive program to get people with wood burning fireplaces to convert them with a natural gas insert unit. Wood burning fireplaces put out smoke and smell in the winter. They must be converted, people need a flickering fireplace to sooth the mood.

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