ELECTRIFI-
CATION
BUILDING EFFICIENCY/ RENEWABLES
FlexPath: Single Family Alterations
Whole Building
Equipment-Specific
ELECTRIFI-
CATION
Air Conditioner Replacements (AC to HP)
Electric Readiness:
Pre-Wiring
Panel Upgrade
EV Charging Readiness
ENERGY PLUS WATER
Right-sizing Plumbing
Water Reuse
Water Neutral Development
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
Audits
Benchmarking
PROCESS LOADS
Commercial Kitchens
Elevators
Escalators
Controlled Environment Horticulture
Single Family Air Conditioner Replacements (AC to HP)
- Helps accelerate heat pump adoption
- Some existing site conditions may present implementation challenges
- Requires significant stakeholder education on benefits
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Electric Vehicle Requirements
- No need for cost-effectiveness study or CEC approval
- Low-cost opportunity to reduce the barriers to clean transportation access in workplace and public locations
- Future retrofits to accomdate EV charing infrastructure could be costly or prohibitive
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
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Implementation
Pre-wire stove, HVAC and clothes dryer for 240V service
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, install dedicated 240 volt circuits to enable conversion for each gas terminal or stub out to electric heaters, clothes dryers, and ranges/ovens
- Prepare for likely future retrofit. Very small incremental cost at new construction
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
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All-Electric (Energy Code Amendment)
Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending Part 6 of the Title 24 Building Standards Code
- Maximum reduction in emissions
- Uncertainty regarding existing legal challenges
- Requires cost-effectiveness study and CEC approval
- Requires more community outreach and education than other structures
- Technical feasibility for some occupancies
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- 2022 Model Ordinance - New Construction Electrification, Efficiency, and Renewables
- Exceptions in All-Electric Ordinances
- 2022 Single Family New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Multifamily NewCon Analysis - Executive Summary
- 2022 Multifamily New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Nonresidential New Con Analysis-Executive Summary
- 2022 Nonresidential New Construction Study Data
Implementation
All-Electric (CALGreen Amendment)
Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending CALGreen Part 11 of the Title 24 Building Standards Code
- Maximum reduction in emissions
- No need for cost-effectiveness study or CEC approval
- Uncertainty regarding existing legal challenges
- Technical feasibility for some occupancies
- Requires more community outreach and education than other structures
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- 2022 Model Ordinance - New Construction Electrification, Efficiency, and Renewables
- Exceptions in All-Electric Ordinances
- 2022 Single Family New Con Analysis - Executive Summary
- 2022 Single Family New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Multifamily NewCon Analysis - Executive Summary
- 2022 Multifamily New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Nonresidential New Con Analysis-Executive Summary
- 2022 Nonresidential New Construction Study Data
Implementation
All-Electric (Municipal Code Amendment)
Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending the zoning, health and safety, or other municipal code
- Maximum reduction in emissions
- Flexibility to adopt outside Title 24, Part 6
- No need for cost-effectiveness study or CEC approval
- Requires more community outreach and education than other structures
- Uncertainty regarding existing legal challenges
- Technical feasibility for some occupancies
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- Exceptions in All-Electric Ordinances
- 2022 Single Family New Con Analysis - Executive Summary
- 2022 Single Family New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Multifamily NewCon Analysis - Executive Summary
- 2022 Multifamily New Construction Study Data
- 2022 Nonresidential New Con Analysis-Executive Summary
- 2022 Nonresidential New Construction Study Data
Implementation
Conduit to each area with gas equipment sized to serve electrical equipment with equivalent capacity
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, require installation of raceways sized for conductors adequate to serve the building’s potential electric loads
- Prepare for likely future retrofit
- Small incremental cost at new construction
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
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Upgrade electrical panel with sufficient capacity to serve electrical equipment and appliances, and electric vehicle
Electrical panels and subpanels serving common loads in a mixed-fuel building shall have space for overcurrent protective devices and bus bars of adequate capacity to meet potential future electrical requirements
- Prepare for possibility of electric vehicle purchase and other retrofits
- Likely only required in older home vintages
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
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Regulation of building or appliance emissions
Los Altos Hills
- Utilizes Clean Act Act authority
- Regulates all emitting equipment
- Direct air quality/health benefits
- High impact on emissions reductions
- Legally untested
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