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Electric Ready: Buildings

Electric-ready ordinances targeting buildings require installation of electric infrastructure to facilitate conversion from gas-fueled to electric equipment and appliances at a future date. The objective of electric-ready ordinances is to leverage the significantly lower installation cost during construction to avoid the much higher cost of making the changes in an existing building.

Electric Ready: Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle (EV)-ready ordinances require installation of infrastructure beyond minimum CALGreen requirements. EV-ready ordinances may require additional circuitry, charging equipment and controls, or a dedicated electrical circuit and outlet in the garage. EV-ready ordinances leverage the lower installation cost during construction to avoid the higher cost of installing charging equipment in existing parking areas.

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All-Electric (Modification to Title 24, Part 6)

Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending the energy code.

Maximum reduction in emissions
Flexibility to adopt outside Title 24, Part 6
No external documents or calculations required

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

Burlingame

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All-Electric (No Modification to Title 24, Part 6)

Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending the zoning, health and safety, or other municipal code

May be effective at time of use permit (prior to building permit)
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

Your city could be the first to adopt this ordinance

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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

Your city could be the first to adopt this ordinance

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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

Your city could be the first to adopt this ordinance

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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

No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
Uncertainty regarding future benefits

Your city could be the first to adopt this ordinance

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EV-Ready and/or EV-Capable: Increase the number of “EV-Capable” and/or “EV-ready” parking spaces beyond mandatory CALGreen requirements

EV-Capable: With appropriately sized raceway and electrical panel capacity, and/or EV-Ready: With raceway, capacity and wiring to support a future EV charging station

Prepare for projected increase in number of electric vehicles
Cost at new construction significantly less than retrofit

No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
Uncertainty regarding future benefits

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2019 ModelOrd-NC-ElecPref-V30

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All-Electric (Modification to Title 24, Part 6)

Application Package

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All-Electric (No Modification to Title 24, Part 6)

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Upgrade electrical panel with sufficient capacity to serve electrical equipment and appliances, and electric vehicle

Internal Staff Resources

Implementation

Pre-wire stove, HVAC and clothes dryer for 240V service

Internal Staff Resources

Implementation

Conduit to each area with gas equipment sized to serve electrical equipment with equivalent capacity

Internal Staff Resources

Implementation

EV-Ready and/or EV-Capable: Increase the number of “EV-Capable” and/or “EV-ready” parking spaces beyond mandatory CALGreen requirements

Internal Staff Resources

Implementation

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