local policies to achieve zero net energy buildings

Local Policies to Achieve ZNE Buildings Webinar for Local Jurisdictions

June 3, 2015 Presented by San Diego Regional Energy Partnership and Center for Sustainable Energy

• Climate planning • Policy development • Strategic market intervention • Program design and implementation • Education and training • Technical assistance • www.energycenter.org/localgov

San Diego Regional Energy Partnership

• City of San Diego

• County of San Diego

• City of Chula Vista

• San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

• Port of San Diego

• San Diego Gas & Electric

Today’s webinar

• Hanna Grene, Energy Efficiency and Building Performance Policy Manager, CSE

– California’s ZNE goals

– ZNE Roadmap for Local Governments

• Barbara Boswell, Director, Lancaster Choice Energy

– City of Lancaster’s goal to become ZNE community

• Roy Hapeman, Energy Manager, County of Santa Barbara

– ZNE resolution for county buildings

• Janice Kluth, Senior Project Coordinator, Development Services Dept, City of Chula Vista

– ZNE education and outreach to stakeholders

• Q&A

What is “Zero Net Energy”?

A Zero-Net-Energy Code Building is one where the net amount of energy produced by on-site renewable energy resources is equal to the value of the energy consumed annually by the building, at the level of a single “project” seeking development entitlements and building code permits, measured using the California Energy Commission’s Time Dependent Valuation metric.

A zero-net-energy code building meets an energy use intensity value designated in the Building Energy Efficiency Standards by building type and climate zone that reflect best practices for highly efficient buildings.

-- California Energy Commission, 2013 Integrated Energy Policy Report

California’s ZNE Goals

• All new residential construction will be ZNE by 2020

• All new and 50 percent of existing state-owned public buildings will be ZNE by 2025

• All new and 50 percent of existing commercial buildings will be ZNE by 2030

1. Officially adopt ZNE goals

2. Create a ZNE task force

3. Enact reach codes or local ordinances that exceed Title 24, Part 6

4. Transform municipal buildings into ZNE buildings

5. Streamline permitting and interconnection for energy efficiency and

renewable energy

6. Establish benchmarking and disclosure policies

7. Incentivize construction that exceeds Title 24, Part 6

8. Enact PACE or other financing program(s) for commercial buildings

9. Provide ZNE education and outreach to industry stakeholders

Lancaster’s ZNE goals and supporting policies A Case Study for Local Policies to Achieve ZNE Buildings Webinar

June 3, 2015 Barbara Boswell

City of Lancaster’s program to become the first

Net Zero City in America and the Alternative Energy

Capital of the World

• Solar on Municipal Facilities and School Sites

• Utility-Scale Solar

• KB Net-Zero Home

• Local Ordinance Requiring Solar on New Homes

• PACE Financing

• Better Built Home Program

• Single-Family Affordable Solar Housing

• Community Choice Aggregation

• Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Charging Project

• Street Light Buy-Back and Retrofit

• 1.45 MW on five City facilities

• 7.5 MW on 25 school sites

• 77 MW operational

• 128 MW approved and awaiting construction

Financing Programs for Renewable Energy, Water and Energy Efficiency Improvements

www.figtreefinancing.com www.cacommunities.org/open-pace-program www.heroprogram.com/lancaster

www.LancasterChoiceEnergy.com

How the County of Santa Barbara got to a ZNE Resolution A Case Study for Local Policies to Achieve ZNE Buildings Webinar

June 3, 2015 Roy Hapeman

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

-Native American Proverb

Buildings Bleeding Energy

Buildings Bleeding Energy

The Process to stop the Energy Bleeding

Benchmarking Buildings

Measuring Building Energy Usage and put it online

It is Solar / Retrofits / Each Department Helping

County of Santa Barbara ZNE Resolution

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED that:

All new Santa Barbara County owned facilities and major renovations beginning design after 2025 be constructed as Zero Net Energy Facilities with an interim target for 50% of new facilities beginning design after 2020 to be Zero Net Energy. Santa Barbara County departments shall also take measures toward achieving Zero Net Energy for 50% of the square footage of existing Santa Barbara County owned facilities by 2025 and the remaining 50% by 2035.

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

A Case Study for Local Policies to Achieve ZNE Buildings Webinar

June 3, 2015 Janice Kluth, AICP

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

• Provide resources to development community and city staff

• Promote construction of sustainable buildings

• Improve compliance with energy efficiency and green building codes

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

• Chula Vista is a leader in sustainability: • First Climate Action Plan in 2000

• History of proactively engaging stakeholders around energy efficiency and climate action plans.

• Recognition and Awards: – Climate Leadership Award

– Beacon Spotlight Award

– Energy Showcase Award

• Local Government Partnership 2006

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

• Funding comes from California ratepayers via SDG&E

– Sustainable Communities Program

– Upgrade City Facilities:

• HVAC

• Street lights

• Water and energy savings in homes and businesses

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

• Impact

– Educate Stakeholders

• Workshops for city staff

• Workshops for development community

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

• Impact

– Educate Stakeholders

• Code Coach

• Resources: – Guides

– Checklists

– Website tools

Chula Vista’s Sustainable Communities Program

“Sustainability is simply part of the way the City of Chula Vista does business.”

- Brendan Reed, Environmental Resources Manager

More Resources

ZNE Roadmap for Local Governments & Case Studies

www.energycenter.org/zne

Hanna Grene: hanna.grene@energycenter.org

Laura Parsons: laura.parsons@energycenter.org

New Residential ZNE Action Plan Workshop

June 9, 2015 at CPUC, San Francisco

Mindy Craig: mindy@bluepointplanning.com

New Buildings Institute – Case Studies & Communications Tool Kit

www.newbuildings.org/zero-energy

Q&A

• Barbara Boswell, Director, Lancaster Choice Energy

• Roy Hapeman, Energy Manager, County of Santa Barbara

• Janice Kluth, Senior Project Coordinator, Development Services Department, City of Chula Vista

• Hanna Grene, Energy Efficiency and Building Performance Policy Manager, CSE

www.energycenter.org/zne