Multi-city Working Group

December 12, 2017

RICAPS technical assistance is available through the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, which is funded by California utility customers, administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and with matching funds provided by C/CAG.

Agenda

Introductions

County-level Emissions Trends: 2005-2015

Community-wide GHG emissions inventories

2005

Baseline inventories completed by the County with support (ICLEI)

2010-2015

Update completed by RICAPS for each city

2016

Updates to be completed by RICAPS for each city

Countywide Emissions Significantly Reduced Since 2005

Landfills

State Highways

Local Roads

Commercial / Industrial Energy

Residential Energy

Waste Disposal

-20%

-15%

-10%

Emissions in Energy, Transportation and Waste: 2005-2015

-3%

-13%

-33%

10.6% decrease

in combined

emissions since

2005

Sectors not included in this

graph because 2005 data not

available: Stationary sources,

off-road equipment, trains,

wastewater treatment, and

water

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7.8% decrease in

total electricity

Commercial/Industrial

8.1% decrease in

commercial/

industrial electricity

7.3% decrease in

residential electricity

Residential

San Mateo County Electricity

Consumption by Sector: 2005 - 2015

PG&E Electricity Emission Factor: 2005 - 2015

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17% decrease in

emission factor from

2005 2015

2017 Emission

Factor w/ PCE:

0.235 Lbs

CO2/kWh*

2017 emissions factor assumes 96% of customers

opting for ECOPlus, 2% of customers opting for

ECO100 and 2% of customers opting for PG&E

service (2015 emission factor data).

San Mateo County Electricity Emissions by

Sector: 2005 - 2015

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23% decrease in

total electricity

emissions

Commercial/Industrial

Residential

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Commercial/Industrial

Residential

6% decrease in

commercial/industrial gas

use

19% decrease in

residential gas use

13% decrease in

combined natural gas use

San Mateo County Natural Gas

Emissions by Sector: 2005 - 2015

San Mateo County Natural Gas vs. Electricity

Emissions: 2005 + 2010-2015

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Electricity accounted for

42.2% of combined

emissions in 2015

Gas accounted for 57.8%

of combined emissions in

2015

San Mateo County Trends in On-road

Transportation: 2005-2015

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VMT = 3.8% Increase

On-road Emissions = 5.1% Decrease

Emissions/1000 miles = 8.6% Decrease

San Mateo County Water Consumption:

2010-2015

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16% decrease in water

consumption since 2010

San Mateo County Waste Disposal and

Alternative Daily Cover: 2005-2015

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17% decrease in total

waste tonnage

22% increase

in ADC

23% decrease in waste

disposal

Waste

Disposal

ADC

Historic Emissions vs. Target Emissions

Reduction Path

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Waste Disposal

ADC2005 Emissions:

5,992,500

MT CO2e

2015 Emissions:

5,335,100

MT CO2e

15% below 2005

emissions by

2020: 5,093,600

MT CO2e

2015 Emissions w/

PCE: 5,079,600

MT CO2e

• Provide individual 2014 & 2015 Community GHG inventories to

cities (by late-December 2017)

• Excel workbook format

• Opportunity for cities to review and provide comment

Community GHG Inventories: Next Steps

Questions?

Celebrating Sustainability Successes in 2017

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Ice Breaker Activity

SunShares

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• Over 50 partners secured group discounts on solar and zero-emissions vehicles for

residents of the greater Bay Area

• 10 Zero-emissions vehicles purchased

• 120 Homes went solar

• 638 kWs of solar installed via 2017 Bay Area SunShares

• 5.7 MWs solar installed via all Bay Area SunShares programs to date

• 1,584 People signed-up to participate in 2017 SunShares

• 1,210 People signed up to learn about solar discounts

• 623 People signed up to learn about zero-emissions vehicle discounts

• 250 People signed up to learn about new renewable energy options for renters

Beacon Awards 2017

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Full Beacon Award:

San Carlos, Gold

Foster City, Silver

Spotlight Award for Community GHG Reductions:

County of San Mateo, Platinum

Daly City, Gold

Spotlight Award for Agency GHG Reductions:

Foster City, Platinum

Daly City, Gold

Spotlight Award for Energy Savings:

South San Francisco, Platinum

Spotlight Award for Natural Gas Savings:

City of Redwood City, Gold

Spotlight Award for Sustainability Best Practices:

Foster City, Platinum

Daly City, Gold

South San Francisco, Gold

Other Sustainability Successes 2017

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• Brisbane adopted Energy Conservation and Generation Ordinance, January 2017• Requires either solar thermal or solar PV on both residential and non-residential new

construction

• Requires cool roofs on areas not covered by solar panels for both residential and non-

residential

• Belmont adopted Climate Action Plan, November 2017

• SMC passed Municipal Green Building Policy, December 5, 2017

C/CAG’s Scoop program has increased

carpooling by 60%

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C/CAG is preventing hundreds of tons of CO2

emissions

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Data reflects the CO2 emissions

prevented through Scoop trips by

San Mateo County commuters for the

past five months.

Due to the significant uptick in trips,

C/CAG’s environmental impact has

increased to remove hundreds of

tons of CO2 emissions.

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• Looking Back at 2017: Share your successes

• Looking Ahead: Priorities for 2018

Burlingame’s PCE ECO100 Opt Up Plan

Citizens Environmental Council (CEC) of Burlingame

Doug SilversteinRICAPS meeting, 12/12/17

October 2017 VisionNew CEC program with support from city, PCE & SM County

12-month program of education and incentives to:

• significantly accelerate home & business ECO100 opt ups• measurably lower GHG emissions• share learnings to multiply impact across the county

• looking for second city to join the pilot program

Why This?

• Cheap & easy - $5/month, 1-click

• Perfect demographic – educated, interested

• Fast impact – quick switch to solar/wind

• Feel good affect – “I’m doing my share”

• Drives ‘Clean Tech’ growth

Programs – education & incentives

• Community presentations – Lions Club, PTA, house parties, etc.

• Residential incentive – first 500 gift from local biz (on ECO100)

• Business incentive – first 200 window sign and publicity

• Communications – social media, newsletters, yard signs, etc.

• Business outreach – target top 10 green companies

Goal - 9/30/18

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

1/1/17 4/1/17 7/1/17 10/1/17 1/1/18 4/1/18 7/1/18 10/1/18

33% - ECO100 Opt-Up

2% of 15k

50% - stretch goal

Desired Support

• Burlingame champions – who should I know? who can help?

• Second city – Belmont, San Carlos, Millbrae? Who could lead?

• CAP goal impact

• How does this helps county & cities reach CAP goals?

• How can I leverage this impact to drive Opt Ups?

Doug Silverstein

650-346-8945

doug@cypress.it

Wrap Up & Next Steps