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BAY FAIR TOD SPECIFIC PLAN <br />Energy <br />A keynote goal of the City is to expand renewable energy resources, promote energy efficiency and <br />energy conservation. This Plan introduces a unique opportunity to fulfill the goal significantly by <br />redeveloping the area with renewable energy technologies such as roof top and parking canopy <br />solar power generation and solar heating. PG&E supplies electrical and gas services to the Plan Area <br />and surrounding region. <br />Energy Policies <br />1. RENEWABLE ENERGY. Support the 6. <br />development and application of renewable <br />energy technologies such as active, <br />passive, and photovoltaic solar energy; <br />fuel cells; and other sustainable sources. <br />2. ENERGY MICRO -GRID. Strongly encourage <br />new and existing buildings to integrate <br />and contribute to City efforts to develop <br />an energy micro -grid which produces and <br />distributes energy in a non -centralized <br />system reliant on renewable sources such <br />as solar. <br />3. DISTRICT ENERGY. Allow and encourage <br />shared heating and cooling between <br />multiple buildings and other "district" <br />energy and shared energy systems in the <br />Bay Fair area. <br />4. ENERGY -EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. <br />When installing new public infrastructure <br />such as streetlights, traffic signals, water <br />conveyance pumps, use energy -efficient <br />models and systems whenever possible, <br />incorporating new technologies as they <br />become available. <br />5. ENERGY INNOVATION. Support new and <br />innovative energy technology, with the <br />objective of reducing dependence on fossil <br />fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, <br />and using energy more efficiently. <br />GREEN BUILDING. Ensure the <br />enforcement of California Green Building <br />Code requirements and the continued <br />use of green building checklists during the <br />permitting of major residential and non- <br />residential construction. <br />7. WIND TURBINES. Develop and promote <br />City's guidelines for use of wind turbines <br />where aesthetic and environmental <br />concerns can be sufficiently addressed. <br />8. ELECTRICAL SERVICE. Encourage <br />partnerships with PG&E for the <br />procurement of electrical service from <br />renewable, sustainable and green sources. <br />9. COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION <br />(CCA). Continue to participate in Alameda <br />County's Community Choice Aggregation <br />(CCA) program, which allows homes, <br />businesses, and municipal facilities to buy <br />and/or develop power on their own behalf. <br />10. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. <br />Support the development of a network <br />of electric vehicle charging stations <br />throughout the Plan Area. <br />112 <br />