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City of San Leandro 14143-14273 Washington Avenue Warehouse Project 58 unnecessary than for any other similar buildings in the region. Pursuant to CalGreen, all plumbing fixtures used for the proposed project would be high-efficiency fixtures, which would minimize the potential inefficient or wasteful consumption of energy related to water and wastewater. Project operation would not result in potentially significant environmental effects due to the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, and impacts would be less than significant. LESS-THAN-SIGNIFICANT IMPACT b. Would the project conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency? The City of San Leandro’s 2035 General Plan and Climate Action Plan (CAP) include energy conservation and energy efficiency strategies intended to enable the State and the City to achieve GHG reduction and energy conservation goals. As shown in Table 15 and Table 16, the project would be consistent with (and not conflict with nor obstruct) State and local renewable energy and energy efficiency plans. Table 15 Project Consistency with State Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Plans Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Plan Proposed Project Consistency 2019 Integrated Energy Policy Report. The 2019 report highlights the implementation of California’s innovative policies and the role they have played in establishing a clean energy economy, as well as provides more detail on several key energy policies, including decarbonizing buildings, increasing energy efficiency savings, and integrating more renewable energy into the electricity system. Consistent. The project would be required to comply with San Leandro Municipal Code (SLMC) Chapter 7.5.7, which mandates the implementation of Title 24. Further, electricity would be provided either by PG&E or EBCE, which source some or all their power from renewable sources. Given these features, the project would involve reduced GHG emissions from power, an increase in energy efficiency savings, and integration of more renewable energy into the electricity system. Therefore, the project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the 2019 Integrated Energy Policy Report. California Renewable Portfolio Standard. California’s RPS obligates investor-owned utilities, energy service providers, and community choice aggregators to procure 33 percent total retail sales of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, 60 percent by 2030, and 100 percent by 2045. Consistent. EBCE and PG&E supply electricity in the city and they are required to generate electricity that would increase renewable energy resources to 60 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2045. EBCE already has an option for residents to source 100 percent renewable energy. Because PCE and PG&E would provide electricity service to the project site, the project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the California Renewable Portfolio Standard. Energy Action Plan. In the October 2005, the CEC and CPUC updated their energy policy vision by adding some important dimensions to the policy areas included in the original EAP, such as the emerging importance of climate change, transportation-related energy issues, and research and development activities. The CEC adopted an update to the EAP II in February 2008 that supplements the earlier EAPs and examines the state’s ongoing actions in the context of global climate change. The nine major action areas in the EAP include energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy, electricity adequacy/reliability/infrastructure, electricity market Consistent. Development facilitated by the project would be required to comply with SLMC Chapter 7.5.7, which mandates the implementation of Title 24. Further, electricity would be provided either by PG&E or EBCE, which source some or all their power from renewable sources. Given these features, the project would involve reduced GHG emissions from power, an increase in energy efficiency savings, and integration of more renewable energy into the electricity system. Therefore, the project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the EAP.