DATE: July 11, 2016
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Utilities and Environmental Services
SUBJECT
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Renewable Energy Generation Potential at City Facilities & Establishment of a Cumulative Municipal Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Goal
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report and recommends that staff schedule this item for consideration by Council to set a goal of achieving cumulative municipal ZNE using renewable energy by 2025.
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BACKGROUND
During the December 10, 2015 meeting, the Committee asked staff to present a report about City-wide renewable energy use and to provide a timeline for achieving cumulative Zero Net Energy for City facilities.
Hayward's General Plan includes the following policies and implementation programs related to renewable energy.
Policy NR-4.4 Energy Resource Conservation in Public Buildings - The City shall continue to require all public facilities and services to incorporate energy and resource conservation standards and practices.
Policy NR-4.10 Public Renewable Energy Generation - The City shall ensure that all new City-owned facilities are built with renewable energy, as appropriate to their functions, and shall install renewable energy systems at existing City facilities where feasible.
Policy NR-4.11 Green Building Standards - The City shall require newly constructed or renovated public and private buildings and structures to meet energy efficiency design and operations standards with the intent of meeting or exceeding the State's zero net energy goals by 2020.
DISCUSSION
Hayward has been producing renewable electricity for decades. Current renewable energy facilities include the combined heat and power (operating since 1982 and replaced in 2015), solar photovoltaic (PV) on the roof of the animal shelter/landscape building on Barnes Court (2005), solar PV at the Water Pollution Control Facility (2010), solar PV at the Uti...
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