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Comments on the Draft CAP 2.0 2021.12.22 From: Mick Hanou Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:49 AM To: Megan Campbell<mcampbell@cityofpleasantonea.gov> Subject: RE: Draft CAP 2.0 - feedback from Hanou Hello Meghan, I've been following this over the last few months and thank folks for their efforts. I may not be able to attend today's meeting but wanted to have some input — which you may be able to share or pass on to the audience. • BE1 Decarbonization — P1— Electrification of new buildings for heating is not as efficient as gas. This follows the basic laws of thermodynamics — (science) engineering that can't be disputed. Loss of transmission in moving the electricity is one main reason. But it just takes more electricity to heat something than does gas. o Unless that electricity is generated by solar/wind/hydroelectric, all it is doing is moving CO2 emissions to elsewhere as it would still be generated by gas-fired plants (or worse). 117- BE1 Decarbonization — P2 — I'm glad to see that forcing existing residential buildings to switch from gas to electric is off the Cap 2.0! Really a silly thing to have ever proposed. In addition to the points above, the costs would be prohibitive and basically waste the costs of the existing gas infrastructure. • BE3 — P4 — Solar— Has the Cap 2.0 considered that there is now an effort underway to eliminate or reduce residential solar NEM rebates? (Independent November 25, 2021, page 8). That would totally undermine our efforts towards reducing power generation from Gas Power plants by using solar. This one is pretty important to consider! I've also attached an article in the Economist from April 10, 2021. "A New Use for Microwaves". Though the science is about microwaves, there are a lot of good points about the inefficiency and cost of converting from gas to electric heating. La Page 21 of the Draft IS -ND is a negative declaration. Although some of the subsections are a bit confusing as to whether they are contributing to the effort to reduce Energy use (6, page 45) or GHG (8, page 54). One heck of a thorough analysis though! Took a long time to go through. Has anyone consiclered giving credits, for those of us ti►•hose yards sequester I 00 o/'pounclr of CO2 that go into our green ivaste bins? I consider myself close to carbon -neutral, with easily a couple Q/* tons of green waste recycled, roof solar panels, efj�ctive retrofit of insulation to reduce cooling bills, use of a small portable heater rather than heating the entire house in the winter, and only one or two fires in the fireplace I have at Christmas — all sourced by wood grown in my yard. Take your time answering as I know you are getting ready for the meeting. Regards, Mick Hanou Pleasanton, Ca 94566 (After 9:30am Pacific Time)