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City of Pleasanton–Spotorno Ranch Reduced Development Project Environmental Checklist Initial Study/Consistency Checklist 92 FirstCarbon Solutions https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480021/Consistency Checklist/21480021 Spotorno Ranch Consistency Checklist ScreenCheck.docx Environmental Issues Prior 1998 HVSP FEIR Determination CEQA Section 15183(b) Criteria Effect Peculiar to Project or Site? New Significant Effect? New Significant Off-site, Cumulative Impact? New Information, More Severe Adverse Impact? 4.6 Energy Would the project: a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? None No No No No a) Energy Use Would the project: Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? The 1998 HVSP FEIR did not specifically address this topic. However, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are closely related to energy consumption, and efforts to reduce GHG emissions often directly relate to energy efficiency and reduced fuel consumption. In the years since the 1998 HVSP FEIR was certified appliances, housing and vehicles have become more energy efficient and less wasteful due to rules and regulations that have been adopted at the federal, State, and local level in order to reduce GHG emissions. Examples of these rules and regulations include: • The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, most recently updated in 2010 to reduce GHG emissions and improve fuel economy for new passenger cars and trucks in the United States. • The Pavley Regulations and Fuel Efficiency Standards, adopted in California in 2002 and finally implemented in 2011 after a successful legal defense of the standards. The Pavley standards increase fuel efficiency requirements beyond the CAFE standards in California. • Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which included numerous programs to reduce GHG emissions, including energy efficiency standards for appliances and buildings, targets for transportation related GHG emissions, and additional fees for water use. • Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards for residential and nonresidential buildings, most recently updated in 2019 to include the most recent energy efficiency technologies and methods for building construction. Together, the building standards and transportation regulations in California represent a highly advanced and stringent energy efficiency system of regulations. Adherence with all applicable rules,