_DEIR - Laserfiche WebLink

City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Draft EIR Energy FirstCarbon Solutions 3.5-13 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-05 Energy.docx The proposed project would be required to comply with standards for new construction established by the State and BAAQMD and development standards in the California Energy Code, CALGreen, the Municipal Code, and other applicable federal, State, and local laws. In addition, the proposed project will be all-electric, which promotes the State’s longer-term goals of decarbonization. The proposed project would be consistent with the City's CAP 2.0 strategies for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Thus, the proposed project would decrease overall per capita energy consumption. Furthermore, the proposed project would be designed and constructed consistent with the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards then in effect and would be required to incorporate a series of renewable energy design and energy efficiency features. The proposed project would not result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources or conflict with the CAP 2.0's plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Level of Significance Before Mitigation Less than significant impact. Mitigation Measures None required. 3.5.9 - Cumulative Impacts The cumulative analysis considers the foreseeable development projects listed in Chapter 3, Environmental Impact Analysis, Table 3-1, Cumulative Projects (and shown in Exhibit 3-1), in the City of Pleasanton, in addition to the proposed project. The geographic scope of the cumulative energy analysis is the PG&E service area and includes all of the projects identified on Table 3-1. All cumulative projects would be required to comply with City ordinances and policies that address energy conservation and energy efficiency, such as complying with the latest California Energy Code and Title 24 standards. This would ensure that cumulative projects would not result in wasteful, inefficient or unnecessary consumption of resources and would establish consistency with State and local plans. Accordingly, potential cumulative impacts would be less than significant. Additionally, cumulative projects would adhere to the City’s reach code, which prohibits the use of natural gas in new construction. Moreover, as described in the evaluation of Impact ENER-1 and ENER-2, the proposed project would not have a significant incremental contribution to the less than significant cumulative impacts. Like the development associated with the cumulative projects, development associated with the proposed project would be designed in accordance with Title 24, California’s Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Buildings and would comply with the latest CALGreen requirements for residential new construction. These standards include minimum energy efficiency requirements related to the building envelope, mechanical systems (e.g., HVAC and water heating systems), indoor and outdoor lighting, and illuminated signs. The incorporation of the Title 24 standards into the proposed project and cumulative projects would ensure that implementation of these projects would not result in the inefficient, unnecessary, or wasteful consumption of energy. Therefore, the proposed project, in conjunction with other planned