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City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project <br />CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum Addendum <br /> <br /> <br /> 69 <br />Operation <br />Long-term operation of future development within the proposed sites would <br />include electricity use for lighting, appliances, heating, ventilation, air <br />conditioning (HVAC), common areas, cooking, space heating, water <br />heating, and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The proposed sites <br />would be considered to result in a potentially significant impact if it would <br />result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources <br />related to energy use defined as conflicting with the following energy <br />conservation goals: (1) decreasing overall per capita energy consumption, <br />(2) decreasing reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, or oil, and (3) <br />increasing reliance on renewable energy sources. <br />Decreasing Overall Per Capita Energy Consumption <br />All buildings would be required to be designed and constructed to comply <br />with the applicable provisions of the State’s Building Energy Efficiency <br />Standards (Title 24) and CALGreen, which reduce energy consumption <br />through enhanced insulation, efficient HVAC systems, lighting, and <br />appliances. Title 24 standards include a broad set of energy conservation <br />requirements that apply to the structural, mechanical, electrical, and <br />plumbing systems in a building. For example, the Title 24 Lighting Power <br />Density requirements define the maximum wattage of lighting that can be <br />used in a building based on its square footage. Title 24 standards, widely <br />regarded as the most advanced energy efficiency standards, would help to <br />reduce the amount of energy required for lighting, water heating, and <br />heating and air conditioning in buildings and would promote energy <br />conservation. Therefore, the proposed project would be consistent with this <br />criterion. <br />Decreasing Reliance on Fossil Fuels <br />As discussed further in the GHG impact analysis section, the proposed project <br />would be required to implement applicable elements of the City’s Climate <br />Action Plan 2 (CAP 2.0) that would reduce per-capita energy consumption, <br />including building energy efficiency retrofits, high-performance standards for <br />new development, electrification paired with efficient technologies, <br />transportation strategies that reduce VMT, promotion of energy-efficient <br />vehicles, community energy conservation programs, and reductions in <br />municipal energy use. Therefore, the proposed project would be consistent <br />with this criterion.