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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	09/27/2021
Subject: RECEIVE UPDATE on Bay Area Regional Energy Network. (Demian Hardman-Saldana, DCD)
Submitted For:	Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	N/A
Presenter:	Demian Hardman-Saldana, DCD	Contact:	Demian Hardman-Saldana (925)655-2816

Information

Referral History:

In July 2012, the County entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), a collaborative partnership among the nine Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties) and led by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of energy efficiency programs throughout the Bay Area.

In late 2012, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved BayREN as a pilot program (effective January 1, 2013) to implement Energy Efficiency (EE) Programs for the purpose of filling gaps in EE Program activities not being offered by the Investor-Owned Utility’s (IOUs, such as PG&E) or Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs, such as MCE).

Since 2013, all BayREN counties have been receiving CPUC funding each calendar year to provide marketing, education and outreach for various EE Programs offered through BayREN. On May 31, 2018, the CPUC approved, among other things, the BayREN business plan allocating additional funding through calendar year 2025 (Decision 18-05-041).

The business plan allowed BayREN to design and implement EE Programs for residential and commercial buildings, as well as activities related to energy code compliance. The residential and commercial programs offer free technical services and incentives if owners/contractors make specific energy efficiency improvements to existing single-family, multi-family or commercial buildings. Also included is a green labeling program that provides incentives to homeowners and participating contractors to offer a home energy score to interested single-family homeowners.

The Building Codes and Standards subprogram provides, among other things, various resources to support local government officials with building energy code compliance and enforcement. The implementation and expansion of these energy efficiency programs support the County's Climate Action Plan adopted in 2015.

Referral Update:

Attached is a presentation with an update on BayREN program activities.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Receive update on BayREN program activities.

Attachments
BayREN EE Program Update