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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO AMEND AN AGREEMENT WITH SILICON VALLEY
CLEAN ENERGY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER PROGRAM BY $250,001, RESULTING IN A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18439, which adopted a communitywide carbon neutrality target of 2045 and directed the staff to enact programs to achieve the carbon neutrality goal; and
WHEREAS, the greenhouse gas emissions associate d with a heat pump water heater is lower than those from a natural gas-powered water heater; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View (“City”) can promote heat pump water heater adoption in Mountain View by providing incentives for the installation of heat pump water heaters; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2025, the City launched a Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate Program (“Program”) which offered a rebate to Mountain View residents who replaced their gas water heaters with electric heat pumps; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into a reimbursement agreement with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (“SCVE”) on March 20, 2025 (the “Agreement”) for SVCE to administer the Program on the City’s behalf and provide City rebate funds to Mountain View residents; and
WHEREAS, the City provided $249,999 in funds for the Program , and all such funds have been either expended or reserved for heat pump water heater installations in Mountain View; and
WHEREAS, additional funding for the Program would enable additional residents to install heat pump water heaters in their homes and therefore reduce water heating -related greenhouse gas emissions in Mountain View; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or their designee to amend an agreement with Silicon Valley Clean Energy to increase funding for the Heat Pump Water Heater Program by $250,001, resulting in a total not-to-exceed amount of $500,000; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Resolution shall be effective upon the date of its adoption.
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