From: Mishka Michon
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: Solar power!
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 12:38:53 PM
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I support the solar power program for Pasadena and the Pasadena 100 goal of 100% carbon free by 2030. We need the city to support the effort to protect our environment before it's too late.
Mishka
Mishka Michon
From: Jillian Reed
To: Gao, Beilei
Subject: Rooftop solar
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:21:52 PM
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Hi,
Thank you for removing the restrictive limit on rooftop solar! I also support the extension of the 150% size battery requirement threshold to values at least 170%, because customer surplus generation of electricity is a benefit to the city system.
The growth of local solar can play a crucial role in our city's transition to 100% carbon free electric power by 2030.
Thanks,
Jillian Reed, Pasadena Resident
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Subject: Item # 3 Solar Capacity Allowable Limits for August 26 Meeting of Municipal Services Committee Date: Monday, August 25, 2025 4:32:38 PM
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I contacted Gariel Caballero in the planning department to figure out how large a solar array I should tell my solar contractor to submit for a permit.
I was told the size would be based on previous usage.
This is a nightmare
scenario for me having made major investments changing to all electric power HVAC and vehicles only to be told now that the city won't approve systems higher than historical demand.
Subject: Solar System Size for 2390 Queensberry Road
Hi Gabriel,
Thanks for taking my call today. I am trying to install a solar array and battery back-up system to convert my energy use from gas to all electric. I attended the PWP open house recently to get advice on converting to solar.
I was
advised that my system size would be based on my usage now plus the added demand for electricity by converting from gas to electric for central heating and from liquid fuel to electric charging for my vehicles.
I was also in the
process of ordering a replacement electric water heater when I contacted you to find out what size system I need to tell my contractor to submit a permit request for.
Last year, we used 8194 KWH in electricity (April to April).
I just installed an all-electric heat pump HVAC system, replacing my gas furnace. Even if cooling use is the same in summer, estimates I have found online indicate that added electricity demand for heating my 2400 sq ft house this winter with a 4 ton unit could add 4000 KWH to my total annual demand.
We added 2 electric vehicles last year that I have been charging at work but will be charging at home once the solar array is installed (I was also hoping to retire soon). We have an all-electric 2023 Kona EV and a 2017 Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. Estimates for home charging vehicles runs from 3600 to 4000 KWH each/year.
Finally, I was in the process of placing an order for a new electric water heater.
Online estimates suggest that this
will add another 4000 KWH/year to my electric usage.
So, I could increase my 8194/year usage by nearly 16000KWH in the next year to just over 24000 KWH.
How is a homeowner able go green if the rules don’t allow for installation of a system that covers demand? I just spent almost $25K to install a new heat pump based on the input I received at the PWP open house. Now I am terrified that I won’t be able to have enough solar to cover the added cost.
Seems to me that this should just be a math problem. Pasadena should want residents to install enough solar to cover demand. That is all I am looking for.
8.7KW 20 panel system proposal from Solar Optimum attached. We all just need to agree on how many panels and KW should get installed. Need your help getting there. Thanks.
Bob