Climate Smart San José Plan
Semi-Annual Update
Transportation & Environment Committee
October 3, 2022
Presented by:
Amanda Leonis, Supervising Environmental Services Specialist– Environmental Services Department Kate Ziemba, Senior Environmental Program Manager – Community Energy Department Ramses Madou, Division Manager – Department of Transportation • Background
• Updates
• Core Activities
• Community
Engagement
• Programs and
Policies
• Looking Forward
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San Jose’s
Climate
Leadership
• Climate Smart San José plan approved in 2018
• In November 2021, City Council adopted an aspirational goal of carbon neutrality by 2030
• In June 2022, Council adopted Pathway to Carbon
Neutrality by 2030 (plan)
• Focused acceleration efforts on zero-emissions transportation, building electrification, and carbon-neutral power source • Since 2019, work significantly supported by American
Cities Climate Challenge
• Concluded in June 2022
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Core Activities
• City made a significant investment in climate action in FY 22-23:
8.25 permanent FTEs in ESD and 3.0 permanent FTEs in DOT. • Continue to seek and acquire external resources:
• Also applied for $600,000 in external funding in this reporting period
• working on applications due in Sept/ Oct. 2022 for up to $2.9M in funding and resources
4 Total Received in
Reporting Period
(Mar.-Aug. 2022)
Total Received
in FY 21-22
Direct Funding $1,523,000 $7,451,776
In-Kind
Resources
$361,200 $762,400
Total $1,884,200 $8,214,176
Climate Smart San José
Community
Outreach and
Engagement
Highlights
• Recognized thirteen Climate Smart Champions
• Hosted Zero Emission Neighborhood pilot
community meetings
• Led Equity Task Force meetings to understand
the impacts of freight on local communities
and brainstorm strategies to address
• Supported 25 GoGreen Team Leaders
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Climate Smart Pillar 1: A Sustainable & Climate Smart City Programs and Policies
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• New renewable energy projects
• Online: 225 megawatts (MW) wind, 62 MW of firm
renewable energy
• 100 MW solar, up to 34 MW geothermal, and 10
MW storage and up to 45 MW of long-duration
storage are coming
• Energy-efficiency programs launched in Sept. 2022
• Residential program:
• 50-70% rebates on electric appliances
• Free smart thermostats and smart plugs
• Open to moderate-income single-
family households and single-family
households in disadvantaged communities
• Business/Schools program:
• 80-90% rebates for Heating, Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning, water heating,
and refrigeration systems
• Solar Access program
• Offers low-income customers a 20% bill
discount and 100% solar energy
• Fully subscribed as of June 2022, with more
than 800 customers
Climate Smart San José
Highlights
• California EV Infrastructure Project
(CALeVIP)
• $14M total funding from SJCE and State
for Level 2 and fast charger installations
through 2023
• 52 Level 2 and 11 Direct Current Fast
Chargers are operational (as of March 2022)
• Direct Current Fast Charging Hubs Pilot
• Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) and Parking Ordinance Update
• Move San José
• Transit First Policy
Climate Smart Pillar 2: A Vibrant City of Connected & Focused Growth Programs and Policies
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Climate Smart Pillar 3: An Economically Inclusive City of Opportunity Programs and Policies
Highlights
• Building Reach Code Update
• Updates to align with 2022 CA building
standards and natural gas infrastructure
prohibition ordinance (Oct 2022)
• Additional updates following release of
cost-effectiveness studies and community
outreach on multi-family EV charging
infrastructure requirements (Dec. 2022)
• Natural Gas Infrastructure Prohibition
Ordinance Update
• No exemptions requested for new natural
gas fuel cell installations since August
2021
• 20 (30 MW) installed 2010-2019
representing ~1% of community-wide
emissions
• Distributed Energy Resources exemption
set to expire as of January 2025
• Per ordinance, return to Council with
update no later than December 2023
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Looking Ahead
Next reporting period (September 2022 – February 2023):
• Execute building electrification and workforce development accelerator contract • Finalize the new Climate Smart Zero Waste Element
• Complete Inventory of 2020 City Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Award contract for Climate Smart administrative update • Adopt administrative regulations for one-way vehicle sharing services • Develop an initial electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategic plan • Start development of an integrated employee TDM program • Release RFP for phase two of the Move San José Decision Support System Anticipated City Council Items:
• Administrative update to the building reach code (Q4 2022, updated) • Parking and TDM Ordinance (Q4 2022)
• Downtown Transportation Plan (Q4 2022)
• West San Jose Multi-modal Transportation Improvement Plan (Q4 2022) • Fast charging hubs pilot (Q4 2022)
• SJCE 2022 Integrated Resources Plan (Q4 2022)
• Climate Smart Natural and Working Lands and Zero Waste Elements (Q1 2023) • Climate Commission recommendations (Q1 2023)
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Amanda Leonis, Supervisor – ESD
Kate Ziemba, Program Manager – CED
Ramses Madou, Division Manager – DOT