Climate Smart San José Plan
Semi-Annual Update
Transportation & Environment Committee
October 2, 2023
Presented by:
Kerrie Romanow, Director– 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
• Council approved the Climate Smart San José plan (2018) and adopted a carbon neutrality by 2030 goal (2021)
• Council adopted Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030 plan (2022) identifying 4 key strategies:
• zero-emission vehicles
• reduce vehicle miles traveled by 20%
• Switch our appliances from fossil fuels to electric
• carbon-neutral electricity
• Environmental Services Department staff lead, facilitate, and/or 3 support climate mitigation initiatives across departments City-wide Climate Smart San José
Core Activities
• Funding and Resources: Continue to seek and acquire
external resources:
• Environmental Services staff led the following additional initiatives:
• Approval to establish a Climate Advisory Commission
• Execution of a master services agreement with Raimi and Associates for administrative update of Climate Smart plan • Completion of Communitywide Greenhouse Gas Inventory
4 Total Received in
Reporting Period
(Mar. – Aug. 2023)
Total Received in
FY 2022-2023
(final)
Direct Funding $4,424,274 $6,174,274
In-Kind Resources - $250,000
Total $4,424,274 $6,424,274
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Communitywide Greenhouse Gas Inventory
5 • Calculations completed biannually by Environmental Services staff with input on content from various City departments
• Continued greenhouse gas reductions but acceleration needed stay aligned with Council-approved reduction goals
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Community
Outreach and
Engagement
Highlights
• Recognized six Climate Smart Champion Award
recipients for outstanding efforts in 2022
• Partnered with Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, San
José State University, and Valley Verde as part of the
GoGreen Teams pilot
• Included equity-based co-creation as part of the Zero Emission Neighborhood (ZEN) pilot and Shared Emobility Services 6 Climate Smart San José
Reduction in
Vehicle Miles
Traveled
Highlights
• In 2023 the has City:
• secured over $67 Million in grant funding to advance complete street and the Better Bike Plan 2025 efforts
• Secured, with VTA, over $4 million in grants for transit signal priority • applied for $19 million in grant funding for further complete street, transit priority, and bike projects.
• Worked closely with Bike Share operator Lyft, MTC, and micro-mobility operators to expand service areas to communities that do not have easy access to these programs • Received regional funding to add 21 new bikeshare stations and 650 e-bikes • Began applying the City’s new Transportation Demand Management and Parking Ordinance to new developments as of April 2023 7
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Zero-Emission Vehicles
Highlights • California EV Infrastructure Project
(CALeVIP) - $14M for Level 2 and fast
charge • 140 Level 2 and 24 Direct Current Fast
Chargers are operational (from Dec.
2020 – present)
• Closed to new applications 6/30/23 • All projects installed by 2025 • Direct Current Fast Charging Hubs Pilot • Re-evaluating scope and opportunities to scale • EV Education Pilot underway • EV Reach Code for Multifamily New Developments • Completed additional stakeholder
engagement and cost analysis
• Council consideration in November
8 2023
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100% Carbon-neutral Power
9 Highlights
• Default GreenSource service: 60%
renewable, 95% carbon-free
• Nearly 2,000 customers upgraded to
TotalGreen (100% renewable)
• Since 2019 launch: $2B+ in contracts
for renewable and reliability resources
• Over 300,000 homes
• In May 2023, launched Peak Rewards
demand response program for
commercial customers
• SJCE calls "Peak Events" when
customers get paid to reduce energy
usage
• 5 events, 9 participants, 1 MW of
peak demand reduction (~500 homes)
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Building Electrification
10 Highlights
• Community Energy Department
• Energy-efficiency Programs (9/2022-
12/2024)
• Residential: 140 smart plugs, 160
smart thermostats, 42 appliances
(50-70% discounts)
• Commercial: 80-90% discounts,
313 businesses served, 126 more
businesses/schools in process
• New Building Electrification
webpages on heat pumps, induction
cooking
• www.SanJoseCleanEnergy.org/el
ectric-homes
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Building Electrification (cont’d)
11 Highlights
• Environmental Services Department
• Building Electrification Accelerator Program
• Created BlocMaps tool
• Convened Community Advisory Board
• Developed a Request for Information to
identify local contractors to participate
• Workforce Development
• Coordinating with local, regional, and
statewide organizations on trainings
• Participating in High Road Training
Partnership
• Developed contractor list and survey
• Building Performance Ordinance
• Currently 75% compliance rate
• Implemented first “Beyond Benchmarking”
cohort (250 buildings)
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Looking Ahead (Sept 2023 – Feb 2024)
Anticipated Initiative Milestones:
• Launch building electrification and workforce development accelerator program; • Launch San Jose Clean Energy’s EV shopping tool;
• Adopt administrative regulations for one-way vehicle sharing services; • Develop a preliminary EV charging infrastructure strategic plan; • Improve and expand the City’s employee transportation program; • Release request for proposals for Move San José Decision Support System (phase 2); • Expand Bay Wheels bike sharing to East San José;
• Implement urban greening projects under Zero Emissions Neighborhood Pilot; and • Finalize the new Climate Smart Zero Waste Element.
Anticipated City Council Items:
• Building reach code update for EV charging in new multifamily buildings (Nov. 14, 2023) • Building Electrification Special Session (Dec. 11, 2023) • Climate Advisory Commission (Nov./ Dec. 2023)
• Climate Smart Zero Waste Element (Feb. 2024) 12
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Kerrie Romanow, Director– ESD
Kate Ziemba, Senior Environmental Program Manager– CED
Ramses Madou, Division Manager– DOT