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Indoor and Outdoor Water Efficiency
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Water Neutral Development
Single Family Air Conditioner Replacements (SF AC to HP)
- Helps accelerate heat pump adoption
- Eliminates site GHG emissions associated with space heating
- Some existing site conditions may present implementation challenges
- Requires significant stakeholder education on benefits
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Nonresidential Air Conditioner Replacements (NR AC to HP)
Require heat pump or efficiency measures when replacing packaged rooftop air conditioners in nonresidential buildings.
- Encourages installation of heat pumps when replacing HVAC systems.
- Applies only to HVAC systems with capacity less than 20 tons
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Pre-wire stove, HVAC and clothes dryer for 240V service
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, install dedicated 240 volt circuits to enable conversion for each gas terminal or stub out to electric heaters, clothes dryers, and ranges/ovens
- Prepare for likely future retrofit. Very small incremental cost at new construction
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
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Conduit to each area with gas equipment sized to serve electrical equipment with equivalent capacity
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, require installation of raceways sized for conductors adequate to serve the building’s potential electric loads
- Prepare for likely future retrofit
- Small incremental cost at new construction
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
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Upgrade electrical panel with sufficient capacity to serve electrical equipment and appliances, and electric vehicle
Electrical panels and subpanels serving common loads in a mixed-fuel building shall have space for overcurrent protective devices and bus bars of adequate capacity to meet potential future electrical requirements
- Prepare for possibility of electric vehicle purchase and other retrofits
- Likely only required in older home vintages
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
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Regulation of building or appliance emissions
Los Altos Hills
- Utilizes Clean Act Act authority
- Regulates all emitting equipment
- Direct air quality/health benefits
- High impact on emissions reductions
- Legally untested
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