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Delgado, Adriana
From:Julie Chan <juliegardens@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Clean Energy Choice for New Buildings
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Dear City Council:
At the 2/1/22 SLO City Council study session for the review of the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Choice for New
Buildings, as a registered voter and resident of the city of San Luis Obispo, I urge you to choose to: Remove the
natural gas compliance pathway for new buildings option.
This option is consistent with SLO City's goals and policies for the following reasons listed below:
All-electric buildings are healthier, cleaner, and more affordable.
o Children living in a home with a gas stove have a significantly increased risk of developing
asthma.
o All-electric buildings have been shown to be cost effective to build and operate.
o It would be costly for SLO to install fossil gas appliances in new buildings and then later retrofit
those buildings to remove the gas.
SLO City is falling behind on climate leadership. More than 50 California cities and counties have
already committed to phasing out natural gas in new buildings. Our peer cities Santa Barbara and
Santa Cruz have both committed to all-electric buildings.
SLO City is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035. SLO City will not reach this goal at
the current rate of building electrification. It makes no sense to continue installing new fossil gas
infrastructure in new buildings.
Thank you,
Julie Chan
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