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Christian, Kevin
From:Codron, Michael
Sent:Tuesday, May 15, 2018 1:18 PM
To:Purrington, Teresa
Cc:Christian, Kevin; Goodwin, Heather
Subject:FW: Cannabis Ordinance/Energy use
AC via website and e-mail, below. Thank you.
From: Andy Pease <
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 1:04 PM
To: Dave Houghton <
Cc: Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Codron, Michael <mcodron@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Cannabis Ordinance/Energy use
Thanks, Dave!
Andy
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Dave Houghton < wrote:
Hi Andy—I submitted the following to Michael Codron via the ComDev web page, so this is a cc for you.
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Hello Michael—I am following up on my phone message to you. I am a local mechanical engineer and Poly lecturer,
focused mostly on energy efficiency and clean energy technology.
Regarding the City ordinance drafted to cover cannabis production, sales, and so on, I noticed this statement:
1. All indoor cannabis cultivation shall be designed to accomplish zero net energy use from the start of the
operation.
This will likely be a very difficult goal to accomplish. Indoor growing operations use enormous amounts of electrical
energy—as much as 20–50X what could be generated with rooftop solar panels. I am a proponent of energy efficiency,
renewable energy, zero-energy buildings, and even legalized cannabis, and I have no particular agenda in pointing this
out. It’s just a “reality check” on the achievability of this particular goal.
I am available to discuss further if this would be of help.
Thanks,
Dave
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David Houghton, PE
Avila Partners, Inc.
1075 Court Street, Suite 209
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-706-0700 (office)
970-209-1216 (mobile)
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