HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/2019 Item 10, Richard
Wilbanks, Megan
From:BK Richard <bk@bishoppeakgroup.net>
Sent:Tuesday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Cc:Emily Rosten; Harmon, Heidi; Bettina Swigger
Subject:Nipomo Parking Garage
Hi,
I fully support the development of this garage and the adjacent new home for SLO Rep.
It may not be appropriate at this stage of the project, but I wanted to provide a comment regarding the
potential for electric power generation and charging of electric vehicles. Given the trajectory of energy
use in transportation and the aggressive City goals to reduce it’s carbon footprint, it would seem
appropriate for the parking garage to have complete (as complete as practical) coverage by photovoltaic
panels above the roof parking spots. Also, a very high percentage of the parking spots should be wired
for plug-in access (with the potential of using parked cars as a daytime surge energy source (from cars
owned by willing owners)). Finally, when contracting for the work on the Nipomo garage, I think the
City should consider capitalizing solar power paneling above the top level in all of its parking structures
and making this a standard.
I suspect City engineers are aware of the ongoing effort to standardize charging systems. The link cites a
recent discussion of this point: https://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/efficiency/porsche-claims-it-
can-double-teslas-fastcharging-rate
Thank you for considering this aspect of the project.
B. K. Richard
805.801.7578
www.octagonbarn.org
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