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* Any gas infrastructure installed in buildings today is a stranded asset (= economic loss). Requiring <br />all -electric new construction is the fiscally prudent decision. All gas infrastructure will need to be ripped out <br />and replaced with electric in the coming decades. Requiring it now will save our community - residents and <br />businesses - millions if not billions of dollars. <br />* All -electric buildings with solar and battery storage enhance community resiliency. Buildings with <br />gas are not more resilient: modern gas appliances require electricity to operate. All -electric buildings with solar <br />and storage offer greater resiliency benefits for residents and businesses, especially in light of PSPS events. <br />* High-performance electric appliances are the industry standard in other regions of the US and <br />abroad. Advanced electric technologies using heat pumps for space and water heating (not resistance <br />appliances) and induction stoves for cooking (not coil cooktops) are already tested and proven. These <br />technologies dominate most markets outside California. <br />* PG&E supports gas bans in new construction. Here is a copy of their letter of support for all -electric <br />new construction<https:Hdrive.gooele.com/open?id=13v 2 NTOb7L_09-zdaOCvgNi7Ee80UU1> to the City <br />of Morgan Hill, which just passed a gas ban last week. They offered to show up at city council meetings to <br />answer questions and voice support. <br />* Eliminating indoor combustion improves health for residents. Buildings with gas in California release <br />more smog indoors than all gas power plants, which impacts the health of our families and pets. Removing <br />combustion indoors by moving to all -electric eliminates the release of toxic gases and the need for CO <br />detectors, improving public health. <br />* Redwood City will fall behind if it does not take a stronger position. In our region, San Jose, Berkeley, <br />Menlo Park, Mountain View, and Morgan Hill have already banned gas or strongly favored all -electric new <br />construction in the ordinances they've adopted. Here's a list of active local government efforts to decarbonize <br />buildings<http://www.buildingdecarb.ory/active-code-efforts.html>. Several other local jurisdictions will be <br />considering eliminating gas in the coming weeks. Redwood City will be an outlier and fall behind in the region <br />if it does not adopt a stronger position. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Dan Johnson <br />Dan Johnson, AIA- Sustainability Architect Leader, Beyond 8fficiency inc. <br />Empowering people to create enduring human -centered Gutldings <br />Direct: 415.964.2282 1 dan(abevondefficiency.us <br />Offices: 710 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 1 415.236.1333 <br />152 East Gill, Jackson, WY 1307 200.7236 <br />Mail: PO Box 9279. Jackson, WY 83002 <br />bey-ondefficienev.us <br />*HOT OFF THE PRESSES* - Beyond Efficiency's newsletters <br />`WE'RE HIRING*- Learn more Gere <br />