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Workshop Memorandum 17-112
Date: August 8, 2017
From: Joseph Zoba, General Manager
Subject: Overview of California’s New Residential Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Action Plan
In 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted goals that all new residential
construction in California will be zero net energy by 2020, and all new commercial construction in
California will be zero net energy by 2030. The California Energy Commission adopted the goal
to achieve zero net energy building standards by 2020 for homes and 2030 for commercial
buildings in its 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR), and reaffirmed that goal in its 2011
IEPR. The Zero Net Energy Building goals have also been supported in the California Energy
Action Plan, the AB 32 Scoping Plan, the Governor’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan, and the Clean
Energy Futures Vision.
In order to effectively implement each of the California Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic
Plan's goals, the CPUC has initiated individual goal area Action Plan efforts to create work plans
and to continue the stakeholder engagement process that was used in the strategic plan. In 2010,
the CPUC launched a ZNE Commercial Building Action Plan. The Energy Division of the CPUC
is currently creating a similar ZNE Residential 2020 Vision Framework.
The attached presentation slides were obtained from the http://www.californiaznehomes.com/
website at http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cc790b_3f756cbb070c4b57a324b15735e03cec.pdf.
The purpose of this workshop item is to provide a brief overview of the residential Zero Net Energy
requirements, which shares common goals to the District’s dual-plumbing requirements for new
homes. When both programs are implemented in 2020, the new homes built within the District’s
service area will be extremely energy and water efficient.
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