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FROM- DONNA GERBER Cost'
DATE: MARCH 12, 2002 County
SUBJECT: FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOLAR POWER BEING
OFFERED AS AN OPTIONAL FEATURE Its NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION.
Direct the Community Development Director to conduct a feasibility studyto determine the
possibility of making solar power an optional feature in new housing developments.
BACKGROUND:
The ;goal is to build' a more energy efficient home and to allow new homeowners to
generate their oven electricity with the possibility of reducing their utility bills by 50 percent
or more over a conventionally-built home. Shea Homes, Inc., of San Diego, CA and
Astropower, Inc., entered into an agreement a year ago to make solar power a standard
feature in their newest community located in Scripps Highlands, 15 miles north of San
Diego. The solar home power system produces pollution-free electricity, spinning the;utility
meter backwards to lower utility bills.
Some potential incentives for builders:
• Fast,rack perjI, flg. With 50% of the homes with solar power as a standard'feature, the
builder would receive Fast-Track Permitting.
• Impact Fee Reduction. Impact fees could be reduced to an amount of$4.5OAovp of solar'
power system capacity installed.
With the approval of the solar electric projects at the Martinez Detention Facility, 1000 Ward
Street and at 50 Douglas Drive in Martinez, Centra Costa County has already demonstrated a
commitment to producing free, clean electricity:
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: [3YES 0 NO SIGNATURE: f
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATORRECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ... _.
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 012 X002 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED �. x OTHER Xy
DIRECTED the Community Development Director to conduct a feasbility study to
determine the possiblity of making solar power and photovoltaic an optional feature in
new housing developments.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN'
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT Alone ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS'ON THE DATE
AYES NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED March ;12, 2002
CONTACT: SUPERVISOR GERBER(925)82134683 JOHN SWEETEN CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: SUPERVISOR GERBER
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
BUILDING INSPECTION DIRECTOR
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