Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet W. Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of $765,038 in Grant Funds from Peninsula Clean Energy for Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings and Transportation
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County of San Mateo to accept a $765,038 grant from Peninsula Clean Energy and enter into a grant agreement to fund four projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and transportation.
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BACKGROUND:
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) is a Community Choice Energy agency that provides all electricity customers in San Mateo County with clean electricity. PCE is a Joint Powers Authority governed by a Board of Directors comprised of elected officials representing the 20 incorporated cities in San Mateo County and the County of San Mateo (County).
In December 2023, the PCE Board of Directors authorized a one-time allocation of $11.5 million in surplus funds for the 21 member agencies to implement local energy projects. PCE allocated to each member agency a specific funding amount based on year-end 2023 customer count in each jurisdiction. The County of San Mateo's grant allocation totals $765,038. Grant funds must be used in a manner consistent with PCE's mission of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In 2021 the Board adopted the Government Operations Climate Action Plan (GOCAP) (Resolution No. 077960), a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce GHG emissions from County operations and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. In 2022 the Board adopted the Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) (Resolution No. 079264), which outlines a path to reduce GHG emissions generated in unincorporated San Mateo County and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. In June 2025, the Sustainability Department submitted an application to PCE proposing to us...
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