Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Agreement with the Association of Bay Area Governments to Implement Bay Area Regional Energy Network Programs for Calendar Years 2024 through 2027
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Association of Bay Area Governments to implement Bay Area Regional Energy Network programs for the term of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,278,957.
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BACKGROUND:
Founded in 2013, the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) with funding from the California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). BayREN is a collaboration of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties implementing energy efficiency and electrification programs on a regional level.
BayREN currently offers six subprograms throughout the Bay Area: Single Family Residential, Multifamily Residential, Codes and Standards, Commercial Sector, Water/Energy Nexus, and Green Labeling. Through BayREN, Bay Area residents, businesses, and local governments have access to an array of incentives, technical assistance, resources, and financing options to assist them in completing residential, commercial, and public sector energy upgrades.
Each calendar year, ABAG contracts with the nine Bay Area counties to provide local marketing, technical support, and outreach activities to promote BayREN offerings in their local community. Since the first program cycle in 2013, ABAG has contracted with the County to implement BayREN activities in San Mateo County, administered by the Office of Sustainability (OOS).
On March 24, 2020, this Board adopted Resolution No. 077308 authorizing the existing agreement for the County to receive revenues of up to $637,383 f...
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