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4.5 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br />Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 <br />14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 4.5-34 <br />Table 4.5-5. Applicable Greenhouse Gas–Related Laws and Regulations <br />Project Component <br />Applicable Laws/ <br />Regulations Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures Required for Project <br />Renewable Energy California RPS <br />(SB X1-2, SB 350, <br />and SB 100) <br />Energy providers associated with the Project will be required to <br />comply with the RPS set by SB X1 2, SB 350, and SB 100. <br />SB X1 2 required investor-owned utilities, publicly owned utilities, <br />and electric service providers to increase purchases of <br />renewable energy such that at least 33% of retail sales are <br />procured from renewable energy resources by December 31, <br />2020. In the interim, each entity was required to procure an <br />average of 20% of renewable energy for the period of January 1, <br />2011 through December 31, 2013; and were required to procure <br />an average of 25% by December 31, 2016, and 33% by 2020. <br />SB 350 requires retail sellers and publicly owned utilities to <br />procure 50% of their electricity from eligible renewable energy <br />resources by 2030. <br />SB 100 increased the standards set forth in SB 350 establishing <br />that 44% of the total electricity sold to retail customers in <br />California per year by December 31, 2024, 52% by December <br />31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030, be secured from <br />qualifying renewable energy sources. SB 100 states that it is the <br />policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and <br />zero-carbon resources supply 100% of the retail sales of <br />electricity to California by 2045. <br />Million Solar <br />Roofs Program <br />(SB 1) <br />The Project will participate in California’s energy market, which is <br />affected by implementation of the Million Solar Roofs Program. <br />As part of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Million Solar Roofs <br />Program, California set a goal to install 3,000 megawatts of new <br />solar capacity through 2016. The Million Solar Roofs Program is <br />a ratepayer-financed incentive program aimed at transforming <br />the market for rooftop solar systems by driving down costs over <br />time. <br />California Solar <br />Initiative- Thermal <br />Program <br />The Project will participate in California’s energy market, which is <br />affected by implementation of the California Solar Initiative – <br />Thermal Program. Multifamily and commercial properties qualify <br />for rebates of up to $800,000 on solar water heating systems <br />and eligible solar pool heating systems qualify for rebates of up <br />to $500,000. Funding for the California Solar Initiative –Thermal <br />program comes from ratepayers of Pacific Gas & Electric, SCE, <br />Southern California Gas Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric. <br />The rebate program is overseen by the CPUC as part of the <br />California Solar Initiative. <br />Waste Heat and <br />Carbon Emissions <br />Reduction Act (AB <br />1613, AB 2791) <br />The Project will participate in California’s energy market, which is <br />affected by implementation of the Waste Heat and Carbon <br />Emissions Reduction Act. Originally enacted in 2007 and <br />amended in 2008, this act directed the CEC, CPUC, and CARB to <br />implement a program that would encourage the development of <br />new combined heat and power systems in California with a <br />generating capacity of not more than 20 megawatts to increase <br />combined heat and power use by 30,000 gigawatt-hour. The