100% renewable power is foundational to effective climate action in our community, empowering residents and businesses to convert all their building systems to clean electrical appliances and HVAC, and to plug in emission-free electrical vehicles. The good news is that Marin residents and businesses already have access to clean energy through MCE even without installing solar.
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Sustainable San Rafael has been a huge supporter of the initial establishment of MCE, its ongoing pursuit of all-renewable electricity systemwide, and San Rafael's adoption of MCE's "Deep Green" 100% renewable energy in the City's budget and planning.
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PRELIMINARY FY 2017-18 BUDGET
April 28, 2017
To: San Rafael City Council
From: Sustainable San Rafael
re: Preliminary FY 2017-2018 Budget (Item 7b)
The letter thanks the Council for keeping San Rafael in the vanguard of responsible climate action in Marin and welcomes the inclusion o MCE's 'Deep Green' 100% renewable electricity in the City's preliminary budget, offset by savings from solar arrays. We also urge the City to leverage additional savings from solar in the pipeline to commit an additional $18,000-$22,000 needed to complete the switch of all City accounts to Deep Green during the fiscal year, leveraging additional expected savings from solar that is in the pipeline and from conversion to LED street lights.
The cost-effective means of reducing the City's greenhouse gas emissions by switching to Deep Green electricity sets a powerful example for residents and businesses to do likewise. The City would join six other Marin jurisdictions that have now decided to use only renewable electricity and three more that are poised to do so.
To: San Rafael City Council
From: Sustainable San Rafael
re: Preliminary FY 2017-2018 Budget (Item 7b)
The letter thanks the Council for keeping San Rafael in the vanguard of responsible climate action in Marin and welcomes the inclusion o MCE's 'Deep Green' 100% renewable electricity in the City's preliminary budget, offset by savings from solar arrays. We also urge the City to leverage additional savings from solar in the pipeline to commit an additional $18,000-$22,000 needed to complete the switch of all City accounts to Deep Green during the fiscal year, leveraging additional expected savings from solar that is in the pipeline and from conversion to LED street lights.
The cost-effective means of reducing the City's greenhouse gas emissions by switching to Deep Green electricity sets a powerful example for residents and businesses to do likewise. The City would join six other Marin jurisdictions that have now decided to use only renewable electricity and three more that are poised to do so.
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