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Santa Clara suspends all‑electric reach‑code enforcement; council directs staff to draft single‑margin energy standard and pre‑wiring rules
Summary
The Santa Clara City Council voted to suspend enforcement of the city’s all‑electric reach‑code provisions and directed staff to draft a revised reach code using a single‑margin energy performance approach combined with prescriptive pre‑wiring for future electrification.
The Santa Clara City Council voted to suspend enforcement of the city’s all‑electric reach‑code provisions and directed staff to draft a revised local energy standard that would be workable under current law.
Rena Brio, director of economic development and sustainability, told the council the action responds to a Ninth Circuit ruling that overturned Berkeley’s all‑electric requirements and created legal vulnerability for similar local ordinances. Brio described three alternative approaches staff considered: a prescriptive approach (required wiring/conduit for future electrification), an energy performance or “single‑margin” approach that requires a quantified percentage improvement above the state…
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