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Council adopts labor, environmental and community criteria for Clean Energy project selection
Summary
San Jose approved scoring criteria for long‑term renewable energy procurements, adding workforce standards, project‑location and environmental stewardship factors after year‑long stakeholder input including labor and environmental advocates; council emphasized balancing affordability with additional criteria.
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved new project selection criteria for San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE) long‑term renewable and reliability procurements, adding workforce, workforce‑development, location, environmental stewardship and community‑engagement elements to the department’s evaluation framework.
What changed: Staff presented a year‑long stakeholder process that included labor unions (including IBEW), environmental advocates and the City’s Community Advisory Commission and Risk Oversight…
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