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Council asks staff, city attorney to study SoCalGas decarbonization map, potential impacts to Lompoc residents
Summary
City manager briefed council on a SoCalGas map showing potential gas-to-electric conversions in a south-side zone; council asked staff and the city attorney to return with a full review, outreach plan and infrastructure cost estimates.
City leaders flagged a proposed SoCalGas decarbonization effort that could remove natural gas service from a swath of the city and directed staff to return with a full legal and operational review.
During the Aug. 19 meeting, City Manager Dean Ambrose displayed a SoCalGas map he said identifies a south-side area that may be subject to a program to replace gas service with electric appliances. Ambrose said the program — referenced in the meeting as "s p 1 21 2 2 1" — would provide electric appliances for households and no longer provide gas service in the shaded areas if implemented.
Why it matters: A shift from gas…
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