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Committee backs electric‑preferred reach code and municipal electrification steps, asks for electric‑ready amendment
Summary
Supervisors advanced green‑building and municipal ordinances to limit natural gas in new municipal projects and to adopt a reach code favoring all‑electric construction; they duplicated the private‑sector file so an 'electric‑ready' amendment can be added and referred the municipal item to a fiscal committee for review.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Dec. 9 advanced two climate‑oriented ordinances: a municipal code change requiring new municipal buildings and major renovations to be all‑electric, and an electric‑preferred reach code that raises energy‑performance requirements for private buildings that continue to use natural gas.
Supervisor Mandelmann framed the measures as a three‑step strategy toward San Francisco’s 2030 and 2050 climate goals: (1) lead by example with municipal buildings, (2) adopt an electric‑preferred reach code for private construction, and (3) pursue a broader ban on natural gas in new construction…
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