Agenda Packet 2-11-19 Joint Work Session

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Memorandum Date: January 31, 2019 To: Mayor and City Council, EWEB Board of Commissioners From: Ethan Nelson, Intergovernmental Relations Manager Subject: Reduction of Fossil Fuel Approaches As part of the Climate Recovery Ordinances goal of reducing fossil fuel use by 50% community wide by 2030, the Eugene City Council has been discussing two major policy efforts. Fossil Fuels in Transportation The first is through the Transportation System Plan (TSP), which provides a transportation system vision complete with investment proposals for new infrastructure and programs that can reduce vehicle miles traveled. The 2035 TSP also includes a more rigorous emphasis on alternative transportation modes including increases in transit, biking, and pedestrian trips. In addition to this effort, the City Council has directed staff to evaluate and propose methods for implementing the TSP over the next 20 years that would meet the CRO target through the increase adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in both passenger and commercial fleets. As this work is being completed, we recognize that there will be an energy source shift from the use of fossil fuels to the use of grid supplied electricity from EWEB. For a sense of scale, the CRO goal is a 50% reduction of fossil fuel use by 2030 from 2010 levels. In 2010, the total fossil fuel use in Eugene related to transportation was 7.6 million MMBTU (a million British thermal units). A 50% reduction equates to 3.8 million MMBTU. Fossil Fuels in Buildings The second approach is through the reduction of natural gas use in buildings, commercial, and industrial applications within the community. Recently, the Eugene City Council has held work sessions related to the renewal of the Northwest Natural Gas Franchise Agreement, a broader discussion related to the regulation of natural gas, and opportunities to increase efficiency of gas use. As with the proposals within the 2035 TSP, the effort to reduce natural gas use includes some options for fuel switching to grid supplied electricity from EWEB. For a sense of scale, the CRO goal is a 50% reduction of fossil fuel use by 2030 from 2010 levels. In 2010, the total fossil fuel use in Eugene related to buildings was 4.6 million MMBTU. A 50% reduction equates to 2.3 million MMBTU. Between the two sectors, the target reduction by 2030 is roughly 6.1 million MMBTU, with a similar load potentially being transferred to EWEB. ATTACHMENT C February 11, 2019, Joint Work Session - Item 1