Agenda Packet 5-22-19 Work Session

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May 22, 2019, Work Session - Item 1 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Northwest Natural’s Low Carbon Pathway for Eugene Meeting Date: May 22, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Ethan Nelson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5245 ISSUE STATEMENT Northwest Natural will meet with the City Council as follow-up to previous work sessions about NWN’s franchise agreement with the City and Climate Action Plan 2.0 discussions. BACKGROUND The City’s Climate Recovery Ordinance (Ordinance No: 20567) includes goals to 1) reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7.6 percent annually through 2100 and 2) reduce fossil fuel use by 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. The City is updating its Community CAP2.0 to create a roadmap to achieve the CRO goals. As a part of the CAP2.0 process, Eugene Climate Collaborative partners—including NWN—have shared their greenhouse gas and fossil fuel reduction plans for the next 5-10 years. In addition, City Council is considering additional actions to regulate natural gas that will help the City reach its CRO goals as part of the CAP2.0 and the NWN Franchise Agreement renewal processes. NWN’s presentation will inform the City Council about the work that the company has underway now—including opportunities for energy efficiency and conservation, offsets, and energy supply from renewable natural gas and other innovations like renewable hydrogen. As a reminder, the City Council has most recently held the following work sessions related to natural gas and climate recovery over the past 12 months. • 01/30/19: Regulation of Natural Gas Work Session and CAP2.0 and ‘Gaps’ update. No Action. • 01/16/19: Home Energy Score Program Work Session. Council agreed to include the HES program as an option in a more comprehensive CAP2.0 package for review later in the year. • 11/14/18: NWN Gas Franchise Work Session and CAP Discussion. Council requested that staff develop a ‘Gaps’ Plan to address the projected shortfall between the CAP2.0 process and the goals identified in the CRO. • 10/08/18: CAP2.0 update. No Action. • 4/25/18: CAP2.0 update Work Session and EV-Ready Homes Discussion. No Action.