P.2. 20-1539 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING BALANCED ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2010-071, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING BALANCED ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Totally agree with Council Member Loewenstein and Council Member Horvath. The quick rush to adopt a resolution isn't harmless and places the City in a position that doesn't align with the City's current goals. You shouldn't be writing resolutions to agree with stances not understood, and least of all one's that your own Council calls nebulous or innocuous. Don't go on record supporting something you don't fully understand, and without a comprehensive presentation.
This summer’s blackouts reminded us of how critical reliable energy is to our economy and our safety.
For California to address the growing severity of climate change, an integrated and effective roadmap to achieve cleaner, safer, more reliable and affordable energy is needed.
The fact is, more renewable electricity and growing demand from EVs and electric appliances will require a more, not less, capable gas grid for peak days and hours. During the peak hours of this summer’s electricity crisis natural gas generators supplied 60 percent of our energy.
If we want electricity at night, or when the weather is bad, we need fuels that are available at those times to generate power. Batteries can cover the gap for a few hours, but can never be enough to replace the vast amount of energy delivered by the gas system.
So, even though we all will be using less gas as the grid gets greener, when renewables aren’t available, we still need reliable fuels to quickly to fill the gap.
And not all fuels are fossil fuels. Like electricity, fuels can be renewable.
Renewable natural gas can deliver an affordable clean energy option for families while also tackling emissions from waste & farming. Clean fuel cells can take stress off the grid and provide resilient, back-up power for hospitals, industries, & governments. Today those facilities run on diesel when the lights go out. Fuel cells generate power with no combustion and can run on natural gas, RNG or renewable hydrogen. That’s notable since scientists agree that hydrogen - a fuel - is key to storing renewable energy for months instead of hours.
As a Redondo Beach resident, & a SoCalGas employee, I would love to see residential fuel cells as an option here. That would allow us to get rid of the tangle of overhead power lines overhead in my neighborhood, North Redondo.
Sound too futuristic? Those residential fuel cells are available today….off-the-shelf, at a hardware store….in Japan.
By supporting balanced policies to reduce emissions from the gas grid , edondo Beach can help Californians reach our climate goals more affordably, keep the lights on, and help our state become the true climate role model we aspire to be.
Totally agree with Council Member Loewenstein and Council Member Horvath. The quick rush to adopt a resolution isn't harmless and places the City in a position that doesn't align with the City's current goals. You shouldn't be writing resolutions to agree with stances not understood, and least of all one's that your own Council calls nebulous or innocuous. Don't go on record supporting something you don't fully understand, and without a comprehensive presentation.
This summer’s blackouts reminded us of how critical reliable energy is to our economy and our safety.
For California to address the growing severity of climate change, an integrated and effective roadmap to achieve cleaner, safer, more reliable and affordable energy is needed.
The fact is, more renewable electricity and growing demand from EVs and electric appliances will require a more, not less, capable gas grid for peak days and hours. During the peak hours of this summer’s electricity crisis natural gas generators supplied 60 percent of our energy.
If we want electricity at night, or when the weather is bad, we need fuels that are available at those times to generate power. Batteries can cover the gap for a few hours, but can never be enough to replace the vast amount of energy delivered by the gas system.
So, even though we all will be using less gas as the grid gets greener, when renewables aren’t available, we still need reliable fuels to quickly to fill the gap.
And not all fuels are fossil fuels. Like electricity, fuels can be renewable.
Renewable natural gas can deliver an affordable clean energy option for families while also tackling emissions from waste & farming. Clean fuel cells can take stress off the grid and provide resilient, back-up power for hospitals, industries, & governments. Today those facilities run on diesel when the lights go out. Fuel cells generate power with no combustion and can run on natural gas, RNG or renewable hydrogen. That’s notable since scientists agree that hydrogen - a fuel - is key to storing renewable energy for months instead of hours.
As a Redondo Beach resident, & a SoCalGas employee, I would love to see residential fuel cells as an option here. That would allow us to get rid of the tangle of overhead power lines overhead in my neighborhood, North Redondo.
Sound too futuristic? Those residential fuel cells are available today….off-the-shelf, at a hardware store….in Japan.
By supporting balanced policies to reduce emissions from the gas grid , edondo Beach can help Californians reach our climate goals more affordably, keep the lights on, and help our state become the true climate role model we aspire to be.