Beneficial Building Electrification Survey

The City of Lafayette's Environmental Task Force is considering recommending policies to require newly constructed buildings to be built all-electric and to encourage existing building owners to convert their fossil fuel appliances to electric as well. Read more at www.lovelafayette.org/ebuildings.

Switching from polluting natural gas to clean electricity in our homes and offices makes our community safer, healthier and more resilient while reducing our carbon footprint and lowering energy costs.

The City of Lafayette’s Environmental Task Force is currently drafting policies to require newly constructed buildings to be built all-electric and to encourage existing building owners to convert their fossil fuel appliances to electric as well. (To date, 54 California jurisdictions have passed similar all-electric legislation.)

Originally scheduled to close May 15, 2022, the survey has been reopened with no deadline to collect more responses.

1.Do you live or work in Lafayette?(Required.)

Yes, I live in Lafayette

Yes, I work or own a business in Lafayette

2.Did you attend or watch a replay of the City of Lafayette’s building electrification presentation on April 22, 2022?

Yes

3.Should the City of Lafayette require newly constructed buildings to be built all-electric? Why or why not?(Required.)

4.Should the City of Lafayette encourage existing homes & buildings to transition their gas appliances (e.g. furnace, water heater, clothes dryer, fireplace, cooktop) to all-electric? Why or why not?(Required.)

5.Please let us know any other input you have related to this topic.

6.Would you like to be notified of future Lafayette’s Environmental Task Force meetings? If so, please provide your name and email address. (You can also sign-up for these notifications at www.lovelafayette.org/city-hall/e-notification.)