Equitable Building Electrification Resources
Local Climate Action Plan Documents
Implementation of the recommended actions within this report are designed to support the local climate action goals contained within the documents below. Individual jurisdictions will continue to lead their city-specific efforts but will be invited to work together collectively as appropriate.
City of Cloverdale
- Climate Action 2020 and Beyond – Cloverdale Local Chapter – Adopted July 2016
https://rcpa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CA2020_Plan_7-7-16_web.pdf
City of Cotati
- Climate Action 2020 and Beyond – Cotati Local Chapter – Adopted July 2016
https://rcpa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CA2020_Plan_7-7-16_web.pdfText
City of Healdsburg
- Climate Mobilization Strategy – Adopted October 2023
https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/17326/Adopted-Healdsburg-CMS-Compiled
City of Petaluma
- Blueprint for Climate Action – Final Approved with Appendices November 2024
https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/petalumaca/2025/04/Petaluma-Blueprint-for-Climate-Action_Final-Approved.pdf
City of Rohnert Park
- Rohnert Park 2040 General Plan – Public Review Draft Policy Document 2022
https://envisionrp.com/images/docs/gp2040_draft.pdf
City of Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy – Public Review Draft 2024
https://www.santarosaforward.com/files/managed/Document/952/Appendix_A.SR-GHG-Reduction-Strategy_PublicDraft-October2024.pdf
City of Sebastopol
- Sebastopol Climate Action Framework – Adopted 2022
https://ci.sebastopol.ca.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sebastopol-Climate-Action-Framework_FINAL_07-21-22-1.pdf
City of Sonoma
- Sonoma Climate Action Strategies – Adopted 2024-02-08
https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/sonomaca/2024/10/Final-Climate-Action-Strategies.pdf
Town of Windsor
- Municipal Climate Action Plan
https://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30258/Town-of-Windsor-Municipal-Climate-Action-Plan?bidId=
Countywide Climate Action Plan Documents
Implementation of the report’s actions will be designed to support these countywide documents.
County of Sonoma
- Five Year Strategic Plan – Adopted 2021
https://s45165.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1-Five-Year-Strategic-Plan-2021-26-English.pdf - Climate Resilience Comprehensive Action Plan
https://www.sonomacountylawlibrary.org/Main%20County%20Site/Administrative%20Support%20%26%20Fiscal%20Services/CAO/Documents/Climate%20Action%20and%20Resiliency/Climate-Resilience-Comprehensive-Action-Plan.pdf - Sonoma County Home Resilience Guide – English and Spanish
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Main%20County%20Site/Administrative%20Support%20%26%20Fiscal%20Services/CAO/Documents/Climate%20Action%20and%20Resiliency/Home%20Resilience%20Guide_English%20ADA%20Apr2023.pdf
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Main%20County%20Site/Administrative%2023-05-0920Support%20%26%20Fiscal%20Services/CAO/Documents/Climate%20Action%20and%20Resiliency/Home%20Resiliency%20Guide_Spanish%20ADA%20Apr%202023.pdf
Sonoma Clean Power
- Strategic Action Plan – Customer Offers and Incentives 2025
https://sonomacleanpower.org/uploads/documents/Strategic-Action-Plan-12.24.pdf - Residential and Commercial: Needs Assessment Report
https://sonomacleanpower.org/uploads/documents/2024-SCP-Final-CNA-Report-7.16.2024.pdf
Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities
- Sonoma Climate Mobilization Strategy – Adopted 2021
https://rcpa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sonoma-Climate-Mobilization-Strategy-Adopted-2021-03-08.pdf - Climate Action 2020 and Beyond – Action Plan and Appendices
https://rcpa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CA2020_Plan_7-7-16_web.pdf
https://rcpa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CA2020_Appendices_7-7-16_web.pdf
Sonoma Water
- Sonoma Water Climate Adaptation Plan – Adopted 2021
https://www.sonomawater.org/media/PDF/Environment/Climate%20Adaptation%20Planning/SW_CAP_Final_October_2021.pdf
Selected Building Electrification Resources
The following documents were especially helpful in developing this Action Plan.
Consumers Energy
- Consumers Energy All-Electric Multifamily Design Guide
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6396bd729db8fe580b2feefd_Consumers%20Energy%20All-Electric%20Multifamily%20Design%20Guide%20October%202021.pdf
Redwood Energy
- A Pocket Guide to All-Electric Retrofits of Single-Family Homes
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6396be1051f34460e7dd5f26_A%20Pocket%20Guide%20to%20All%20Electric%20Retrofits%20of%20Single%20Family%20Homes.pdf - A Zero Emissions All-Electric Single Family Construction Guide
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6396be50fd907ebe477d5927_Zero%20Emissions%20All-Electric%20Single%20Family%20Construction%20Guide.pdf - A Pocket Guide to All-Electric Retrofits of Commercial Buildings
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6377e7c7fd6f8cc30f88afa7_Redwood%20Energy-s%20Pocket%20Guide%20to%20All-Electric%20Commercial%20Retrofits.pdf - A Zero Emissions All-Electric Multifamily Construction Guide
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6396bf1076a0d29e9c772dfa_A%20Zero%20Emissions%20All-Electric%20Multifamily%20Construction%20Guide.pdf - Zero Carbon Commercial Construction: An Electrification Guide for Large Commercial Buildings and Campuses – 2nd Edition
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b110a14473cb7777a50d28/6396bece08e3e6821659ca69_Zero%20Carbon%20Commercial%20Construction%202nd%20Edition.pdf
California Energy Commission
- 2024 California Building Energy Action Plan
https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/energy-efficiency-existing-buildings - Final 2021 Integrated Energy Policy Report – Volume I: Building Decarbonization
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=241599 - California Building Decarbonization Assessment – Final Commission Report
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=239311
Social Equity Resources
The following documents were especially helpful and will be integral to our implementation efforts.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- Adapting Energy Efficiency Programs to Reach Underserved Residents
https://www.aceee.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/adapting_energy_efficiency_programs_to_reach_underserved_residents_-_encrypt.pdf
Building Decarbonization Coalition
- A Methodology for Geographically-Targeted Building Electrification for Environmental and Social Justice Communities in California
https://buildingdecarb.org/wp-content/uploads/geographically-targeted_building_electrification_for_environmental_and_social_justice_communities_in_california.pdf
Building Electrification Initiative
- Inclusive Workforce Development Strategies for Building Electrification
https://www.beicities.org/s/BEI_Inclusive-Workforce-Development-Strategies-for-Building-Electrification_Sept-2024.pdf
Emerald Cities Collaborative
- Climate Equity and Community Engagement in Building Electrification – A Toolkit
https://emeraldcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Climate-Equity-and-Community-Engagement-Toolkit_Nov102020.pdf - Building Electrification Equity Project
https://emeraldcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BEE_Report_Final.pdf
Greenlining Institute
- Equitable Building Electrification – A Framework for Powering Resilient Communities
http://greenlining.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greenlining_EquitableElectrification_Report_2019_WEB.pdf
Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race and Equity
- Racial Equity Toolkit – An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=5aeb3928-3ec6-1aea-8311-b8a166916063&forceDialog=0 - Advancing Racial Equity and Transforming Government – A Resource Guide to Put Ideas into Action
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=c7da94ce-4e82-ce97-592d-9ff0e98062dd&forceDialog=1 - Racial Equity – Getting to Results
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=766af79b-f7d5-3990-4073-f0247c3f26b0&forceDialog=1 - Racial Equity Action Plans – A How-to Manual
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=a1780a0b-4314-ff6c-e82a-824973972b52&forceDialog=1
Measure of America
- A Portrait of Sonoma – Sonoma County Human Development Report 2014
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ssrc-static/moa/APOS_FINAL.pdf - A Portrait of Sonoma – 2021 Update
https://ssrc-static.s3.amazonaws.com/moa/APortraitofSonoma2021Update.pdf
Southern California Association of Governments
- Climate Equity Compendium – A Resource Document to Advance Climate Equity
https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/23-3130-climate-equity-compendium-sep-2023.pdf
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
- Equity and Buildings – A Practical Framework for Local Government Decision Makers
https://www.usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/usdn_equity_and_buildings_framework_-_june_2021.pdf - A Guidebook on Equitable Clean Energy Program Design for Local Governments and Partners
https://cadmusgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cadmus-USDN-Equitable-Clean-Energy-Guidebook.pdf - Equity in Sustainability – An Equity Scan of Local Government Sustainability Programs
https://www.usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/usdn_equity_scan_sept_2014_final.pdf
Zero Cities Project
- Equity Assessment Tool
https://www.usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/equity_assessment_tool_-zero_cities_project_-_race_forward_2019.pdf - Impacts of Covid 19 – Addendum to the Racial Equity Assessment Tool
https://www.usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/final_raceforward_impactsofcovid19_cc.pdf
