(a) Applicability and Schedule for Compliance. The date of applicability of the requirements of this Chapter 30 to Nonresidential Buildings is as follows, based on gross floor area:
(1) Buildings of 500,000 square feet in gross floor area or larger: December 31, 2022;
(2) Buildings of 250,000 square feet in gross floor area or larger, but below 500,000 square feet: December 31, 2024;
(3) Buildings of 50,000 square feet in gross floor area or larger, but below 250,000 square feet: December 31, 2030.
Nonresidential Buildings of less than 50,000 square feet in gross floor area are not subject to the requirements of this Chapter.
(b) Renewable Electricity Requirement. Each Nonresidential Building subject to this Chapter 30 shall, as of the date specified in subsection (a), ensure that all on-site electricity demands are met through any combination of:
(1) on-site generation from 100% greenhouse gas (GHG)-free or renewable energy resources, and/or
(2) purchase from 100% greenhouse gas (GHG)-free or renewable energy resources.
(c) Tenants. In buildings subject to the requirements of this Chapter 30, it shall be the responsibility of nonresidential building tenants to ensure that all meters for which they are the account holder are in compliance with the renewable electricity provisions of Section 3003(b), and the reporting requirements of Sections 2002(b) and (c). Nothing in this Section 3003 shall be construed to permit a building owner to use tenant utility subscription data or usage data for purposes other than compliance with Chapters 20 and 30 of the Environment Code.
(d) Program Wait List. A nonresidential building subject to this Chapter 30, as of the date specified in subsection (a), will be compliant if they are on a waitlist for enrollment in a program satisfying the conditions of subsection (b).
(e) Existing Electricity Contracts. A nonresidential building subject to this Chapter 30 will not be considered in violation of this Chapter 30 during the term of an existing long-term energy contract executed and dated prior to December 31, 2019.
(Added by Ord. 220-19, File No. 190708, App. 10/4/2019, Eff. 11/4/2019)