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City of Santa Ana Addendum to the <br />MainPlace Mall Transformation Proiect Fashion Square Commercial Center Final EIR <br />regionally diverse and includes supplies from California sources (onshore and offshore), <br />Southwestern U.S. supply sources, the Rocky Mountains, and Canada (CGEU 2018). <br />SoCalGas designs its facilities and supplies to provide continuous service during <br />extreme peak demands and has identified the ability to meet peak demands through <br />2035 in its 2018 report (CGEU 2018). <br />The existing onsite natural gas lines would be relocated in the new private roadways on <br />the Project site and new service lines for new buildings would be installed during <br />implementation of the Project. The proposed Project would reduce the future natural <br />gas demands from commercial and office uses and increase future demands from <br />residential. As SoCalGas would be able to meet peak demands through 2035, it would <br />be able to meet the increase from the change in site buildout. Therefore, the proposed <br />Project would result in less than significant impacts related to natural gas, which is <br />consistent with the findings of the 1983 EIR. No new impact would occur. <br />Electricity <br />The Southern California Edison Company (SCE) is the electrical purveyor in the City of <br />Santa Ana. SCE provides electricity service to more than 14 million people in a 50,000 <br />square -mile area of central, coastal and Southern California. California utilities are <br />experiencing increasing demands that require modernization of the electric distribution <br />grid to, among other things, accommodate two-way flows of electricity and increase the <br />grid's capacity. SCE is in the process of implementing infrastructure upgrades to ensure <br />the ability to meet future demands. <br />Similar to the Originally Approved Plan, the proposed Project would result in an <br />increased demand for electricity. However, the development would be required to meet <br />the current Title 24 energy efficiency standards. The City's administration of the Title 24 <br />requirements includes review of design components and energy conservation measures <br />that occurs during the permitting process, which ensures that all requirements are met. <br />Typical Title 24 measures include insulation; use of energy -efficient heating, ventilation <br />and air conditioning equipment (HVAC); solar -reflective roofing materials; energy - <br />efficient indoor and outdoor lighting systems; reclamation of heat rejection from <br />refrigeration equipment to generate hot water; and incorporation of skylights, etc. In <br />complying with the Title 24 standards, impacts related to electricity usage would be <br />reduced. <br />The existing onsite electricity lines would be relocated and new service lines for new <br />buildings would be installed during implementation of the Project. As SCE would be able <br />to meet the demands of the Project in addition to its existing and anticipated demand, <br />the proposed Project would result in less than significant impacts related to electricity, <br />which is consistent with the findings of the 1983 EIR. No new impact would occur. <br />Communications <br />Similar to the Originally Approved Plan, the proposed Project could require installation <br />of new cables and conduit systems. This would occur during construction of the new <br />145 <br />