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4.6 Energy <br />Any Substantial <br />Any Substantially <br />Changes <br />Changed <br />Involving New <br />Circumstances <br />Significant <br />Involving New <br />Impacts or <br />Significant Impact <br />Any New <br />Project <br />Impact <br />Substantially <br />or Substantially <br />Information of <br />Incorporates <br />Issues (and supporting <br />Determination <br />More Severe <br />More Severe <br />Substantial <br />Mitigation <br />Information Sources) <br />in EIR <br />Impacts? <br />Impacts? <br />Importance? <br />Measure(s)? <br />ENERGY: Would the project: <br />(a) Result in potentially <br />significant environmental <br />impact due to wasteful, <br />inefficient, or <br />Less Than <br />unnecessary <br />Significant <br />No <br />No <br />No <br />Yes <br />consumption of energy <br />With Mitigation <br />resources, during project <br />construction or <br />operation? <br />(b) Conflict with or obstruct a <br />state or local plan for <br />Less Than <br />No <br />No <br />No <br />No <br />renewable energy or <br />Significant <br />energy efficiency? <br />4.6.1 Impact Determination in the EIR <br />Wasteful, Inefficient, or Unnecessary Consumption of Energy/Conflict with or Obstruct <br />Plan for Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency <br />The Certified EIR stated that on peak days, the increase in demand from implementation of future <br />development under the Overlay Zone would contribute to electricity supply and delivery <br />constraints. However, all future development would be constructed in compliance with Title 24 <br />energy efficiency standards. <br />By the time future development would be constructed under the Overlay Zone, it is expected that <br />some steps outlined in the California Energy Commission (CEC) action plan will have been <br />implemented to alleviate energy constraints. If these constraints do remain, they could be <br />addressed through "rolling blackouts," which are limited to specific geographic areas for a period <br />of hours. Further, if energy constraints remain, they are a reflection of the broad energy supply <br />issues experienced by California as a whole, and not unique to the demands of the development <br />in the City. <br />Further, the CEC licensed two additional power plants in 2001 that were anticipated to provide <br />California with electrical energy supply capacity and the ability to meet peak load demand in <br />excess of forecasts of regional energy supplies. Consequently, although the Overlay Zone would <br />result in an increased electricity demand in the City, additional energy demands resulting from <br />the Overlay Zone would be adequately met by current and planned infrastructure during most of <br />the year. Further, development under the Overlay Zone would be required to comply with the <br />Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana <br />Technical Memorandum August 2023 <br />City Council 18 — 528 10/3/2023 <br />