San Mateo County - Energy Management Plan
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Background: In February 2006, the Congestion Management and Air Quality Committee authorized the creation of an ad hoc energy working group to develop an energy strategy for San Mateo County. The group was chartered to consider the future energy needs of the county and recommend how to address the needs in an environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible manner. This resulting Energy Strategy focuses primarily on electricity use, but also covers
natural gas use and water consumption as it relates to energy use. Forms of energy used for transportation are not in the scope of this report or the recommendations.
The working group was composed of six elected officials and six stakeholder representatives, and first met in June 2006. (Members are listed in Appendix A.) The group chose the name Utilities and Sustainability Task Force (USTF) in case it was later asked to address other utility or environmental issues after completing its initial work on the Energy Strategy.