2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
The
purpose
of
Table
4.P-1
is
to
provide
a
comparison
of
net
energy
consumption
(total
demand
minus
renewable
energy
generated
onsite)
for
each
of
the
four
scenarios
analyzed
in
the
Draft
EIR.
The
evaluation
of
net
energy
consumption
was,
in
turn,
intended
to
facilitate
a
conclusion
as
to
the
significance
of
impacts
for
each
scenario
in
relation
to
the
following
significance
threshold:
would
Project
buildings
or
other
onsite
operations
use
large
amounts
of
energy,
or
use
energy
in
a
wasteful
manner.
While
the
total
production
of
renewable
energy
is
key
to
determining
whether
a
significant
impact
would
exist
in
relation
to
Impact
4.P-2,
separately
quantifying
renewable
energy
generation
for
solar,
wind,
and
biogas
sources
is
not
germane
to
determining
whether
a
significant
impact
would
result
from
proposed
Baylands
development.
See
for
a
discussion
of
internal
capture
of
vehicular
trips.
See
for
discussion
of
procedures
for
estimating
mode
splits
between
vehicular
and
travel
and
transit.
As
shown
in
in
Table
4.P-1,
each
of
the
four
development
scenarios
would
provide
the
majority
of
its
electrical
demand
from
renewable
source
generated
onsite
(58.9%,
56.6%,
64,4%
and
80.8%,
for
the
DSP,
DSP-V,
CPP,
and
CPP-V
scenarios,
respectively).
In
addition,
by
2020,
one-third
of
the
energy
delivered
by
PG&E
will
also
be
derived
from
renewable
energy
sources.
Because
of
the
high
proportion
of
energy
to
be
provided
from
renewable
energy
sources,
mitigation
measures
to
encourage
transit
use,
and
applicable
mitigation
measures
to
reduce
building-related
energy
consumption,
the
Draft
EIR
concluded
that
energy
resources
impacts
would
be
less
than
significant.
See
2
for
a
discussion
of
“feasibility”
Under
CEQA,
the
alternatives
analyzed
in
an
EIR
must
be
potentially
feasible,
i.e.,
“capable
of
being
accomplished
in
a
successful
manner
within
a
reasonable
period
of
time,
taking
into
account
economic,
environmental,
social,
and
technological
factors.”
(Pub.
Res.
Code
Section
21061.1.)
The
CEQA
Guidelines
generally
repeat
this
definition
verbatim,
but
add
the
term
“legal”
to
the
list
of
factors
to
take
into
account.
(CEQA
Guidelines
Section
15364.)
The
reference
to
economic
and
social
effects
cited
in
the
comment
is
incomplete.
CEQA
Guidelines
Section
15131
states,
“Economic
or
social
information
may
be
included
in
an
EIR
or
may
be
presented
in
whatever
form
the
agency
desires.”
In
addition,
the
full
text
of
CEQA
Guidelines
Section
15131
(a),
(b),
and
(c)
identify
circumstances
under
which
discussion
of
economic
or
social
effects
might
be
appropriate
in
an
EIR
as
follows:
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-211
May
2015