Carbon-free energy funding

Said the CIP funds only a tenth of the needed solar and a third of the storage, and accused PWP of using the carbon-free goal to justify deferred maintenance.

Said many CIP items listed as carbon-free are really deferred maintenance or load-driven upgrades, and urged honest accounting and funding for the OSP projects.

Said approving the CIP as drafted would deal a mortal blow to the climate goal and urged a budget-wide review of priorities, criticizing the proposed $33 million PWP headquarters.

Asked the council to postpone PWP capital items, including the new headquarters, and prioritize solar and storage which he called revenue-generating.

Said the CIP ignores the council's carbon-free priorities and urged canceling or deferring other projects to fund revenue-generating solar and storage.