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4.12.A ELECTRICITY

This section evaluates the potential impacts of the proposed Modified Project on electricity facilities and services. This section provides a discussion of available energy and distribution systems and addresses the potential energy impacts of the proposed Modified Project as compared to the Approved Project as well as existing conditions. Under CEQA, this Subsequent EIR is only required to analyze changes in the environmental impacts between the Approved Project and proposed Modified Project. For purposes of providing additional information for decisionmakers and the public, this section also analyzes the potential impacts of the proposed Modified Project as compared to the existing conditions. As such, the existing electricity demand is compared to the proposed Modified Project’s electricity demand and existing electricity infrastructure capacity. This section is based on publicly available information provided by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Forecasts and projections used in this SEIR section are from the LADWP 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan. The following terms are used to denote particular types of projections: Retail Sales Forecast: The Retail Sales Forecast represents sales that will be realized at the

meter.

Net Energy Load: The Net Energy Load (NEL) forecast is a function of the Retail Sales Forecast. The net energy load is the total electrical power requirement of all of LADWP’s customers (sales) plus transmissions losses at any time. Energy load is often referred to as energy demand.

Peak Demand: Peak demand describes a period in which electrical power is expected to be provided for a sustained period at a significantly higher-than-average supply level. Forecasted peak demand is calculated based on temperature, load growth, and time of the summer. To forecast the peak demand, it is assumed that the peak will occur in August and that the peak day temperature is equal to the 40-year historical mean peak day temperature. Peak demand then is assumed to grow at the same rate as sales. The methodology used by LADWP to develop its projections provides 90 percent confidence that the forecasted peak demand will not be exceeded in any given year.

Scoping Process

The proposed Modified Project would exceed the requirements of Title 24 by including energy conservation features with the intent of achieving Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) Platinum (or equivalent green building standards). One of the benefits of LEED design is the opportunity to reduce energy needs through environmentally friendly site and building design. By incorporating design features that may allow the proposed Modified Project to achieve LEED Platinum (or equivalent green building standards), the proposed Modified Project will exceed Title 24 energy efficiency standards and will also implement a host of other energy-efficient design features that would reduce the proposed Modified Project’s demand for energy in comparison with a “business as usual” design. Nevertheless, in recognition of the importance of this topic, an analysis of the proposed Modified Project’s impact on electricity

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supplies, consumption, and infrastructure is provided in this Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR). During the scoping process, the City received four comments on energy use. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP, and the Watt Companies commented that the EIR must evaluate the shared distribution system for electric, gas, water, sewer, and storm water collection; consider the proposed underground vaults and generators; and evaluate the disruption to utilities during construction. Tract No. 7260 commented that the EIR should remain consistent with LADWP’s analysis regarding the state of the power system in its June 4, 2011 presentation. 4.12.A.1 Regulatory Setting

Federal and state agencies regulate energy use and consumption through various means and programs. At the federal level, the United States Department of Transportation, the United States Department of Energy, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are the three federal agencies with substantial influence over energy policies and programs. Generally, federal agencies influence and regulate transportation energy consumption through establishing and enforcing fuel economy standards for automobiles and light trucks, through funding energy-related research and development projects, and through funding transportation infrastructure improvements. At the State level, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission are the two agencies with authority over different aspects of energy. The California Public Utilities Commission regulates privately owned utilities in the energy, rail, telecommunications, and water fields. The California Energy Commission collects and analyzes energy-related data; prepares statewide energy policy recommendations; plans, promotes, and funds energy efficiency programs; and adopts and enforces appliance and building energy efficiency standards. California Energy Commission and the California Environmental Quality Act. In 1975, largely in response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, the State Legislature adopted Assembly Bill (AB) 1575 (also known as the Warren-Alquist Act), which created the California Energy Commission. The statutory mission of the California Energy Commission is to forecast future energy needs; license power plants of 50 megawatts (MW) or larger; develop energy technologies and renewable energy resources; plan for and direct State responses to energy emergencies; and, perhaps most importantly, promote energy efficiency through the adoption and enforcement of appliance and building energy efficiency standards. AB 1575 also amended Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21100(b)(3) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15126.4 to require EIRs to include, where relevant, mitigation measures proposed to minimize the wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy caused by a project. Thereafter, the State Resources Agency created Appendix F to the State CEQA Guidelines. Appendix F is an advisory document that assists EIR preparers in determining whether a project will result in the inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy. California Energy Regulations. Energy consumption by new buildings in California is regulated by the State Building Energy Efficiency Standards, embodied in Title 24 of the California Code




of Regulations (CCR) (Title 24 is the California Building Code [CBC]). The efficiency standards apply to both new construction and rehabilitation of both residential and nonresidential buildings and regulate energy consumed for heating, cooling, ventilation, water heating, and lighting. The building efficiency standards are enforced through the local building permit process. Local government agencies may adopt and enforce energy standards for new buildings, provided these standards meet or exceed those provided in Title 24. The California Energy Commission’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards provide the regulations and standards to implement Title 24 requirements and were last updated in 2008. Compliance with Title 24 energy efficiency requirements can be achieved through following a prescriptive approach outlined in the standards or following a performance approach using computer modeling. The prescriptive approach offers relatively little design flexibility but is easy to use, while the performance approach allows design flexibility that can be used to find the most cost-effective solutions, but which requires multiple calculations. The standards address the features listed below.1 Building envelope (i.e., building components that are in contact with the outside: windows,

skylights, roofs, walls, floors, slabs)

Mechanical systems: heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), water heating, pipe insulation, mechanical efficiency

Indoor lighting

Outdoor lighting

Sign lighting The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code), which took effect in January 2011, is Part 11 of Title 24. The CALGreen Code requires that new buildings reduce water consumption, increase building system efficiencies, divert construction waste from landfills, and install low pollutant-emitting finish materials. The CALGreen Code has approximately 52 nonresidential mandatory measures and an additional 130 provisions that have been placed in the appendix for optional use. Some key mandatory measures for commercial occupancies include specified parking for clean air vehicles, a 20 percent reduction of potable water use within buildings, a 50 percent construction waste diversion from landfills, use of building finish materials that emit low levels of volatile organic compounds, and commissioning for new, nonresidential buildings over 10,000 square feet. Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is responsible for coordinating and promoting electricity reliability from Alberta and British Columbia to northern Baja California and the 14 western states in between.2 While membership

1 Nonresidential Compliance Manual For California's 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2008standards/nonresidential_manual.html, accessed November 1, 2011.

2 Western Electrical Coordinating Council, “About WECC.” http://www.wecc.biz/About/Pages/default.aspx, accessed September 19, 2011




in WECC is voluntary, LADWP is a member. WECC has implemented Standard BAL-STD- 002-0 to require reliable operation of the interconnected power system and provide adequate generating capacity at all times while accounting for varying demands and avoiding loss of firm load following transmission or generation contingencies. Specifically, Western Electricity Coordinating Council Standard BAL-STD-002-0 requires: Supply requirements for load variations

Replace generating capacity and energy lost due to forced outages of generation or transmission equipment

Meet on-demand obligations

Replace energy lost due to curtailment of interruptible imports California Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS). Established in 2002 under Senate Bill 1078, accelerated in 2006 under Senate Bill 107, and expanded in 2011 under Senate Bill x1 2, California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) is one of the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the country. The Renewables Portfolio Standard program requires investor-owned utilities, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators to increase procurement from eligible renewable energy resources to 33 percent of total procurement by 2020. Refer to Section 4.5.1 for more detail on the Renewables Portfolio Standard program. Los Angeles Building Code. The Los Angeles Building Code is based on Title 24 and sets forth standards for new construction throughout the City. The State of California mandated that the City of Los Angeles enforce the California Building Code. The City Council for the City of Los Angeles passed Ordinance Number 179,324 (operative January 1, 2008) to amend Article 1 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and to adopt by reference the 2007 edition of the California Building Code, which then became the 2008 edition of the City of Los Angeles Building Code. Los Angeles Green Building Code. In November 2008, the California Building Standards Commission established the California Green Building Standard Code (CALGreen Code), which sets performance standards for residential and nonresidential development to reduce environmental impacts and encourage sustainable construction practices. When the CALGreen Code went into effect in 2009, compliance through 2010 was voluntary. As of January 1, 2011, the CALGreen Code is mandatory for all new building construction in the State. The CALGreen Code addresses energy efficiency, water conservation, material conservation, planning and design, and overall environmental quality. In December 2010, the Los Angeles City Council adopted various provisions of the CALGreen Code as part of Ordinance No. 181,480, thus codifying certain provisions of the CALGreen Code as the new Los Angeles Green Building Code (LA Green Building Code). The LA Green Building Code imposes more stringent green building requirements than those contained within the CALGreen Code, and is applicable to the construction of every new building, every new building alteration with a permit valuation of over $200,000, and every building addition unless otherwise noted. Specific mandatory requirements and elective measures are provided for three categories: (1) low-rise residential buildings;




(2) nonresidential and high-rise residential buildings; and (3) additions and alterations to nonresidential and high-rise residential buildings. The proposed Modified Project would need to incorporate the following mandatory measures for nonresidential and high-rise residential buildings related to electricity: Energy Conservation – Provide electric vehicle supply wiring for a minimum of five percent

of the total number of parking spaces;

Energy Conservation – A project must exceed the California Energy Code requirements, based on the 2008 Energy Efficiency Standards, by 15 percent using an Alternative Calculation Method (ACM) approved by the CEC;

Energy Conservation – Each appliance provided and installed shall meet Energy Star requirements if an Energy Star designation is applicable for that appliance; and

Renewable Energy – Provide future access, off-grid pre-wiring, and space for electrical solar systems.

4.12.A.2 Certified EIR Findings

At the time the Initial Study for the Approved Project was prepared, it was determined that the Approved Project, once fully occupied, would consume an estimated total of 7.75 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity per day. LADWP was projected to have an annual demand of 26,906,000 megawatt hours in 2010. The Approved Project’s projected annual electricity demand of 2,829 megawatt hours would have been 0.01 percent of the total demand and was within the anticipated service capabilities of LADWP. The Initial Study/Notice of Preparation concluded that because the anticipated electricity demand of the Approved Project was within the service capability of LADWP and the consumption factors in the 1993 South Coast Air Quality Management District CEQA Air Quality Handbook used to calculated the Approved Project’s electricity demand did not account for the energy conservation measures that would be incorporated into the Approved Project, no significant impacts would occur, and further analysis of this of this topic in the 2006 EIR was not required. 4.12.A.3 Existing Environmental Setting

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Project site is within the service territory of LADWP. LADWP provides electricity service to approximately 4 million people in the City of Los Angeles. Its service area covers roughly 465 square miles, encompassing Los Angeles and many areas of the Owens Valley.3 LADWP obtains electricity from various generating sources that utilize coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, and renewable resources (solar, wind, and small renewable hydroelectric) to generate power. LADWP’s all-time peak demand was 6,142 megawatts, which occurred on September 27, 2010, and its

3 City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, About THE LADWP, Our Service and History,

THE LADWP Quick Facts and Figures, http://the LADWP.com/the LADWP/cms/the LADWP000509.jsp, accessed September 21, 2011.




system has an installed generation capacity of 7,125 megawatts. 4 LADWP obtains power for the City of Los Angeles from the following sources: four municipally owned power plants within the Los Angeles Basin, LADWP hydro-generators in the Los Angeles Aqueduct, shared ownership generating facilities in the Southwest, and purchased power from the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. LADWP plans to increase its renewable resource portfolio from the current 20 percent to as much as 35 percent by 2020. If successful, LADWP would exceed the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard program. To help meet the renewable energy goals of its GREEN Program and Renewable Portfolio Standard Policy, LADWP issued four major Requests for Proposals for renewable energy projects in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2009. Several contracts for renewable energy have been entered into, which provide 2,437 gigawatt hours per year of renewable energy from landfill, small hydroelectric, and wind facilities. Several other proposals that were received are currently being negotiated. LADWP’s renewable energy sources include: seven wind generating stations, two solar plants, two landfills, and several small renewable hydroelectric plants in Owens Valley, Owens Gorge, and the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

Electricity Supplies. LADWP generates electricity in the Los Angeles Basin at four natural gas generation stations: Haynes Generating Station near Seal Beach, Scattergood Generation Station near Playa del Rey, Valley Generating Station in the San Fernando Valley, and Harbor Generating Station at Los Angeles Harbor. Approximately 26 percent of the LADWP’s power supply is generated by natural gas.5 Additional power is generated from the following sources:6 Coal-fired power from Arizona and Utah (44 percent)

Nuclear power from Arizona (9 percent)

Hydro power from storage power plants in Castaic and an entitlement to a portion of the power generated at Hoover Dam (7 percent)

Renewable power, including hydro power, wind, biogas, solar, geothermal (14 percent including the renewable hydro power)

Self-generators interconnected with the Los Angeles Power Grid (less than 1 percent)

LADWP delivered a total of 22,929 million kilowatt hours in 20107 and had an estimated net energy load of 26,472 million kilowatt hours (26,472,000 megawatt hours or 26,472

4 City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan.

December 2010, http://www.the LADWP.com/the LADWP/cms/the LADWP014239.pdf, accessed September 21, 2011.

5 City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, LADWP Quick Facts and Figures, http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp000509.jsp, accessed on November 15, 2011.

6 Ibid. 7 The California Energy Commission. Energy Consumption Data Management System. Electricity

Consumption by Entity, the LADWP. http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbyutil.aspx. Accessed September 21, 2011.




gigawatt hours).8 LADWP’s projected future demand growth for electricity is less than 1 percent per year.9 The annual net energy load in 2015, the proposed Modified Project build out year, is projected to be approximately 27,761 million kilowatt hours (27,761,000 megawatt hours or 27,761 gigawatt hours).10 In 2022, the annual net energy load is projected to be approximately 30,819 million kilowatt hours (30,819,000 megawatt hours or 30,819 gigawatt hours).11 For 2015 and 2022, the peak daily demand is forecast to be 6,096 megawatts and 6,790 megawatts, respectively.

Electricity Distribution System. LADWP operates 20 receiving stations and 174 distribution stations to provide electricity to its customers. The power supplied to the customers of the LADWP is distributed through a network of approximately 3,655 miles of transmission lines, 8,789 miles of overhead distribution lines, and 2,242 miles of underground distribution lines.12 Its internal grid is made up of a major network of 115 kilovolt (kV), 138 kilovolt, and 230 kilovolt overhead and underground alternating current transmission lines. The Project site is served by the existing LADWP electrical system, which in the immediate vicinity includes both 34.5 kilovolt underground circuits and 4.8 kilovolt underground circuits in Constellation Boulevard and both 34.5 kilovolt underground circuits and 4.8 kilovolt underground circuits in Avenue of the Stars.

On-Site Electricity Consumption. Because the Project site currently does not contain any buildings or structures that demand electricity, the only electrical use at the Project site is for parking lot lighting. Based on information provided by the property owner, the 12-month average electrical use is approximately 1,100 kilowatt hours of electricity per month (13,200 kilowatt hours from September 10, 2010, to September 9, 2011). 4.12.A.4 Methodology

The analysis of utility impacts focuses on the relationship between supply and demand. In general, the supply side involves both the availability of the resources and ability to convey the resource. The demand side involves the net incremental demand generated by a given project. The environmental impacts of the proposed Modified Project with respect to electricity are determined based on the proposed increase in electricity demand and the capacity of existing and proposed distribution infrastructure. 8 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan.

December 15, 2010. Table A-1. 9 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan.

December 15, 2010. Page 1-8. 10 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan.

December 15, 2010. Table A-1. 11 Ibid. 12 City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, LADWP Quick Facts and Figures,

http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp000509.jsp, accessed on November 15, 2011.




Under CEQA, this Subsequent EIR is only required to analyze changes in the environmental impacts between the Approved Project and proposed Modified Project. For purposes of providing additional information for decision makers and the public, this section also analyzes the potential impacts of the proposed Modified Project as compared to the existing conditions. As such, the existing electricity demand is compared to the proposed Modified Project’s electricity demand and electricity infrastructure capacity. Electricity consumption is estimated based on consumption rates provided by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, CEQA Air Quality Handbook, Table A9-11-A, 1993. To provide a conservative analysis, the proposed Modified Project’s energy-saving design features are not considered in this analysis. A more detailed discussion of these energy saving design features is found in the description of the proposed Modified Project’s Design Features below and in Chapter 3.0, Project Description, of this Subsequent EIR. 4.12.A.5 Impact Significance Criteria

The thresholds for energy impacts used in this analysis are consistent with Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines and the Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide. As set forth in the Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide (2006), the determination of significance shall be made on a case-by-case basis, considering the following factors: The extent to which the project would require new (off-site) energy supply facilities and

distribution infrastructure, or capacity enhancing alterations to existing facilities;

Whether and when the needed infrastructure was anticipated by adopted plans; and

The degree to which the project design and/or operations incorporate energy conservation measures, particularly those that go beyond City requirements.

4.12.A.6 Proposed Modified Project Design Features and Compliance Measures

There are no Compliance Measures applicable to electricity. The following Project Design Features are included in the proposed Modified Project and are considered in the analysis of potential Project impacts related to electricity. Project Design Feature WTR-1 is also included below, as water conservation reduces the amount of energy used to convey water. Project Design Feature NRG-1 Electricity and Natural Gas. The proposed Modified

Project shall incorporate a combination of energy conservation measures to exceed the requirements of Title 24 (2005) and City of Los Angeles codes in effect at the time of circulation of this Subsequent EIR by 20 percent, including one or more of the following:

A green roof with 90,000 square feet of open and

planted space

High-performance facade to reduce solar heat gain




Exterior shading devices

Daylight illumination of occupied spaces

Centrally monitored electronic electricity metering network that allows for tenant submetering

Renewable energy generation (solar photovoltaics on the roof of the creative office space buildings)

Use of ice tanks to shift chilled water production to nighttime hours when the electricity grid is operating more efficiently

Any other energy conservation measures available at the time that building permits for the proposed Modified Project are submitted to the City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Department, which may incorporate newly developed technology that has been proven to conserve energy.

In the event Title 24 is amended such that the energy conservation requirements exceed Title 24 (2005) by more than 20 percent, the proposed Modified Project would comply with the amended Title 24. Plans submitted for building permits shall include written notes or calculations demonstrating exceedance of energy standards and shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of the City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Department, or designee, prior to issuance of building permits.

Project Design Feature WTR-1 Water Conservation. The proposed Modified Project

shall exceed the water conservation requirements contained in City Ordinance No. 180,822 and the LA Green Building Code through the utilization of additional water conservation measures. Such measures may include one or more of the following:

All indoor faucets not already subject to the

provisions of City Ordinance No. 180,822 and the LA Green Building Code will have a flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute or less

No more than one showerhead per stall

Weather-based irrigation controller

Drought tolerant plant species to comprise at least 50 percent of total landscaping

Drip/subsurface landscape irrigation




Landscaping to be properly hydro-zoned (plants with similar water requirements will be grouped together)

Zoned irrigation

Landscaping will be contoured to minimize precipitation runoff

Cooling tower pH conductivity controllers will be used to monitor water treatment to limit concentration

Greywater system 4.12.A.7 Proposed Modified Project Compared to Approved Project Impact Analysis

The Applicant proposes to modify the Approved Project, which permitted the development of approximately 483 residential condominiums in two 47-story towers and one 12-story building for a total of approximately 1.3 million square feet at the corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard in Century City. At the time the Approved Project was approved, the Project site was occupied by a restaurant and nightclub and a drive-through banking facility and associated offices. After the Approved Project was approved in 2006, most of the previously existing structures on the Project site were demolished. The Applicant proposes to modify the Approved Project to allow for construction and operation of a sustainably designed commercial 37-story, 700,000 square-foot office building, approximately 25,830 square feet of low-rise, one- and two-story office space, an approximately 1,300-square-foot Mobility Hub, a Transit Plaza, approximately 4,120 square feet of ancillary retail, and a partially subterranean parking structure with approximately 1,579 stalls. The proposed Modified Project would represent a decrease of 561,108 square feet as compared to the Approved Project and would not include any residential units/square footage. Electrical Supplies. Electricity consumption for the Approved Project, as presented in the Initial Study for the 2006 EIR, is shown in Table 4.12.A.A. The Approved Project would have used an estimated 2,826,000 kilowatt hours per year.




Table 4.12.A.A: Approved Project Electricity Consumption

Land Use Number of D.U.

Proposed Building Area

(sf)

SCAQMD CEQA

Electrical Usage Rate

Estimated Electrical

Consumption (kWh/yr)

Residential 483 N/A 5,626.5

kWh/DU/year 2,717,600

Private Fitness Center N/A 8,000 13.55

kWh/sf/year 108,400

Total 2,826,000 Sources: SCAQMD CEQA Handbook, 1993, Table A9-11-A: Electricity Usage Rate; Initial Study, 10131 Constellation Boulevard, October 2004. Residential rates are provided per dwelling unit, and commercial rates are provided per square foot. CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act DU = dwelling unit kWh/yr = kilowatt hours per year N/A = not applicable SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District sf = square feet

Electricity consumption for the proposed Modified Project is shown in Table 4.12.A.B. The proposed Modified Project would use an estimated 9,472,940 kilowatt hours per year, which is a net increase of 6,646,940 kilowatt hours per year or 18,211 kilowatt hours per day when compared to the Approved Project due to the change from a residential development to a commercial office development, which uses more electricity. Table 4.12.A.B: Proposed Modified Project Electricity Consumption

Land Use Proposed Building

Area (sf) SCAQMD CEQA

Electrical Usage Rate Estimated Electrical

Consumption (kWh/yr)Office 725,830 12.95 kWh/sf/year 9,399,499 Ancillary Retail/Mobility Hub 5,420 13.55 kWh/sf/year 73,441 Total 9,472,940 Source: SCAQMD CEQA Handbook, 1993, Table A9-11-A: Electricity Usage Rate. CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act kWh/yr = kilowatt hours per year SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District sf = square feet

As discussed in Section 4.12.A.3, LADWP had an estimated net energy load of 26,472 million kilowatt hours (26,472,000 megawatt hours or 26,472 gigawatt in 2010.13 LADWP’s projected annual net energy load for 2015, the proposed Modified Project’s build-out year, is approximately

13 The California Energy Commission. Energy Consumption Data Management System. Electricity

Consumption by Entity, the LADWP. http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbyutil.aspx. Accessed September 21, 2011.




27,761 million kilowatt hours (27,761,000 megawatt hours or 27,761 gigawatt hours).14 Therefore, LADWP’s forecasted growth in annual net energy load between 2010 and 2015 is approximately 1.3 million megawatt hours. The proposed Modified Project’s net increase in electricity demand compared to the electricity demand of the Approved Project (18,211 kilowatt hours [18.2 megawatt hours] per day, or 6,646,940 kilowatt hours [6,647 megawatt hours] per year) represents 0.52 percent of LADWP’s forecast growth in annual net energy load by 2015. To forecast growth, LADWP uses the following sources: historical sales, historical weather data, historical employment data, historic population and forecasts data, economic forecast data, construction activity forecast data, plug-in vehicle forecast data, port electricity forecast data, and housing forecast data.15 Therefore, LADWP’s forecasted electricity demand assumes construction of new projects within its service area, such as the Approved Project and the proposed Modified Project. In addition, according to the 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan, LADWP has the capability of generating 7,977 megawatts and often has a surplus of generating capacity and energy.16 Therefore, the net increase in power demand associated with the proposed Modified Project as compared to the Approved Project is anticipated to be within the service capabilities of LADWP and would not result in the need for new electricity supplies or adversely impact the LADWP’s renewable energy resource supplies. Although the South Coast Air Quality Management District electrical usage rates from the 1993 CEQA handbook are the standard for determining future electrical consumption for development projects, they do not include numerical reductions for implementation of Title 24 standards, which are continuously updated. The proposed Modified Project would comply with Title 24 standards as required by the California Building Code and enforced by the City of Los Angeles. In addition, the proposed Modified Project is committed to a 20 percent reduction in electricity consumption beyond the requirements of Title 24 and related City standards as set forth in Project Design Feature NRG-1. This reduction in electricity consumption will be achieved through the implementation of a combination of one or more of specific energy conservation measures and is intended to help the proposed Modified Project achieve LEED Platinum status (or equivalent green building standards). A list of potential measures is included in Project Design Feature NRG-1. Table 4.12.A.C provides information as to how each of these measures would reduce electricity demand. Regardless of the exact energy conservation measures or combination thereof, the 20 percent reduction in electricity consumption beyond Title 24 and related City standards will be achieved. Final conservation measures will be identified and approved by the City prior to building permit issuance.

14 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan. December

15, 2010. Table A-1. 15 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan. Accessed November 7, 2011. 16 LADWP sells a portion of this surplus into wholesale electricity markets within the Western Electricity

Coordinating Council.




Table 4.12.A.C: Energy Conservation Measures

Energy Conservation Measure Anticipated Performance A green roof with 90,000 square feet of open and planted space

The green roof reduces urban heat island effect, which reduces the impact of solar heat gain on the building’s façade. A reduction in heat gain places less demand on the building’s cooling system, which in turn reduces the building’s energy demand.

High-performance façade to reduce solar heat gain

The thermal performance of the proposed façade’s vision and spandrel panels would reduce solar heat gain, or energy from the sun, by limiting the amount of nonvisible electromagnetic radiation that can pass through its surfaces. The vision panel will include a low-emissivity coating and a minimum of two panes of glass to provide better insulation values.

Exterior shading devices Exterior shading devices block the heat energy from the sun that hits the surface of the façade, thereby reducing demands made on the building’s cooling system.

Daylight illumination of occupied spaces Optimizing the façade for increased daylighting in the building reduces reliance on electric lighting to provide illumination throughout the day. Daylighting also provides greater indoor environmental quality (IEQ) with increased natural light and views.

Centrally monitored electronic electricity metering network that allows for tenant submetering

Submetering tenants and monitoring the electrical demands within the building allows the facility management team to address high consumption loads, which can often be attributed to equipment that is not operating correctly. Addressing equipment performance on an ongoing basis reduces the use of electricity and ensures the building performs efficiently and as intended by the design. Metering also increases tenant awareness of energy use, which encourages greater conservation.

Renewable energy generation (photovoltaics on the roof of the creative office space buildings)

The generation of electricity using solar photovoltaics reduces the building’s dependence on grid-supplied electricity, which reduces the consumption of electricity produced at fossil fuel-based generation plants.

Use of ice tanks to shift chilled water production to nighttime hours when the electricity grid is operating more efficiently.

Generating ice at night to use in the building for cooling during the day shifts this electricity consumption, which typically occurs during the day when there is high demand on the electrical grid, to a period instead when demand on the grid is low. This low demand can be addressed more efficiently by utility companies, since they do not need to operate lower efficiency electrical generation plants that are only used to address peak daytime electrical demands. This strategy often results in less greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building’s electricity consumption. In addition, reducing demand on the grid offsets the requirement to build new power plants.




As shown in Table 4.12.A.D, implementation of Project Design Feature NRG-1 would reduce the proposed Modified Project’s net increase as compared to the Approved Project to 0.37 percent of LADWP’s forecast growth in annual electricity demand by 2015. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not increase electricity demand such that new electricity supplies (i.e., power plants) or distribution infrastructure would be required. Therefore, the increase in electricity demand required for the proposed Modified Project when compared to the Approved Project is not considered significant, and no mitigation measures are required. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to electricity demand. Table 4.12.A.D: Proposed Modified Project Electricity Reduction and Comparison to Approved Project and 2015 Forecast Electricity Demand

Proposed Modified Project Estimated Electrical Consumption

9,472,940 kWh/yr

PDF NRG-1 (20 percent decrease) 7,578,352 kWh/yr LADWP forecast growth in net energy load (2010–2015) 1,289,000,000 kWh/yr Proposed Modified Project’s net increase when compared to Approved Project (includes 20 percent reduction)

7,578,352-2,826,000 = 4,752,352kWh/yr

Proposed Modified Project’s net increase compared to forecast growth (percent)

4,752,352/1,289,000,000 x 100 = 0.37 percent

kWh/yr = kilowatt hours per year LADWP = Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Electricity Distribution System. Both the Approved Project and the proposed Modified Project would include a new on-site electrical system and would connect to existing LADWP infrastructure. The proposed electricity distribution system for both projects would tie into the existing electrical mains in Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars. The proposed locations of electrical tie-ins for the proposed Modified Project are shown in Figure 3.10 (Chapter 3.0, Project Description) of this EIR. LADWP undertakes expansion and/or modification of electricity distribution infrastructure and systems to serve future growth in the City of Los Angeles as required in the normal process of providing electrical service. LADWP maintains a Power Reliability Program specifically intended to: (1) mitigate problem circuits and stations based on the types of outages specific to the facility, (2) implement proactive maintenance and capital improvements that take into account system load growth and the inspections and routine maintenance that must take place to identify problems before they occur, and (3) establish replacement cycles for facilities that are in alignment with the equipment’s life cycle. Specific routine capital improvements include pole replacement, cable replacement, transformer upgrades and/or replacement, and construction of new lines and stations to support growth.17


15, 2010. Page 1-13 and Appendix E.




As such, no new electrical supply facilities and distribution infrastructure or expansion of existing facilities would be required beyond those that are part of LADWP’s regular maintenance and capital improvement program. Impacts related to electricity distribution would be similar and thus less than significant for both the Approved Project and the proposed Modified Project, and no mitigation measures are required. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects related to the electrical distribution system. 4.12.A.8 Proposed Modified Project Compared to Existing Conditions Impacts

Analysis

Electricity Supplies.

Construction. During construction, electricity would be used to provide lighting, power for office equipment, cooling/heating in construction offices, and possibly refrigeration in on-site mobile construction offices. During construction, it is anticipated that a temporary pad mounted transformer would be provided by LADWP. Electrical vaults would be constructed on-site to house equipment and the electrical distribution system (e.g., conduits) for the proposed Modified Project. No power disruption to adjacent properties is anticipated during connection of the proposed Modified Project’s electrical distribution system to the LADWP system. LADWP would utilize an existing bypass circuit to connect the Project site to the existing electrical system. Because electricity use during construction would be minimal, no disruption of power to adjacent properties is anticipated, and all connections would occur in accordance with LADWP’s policies, construction impacts with respect to electrical facilities would be less than significant. Operation. As discussed in Section 4.12.A.3, the annual electrical use at the Project site (September 2010 to September 2011) is 13,200 kilowatt hours per year. As shown in Table 4.12.A.E, the net electricity use increase of the proposed Modified Project when compared to existing conditions is 9,459,740 kilowatt hours (9,460 megawatt hours) per year. This increase represents 0.73 percent of LADWP’s forecast growth in annual electricity supply by 2015. To forecast growth, LADWP uses the following sources: historical sales, historical weather data, historical employment data, historic population and forecasts data, economic forecast data, construction activity forecast data, plug-in vehicle forecast data, port electricity forecast data, and housing forecast data.18 Therefore, LADWP’s forecasted electricity demand assumes construction of new projects within its service area, such as the proposed Modified Project. In addition, according to the 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan, LADWP has the capability of generating 7,977 megawatts and often has a surplus of generating capacity and energy.19 Therefore, the net increase in power demand associated

18 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan. Accessed November 7, 2011. 19 LADWP sells a portion of this surplus into wholesale electricity markets within the Western Electricity

Coordinating Council.




Table 4.12.A.E: Proposed Modified Project Electricity Reduction and Comparison to Existing Conditions and Forecast Electricity Supply

Proposed Modified Project Estimated Electrical Consumption

9,472,940 kWh/yr

PDF NRG-1 (20 percent reduction) 7,578,352 kWh/yr

LADWP forecast growth in electricity net energy load (2010-2015)

1,289,000,000 kWh/yr

Proposed Modified Project’s net increase when compared to Existing Conditions (includes 20 percent reduction)

7,578,352 -13,200 = 7,565,152 kWh/yr

Proposed Modified Project’s net increase compared to forecast growth (percent)

7,565,152 /1,289,000,000 = 0.59%

kWh/yr = kilowatt hours per year LADWP = Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

with the proposed Modified Project is anticipated to be within the service capabilities of LADWP and would not result in the need for new electricity supplies. As discussed above, the rates used for electricity consumption analysis do not include numerical reductions associated with updated Title 24 requirements or implementation of additional energy conservation measures beyond Title 24 and City requirements. As shown in Table 4.12.A.E, an additional 20 percent reduction in electricity use as specified in Project Design Feature NRG-1 would reduce the proposed Modified Project’s net increase when compared to existing conditions to 0.59 percent of LADWP’s forecasted growth in annual electricity supply by 2015. As part of its public outreach program and community notification process, LADWP provided a presentation on June 4, 2011, titled LADWP – Challenges, Policies & Financial Stability.20 The major topics of the presentation were: LADWP Overview, Ratepayer Advocate; Water and Energy Industry Transformation; Service Reliability Remains our Priority; A Sound Financial Picture for LADWP; and Upcoming Public Input Process. LADWP discussed transition to renewable energy sources, described the need to maintain facilities and costs associated with this, and the need to increase revenue by raising rates. The premise of the presentation was that LADWP can comply with regulations requiring the shift to renewable resources and make required repairs and improvements to aging infrastructure as long as the financial investment is provided in the form of increased electricity rates. In addition, in its Final 2010 Integrated Resource Plan (including those related to renewable energy), LADWP states that by taking actions to achieve the recommendations set forth in the 2007 Integrated Resource Plan, LADWP can continue to meet its goals of providing reliable service to its customers, remaining committed to environmental leadership, and maintaining a competitive price.

20 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. LADWP – Challenges, Policies, and Financial Stability.

June 4, 2011. http://www.ladwpneighborhoodnews.com/external/content/document/1643/1106063/1/_LADWP_Presentation_June4_final.pdf. Accessed November 16, 2011.




The proposed Modified Project would not increase electricity demand such that additional electricity supplies and infrastructure are required, and the proposed Modified Project would include energy conservation design features beyond State and City conservation standards. Therefore, the increase in electricity demand required for the proposed Modified Project when compared to existing conditions would be less than significant, and no mitigation measures are required.

Electricity Distribution System. During construction, the existing electricity distribution system for the existing parking lot lighting system would be removed and temporary service connections for construction lighting and equipment would be made. These connections would be removed upon completion of construction activities. As discussed in Chapter 3, Project Description, the on-site electricity distribution system for the proposed Modified Project includes an emergency generator, an electrical vault house (to house equipment and transformers), four to five electrical substations, and a metering and distribution gear room. The proposed locations of these components are shown in Figure 3.10; however, the exact location of the electrical distribution system components are subject to approval by the LADWP during review of design plans. The proposed electricity distribution system would tie into the existing electrical mains in Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars. LADWP undertakes expansion and/or modification of electricity distribution infrastructure and systems to serve future growth in the City of Los Angeles as required in the normal process of providing electrical service. LADWP maintains a Power Reliability Program specifically intended to: (1) mitigate problem circuits and stations based on the types of outages specific to the facility, (2) implement proactive maintenance and capital improvements that take into account system load growth and the inspections and routine maintenance that must take place to identify problems before they occur, and (3) establish replacement cycles for facilities that are in alignment with the equipment’s life cycle. Specific routine capital improvements include pole replacement, cable replacement, transformer upgrades and/or replacement, and construction of new lines and stations to support growth.21 As discussed in more detail above, no new electrical supply facilities and distribution infrastructure or expansion of existing facilities would be required beyond those that are part of LADWP’s regular maintenance and capital improvement program. Impacts related to electricity distribution would be less than significant, and no mitigation measures are required. Consistency with Appendix F of the CEQA Guidelines. CEQA requires that EIRs include a discussion of the potential energy impacts of a proposed project to the extent relevant and applicable, with particular emphasis on avoiding or reducing inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy (refer to PRC 21100[b][3]). Appendix F of the State CEQA Guidelines is an advisory document that assists Lead Agencies in determining whether a project will result in the inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy. Not all items


15, 2010. Pages 1–13 and Appendix E.




listed in Appendix F are applicable to every project; however, those items listed in Table 4.12.A.F are applicable and relevant to the proposed Modified Project. Compliance with Title 24 ensures that projects will not result in the inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy.22 As is the case with other uniform building codes, Title 24 is designed to provide certainty and uniformity throughout the State while at the same time ensuring that the efficient and nonwasteful consumption of energy is ensured through design features. According to the CEC, reducing energy use has been a benefit to all. Building owners save money, Californians enjoy a more secure and healthy economy, the environment is less negatively impacted, and the electrical system can operate in a more stable state. The Title 24 standards (for residential and nonresidential buildings) are expected to reduce growth in electricity use by 561 gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/y) and reduce growth in natural gas use by 19 million therms per year (therms/y). The savings attributable to new nonresidential buildings are 459 GWh/y of electricity savings and 11.5 million therms/y of electricity savings. Savings from the application of the standards on building alterations would be 270 GWh/y and 8.2 million therms. These savings would be cumulative, doubling in 2 years, tripling in 3 years, and so on and so forth.23 As a testimony to the effectiveness of the Title 24 energy savings standards, the CEC reports that the 2001 and 2005 standards resulted in 330 MW of demand reduction. The 2008 standards are expected to reduce electricity demand by another 132 MW each year. Nonresidential buildings account for 95 MW of these savings. Based on the analysis in this section and Section 4.12.B, it is concluded that the proposed Modified Project would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy; will not cause the need for additional natural gas or electrical energy production facilities; and, therefore, will not create a significant impact on energy resources.

22 Tracy First v. City of Tracy, No. C059227, 2009 DJDAR 13866. Filed August 27, 2009. Certified for

publication in its entirety on September 18, 2009. 23 CEC, 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Nonresidential Compliance Manual.




Table 4.12.A.F: Proposed Modified Project Comparison to CEQA Guidelines Appendix F

Appendix F Items for Consideration Proposed Modified Project 1. The project’s energy requirements and its energy use efficiencies by amount and fuel type for each stage of the project’s life cycle including construction, operation, maintenance and/or removal. If appropriate, the energy intensiveness of materials may be discussed.

Operational energy use is discussed in Sections 4.12.A.7 and 4.12.B.7. Energy use during construction would primarily involve gasoline and diesel and represents a short-term use of readily available fuels. Maintenance use is accommodated in the operational analysis.

2. The effects of the project on local and regional energy supplies and on requirements for additional capacity.

The proposed Modified Project’s impacts relative to regional energy supplies are discussed in Sections 4.12.A.8 and 4.12.B.8. The proposed Modified Project would exceed the California Building Energy Efficient Standards contained in Title 24 by at least 20 percent. Potential impacts would be less than significant.

3. The effects of the project on peak and base period demands for electricity and other forms of energy.

The impact of the proposed Modified Project’s impacts relative to regional energy supplies are discussed in Sections 4.12.A.8 and 4.12.B.8. To provide a conservative analysis, potential impacts were evaluated in terms of peak electricity demand. However, the proposed Modified Project would exceed the California Building Energy Efficient Standards contained in Title 24 by at least 20 percent. Potential impacts would be less than significant.

4. The degree to which the project complies with existing energy standards.

As discussed in Sections 4.12.A.8 and 4.12.B.8 and Project Design Feature NRG-1, the proposed Modified Project would exceed the California Building Energy Efficient Standards contained in Title 24.

5. The effects of the project on energy resources.

As discussed in Sections 4.12.A.8 and 4.12.B.8, and Project Design Feature NRG-1, the proposed Modified Project would exceed the California Building Energy Efficient Standards contained in Title 24 by at least 20 percent. Further, the energy demands of the proposed Modified Project are within the delivery capabilities and projected loads for LADWP and the Southern California Gas Company.

6. The project’s projected transportation energy use requirements and its overall use of efficient transportation alternatives.

The proposed Modified Project would create an office center with ancillary uses where transit service is already provided (i.e., bus service on Constellation Boulevard, Avenue of the Stars, and Santa Monica Boulevard). The proposed Modified Project would also be designed to accommodate the potential Century City Westside Subway Extension station to provide additional transit options. In addition, the proposed Modified Project would include storage and change rooms for bicyclists, an on-site public bicycle hub with rentals, electric vehicle charging stations, potential rental of other alternative forms of transportation, and proposed public space to tie the proposed Modified Project into the potential future subway station, if it occurs at the site. Overall, the proposed Modified Project would promote the use of alternative modes of transportation and provide access to transit options.



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4.12.A.9 Development Agreement Horizon Period (2021) Analysis

It should be noted that while the Applicant intends to complete construction of the proposed Modified Project by 2015, it is at least possible that the proposed Modified Project might not be completed until as late as 2021. As noted in Chapter 3.0, Project Description, of this Subsequent EIR, the Applicant is requesting an amendment to the Development Agreement for the Approved Project that would confer on the Applicant a vested right to develop the proposed Modified Project through 2021. In the event that the proposed Modified Project buildout year were to be extended by 6 years to coincide with the anticipated expiration of the amended Development Agreement, the conclusions regarding the proposed Modified Project’s impact on electricity supplies and distribution system would not change. LADWP has estimated an annual growth rate in electricity demand of 0.16 percent between 2009 and 2016, 0.62 percent between 2009 and 2020, and 1.07 percent between 2009 and 2030.24 The estimated yearly demand for electricity in 2021 is 30,335 gigawatt hours.25 Given the reliability of existing and future supply sources, the commitment of LADWP to serve its customers, the proposed Modified Project’s energy conservation Project Design Features, and the very small percentage of the existing and future demand that the proposed Modified Project would comprise, impacts would continue to be less than significant if the proposed Modified Project buildout year were to be extended to the anticipated expiration of the amended Development Agreement in 2021. 4.12.A.10 Cumulative Impacts

Proposed Modified Project Compared to Approved Project Cumulative Impact Analysis. At the time the Initial Study for the Approved Project was prepared, it was determined that the electricity demand of the Approved Project was within the anticipated service capabilities of LADWP. The Initial Study/Notice of Preparation concluded that because the anticipated electricity demand of the Approved Project was within the service capability of LADWP and the consumption factors in the 1993 South Coast Air Quality Management District CEQA Air Quality Handbook used to calculated the Approved Project’s electricity demand did not account for the energy conservation measures that would be incorporated into the Approved Project, cumulative impacts were anticipated to be less than significant for the Approved Project. The proposed Modified Project is concluded to have substantially the same impacts as the Approved Project with regard to electricity demand and distribution; therefore, cumulative impacts of the proposed Modified Project would be substantially the same as those of the Approved Project. All potential cumulative impacts related to electricity demand and distribution associated with implementation of the Approved Project and the proposed Modified Project would be less than significant, and the proposed Modified Project would not involve new significant cumulative impacts to electricity demand and distribution. Accordingly, as compared to the Approved Project, the proposed Modified Project would not involve new significant cumulative environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified cumulative significant effects related to electricity demand and distribution. 24 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2010 Final Power Integrated Resources Plan.

December 15, 2010. Table A-1. 25 Ibid.



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Proposed Modified Project Compared to Existing Conditions Cumulative Impact Analysis. The related projects evaluated in this cumulative analysis comprise the planned or projected development identified in the related projects list in Section 4.0 of this Subsequent EIR. The cumulative study area for energy resources analysis pertaining to electricity is the LADWP service area; therefore, only those related projects planned for the City of Los Angeles are included in this cumulative analysis.26 Implementation of the proposed Modified Project in combination with the 39 related projects identified within the LADWP service area would increase the demand for electricity. Table 4.12.A.G shows the estimated electricity consumption by the related projects, estimated to total 67,769,363 kilowatt hours per year. In combination with the proposed Modified Project, cumulative electricity consumption would be approximately 77,242,303 kilowatt hours per year, or 211,623 kilowatt hours per day.27 Under the City Charter, LADWP has an obligation to serve residents of the City. According to the LADWP, the all-time peak demand for its service area was 6,142 megawatts, which occurred on September 27, 2010, and its system has an installed generation capacity of 7,977 megawatts. The estimated electricity consumption by the 39 related projects in combination with the proposed Modified Project would be approximately 211.6 megawatt hours per day (77,242 megawatt hours per year). This would represent approximately 6 percent of LADWP’s forecast growth in annual supply between 2010 and 2015 (1,289,000 megawatt hours), with the net increase under the proposed Modified Project accounting for approximately 0.73 percent. Therefore, the net increase in power demand associated with the proposed Modified Project and cumulative related development is anticipated to be within the service capabilities of LADWP because the combination of projects represents a very small portion (approximately 6 percent) of the additional electricity supply that would be available at the proposed Modified Project’s buildout,

Table 4.12.A.G: Cumulative Electricity Consumption

ID No. Name Land Use Size

Consumption Rate1

Total (kWh/yr)

LA 1 Condominium Project 300 S Wetherly Drive

Condominiums 140 DU 5,626.5 787,570

LA 2 Apartments & Retail

10852 W Lindbrook Drive Apartments 19 DU 5,626.5 106,904

Retail -10,000 sf 2 13.55 -135,500

26 While LADWP provides electrical service to parts of Culver City and the City of West Hollywood,

none of the related projects in those cities (refer to Table 4.A) are located within the electricity service territory of LADWP.

27 With respect to ambient growth, it is anticipated that new construction within the City of Los Angeles and within the LADWP service area would be required to comply with stricter energy conservation standards than past construction. As such, it can be assumed that any increase in the potential demand for electricity from new construction would be counter-balanced by increasingly stringent energy conservation standards for new construction. LADWP has recognized this trend and has incorporated such energy conservation offsets into its long-range energy demand forecasts. As indicated in Appendix A of LADWP’s 2011 Power Integrated Resources Plan, LADWP has forecast negligible increases in energy demand between 2010 and 2016 (0.26 percent) and between 2010 and 2020 (0.66 percent). Therefore, ambient growth was not quantified and included in this cumulative analysis.






Consumption Rate1

Total (kWh/yr)

LA 3 Century Wilshire

Condominium Project 10776 W Wilshire Boulevard

Condominiums 119 DU 5,626.5 669,554

LA 4 Westside Pavilion Remodel 10800 W Pico Boulevard

Retail 723,466 sf 13.55 9,802,964

Theater3 1,994 Seats (19,940 sf)4

10.50 209,370

LA 5 Condominium Project

10763 W Wilshire Boulevard Condominiums 60 DU 5,626.5 337,590


1700 W Sawtelle Boulevard Condominiums 94 DU 5,626.5 528,891

LA 7 Mixed-Use Project

1767 S Westwood Boulevard Apartments 111 DU 5,626.5 624,542

Retail 7,000 sf 13.55 94,850


10604 W National Boulevard

Condominiums 29 DU 5,626.5 163,168 Retail 1,250 sf 13.55 16,938 Office 2,000 sf 12.95 25,900

LA 9 Le Conte Commercial

Le Conte Avenue & Broxton Avenue

Theater3 1,500 Seats (15,000 sf) 4

10.50 157,500

Retail 40,000 sf 13.55 542,000 Office 150,000 sf 12.95 1,942,500

LA 10 UCLA Long Range

Development Program5 405 S Hilgard Avenue

N/A N/A N/A N/A

LA 11 Geffen Playhouse - Theater

Expansion 10886 W Le Conte Avenue

Theater3 106 Seats

(1,060 sf) 4 10.50 11,130

LA 12 Palazzo Westwood

1060 S Glendon Avenue Apartments 350 DU 5,626.5 1,969,275

Retail 50,000 sf 13.55 677,500


10800 W Wilshire Boulevard Condominiums 85 DU 5,626.5 478,252

LA 14 Apartments

375 N La Cienega Blvd Apartment 125 DU 5,626.5 703,312

LA 15 Office

10400 Ashton Ave Office 17,500 sf 12.95 226,625


2900 S Sepulveda Blvd Apartment 48 DU 5,626.5 270,072

Office 1,500 sf 12.95 19,425

LA 17 Mixed-Use Project 3417 Motor Ave

Apartment 115 DU 5,626.5 647,048 Retail 975,000 sf 13.55 13,211,250


10612 National Blvd Restaurant 2.500 sf 47.75 119,375

Retail 3,500 sf 13.55 47,425


10700 Santa Monica Blvd Office 35,000 sf 12.95 453,250 Retail 9,000 sf 13.55 121,950

LA 20 Private School

2920 S Sepulveda Blvd Private School

120 Student (2,400 sf)6

10.50 25,200


10955 Wilshire Blvd

Hotel 134 Rooms (67,000 sf)7

9.95 666,650

Condominium 10 DU 5,626.5 56,265 Commercial8 16,500 sf 13.55 223,575






Consumption Rate1

Total (kWh/yr)

LA 22 High School

9001 W Pico Blvd

Private High School

425 Student (8,500 sf) 6

10.50 89,250

Retail 9,000 sf 13.55 121,950

Dormitory 31 DU

(15,500) 7 9.95 149,250


10000 S Santa Monica Blvd Condominium 283 DU 5,626.5 1,592,300


10857 Santa Monica Blvd Condominium 47 DU 5,626.5 264,446

Retail 16,500 sf 13.55 223,575

LA 25 Office

2142 Pontius Ave Office 17,600 sf 12.95 227,920


1777 Westwood Blvd Condominium 45 DU 5,626.5 253,192

Retail 9,000 sf 13.55 121,950


3115 S Sepulveda Blvd Condominium 175 DU 5,626.5 984,638

Retail 28,000 sf 13.55 379,400

LA 28 Mixed-Use Project 1130 Gayley Ave

Retail 7,000 sf 13.55 94,850 Apartment 48 DU 5,626.5 270,072

LA 29 Condominium Project 10777 Wilshire Blvd

Condominium 60 DU 5,626.5 337,590

LA 30 24-hour Convenience Store

900 Gayley Ave

24-hour Convenience

Store 2,800 sf 53.30 149,240

LA 31 School

9760 W Pico Blvd

High School 350 Students (7,000 sf) 6

10.50 73,500

Community College

100 Student (2,000 sf)

11.55 23,100

Synagogue3 100 Attendee (1,000 sf) 4

10.50 10,500


11567 Santa Monica Blvd Condominium 68 DU 5,626.5 382,602

Retail 10,000 sf 13.55 135,500

LA 33 Museum of Tolerance

Expansion 9786 W Pico Blvd

Museum3 100,000 sf 10.50 1,050,000

Event Hall3 800 Attendee (8,000 sf) 4

10.50 84,000


11131 Rose Ave Condominium 227 DU 5,626.5 1,277,216


1929 Beloit Ave Condominium 63 DU 5,626.5 354,470

LA 36 Assisted Living

10330–10380 Bellwood Ave

Nursing Home3 42 Bed

(21,000 sf)7 10.50 220,500

Assisted Living3

142 Bed (71,000 sf) 7

10.50 745,500

Medical Office 24,000 sf 12.95 310,800

LA 37 Mixed-Use Project 11122 W Pico Blvd

Apartment 538 DU 5,626.5 3,027,057 Discount

Superstore 212,000 sf 13.55 2,872,600

Supermarket 54,000 sf 53.30 2,878,200 LA 38 Westfield Century City Retail 359,000 13.55 4,864,450






Consumption Rate1

Total (kWh/yr)

Expansion 10250 Santa Monica Blvd

Condominium 262 DU 5,626.5 1,474,143


2025 Avenue Of The Stars

Condominium 271 DU 5,626.5 1,524,782

Hotel 394 Room

(197,500 sf)7 9.95 1,965,125

Office 119,400 sf 12.95 1,546,230 Fitness Club8 14,000 sf 13.55 189,700

Restaurant 11,500 sf 47.45 545,675 Retail 85,000 sf 13.55 1,151,750

Related Projects Total Electricity Consumption (kWh/yr) 67,769,363Modified Project Electricity Consumption (kWh/yr) 9,472,940

Total Cumulative Electricity Consumption (kWh/yr) 77,242,303Sources: City of Los Angeles; SCAQMD, CEQA Air Quality Handbook, Table A9-11-A, 1993. 1 Residential rates are in kWh/unit/yr. Remaining land uses rates are in kWh/sf/yr. 2 Project is removing 10,000 sf. 3 No specific rate available; Miscellaneous rate was used. 4 Assumes each seat/attendee requires 10 sf. 5 Not a project with specific sf. 6 Assumes each student requires 20 sf. 7 Assumes each bed/room requires 500 sf. 8 No rate available; Retail rate was used. DU = dwelling unit kWh = kilowatt hour N/A = not applicable sf = square feet

and the increase associated with the proposed Modified Project is not considered a substantial incremental contribution. Furthermore, LADWP’s Final 2010 Integrated Resource Plan, which considers projected energy loads and resources through 2030, concludes that by taking actions to achieve the recommendations set forth in the 2007 Integrated Resource Plan, LADWP can continue to meet its goals of providing reliable service to its customers, remaining committed to environmental leadership, and maintaining a competitive price. In addition, all of the related projects would be required to comply with Title 24. If new electricity supply facilities, distribution infrastructure, or capacity-enhancing alterations would be needed with implementation of the related projects, it is expected that LADWP would connect such new electricity loads with minimum interruption to existing customers. New electricity distribution lines would likely be installed underground, as recommended in the West Los Angeles Community Plan. Because: (1) the cumulative demand for electricity that would result from implementation of the proposed Modified Project in combination with the related projects is anticipated to be within the future service capabilities of LADWP; (2) the proposed Modified Project’s incremental contribution would not be cumulatively considerable; and (3) LADWP plans to continue to provide reliable service to its customers as set forth in the Final 2010 Integrated Resource Plan




and upgrade the distribution system as necessary; cumulative impacts related to electricity supplies and infrastructure are considered less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. 4.12.A.11 Level of Significance Prior to Mitigation

With the incorporation of Project Design Features, the proposed Modified Project would not result in any significant impacts related to electricity services as compared to the Approved Project. Impacts of both projects would be less than significant. Accordingly, as compared to the Approved Project, the proposed Modified Project would not involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects on electricity services. Further, with regard to the comparison of the proposed Modified Project to existing conditions, with the incorporation of Project Design Features the proposed Modified Project also would have a less than significant impact to electricity services. No mitigation is required. 4.12.A.12 Mitigation Measures for the Proposed Modified Project Compared to

Approved Project Impact Analysis

No mitigation measures are required. 4.12.A.13 Mitigation Measures for the Proposed Modified Project Compared to

Existing Conditions Impact Analysis

No mitigation measures are required. 4.12.A.14 Level of Significance after Mitigation

No significant and unavoidable adverse impacts related to electricity have been identified.




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