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Date:4/4/2025 1:27:12 PM
From:"Dylan Plummer" dylan.plummer@sierraclub.org
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Cc:"Kim Orbe" kim.orbe@sierraclub.org
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Letter from Sierra Club opposing Anaheim City Council Agenda Ite m 17
Attachment:Sierra Club Letter to Anaheim 4_4_25.pdf;
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Mayor Aitken and Members of Anaheim City Council,
Find attached a letter voicing Sierra Club's opposition to the Anaheim City Council's upcoming agenda item 17, a resolution to oppose the South
Coast Air Quality Management District's rules 1111 and 1121.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Dylan Plummer
Campaign Advisor, Building Electrification, Sierra Club
he/him/his
Represented by Progressive Workers Union
dylan.plummer@sierraclub.org
April 4, 2025
Mayor Aitken and Members of the Anaheim City Council,
On behalf of the Sierra Club and our members and supporters in Anaheim, I request that you
oppose Agenda Item 17, a letter to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
opposing Rules 1111 and 1121. The letter is inaccurate and outdated, and does not reflect
recent changes to the rules to ensure affordability and to put the onus for compliance on
appliance manufacturers. This new framework does not ban gas appliances or mandate an
electric transition, making the resolution irrelevant to the current regulations, which are
completely different from the rules that your resolution opposes.
These rules are critical, as the South Coast Basin has the worst air quality in the nation, with
some of the worst rankings for ozone (smog) and particle pollution, impacting approximately 17
million residents .
Rules 1111 and 1121 will improve public health by incentivizing the transition from polluting gas
furnaces and water heaters to electric alternatives. This shift will significantly reduce residents'
exposure to harmful NOx emissions, which are linked to asthma, lung cancer, and
cardiovascular diseases.
Additionally, there are a number of programs that make installation of electric appliances more
affordable for residents. The state’s HEEHRA program offers families between $4,000-$8,000
for installation costs, and South Coast AQMD’s Go Zero program will provide $1,500 in rebates
for water heaters and heat pumps. An analysis from RMI shows that existing incentives make
new electric appliances cost-competitive with gas appliances, while providing a public health
benefit.
Please reject this damaging resolution and vote no on Agenda Item 17.
Thank you,
Kimberly Orbe
Senior Conservation Program Manager
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter