LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California
Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it recently made over
$150,000 in energy efficiency
upgrades at four affordable housing communities owned by LA Family
Housing, located in North
Hollywood and Van Nuys.
SoCalGas installed high-efficiency boilers, 120-gallon storage
tanks for water storage, pipe insulation and more, assisting more
than 220 residents. The work is part of SoCalGas' Energy Savings
Assistance (ESA) program's Common Area Measures (CAM) effort to cut
energy use and costs as well as improve the health, comfort and
safety of residents living in low-income multifamily
properties.
"SoCalGas is pleased to provide these no cost upgrades for the
residents at the LA Family Housing properties," said Gillian Wright, senior vice president and chief
customer officer at SoCalGas and LA Family Housing Board Chair.
"SoCalGas recently committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas
emissions by 2045 and taking steps like this will help us to reach
this goal by reducing energy use while also helping make urgently
needed affordable housing more comfortable."
"LA Family Housing is so grateful for our incredible partnership
with SoCalGas which has allowed us to upgrade outdated systems at
four of our affordable housing properties." Said Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, President and CEO
of LA Family Housing. "Because of SoCalGas's generous support, we
were able to create more energy efficient and affordable residences
for people in our community. It takes a village to end
homelessness, and we're so grateful to have the SoCalGas team in
our corner."
The CAM initiative, through the Energy Savings Assistance
Program, aims to provide low-income, deed-restricted properties
with energy saving upgrades to their common areas at no charge.
This includes replacing central boilers and water heaters. The
offering is ratepayer funded and administered by SoCalGas at the
direction of the California Public Utilities Commission.
To qualify, the property must be deed-restricted, and the owner
must certify that at least 65% of the resident households meet
the ESA income guidelines. Energy efficiency services
provided differ by utility and are limited to the communal areas,
or common energy systems, of the residential building(s) or
property. This program can be combined with the ESA in-unit
offerings.
In the last five years, SoCalGas' energy efficiency programs
have generated over $1 billion in avoided energy costs
and delivered more than 219 million therms in energy savings,
enough natural gas usage for 548,000 households a year. These
energy savings reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.15 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent of removing more than
250,000 cars annually. Overall, these measures have helped SoCalGas
customers save over $241 million on their natural gas
bill costs over the past five years.
In 2020, the company's energy efficiency programs helped
conserve more energy than any other natural gas utility in the U.S.
SoCalGas' energy efficiency programs saved enough energy to power
100,000 homes in southern California for one year. The
utility invests more in energy efficiency than any other local
natural gas distribution company in the country and currently
operates the largest natural gas energy efficiency program.
Last March, SoCalGas announced its commitment to achieve net
zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its operations and delivery
of energy by 2045, reducing not only the company's own direct
emissions, but also those generated by its customers to support a
carbon neutral economy.
SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest, and most
innovative energy company in North America. More information
on the company's mission and strategic priorities can be found
at socalgas.com/mission.
About LA Family Housing
The mission of LA Family
Housing (LAFH) is to help people transition out of
homelessness and poverty through a continuum of housing enriched
with supportive services. LAFH is one of the largest homeless
service providers and real estate developers in Los Angeles, operating 30 properties of
interim, affordable, and supportive housing across the County. The
agency helps 11,000 low-income children, parents, and single adults
transition out of homelessness annually.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los
Angeles, SoCalGas® is the largest gas distribution
utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers
affordable, reliable, clean and increasingly renewable gas service
to 21.8 million consumers across 24,000 square miles of
Central and Southern California. Gas delivered through the
company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in
California's clean energy
transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind
and solar energy deployment.
SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest and most
innovative energy company in America. In support of that mission,
SoCalGas is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and
to replacing 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply with
renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made
from waste created by dairy farms, landfills and wastewater
treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its
gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for
customers. Over the past five years, the company invested
nearly $7.5 billion to upgrade and modernize its pipeline
system to enhance safety and reliability. SoCalGas is a subsidiary
of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), an energy services holding
company based in San Diego. For more information
visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas
on Twitter (@SoCalGas), Instagram (@SoCalGas)
and Facebook.
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