Bay Area Regional Energy: Network Integrated Commercial Retrofits (BRICR) Project. Final Report

Nexus of electrification and energy efficiency retrofit of commercial buildings at the district scale

“…In addition, California is transitioning electricity generation to renewable and very low-emission resources. Power generation serving San Francisco is cleaner still, with 83% of the electricity supply derived from renewable resources in 2019 (SF Environment, 2022). San Francisco's key strategy to "eliminate fossil fuel use in existing buildings by tailoring solutions to different building ownership, systems, and use types" raises the question: Is the electric distribution grid ready today to support widespread electrification?…”