Paving the Way for California's Gas Transition
Summary
SCH Number
2026040775
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Paving the Way for California's Gas Transition
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/16/2026
Document Description
This project will provide new empirical insights to accelerate the transition away from fossil gas use in California buildings by collection and analysis of data to identify persistent barriers at the building, supply chain, workforce, and consumer decision-making levels. The research will integrate physical readiness, supply dynamics, workforce pathways, and behavioral insights into actionable, equity-centered strategies that will directly support state decarbonization goals.
Contact Information
Name
Martine Schmidt-Poolman
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Commission Agreement Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Genesis Tang
Agency Name
The Ortiz Group, LLC.
Job Title
Program Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lafayette
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Mt. Diablo Blvd and Mt. Diablo Ct.
Zip
94549
Other Location Info
3429 Mt Diablo Ct., Ste 207
Lafayette, CA 94549
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. This project is a computer-based and field-based stakeholder research project to identify high-leverage strategies to support fossil gas end-use conversion in California’s residential and commercial sectors.
The project does not involve impacts on any particularly sensitive environment; will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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