Item 3: Presentation by Task Force members Michele Van Hyfte and Barry Dreyling — original pdf

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Resource Generation Task Force Member Presentation Michele Van Hyfte, AIA LEED AP BD+C Barry Dreyling, P.E. Overview •Affordability •Availability •Clean/Renewable •DSM Affordability •On the premise that people need access to reasonably priced energy we reiterate our support for the existing affordability goal. •Customer rate increases <2%/year •Customer rates in bottom 50% of ERCOT key areas – major cities and areas surrounding Austin •Applies to “all in” customer bill cost •Applies to all customer classes – residential, commercial, industrial •Regular benchmarking of rates (residential, commercial and industrial) in ERCOT key areas •AE continue to provide/update affordability projections 5 years into the future Availability •AE needs a diverse portfolio of both base and variable generation •Generation resources available 24/7 •Protection from nodal market spikes •Provides hedge against fluctuations in the price of any one fuel Clean/Renewable •Renewables, notably wind and solar, appear to have become competitive and affordable •Do not have a preference for the “flavor” of renewables in AE’s portfolio –Should be based on competitive cost –Should be based on TOD when there is a need for more generation –Integrate with ERCOT reliability requirements •Propose to increase the renewable goal to 45% by 2024 •Difficult to go beyond that and maintain availability without viable storage option DSM •Halfway to the existing 800MW goal •All the low hanging fruit is gone •All the fruit that can be reached with a 10 ft. ladder is gone. •Would support an increase to the DSM goal if it can be achieved cost effectively •Support added emphasis on low income energy efficiency goals •Shift to equitable distribution of DSM funds to customer classes