ELECTRIC BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING Wednesday June 15, 2022 @ 10:00 AM- IN PERSON PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 4TH FLOOR, CONF RM 4001 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Gabriel Flores-Chair (Garza); Delwin Goss (Renteria); Randy Pomikahl (Tovo), David Johnson- V Chair (Madison) Michael King (Paige), Rogelio Wallace (Adler), Victoria Shope (Kitchen), Ben Brenneman (Alter), Deschaine, David (Pool); Christian Spies(Kelly) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Minutes from Regular Called Meeting from March 16, 2022. 2. DISCUSSION a. Discussion- Update on Austin Energy Criteria Manual-Point of Service. b. Discussion- Austin Energy New Contractor Program for permitting. c. Discussion- Residential and Commercial Inspections Update d. Discussion- Update on Development Service Dept. Permit Center on permitting issuance and backlogs. e. Discussion- Update on Development Services Dept. Plan Review on any new or existing DSD process. 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Rick Arzola at Development Services Department, Building Inspections, at (512) 974-2417, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.
ELECTRIC BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING Wednesday June 15, 2022 @ 10:00 AM- IN PERSON PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 4TH FLOOR, CONF RM 4001 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Gabriel Flores-Chair (Garza); Delwin Goss (Renteria); Randy Pomikahl (Tovo), David Johnson- V Chair (Madison) Michael King (Paige), Rogelio Wallace (Adler), Victoria Shope (Kitchen), Ben Brenneman (Alter), Deschaine, David (Pool); Christian Spies(Kelly) AGENDA ADDENDUM CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. f. Review of City of Austin Electrical Permits in the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) 2. DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Rick Arzola at Development Services Department, Building Inspections, at (512) 974-2417, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.
City of Austin Electric Utility Austin Energy Design Criteria Effective November 15th, 20212022 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 3 RELEVANT CITY OF AUSTIN BUSINESS OFFICES ............................................ 4 BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ......................... 6 REQUESTING/OBTAINING ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ....................... 14 TYPES OF PERMANENT ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ............................ 25 STREET LIGHTING ................................................................................... 68 TEMPORARY DISTRIBUTION POWER ........................................................... 71 CUSTOMER ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ................ 74 METERING .............................................................................................. 82 CLEARANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS................................................... 97 DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TRANSFORMER VAULTS ..................................... 112 DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INTERCONNECTION ........................................ 119 SMALL CELL INTERCONNECTION ............................................................. 119 TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION REQUIREMENTS ................................... 119 DISTRICT ENERGY AND COOLING ............................................................ 131 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUSTIN ENERGY LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ............................................................................................... 132 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................ 135 APPENDIX AND EXHIBITS ....................................................................... 142 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this Design Criteria Manual (“Design Criteria” or “Manual”) is to provide criteria, guidelines, definitions, and descriptions approved by the City of Austin (COA) City Council for: 1) the design and installation of the Customer’s electric facilities that will be served by the City of Austin Electric Utility Department doing business as Austin Energy, hereinafter referred to as Austin Energy (or AE), and 2) the safety and reliability requirements that must be adhered to when developing in proximity to existing or planned electric facilities maintained by AE (i.e., Austin Energy’s electric system). The information contained in this Design Criteria must be used for the design and installation of electrical services in the AE service area. This Design Criteria does not attempt to cover all the situations that might be encountered, required, or requested concerning the construction/installation of an electric service. Specific design requirements and final approval of any installation must be coordinated directly with the appropriate AE business unit which include: (A) Distribution Design (AE Design); (B) Spots & Conduit; (C) Electric Transmission and Substation; (D) Pole Attachment Services; and (E) AE District Cooling. Any apparent discrepancy, omission, error, or requirement necessitating further explanation or interpretation in this Design Criteria should be referred to AE Design for final explanation or determination of AE requirements. The AE Design Criteria is available online at no cost. Go to the website Austinenergy.com, then go to Contractors – Electric Service Design & Planning – “Download a free copy of the Austin Energy Design Criteria Manual (pdf)”. November 15th , 20212022 Austin Energy Design Criteria Austin Energy - All Rights Reserved 3 RELEVANT CITY OF AUSTIN BUSINESS OFFICES Following is a list of …
REGULAR CALLED MEETING Electric Board APPROVED MINUTES The Electric Board convened in a Regular Called Board Meeting on June 15, 2022 at the Permitting Development Center at 10:15 am. Board Members in Attendance: Rogelio Wallace, David Johnson, Michael King, Delwin Goss, Gabe Flores, Victoria Shope, Randy Pomikahl, Ben Brenneman and Christian Spies Members Not in Attendance: David Deshaine Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD), Eric Zimmerman (DSD) Marty Starrett(DSD), Joshua Davis (DSD), Mitchell Tolbert(DSD) and Michael Pittman(AE) June 15, 2022 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: There was no registration of citizens to speak at this Electrical Board. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes for the regular meeting of March 16 were approved with the following amendments on board member Goss motion. The amendments were: to strike the word “is” from the registration criteria listed in discussion item A under Austin Energy Criteria Manual. 3. DISCUSSION A. Austin Energy Criteria Manual- Austin Energy Distribution Process Manager Michael Pittman addressed the board on the summary of requested changes with Austin Design Criteria Manual. After some conflict with the proposed changes and confusion with conflicting codes, the board has asked for a copy of these proposed changes for their review and possible input. B. Contractor Disconnect Program- Commercial Electrical Inspector Marty Starrett provided a minor update to this as key members of Austin Energy were not able to make today’s meeting. In his update, currently 7 contractors have applied but only 3 did show up for the first class and the deadline for the last class is at the end of this month. To apply, you first would register with DSD special electrical inspection program and fill out the forms that are listed on Austin Energy website. https://austinenergy.com/ae/contractors/working-with-austin-energy/contractor- disconnect-program. C. Residential and Commercial Inspection Update- Commercial Electrical Supervisor Marty Starrett updated the board that commercial staff is at a 85 to 90 percent on time and that currently one inspector is out due to long term illness. Division Manager of Residential Inspections Eric Zimmerman updated that his staff is 70-75 percent on time and is the process of still training. Lost 3 inspection team members due to promotion but have filled their vacancies and in the process of training them. Staff is continuing to train on the residential combination inspection program. D. DSD Permit Process- Service Center Supervisor Josh Davis updated staff that the service center has hired 6-7 new agents and 6 of them …
