Item 15: Update regarding Stakeholder Engagement, EV/Electric Ready, and Water Heating — original pdf

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Item 15 Stakeholder Engagement EV/Electric Ready, Water Heating Kurt Stogdill Manager, Green Building & Sustainability February 14, 2022 © 2020 Austin Energy • EV-Ready & Electric-Ready What is EV/Electric-Ready?- provisions in design and construction that allow for easier conversion to appliances/vehicles fueled by electricity Electric-Ready example- allowing more space for larger heaters and running electric connections to accommodate the future installation of a high- efficiency electric water heater EV-Ready example- sizing electric service to allow dedicated breaker and running conduit from electric panel to garage to simplify future installation of EV charging infrastructure • The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code dropped EV/Electric- Ready during appeals process… • City staff determined amendments to ‘21 energy code were not appropriate means to pursue EV/Electric Ready at the time 2 Objectives/Focus Robust stakeholder discussion of potential recommendations for electric vehicle-ready, electric-ready and residential water heating • Scope - 3 areas of focus • Policy - to include code(s) • Programs - Austin Energy/City of Austin programs promoting electric vehicle readiness, electric-ready construction, high-efficiency electric water heating • Education - opportunities for education of community and work with industry to further electric/electric vehicle readiness and high-efficiency residential water heating 3 Output(s) • Summary of stakeholder recommendations in the areas of Policy, Programs, and Education • Report to RMC & EUC • Austin Energy will study recommendations and report to EUC & RMC 4 Stakeholder Composition • • • Interested community members • EUC & RMC Interested/relevant industry representatives Interested representatives of non-profits • Existing equity engagement channels, piloting new framework 5 • Virtual meetings Process • Review of current codes in place, relevant policy, technology, programs, affordability, Austin Energy/City limitations • Call on Subject Matter Experts from the City, industry, non-profits • Discussion of areas of opportunity, flesh them out as recommendations • Recommendations by stakeholder group • Present report to EUC & RMC 6 Thank You Questions? Kurt.Stogdill@austinenergy.com 512-413-1255 ©2020 Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy name and logo as well as Austin Energy Green Building name and logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Austin Energy, the electric department of the City of Austin, Texas. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.