Item 1: Austin Energy's Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Presentation — original pdf

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Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 Lisa Martin Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer December 2, 2024 © Austin Energy Our mission is ultimately about the people we serve 2 3 4 Managing Our “Toolkit” Prioritize Customer Energy Solutions Develop Local Solutions Continue our Commitment to Decarbonization Further our Culture of Innovation 5 Prioritize Customer Energy Solutions • Lead with Energy Efficiency • Lead with Demand Response • Move from Megawatt Reduction to Greenhouse Gas Avoidance • Promote Beneficial Electrification Incentivize Customer-Sited Batteries • • Promote Innovative Local Solar Solutions • Improve Customer Interconnection Experience 6 Develop Local Solutions • • • Prioritize Customer Energy Solutions Increase Transmission Import Capacity • Develop Emissions Guardrails for All Peakers • Incorporate Equity into Siting Considerations Promote Local Utility-Scale Solar Protect Local Air Quality Include Local Utility-Scale Batteries • • Avoid Retiring Local Generation Prematurely • Pursue Additional, More Efficient Natural Gas Peaker Units • • Focus Customer Programs to Support Neighborhoods • Maintain Black Start Utility Status 7 Continue Our Commitment to Decarbonization • Carbon Free as a Percentage of Load • Exit Coal and Reaffirm REACH – Reduce Emissions Affordably for Climate Health • Wind and Solar Outside of Austin Energy's Service Area • Geothermal, Nuclear and Other Carbon-Free Technologies 8 Further Our Culture of Innovation • Research and Development Partnerships • Grant and Other Funding Opportunities • Solar for All • Solar Standard Offer • Pilot Geothermal Generation • Enhance "Virtual Power Plant" Programs and Set Up a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) • Support Vehicle-to-X Opportunities • Explore Advanced Nuclear Technologies • Emerging Carbon Capture Technologies 9 10 ©Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy and the Austin Energy 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.