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Austin Energy FY2025 Q1 Operations Update Lisa Martin Deputy General Manager & Chief Operating Officer February 10, 2025 © Austin Energy Agenda Executive Summary Environmental Performance Reliability Performance Strategic Goal Work Quarterly Operations Update 2 Executive Summary Renewable production 43% aggregate renewable production as a percentage of load in Q1. Carbon-free production 65% carbon-free generation as a percentage of load in Q1. High availability of generators Resources at Sand Hill, FPP, and STP all exhibited high availability sufficient to match fall demand. Reliability performance trend stable Performance metrics show similar outage duration and frequency compared to last quarter. 3 Austin Energy Operations Update Environmental Performance 4 Carbon-Free Generation as a Percentage of Load Monthly Data 65% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Nuclear Renewable 5 Carbon-Free Generation as a Percentage of Load Rolling 12-Month Average Data 63% 6 Net Generation and Load Analysis FY2025 Q1 Generation vs. Consumption (MWH) Power Generation Cost by Fuel Type 8% 6% 20% 66% Nuclear Coal NG Renewable G ENERAT IO N C O NS U MPT IO N Historical Q4 System Peak Demand (MW) Power Generation as Percent of Consumption 1,406,486 Renewable 698,193 NG 196,473 Coal 735,350 Nuclear 3,286,940 35% 43% 22% 2021 2022 2023 2024 Renewable Nuclear Other 7 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - Austin Energy Operations Update Reliability Performance 8 Generator Commercial Availability FY2025 Q1 Generation Resource Commercial Availability Summer Target Commercial Availability Q1 Actuals Sand Hill Combined Cycle Fayette Power Project (G1) Fayette Power Project (G2) South Texas Project (G1) South Texas Project (G2) 95% 97% 97% 100% 100% 69.5% 100% 0% 59.3% 100% 9 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Operations EV Charging Operations Updates • Overall charging network had an uptime of 98.5% on a 12-month rolling average • DC Fast Charging had a cumulative uptime of 97.7% on a 12-month rolling average • Austin Energy actively engaged ChargePoint and Smart Charge America to perform reactive and quarterly preventative maintenance Reporting Outages EV Drivers can report outages through: • ChargePoint app • Austin 3-1-1 • Email Austin Energy – pluginaustin@austinenergy.com 10 ChargePoint measures station uptime as the portion of time each individual charging port is working over a defined time period Electric Vehicle Charging Station Operations Charging Sessions EV Charging Station Usage • Averaging over 34,000 charging sessions per month • 688 MWh of energy dispensed on average each month • Peak usage time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Average Session Length 11 Distribution Reliability – FY2025 Q1 Average duration of outages in minutes Average time to restore service to affected customer Average number of outages per customer 1.76 213.60 88.8 112.65 0.85 Austin Energy Q1 FY2025 Texas Avg. CY2023-Final Data* Austin Energy trendline 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 75.37 Austin Energy Q1 FY2025 100 80 60 40 20 0 Texas Avg. CY2023-Final Data* Austin Energy Q1 FY2025 Texas Avg. CY2023-Final Data* 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q1 SAIFI – System Average Interruption Frequency Index SAIDI – System Average Interruption Duration Index CAIDI – Customer Average Interruption Duration Index Major event days are excluded from reliability metrics *Texas Avg. CY2023-Final Data-EIA Final Data for each metric 12 Austin Energy Operations Update Strategic Goals 13 Grid Resilience Initiatives – FY2025 Q1 Improve Distribution System Reliability Identify, rank and address feeder maintenance needs in areas historically impacted by outages and most susceptible to wildfire risk. • 25 circuits underway. • 9 circuits reached end-to-end completion as of • Overhead Hardening, Underground Feasibility Dec. 31, 2024. studies underway. • Awarded TDEM Grid Resiliency grants for Vegetation Management and Wildfire Mitigation improvements. Resiliency as a Service (RaaS) Program Providing resiliency and safety to customers and the community by spreading the value of distributed generation assets across the customer base, meeting SB398 back-up generation rules. • Six RaaS projects submitted as of FY2025 Q1. • Two added in Q1 specifically. • One project nearing the RFP process to select a vendor energy company. 14 Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 Final Version Posted Online 15 The 2035 Plan Commits to Regular Council Updates Semiannual Goal Progress and Guardrail Reporting Energy Efficiency Demand Response Local Solar 78 MW by 2027 270 MW by 2035 205 MW by 2027 405 MW by 2035 Local Battery Storage Carbon Intensity Stack Emissions 508 lbs CO2/MWh (portfolio-wide) 915 lbs CO2/MWh (local only) CO2 NOx SOx Particulate Matter 16 975 MW by 2027 (Energy Efficiency) 40 MW by 2030 (Thermal Storage) 125 MW by 2027 2035 Plan Implementation Priorities Immediate Launch Solar Standard Offer Complete DNV Consultant Study on Potential for Customer Solutions and Greenhouse Gas Avoidance Goals Launch Energy Storage Request for Proposal (RFP) Break Ground on Geothermal Pilot Near-Term Long-Term Adopt 2024 International Energy Conservation Code Shift to Greenhouse Gas Avoidance Tracking and Goals Launch Updated Demand Response Program Launch Solar for All Update Council on Progress Toward Ending Use of Coal Establish Full Suite of Beneficial Electrification Incentives Set Up a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) Increase Transmission Import Capacity Initiate All Resource RFP Explore Advanced Nuclear Feasibility Phase for New Peakers 17 Austin Energy Winter Storm Mara After-Action Report Final Completion Report Posted Online 18 ©Austin Energy. 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