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Community Solar Program Offerings Tim Harvey Customer Renewable Solutions Manager 8-19-2020 © 2020 Austin Energy Customer driven. Community focused. Customer Renewable Solutions Education + • s • Residential e v i t n e c n $2500 Rebate • Commercial • 10 Year On- I r a o S l Bill Credits for Production • Multifamily • Wind s • GreenChoice n o 100% Texas i t p i r c s b u S • Community Solar • 100% Local Solar Customer driven. Community focused. Renewable Subscription Options Community Solar solar projects • 100% of participants’ electric use is offset by energy from local • Half of La Loma’s capacity dedicated to Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at discounted rate First Green-e® certified Community Solar program in the country! GreenChoice 100% Texas Wind Powers Electric Vehicle Charging Stations • Over 20,000 Customers Subscribed Equivalent of removing the same amount of carbon from the air as 6 million trees Avoids more than 350,000 metric tons of carbon emissions • • • • • 3 Community Solar in Austin Clockwise from Top Left: Palmer Event Center, La Loma Community Solar Farm, ABIA Blue Garage Carports 4 Community Solar Provides access to solar energy to customers unable to install solar panels on their own homes: • Renters and condo owners • Homeowners with shaded roofs • Customers unable to make the upfront investment in rooftop systems • Customers with poor credit Participants receive the benefits of solar power without actually owning/maintaining the solar panels on-site Austin Energy can leverage purchasing experience and economies of scale to create a low cost, high value solar offering Supports Austin's Climate Protection Plan and local solar goals 5 Palmer Events Center Community Solar 165kW Site Considerations •Public Facing • High Visibility • In the Community • Downtown Grid • Had to bring Regular DG to it • City of Austin owned building • Utilized Local Workforce 6 La Loma Community Solar 2.6MW Site Considerations •Highest Best Use • Not suitable for other uses (e.g. parks, housing) • Flood plain • Gas Easement • Railway • Co-located with substation • Distribution feeder allows for capacity • Land owned by City of Austin • Utilized Local Workforce 7 ABIA Community Solar 1.5MW Site Considerations • Dual Purpose Solar-Carport • New Garage was designed to have carports • Avoided costs of putting metal roofing on top • Aligned with new Construction • To Co-Located EV Charging • High Visibility • Marketing opportunity to educate and cross promote programs • Utilized Local Workforce 8 Local Solar RFP Currently on the street •Distribution Grid connected •Respondents to provide diversity, inclusion and local workforce development plan •Also looking at storage options • RFP For the Purchase of Renewable Capacity and Energy from Local Renewable Energy Resources 9 Community Solar La Loma 2.6MW First Green-e® certified Community Solar program in the country! 100% of participants’ electric use is offset by energy from local solar projects Community Solar Charge replaces Power Supply Adjustment (PSA) on participants’ bills Half of La Loma’s capacity dedicated to Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at discounted rate 1.5 MW Austin-Bergstrom International Airport project currently under construction, to be completed in 2020 155 155 ABIA 1.5MW 80 80 Market-Rate Low-Income 160 135 4.27¢/kWh 2.77¢/kWh Palmer 185kW 25 Current Program Est. # of Participants Community Solar Rate Δ vs 2019 PSA +1.13¢/kWh -0.37¢/kWh 10 Community Solar Discount for CAP Customers CAP Customers may sign up and receive Community Solar at a reduced rate plus receive no-cost energy efficiency improvements. CAP Auto Enrollment: • Medicaid Program • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) • Travis County Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) • Medical Access Program (MAP) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing • Telephone Lifeline Program (VASH) Income verification also available to meet eligibility. Call 855-319-6630 with CAP questions 11 Shared Solar Pilot HACA at Goodrich • Allows for single point of interconnection with virtual allocation of generation to tenants • Testing automation in the billing system • Targeting July 2021 for program launch • limited to LMI properties with possible further expansion. • 5th Multifamily project added in April Project Name Guadalupe Jeremiah LP GNDC La Vista Four Points Chalmers South Goodrich Total Date Installed # of units Installed Cost ($) Rebate Amount Capacity (kW-DC) Annual kWh 9/27/2018 1/16/2019 9/27/2018 9/27/2019 4/14/2020 35 $ 125,000 22 $ 172,730 120 $ 431,809 86 $ 291,642 120 $ 453,500 383 $ 1,474,681 $ 103,950 $ 97,090 $ 200,020 $ 151,240 $ 258,400 $ 810,700 57.75 97.09 200.02 151.24 258.4 764.5 83,615 142,798 263,843 202,743 357,058 1,050,057 Photo by Lighthouse Solar 12 Thank You! Tim Harvey Customer Renewable Solutions Manager 512-482-5386 tim.harvey@austinenergy.com solar@austinenergy.com ©2019 Austin Energy. 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