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Solar on City Facilities Joint Sustainability Committee – March 25, 2026 Part of the CCIP, Support by JSC CCIP: • • Install 8MW of rooftop solar on City facilities $22 million cost, $28 saved per ton of GHGs reduced Support from JSC • Recommendation 20250625-004: Resolution on Revolving Fund for Solar and Efficiency Investments at City Properties • Recommendation 20251119-008: Funding for Solar and Energy Efficiency Investments at City Facilities 2 Collaborative Team Effort Resolution No. 20250522-052: Analyze City-owned property and property for solar generation potential, make recommendations for priority projects, and return to Council with the recommendations and analysis needed to implement development. Austin Climate Action and Resilience Austin Facilities Management Austin Energy Finance and Procurement Rocky Mountain Institute 3 Assess Procure Decide and Build Inventoried and assessed 250+ facilities, narrow to ~110 Engaged with building owning departments upfront to build support and understanding Issue multi-site RFP to achieve economies of scale Evaluate proposals and ownership models: • City Owned • Solar Standard Offer Select winning proposal(s) Build Solar ASAP to leverage tax credits Build O&M into the contract for long-term performance Approach 4 Procurement Process Dec Jan Feb Mar Two phase flexible RFP released, 110 sites Phase 1 closes, 16 submissions, eval committee advances 8 firms on qualifications Phase 2 closes, lots of evaluation, Best and Final Offer phase begins Best and Final evaluation, selected vendor recomended, target April council approval 5 Next Steps • • • Council approval Contract negotiation and execution Commence construction by July 4, 2026 to ‘safe harbor’ the entire portfolio for the Solar Investment Tax Credits 6 Thank you. Rohan Lilauwala AustinTexas.gov/climate Rohan.Lilauwala@AustinTexas.gov