Resource Management Commission - March 8, 2021

Resource Management Commission Joint Meeting - Special called Joint RMC/EUC meeting to be held by videoconference.

Special called Joint RMC/EUC meeting to be held by videoconference. original pdf

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Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Joint Meeting of the Electric Utility and Resource Management Commissions March 8, 2021 The Joint Electric Utility and Resource Management Commission meeting is to be held March 8, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance of Sunday, March 7 by Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Joint Electric Utility and Resource Management Commission meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-322-6505 or Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com no later than noon, Sunday, March 7. The information required is the speaker name, the telephone number they will use to call into the meeting, and their email address (so that the dial-in info may be provided). If speaking on a specific item, residents must indicate the item number(s) they wish to speak on and whether they are for/against/neutral. Speakers on any topic that is not a posted agenda item will be limited to the first 10. •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak; each speaker will have up to three minutes to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. M eeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please call (512) 322-6450 at least 48 hours before the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information, please call (512) 322-6505. la Reunión del Electric Utility and Resource Management Commissions FECHA de la reunion (8 de Marzo 2021) La junta se llevará con …

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Item 1: Briefing on February 2021 Winter Storm Event original pdf

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Item 1 Austin Energy February Storm Briefing: Event Overview and Communications March 8, 2021 © 2018 Austin Energy Unprecedented Winter Weather Event in Texas Strains Electric Grid February 11-21 Sidney Jackson Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer 2 100-Year Storm Event 3 Emergency Preparedness and Response Incident Command Austin Energy’s Incident Command has been operational since COVID-19 and pivoted to winter storm mode for this event. Crews were sequestered during the event. Distribution Crews Dozens of distribution crews were sequestered and worked through ice and snow to restore power. Customer Care The Utility Contact Center fielded thousands of calls during the winter storm. They were able to provide information to customers and help them with questions regarding outages. 4 Vegetation Impact to Power Lines • Polar Vortex event combined with multiple winter ice, snow and windstorms that crossed the area Feb. 11-18 • Ice accumulation increased during the events and weighed down limbs and overhanging power lines. • Falling trees, falling limbs and tree contact occurred during the entire period from Feb 11-18. This resulted in damage to active feeders and just-restored feeders as well as feeders out for load shed. • Frozen lines and vegetation created hazardous working conditions and contributed to increased restoration times 5 Phases of Extreme Winter Weather Event Impacts from Initial Ice and Snow Storms (2/11-2/14) ERCOT-Directed Outages (2/15-2/17) System Restoration and Recovery (2/18-2/2) 6 Overall Event Timeline (February 11-21) Ice Storm & Wind Ice Storms, Localized High Winds & crystalline Snow Storm Ice storm and freezing rain POLAR VORTEX & BELOW FREEZING EVENT ERCOT-DIRECTED OUTAGES FEB. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 FEB. 21 Customers restored after Feb. 11 ice storm; However, new outages started coming in ERCOT IMPACTS TO AE RESTORATION Incremental loading on trees and branches from ice events Challenges • • Falling debris continued during the entire series of events • Load shed feeders that were out from ERCOT actions were also damaged by falling debris • Depth of ERCOT reductions resulted in lengthy feeder outages • Lengthy outages required AE Crews to segment feeders due to Cold Load pick-up; Some issues with iced-up line switches • Road travel difficult and slow for AE Crews 100% Customers restored after ice storms and restoration issues from mandated ERCOT outages This slide is demonstrative as the weather varies across the footprint of the AE service area and the …

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Approved Minutes original pdf

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Special-Called Joint Commission Meeting Electric Utility and Resource Management Commissions March 8, 2021 Minutes The Electric Utility (EUC) and Resource Management Commissions (RMC) convened a special-called joint scheduled meeting via videoconference/Webex. Meeting called to order by EUC Chair Hopkins at 1:39 p.m. Also present were Commissioners Ferchill, Hadden, Stone, Trostle, Tuttle and Weldon. Commissioners Funkhouser, Reed, and Wray were absent. Meeting called to order by RMC Vice Chair White at 1:39 pm. Also present were Commissioners Angoori, Blackburn, Chavarria, Johnson, and Smith. Commissioners Babyak, Brenneman, Fralin, and Harmon were absent. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL – Paul Robbins- Customer Assistance Program Stathis Tompaidis- February 2021 Winter Storm Event Jen Cregar- Reorganization of Austin Energy’s CES Program NEW BUSINESS 1. Briefing on February 2021 Winter Storm Event- provided by Jackie Sargent, General Manager; Sidney Jackson, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer; Marisa Monroy, Director AE Communications; Kerry Overton, Deputy General Manager and Chief Customer & Compliance Officer; Tammy Cooper, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Communications The meeting adjourned at 4:08 p.m. 1

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