Resource Management Commission Regular Meeting of the Resource Management Commission

AW Quarter 4 Conservation Report — original pdf

Resource Management Commission 4th Quarter Report FY24 Water Conservation Division City of Austin | Austin Water Residential, Multifamily and Commercial Program Participation RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Water Waste/Watering Restrictions Enforcement Activity RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Water Conservation Public Outreach Events RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Regulated Compliance Program Activity RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 My ATX Water Meter (AMI) Installations, FY24 YTD Quarter 4 Quarter 3 Quarter 2 Quarter 1 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 Overall Installations Quarterly Installations RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Reclaimed Water Use s n o l l a G n o i l l i M 2,000.00 1,800.00 1,600.00 1,400.00 1,200.00 1,000.00 800.00 600.00 400.00 200.00 0.00 Quarter IV Quarter III Quarter II Quarter I FY19 616.60 361.47 230.84 284.14 FY20 496.91 389.94 284.04 398.30 FY21 507.97 370.96 345.25 375.67 FY22 630.48 444.20 263.44 302.27 FY23 586.12 264.64 248.48 384.91 FY24 565 424.71 409.64 359.89 RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Water Use - Gallons Per Capita Per Day (GPCD) RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Lakes Buchanan and Travis Total Combined Storage Projections City of Austin Drought Contingency Plan Drought Response Stage Triggers: Conservation Stage: Above 1.4 MAF Stage I: 1.4 MAF Stage II: 900,000 AF Stage III: 750,000 AF Stage IV: 600,000 AF Emergency Response Stage V: Catastrophic event including prolonged drought Highland Lakes Storage summary as of November 12, 2024 Combined lake storage: 1,055,336 acre-feet Combined reservoir total: 53% RMC Quarterly Report – Q4, Fiscal Year 2024 Water Conservation Division City of Austin | Austin Water

Customer Energy Solutions FY 24 Savings Report — original pdf

Energy Efficiency Services EES- Appliance Efficiency Program EES- Home Energy Savings - Rebate EES- AE Weatherization & CAP Weatherization - D.I. * EES- School Based Education * EES- Strategic Partnership Between Utilities & Retailers * EES- Multifamily Rebates EES- Multifamily WX-D.I.+ EES- Commercial Rebate EES- Small Business Energy Efficiency TOTAL Demand Response (DR) - Annual Incremental DR- Power Partner DR- Commercial Demand Response (frmly Load Coop) Demand Response (DR) TOTAL Green Building GB- Residential Ratings GB- Residential Energy Code GB- Multifamily Ratings GB- Multifamily Energy Code GB- Commercial Ratings GB- Commercial Energy Code Green Building TOTAL CES MW Savings Grand TOTAL Residential Totals Commercial Totals Non-Public - AE # Customer Energy Solutions FY24 YTD MW Savings Report As of September 2024 Participant Type Participants To Date MWh To Date MW Goal 2.60 0.90 0.44 0.30 1.75 0.65 1.00 6.00 2.00 15.64 MW Goal 6.40 2.00 8.40 MW Goal 0.26 1.63 3.00 6.00 4.20 3.90 19.00 MW To Date 2.41 0.37 0.63 0.07 0.00 3.31 0.96 3.57 0.89 12.21 MW To Date 3.33 3.33 MW To Date 0.40 1.63 1.79 6.00 5.27 3.90 18.99 Percentage 93% 41% 144% 23% - 510% 96% 59% 44% Percentage 52% 0% Percentage 152% 100% 60% 100% 125% 100% Customers Customers Customers Products Products Apartments Apartments Customers Customers Devices Customers Customers Customers Dwellings Dwellings 1,000 sf 1,000 sf 4,450.92 514.90 1,224.85 358.00 6.83 8,229.88 2,568.27 9,249.70 1,769.79 28,373.14 0 0.00 464 2,253 5,091 9,066 10,194 12,664 39,732 Rebate Budget $ 1,500,000 $ 1,600,000 $ 2,577,000 $ 350,000 $ 1,250,000 $ 900,000 $ 1,800,000 $ 2,250,000 $ 1,100,000 $ 13,327,000 Spent to Date $ 1,454,899 $ 716,095 $ 7,056,794 $ 88,403 $ 1,005 $ 4,055,353 $ 1,513,135 $ 2,135,775 $ 669,437 $ 17,690,896 Rebate Budget $ 1,600,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 3,600,000 $ 254,230 $ 254,230 $ 9,300 $ - $ 47,000 $ - $ 56,300.00 $ - 3,331 336 912 1,595 670 9,313 5,499 135 82 21,203 2,344 2,344 504 2,029 5,179 11,942 5,123 14,051 19,654 0 Participant Type Participants To Date MWh To Date Participant Type Participants To Date MWh To Date Rebate Budget Spent to Date MW Goal 43.04 MW To Date 34.53 Percentage Participant Type Participants To Date MWh To Date 43,201 68,105.14 Rebate Budget $ 16,983,300 Spent to Date $ 17,945,126 15.93 19.11 13.11 24.96 82% 131% 26,533 36,295 20070.83 37231.82 $ $ 11,577,000 2,067,319 $ $ 15,139,914 3,350,000 Thermal Energy Storage TOTAL …

Agenda — original pdf

REGULAR MEETING OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION November 19, 2024 6:00 p.m. Austin Energy Headquarters; 1st Floor; Shudde Fath Conference Room 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Texas 78723 Some members of the Resource Management Commission maybe participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register contact Natasha Goodwin, at Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com or 512-322-6505. AGENDA Members: Louis Stone, Chair GeNell Gary Paul Robbins, Vice Chair Martin Luecke Charlotte Davis Dino Sasaridis Trey Farmer Chelsey Scaffidi CALL MEETING TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 5 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Raphael Schwartz Alison Silverstein Vacant 1. Approve the minutes of the Resource Management Commission Regular Meeting on October 15, 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval of a resolution repealing Resolution No. 20240502-004, which adopted a revised Drought Contingency Plan, and adopting an updated Drought Contingency Plan, which includes drought or emergency response stages due to water supply shortages, sets targets for water use reduction and other elements required by state law, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. 3. Recommend approval of a resolution repealing Resolution No. 20240502-005, which adopted the prior Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use, and adopting an updated Water Conservation Plan, which describes Austin Water’s ongoing water conservation strategies, programs and goals, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Natasha Goodwin at Austin Energy, at (512) 322-6505 or email Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Resource Management Commission, please contact Natasha Goodwin at Austin Energy, …

Item 2- RCA: AW Drought Contingency — original pdf

..De Posting Language ..Title Approve a resolution repealing Resolution No. 20240502-004, which adopted a revised Drought Contingency Plan, and adopting an updated Drought Contingency Plan, which includes drought or emergency response stages due to water supply shortages, sets targets for water use reduction and other elements required by state law, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Related to Items #3, #4, and #6. Lead Department Austin Water. Fiscal Note This item has no fiscal impact. Prior Council Action: May 5, 2016 – Council approved Resolution No. 20160505-0004 adopting a new Drought Contingency Plan and in a separate item Council approved related revisions to City Code Chapter 6-4 (Water Conservation). November 29, 2018 - Council approved adoption of Water Forward, Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan. April 11, 2019 - Council approved Resolution No. 20190411-002 repealing Resolution No. 20140417-004 and adopting the Utility Profile & Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). May 2, 2024 – Council approved Resolution No. 20240502-004 repealing Resolution No. 20160505-004 and adopting a Drought Contingency Plan as required by the TCEQ. For More Information: Heather Cooke, Austin Water Chief Administrative Officer, 512-972-0083 or heather.cooke@austintexas.gov. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: November 4, 2024 – Recommended by the Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force (Water Forward Task Force) on an 8-0 vote with Task Force Members Faust and Lorenz absent. November 13, 2024 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. November 19, 2024 – To be reviewed by the Resource Management Commission. Additional Backup Information: Austin is required by the TCEQ to file a Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and a Water Conservation Plan (WCP) under Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 30, Chapter 288. A DCP establishes a series of drought stages and the measures to curtail water use during specific times of drought. A WCP describes a utility’s water use profile and describes water conservation goals and programs to reduce water use and otherwise increase water use efficiency. These plans are required to be updated on a five-year basis and submitted to the TCEQ. Austin’s last DCP was approved by Council on May 2, 2024. At the time of adoption, Austin Water committed to reviewing the DCP in further collaboration with the Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force and …

Item 3- RCA: AW Water Conservation Plan — original pdf

..De Posting Language ..Title Approve a resolution repealing Resolution No. 20240502-005, which adopted the prior Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use, and adopting an updated Water Conservation Plan, which describes Austin Water’s ongoing water conservation strategies, programs and goals, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Related to Item #3, #5, and #6. Lead Department Austin Water. Fiscal Note This item has no fiscal impact. Prior Council Action: May 5, 2016 – Council approved Resolution No. 20160505-0004 adopting a new Drought Contingency Plan and related revisions to City Code Chapter 6-4 (Water Conservation). November 29, 2018 - Council approved adoption of Water Forward, Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan. April 11, 2019 – Council approved Resolution No. 20190411-002, repealing Resolution No. 20140417-004 and adopting the Utility Profile & Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). May 2, 2024 – Council approved Resolution No. 20240502-005, repealing Resolution No. 20190411-002 and adopting the Utility Profile & Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use as required by the TCEQ. For More Information: Heather Cooke, Austin Water Chief Administrative Officer, 512-972-0083 or heather.cooke@austintexas.gov. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: November 4, 2024 – Recommended by the Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force (Water Forward Task Force) on a vote of 7 in favor with Task Force Member Moriarty opposed and Task Force Members Faust and Lorenz absent. November 13, 2024 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. November 19, 2024 – To be reviewed by the Resource Management Commission. Additional Backup Information: Austin is required by the TCEQ to file a Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and a Water Conservation Plan (WCP) under Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288. A DCP establishes a series of drought stages and the measures to curtail water use during specific times of drought. A WCP describes a utility’s water use profile and describes water conservation goals and programs to reduce water use and otherwise increase water use efficiency. These plans are required to be updated on a five-year basis and submitted to the TCEQ. Austin’s last WCP was approved by Council on May 2, 2024. At the time of adoption, Austin Water committed to reviewing the WCP in further collaboration with the Water Resource Task Force and in …

Item 4- Briefing: AW Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan — original pdf

Resource Management Commission  Water Forward 2024  Water Conservation Plan  Drought Contingency Plan Kevin Critendon, PE, Assistant Director Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Division Manager November 19, 2024 1 Water Forward Water Forward is Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan, unanimously adopted by Council in November 2018. Water Forward identifies diverse and environmentally-conscious water management strategies to adapt to growth, drought, and climate change and ensure a sustainable, resilient, equitable, and affordable water future for our community. 2 Planning for Uncertainty Population Growth Climate Change 3 Combined Storage Lakes Buchanan and Travis 4 Adaptive Management Plan Conservation Reuse Supply Partnerships 5 Portfolio Evaluation 6 Recommended Portfolio Utility-Side Water Loss Control • Production meter improvements • Expanded active leak detection programs • Additional analysis of smart meter data Customer Side Water Use Management • Expanded customer incentives for conservation • Use of smart meter data for customer-side leak identification, education, and outreach • Water use budgeting Native & Efficient Landscapes • New landscape ordinances & incentives • • Irrigation efficiency incentives Landscape conversion programs Non-Potable Reuse • Onsite Water Reuse Systems • Decentralized Reclaimed • Centralized Reclaimed Water Supply Storage Aquifer Storage and Recovery Decker Lake Off Channel Reservoir Potable Reuse Indirect Potable Reuse New Water Supplies Brackish Groundwater Desalination Strategies reliant on Colorado River and LCRA supplies 7 Water Forward Plan: Changes between 2018 and 2024  Updated climate and hydrology  Planning for uncertainty  100-year adaptive management pathways  Equity and affordability roadmap  Colorado River Land Analysis for water quality protection  Expanded water conservation and water loss control  Future use of Lake Walter E. Long for off-channel storage 8 Conservation and Drought Planning Water Conservation Plan (WCP) Drought Contingency Plan (DCP)  Plan for all weather conditions  Focuses on drought conditions  Describes • Utility and water use information • Conservation (rebates, education, enforcement) • Water loss reduction • Reuse activities  Includes water consumption and water loss goals  Describes • Drought Stages • Drought Triggers (demand and supply) • Drought Actions & Restrictions  Must be consistent with the LCRA DCP  Requires Chapter 6-4 changes 9 Water Conservation Plan: Changes between 2019 and 2024  Update and expand descriptions and metrics of current conservation activities  Updated water use goals based on ‘bottom-up’ estimate of potential savings  Proposed new or expanded activities to meet goals: • Single-family landscape transformation …

Item 5- Briefing: Resource Generation Plan — original pdf

Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 Lisa Martin Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer November 2024 © Austin Energy Building a Bridge to Our Energy Future 2 Mission for the 2035 Plan We must meet Austin’s rising energy needs while enabling an equitable clean energy transition reflecting our community’s values of reliability, affordability and environmental sustainability. 3 33 What is a Resource Plan? • Documented effort to guide a utility’s resource decisions • Historically, the primary objectives are to have enough generation to reliably meet needs at lowest possible cost • Approved by a regulatory body and updated every three to five years 4 Global Trends Driving Resource Plan Changes Rapid Technology Change & Shifting Costs Load Growth & Transmission and Distribution Stakeholder Awareness & Inclusivity Evolving Federal & State Policies 5 Austin Energy is a Leader on the Path to Carbon Free Comparing Calendar Year End 2023 Data AUSTIN ENERGY ERCOT UNITED STATES Natural Gas Wind Wind Coal Solar Nuclear Biomass Solar Geothermal Nuclear Coal Biomass Hydro Natural Gas Nuclear Natural Gas Solar Geothermal Wind Biomass Hydro Coal 74% Carbon Free 41% Carbon Free 40% Carbon Free 6 6 Current Day Challenges The problems we need to solve are immediate Increases in extreme weather & climate risk Growth in population and energy consumption Replacing local power generation lost from plant retirements ERCOT market changes and increasing costs Transmission congestion and volatile pricing to import energy Financial Risk 7 Council Resolution – December 1, 2022 New Plan Needed Council Resolution in December 2022 asked for the plan to be updated by Spring 2024 Later determined that we needed a full plan refresh – the 2035 Plan – instead of simply an update to the 2030 Plan 8 Our Responsibility Austin Energy must adapt to a changing energy landscape to expand achievements of previous resource generation plans and further our mission to safely deliver clean, affordable, reliable energy and excellent customer service. 9 Community and Industry Expert Driven 2 Community Stakeholders Rifeline Facilitation Energy Research Webber Energy Group (UT) Demand Side Mgmt. & Solar Study* DNV Energy Insights 1 4 Portfolio Modeling* Ascend Analytics & Austin Energy Requests for Proposals Carbon-Free & Renewable Developers *Scope informed by EUC Industry Research Group Support E Source & EPRI 10 City of Austin District 2 Residential Customers Tri-City Region Solar and Storage Coalition CCARE Homeowners United for Rate Fairness (HURF) 11 …

Item 6- Briefing: Heat Pump Study — original pdf

Heat Pump Survey and Roadmap Zach Baumer Chief Sustainability Officer Sara Norris Director, Energy Efficiency Services November 2024 © Austin Energy Agenda Office of Sustainability • Heat Pump Technology Overview • HVAC Contractor Survey Summary and Recommendations Austin Energy • Heat Pump Roadmap • Current Austin Energy Incentives (ADD Federal and upcoming State) 2 Austin Climate Equity Plan Austin Climate Equity Plan: Commissioned in 2020 and adopted in 2021, the plan identifies 17 goals and 75 strategies to equitably achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Included in the plan were calls for energy- efficient buildings and support for evaluating and improving access to high- efficiency heating and cooling options like heat pumps and heat pump water heaters. 3 Austin’s Community Carbon Footprint Waste 3% Industrial 10% Electricity 35% Transportation 38% 2021: Total 11 Million Metric Tons (MT) of CO2 Equivalent (CO2e) Refrigerants 5% Natural Gas 9% ~9% from on-site use of natural gas; ~1 Million MT CO2e/year • ~ 50% from single-family homes • ~ 50% of single-family usage from gas furnaces ~ 2.25% from natural gas furnaces at single-family homes; ~250,000 Metric Tons of CO2e per year 4 Heat Pump Overview • HVAC systems that efficiently move hot air from inside your home to the outside to cool down the interior. • • In the winter, it runs in reverse to heat your home by transferring heat through compression and expansion of refrigerant These are a single-system alternative to air conditioners installed with gas furnaces or electrical resistance heating • Most common: 1) ductless mini-split and 2) ducted system with exterior condenser and interior air-handler • Most efficient is a variable-speed, inverter-based heat pump Ductless mini-split: exterior and interior units Ducted System: 3 ton 15 SEER2 exterior condenser and interior air handler Photo sources: Shutterstock, HVAC Direct, and https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-systems 5 Residential Heat Pump Benefits • Simplicity - Only 1 system, not 2 (AC and gas furnace) • Consistent all-season heating and cooling • Potential improved indoor air quality • Potential lower bills if switching from resistance heating • Renewable energy to run a heat pump less carbon intensive than burning natural gas onsite 6 Residential Heat Pump Challenges Building and Fuel Type • Approx. 70% of single-family and 35% of Customers and Contractors • Heat pump equipment and installation costs multifamily households rely on gas for heating* vary • Heat pump compatibility and cost savings vary across building …

Item 8- Texas Gas Service Quarterly Update — original pdf

Central Texas Energy Efficiency Program Overview Christy Bell – Supervisor, EE Programs Texas Gas Service Energy Efficiency Program Q3 2024 Program Highlights  Submitted a Statewide Energy Conservation Program filing with the Railroad Commission on August 19  Launched new ad campaign on July 1 to promote the residential rebate program 2 Energy Efficiency Program 3 Energy Efficiency Program Residential Program YTD Rebate Counts • 1,164 rebates paid in 2024 4 Energy Efficiency Program Residential Program YTD Rebate Amounts • $377k+ in program funds disbursed 5 Texas Gas Service Energy Efficiency Program Low-Income/Free Equipment Program Highlights 2024 Q3 Total  71 families assisted  113 appliances replaced  Budget completely realized 6 Texas Gas Service Energy Efficiency Program Outreach Campaigns Contractor Postcards Appliance Store Visits Bill Inserts for Water-Saving Kits  1,896 water savings kits have been distributed to qualified customers through September. 7 Energy Efficiency Program Education & Social Media Campaigns Behavioral Education Annual Report  Ran social media campaign throughout July and August to share tips with our customers to help them conserve energy and save money  Shared our latest Energy Efficiency reports on social media platforms in August 8 Questions?