Resource Management Commission - Oct. 20, 2026

Resource Management Commission Regular Meeting of the Resource Management Commission

Customer Energy Solutions FY 26 Savings Report — original pdf

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Customer Energy Solutions FY26 YTD MW Savings Report As of August 2026 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 MW Goal 2.00 0.65 0.55 0.30 1.75 1.50 1.00 4.20 1.00 12.95 MW Goal 6.40 2.00 10.40 MW Goal 0.29 2.15 1.90 2.67 3.89 2.53 13.43 MW To Date 1.58 0.40 0.42 0.13 1.34 0.37 1.23 3.36 0.63 9.46 MW To Date 12.37 7.78 20.15 MW To Date 0.19 2.06 1.23 2.19 2.07 1.82 9.56 Thermal Energy Storage TOTAL 0.00 0.00 Percentage 79% 62% 76% 45% 77% 24% 123% 80% 63% Participant Type Customers Customers Customers Products Products Apartments Apartments Customers Customers Participants To Date MWh To Date 2,338 374 491 3,127 112,242 1,286 3,832 104 57 11,609 3,256.15 574.02 802.70 701.88 9,747.26 957.00 3,660.17 8,108.00 939.00 28,746.18 Rebate Budget $ 1,200,000 $ 1,550,000 $ 5,613,500 $ 350,000 $ 1,250,000 $ 1,280,000 $ 2,250,000 $ 2,325,000 $ 650,000 $ 16,468,500 Spent to Date $ 1,165,775 $ 1,212,050 $ 4,465,207 $ 83,470 $ 1,396,342 $ 560,822 $ 2,344,594 $ 1,608,465 $ 397,461 $ 13,234,186 Percentage 124% 389% Participant Type Devices Customers Participants To Date MWh To Date 7,753 190 7,943 0 0 0.00 Rebate Budget $ 2,497,600 $ 2,000,000 $ 4,497,600 Spent to Date $ 1,126,840 $ 1,002,885 $ 2,129,725 Percentage 67% 96% 65% 82% 53% 72% Participant Type Customers Customers Dwellings Dwellings 1,000 sf 1,000 sf Participants To Date MWh To Date Rebate Budget Spent to Date 288 2,494 3,399 4,847 3,884 5,007 11,028 0 200 2,499 3,303 3,241 4,014 6,150 19,408 $ - $ - $ - $ - 0 $ - $ - CES MW Savings Grand TOTAL Residential Totals Commercial Totals MW Goal 36.78 MW To Date 39.17 Percentage Participant Type Participants To Date MWh To Date 30,580 48,153.86 Rebate Budget $ 20,966,100 Spent to Date $ 15,363,911 18.59 18.19 20.09 19.08 108% 105% 134,225 17,488 22398.86 25755.00 $ …

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Multifamily & Commercial Project Pipeline Monthly Report — original pdf

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Energy Efficiency Services - Commercial and Multifamily Enrollment Pipeline 10/6/2026 Program WFS Location Name Installation Address Multifamily Income Qualified Installation Bridge at Midtown Commons 7200 EASY WIND DR C Multifamily Standard Rebates Installation The Olivine 3201 CENTURY PARK BLVD Multifamily Standard Rebates Installation Berkshire Santal Apartments 7624 TECOMA CIR 2 Multifamily Income Qualified Installation Multifamily Income Qualified Installation Park at Summers Grove Apartments Chesapeake Apartments 2900 CENTURY PARK BLVD UNIT 1 12300 HYMEADOW DR UNIT 1 Multifamily Income Qualified Installation Ashford Cameron Grove 8501 CAMERON RD Multifamily Standard Rebates Qualification Falconhead 3400 S FM 620 RD 1 Council District 7 7 7 6 1 Measures Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, HVAC Tune-Up Plenum Redesign and Remediation, Supplemental Measure, HVAC Tune-Up ECAD Incentive, Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, HVAC Tune-Up Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, HVAC Tune-Up Attic Insulation, ECAD Incentive, Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, HVAC Tune-Up Attic Insulation, Duct Sealing and Remediation, Lighting, Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, Solar Screen/Solar Film, HVAC Tune-Up Smart PPT Eligible Thermostat, HVAC Tune-Up Est. kWh Savings 539,977.0614 Est. $ Incentive $274,822.00 595,106.1938 $190,452.00 243,828.9638 $143,524.00 233,365.9749 $133,996.00 122,898.0362 $111,452.48 71,538.1162 $84,622.60 516,990.3794 $175,412.00 N / A D a t e ( Y e a r ) M e a s u r e R e b a t e A m o u n t E n e r g y E f f i c i e n c y R e b a t e s i n P a s t 1 0 - Y e a r s p r o p o s a l . * * * A s s u m e s 1 0 0 % O c c u p a n c y * Y e a r b u i l t m a y n o t i n c l u d e m a o r j r e n o v a t i o n s * * F a c t s h e e t s i n c l u d e f i n a l i n s p e c t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d s o m e v a u e s l m a y h a v e c h a n g e d s i …

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Agenda — original pdf

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION October 20, 2026 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 video conference. 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. Members: Charlotte Davis, Chair (District 1) Paul Robbins, Vice Chair (District 5) CALL MEETING TO ORDER AGENDA Kamil Cook (District 3) Trey Farmer (District 7) Yael Glazer (District 6) Harry Kennard (District 10) Martin Luecke (District 4) Raphael Schwartz (District 2) Alison Silverstein (District 9) 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 1. Approve the minutes of the Regular Called Resource Management Commission Meeting on September 15, 2026. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing on the Base Power Agreement by Pat Sweeney, Interim Vice President, Market Operations & Resource Planning, Austin Energy. 3. Staff briefing on the Overview of The Heat Pump Program by Hammad Chaudhry, Director, Energy Efficiency Services, Austin Energy. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discussion and recommendation regarding a Resource Reliability Study. 5. Discussion and recommendation on control of the Resource Management Commission agenda. 6. Discussion and recommendation on the Commission’s option to comment on Recommendations for Council Action. 7. Discussion and approval of the 2027 Resource Management Commission Annual Meeting Schedule. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Natasha Goodwin at Austin Energy, at (512) 322-6505 or Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Resource Management Commission, please contact Natasha Goodwin at Austin Energy, at 512-322-6505 or Natasha.Goodwin@austinenergy.com . WORKING GROUP UPDATE 8. Update from the joint RMC/EUC Local Solar …

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Renewable Energy Programs Report — original pdf

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IA Austin Energy Community Solar Green Choice Renewable Energy Programs Report . ... . . . : . ... Green Energy Subscription Programs Participation Market Rate Customers 196 Residential Customers 21,422 CAP Customers 178 Commercial Customers 428 Customer Owned (MW) 166 Total MW Ooerational 200 Community Solar (MW) 4.35 # of Projects Operational 17,701 Local Solar Goals 2027 Local Solar Goal (MW-ac) 205 2035 Local Solar Goal(MW-ac) 405 Solar Installation Programs •. . . . . . Total 374 Total 21,850 %2027Goal %2035Goal FY26 Rebate $ Spent Total# of Projects Operational Total Active Capacity MW $7M $6M $5M � $4M � $3M 0 $2M $1M $OM $5,645,449 $985,740 20k 15k 1,319 16,382 � l 10k 0 � 5k Ok 200 150 ,: :,: 100 50 100 101 ■ Residential �Commercial ■ Residential � Commercial ■ Residential �Commercial !A:Austin Energy Renewable Energy Programs Report Customer Renewable Solutions MW FY To Date Residential Commercial Commercial Standard Offer Solar Energy TOTAL Participant Type Customers Customers 5.225 7.624 1.081 Third-Party 2026 August Report Report Publish Date 10/9/2026 FY MW to Date 20 15 10 Participants FY To Date FY Incentive Budget FY Spent to Date 536 44 2 $ $ $ 2,000,000 $ 1,047,500 5,300,000 $ 3,145,292 7,300,000 ■Standard Offer lilCommercial ■ Residential

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Item 2- Briefing Base Battery Agreement Overview — original pdf

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Base Battery Storage Agreement Overview Resource Management Commission Pat Sweeney Interim Vice President Market Operations & Resource Planning October 20, 2026 © Austin Energy Base Power Agreement Adds to Austin Energy’s Distributed Battery Portfolio Key Aspects • • Sourced from Request for Proposal issued in 2025 Agreement approved by City Council April 23, 2026 • Wholesale battery storage agreement for up to 40 MW • • • • 10-year agreement – about $4 million per year Multi-location, distribution voltage connections versus a large single site, high-voltage transmission connection Provides wholesale cost risk management to the Austin Energy Load Zone Contributes to the 125 MW local battery storage goal in the Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 2 Customer Engagement • Base is responsible for acquiring customers and contracts with them to install and maintain the batteries. • Austin Energy is not a party to those agreements, nor does it direct Base to specific areas or customers. • Each battery system is installed in front of the meter – meaning the customer’s Austin Energy bill will not be impacted. 3 Deployment • 2,000 – 2,500 installations at participating customers’ locations • Portfolio will ramp up to 40MW over 18 months – installations began in summer 2026 • Participating customers have a portion of the battery reserved for their use if an outage occurs • Austin Energy is paying for and has full use of the other portion of the battery • Detailed information for Base at basepowercompany.com/austinenergy 4 Usage • Austin Energy has operational control over its portion of the battery, including timing and rate of discharge and recharge • Discharge / charge duration of 1.5 hours at max rate of 40MW Austin Energy customer benefits Price Arbitrage Coincident Peak Reduction ERCOT Aggregation Charging at low prices and discharging during high prices Discharging during Coincident Peak periods (4 or 12 CP) ‘reduces’ Austin Energy Load Zone demand and therefore what we pay for Transmission Cost of Service (TCOS) All or some of the portfolio may be sold to ERCOT for certain wholesale services that it may qualify for, such as Non-Spin, Emergency Response and others 5 Future Benefits for All Customers • Operation of the Base battery portfolio will generate benefits for all Austin Energy customers not just those participating with Base • Austin Energy will use the portfolio as a learning platform to inform the strategy for its …

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Item 3- Briefing Heat Pump & AC Rebate Programs — original pdf

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High-Efficiency Central Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Rebate Programs October 20, 2026 © Austin Energy Hammad Chaudhry, Energy Efficiency Services Director Overview Decades of air conditioning and heat pump programs and building codes have produced substantial megawatt demand reductions today. Many long-standing barriers persist, and new ones have emerged, creating program limitations. Despite barriers, Austin Energy is pushing air conditioning and heat pump programs across all markets to meet the Resource Generation Plan to 2035 Goals. What is a heat pump? Heat Pump Heat Pumps (HP) move heat rather than create heat — using refrigeration cycle to transfer thermal energy. Heat Pumps provide both cooling and heating using the same equipment. Air Conditioner Air Conditioners (AC) only cool, but with the same refrigeration cycle as a heat pump in cooling mode. Heating can be provided with a gas furnace or electric resistance. Both Both use “heat pump” technology for cooling using Energy Efficiency Ratios (EER) / Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratios (SEER) to measure efficiency. 3 Air Conditioning (AC) & Heat Pump (HP) Residential Rebates Single Family Heating Types in Austin Austin’s residential energy code has restricted the use of electric resistance heating in new homes since 1989. Offered high-efficiency central AC & HP rebates since the 1980s. Electric Resistance Heat Pumps 13% Current AC & HP rebates range from $600 to $1,600 per unit. 13% Other 1% 73% 27,500+ Homes rebated in last 10 years 22.5 MW Saved in last 10 years Gas Heat Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) Data 4 AC Rebates HP Rebates 3,420 3,462 645 616 2,775 2,846 2,697 486 2,211 2,035 387 2,004 395 1,648 1,609 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 SEER2 minimum baseline increase 1/1/2023 EPA bans systems using R-410A refrigerant 1/1/25 Residential AC & HP Rebates 5 Air Conditioning (AC) & Heat Pump (HP) Multifamily Rebates Multifamily Heating Types in Austin Residential energy code applies to multifamily four stories or less. Multifamily Green Building rating prescriptive requirement requires heat pumps if using electric heat (this addresses taller multifamily). Rebates up to $400 per ton of cooling. 71,500+ Units retrofitted in the last 10 years 32.8 MW Saved in the last 10 years Gas Heat 17% 83% Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) Data All-Electric 6 12,000 10,000 8,000 7,812 6,000 3,224 4,000 2,000 0 11,062 7,669 9,008 4,780 8,675 4,283 7,310 1,358 5,952 …

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Item 4- Draft Recommendation Resource Reliability Study — original pdf

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CITY OF AUSTIN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION RESOLUTION REQUESTING INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF CARBON-FREE RESOURCES ADDRESSING AUSTIN ENERGY’S 400-MEGAWATT RELIABILITY NEED CONSISTENT WITH CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AND CLEAN ENERGY GOALS WHEREAS, the Austin Climate Equity Plan (2021) and Austin Energy's Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 — adopted unanimously by the Austin City Council in December 2024 — commit the City and its municipal utility to 100% carbon-free generation by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2040, and direct all procurement and investment decisions to align with those goals; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy has identified approximately 575 annual reliability risk hours in the Austin load zone and determined that approximately 400 megawatts of additional dispatchable capacity is needed by 2035 or earlier to address that risk, with an estimated budget of approximately $1 billion — a commitment of sufficient scale to warrant rigorous, independent evaluation of all available pathways. This anticipated resource need and the number of hours of annual reliability risk are likely to increase over time, making 400 megawatts a floor rather than ceiling on future Austin Energy resource needs; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035, and the Austin City Council’s approval of Austin Energy’s proposed new gas- fired peaker plant, is based upon resource and fuel cost, technology and availability assumptions dating back to mid-2024. WHEREAS, since mid-2024 multiple characteristics of resource and fuel have changed significantly over the past two years, including multiple factors that render the assumptions underlying the gas peaker plant outdated: • A 64% increase in Henry Hub natural gas prices between August 2024 and October 2026; • A 40 to 50% higher increase in single-cycle gas turbine and 40 to 66 percent increase in combined-cycle turbine costs from August 2024 to October 2026, with lead times for delivery extending for five years or more due to the huge demand for new turbines and turbine generator sets from data center owners, utilities, and independent power producers; • A 15 to 25% increase in the cost of acquiring large generator step-up transformers, with lead times from order to delivery extending three to four years; and WHEREAS, these cost increases and delivery delays could significantly raise the costs of and delay the construction and operation of Austin Energy’s newly approved gas-fired peaker plant; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy should reexamine the availability and feasibility of a suite of alternative technology options …

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Item 6-Draft Recommendation on Recommendations for Council Action — original pdf

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RESOLUTION TO OFFER FURTHER OPINIONS AT THE SAME TIME AS RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL WHEREAS, Austin Energy and Austin Water ask the Resource Management Commission to recommend City Council approval of expenditures or policy that affect clean energy and water conservation; and WHEREAS, the Commission is constrained by the wording of these Recommendations for Council Action (RCAs) to only a "Yea or Nay" vote for approval; and WHEREAS, the issues surrounding these RCAs sometimes have issues that need to be brought to City Council's attention, but these nuances cannot be considered at the same time as the RCAs because such recommendations are not posted for discussion and vote at the same meeting as the RCAs; THEN BE IT RESOLVED that, beginning with the meeting of November 2026, RCAs posted for consideration on the Commission agenda also have an automatic item posted allowing the Commission the option to offer further opinions on the RCAs to Council for consideration.

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Item 7- DRAFT RMC 2027 Meeting Schedule — original pdf

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Resource Management Commission 2027 Meeting Schedule The Resource Management Commission meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise determined by the Commission. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Shudde Fath Conference Room at Austin Energy Corporate Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX. Changes to the above regarding date, time or location will be noted on meeting agendas. Meeting Dates January 19, 2027 February 16, 2027 March 23, 2027 April 20, 2027 May 18, 2027 July 20, 2027 August 17, 2027 September 21, 2027 October 19, 2027 November 16, 2027 Cancelled Dates March 16, 2027* June 15, 2027* Agenda Item Submittal Due Dates January 4, 2027 February 1, 2027 March 8, 2027 April 5, 2027 May 3, 2027 July 5, 2027 August 2, 2027 September 7, 2027 October 4, 2027 November 1, 2027 December 21, 2027* *Meeting original date cancelled due to Spring break *RMC will not meet in June due to the Council break *RMC does not meet in December

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Recommendation No. 20261020-004 Resource Reliability Study — original pdf

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BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Resource Management Commission Recommendation No. 20261020-004 Recommendation Requesting Independent Analysis of Carbon-Free Resources Addressing Austin Energy’s 400-Megawatt Reliability Need Consistent With Climate Equity Plan and Clean Energy Goals WHEREAS, the Austin Climate Equity Plan (2021) and Austin Energy's Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 — adopted unanimously by the Austin City Council in December 2024 — commit the City and its municipal utility to 100% carbon-free generation by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2040, and direct all procurement and investment decisions to align with those goals; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy has identified approximately 575 annual reliability risk hours in the Austin load zone and determined that approximately 400 megawatts of additional dispatchable capacity is needed by 2035 or earlier to address that risk, with an estimated budget of approximately $1 billion — a commitment of sufficient scale to warrant rigorous, independent evaluation of all available pathways. This anticipated resource need and the number of hours of annual reliability risk are likely to increase over time, making 400 megawatts a floor rather than ceiling on future Austin Energy resource needs; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035, and the Austin City Council’s approval of Austin Energy’s proposed new gas-fired peaker plant, is based upon resource and fuel cost, technology and availability assumptions dating back to mid-2024. WHEREAS, since mid-2024 multiple characteristics of resource and fuel have changed significantly over the past two years, including multiple factors that render the assumptions underlying the gas peaker plant outdated: • A 64% increase in Henry Hub natural gas prices between August 2024 and October 2026; • A 40 to 50% higher increase in single-cycle gas turbine and 40 to 66 percent increase in combined-cycle turbine costs from August 2024 to October 2026, with lead times for delivery extending for five years or more due to the huge demand for new turbines and turbine generator sets from data center owners, utilities, and independent power producers; • A 15 to 25% increase in the cost of acquiring large generator step-up transformers, with lead times from order to delivery extending three to four years; and WHEREAS, these cost increases and delivery delays could significantly raise the costs of and delay the construction and operation of Austin Energy’s newly approved gas-fired peaker plant; and WHEREAS, Austin Energy should reexamine the availability and feasibility of a suite of alternative technology …

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