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Resource Management Commission Briefing: Building Technologies Proving Ground – DOE Grant Kurt Stogdill Manager, Green Building & Sustainability February 16, 2021 © 2021 Austin Energy Selected for Department Of Energy Grant • Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy • One of Seven projects Selected • Other projects in California, Kansas, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin • Total of $6 million awarded 2 Objectives of Grant • Validate innovative technologies for commercial buildings and the public sector • Enhance the energy efficiency of buildings and provide flexibility of services to the electric grid • Enable dynamic building interactions with the power grid that provide new value streams to commercial building owners • Generate and publicly disseminate data on the field performance of new approaches to building technologies 3 Hallmarks of Austin Energy Project • Targeting multifamily properties - up to five • Up to 1,400 residences touched with a goal of half of them being low-income • Providing demand response and energy efficiency • Will leverage market-ready technologies 4 Approach • Leverage existing mesh control networks and technologies Thermostats • • Water heaters • Other devices as applicable • Work with aggregator(s) on a multifamily complex-wide basis • Work with home automation vendors already in the space Zome and Resideo were identified as vendors in the application • • Will issue RFP to allow broader potential vendor participation 5 Novelty of the Austin Energy Approach • Overcoming the challenge of the split incentive…properties where the tenants pay the bills and the owners have no incentive to pay for energy efficiency upgrades • Provide incentives for both the property owners and tenants • Incentives TBD, it is anticipated that savings for homeowners could range from $60-120/year • Allows grant to target traditionally challenging low income communities 6 Specifics of grant Three year project Total project anticipated to be approx. $1.45 M • Approximately $1 million from DOE • Austin Energy match approx. $450,000 - largely comprised of incentives within existing budget • • • Partnering with New Buildings Institute Program design • Coordinating commissioning • • Data collection and analysis • Reporting 7 Next Steps • Preliminary negotiations with Department of Energy • • Statement of Project Objectives/Project Plan Budget • Approval to accept grant from City Council Execute Contract with Department of Energy • • • Execution of subcontracts Initiate grant 8 Thank You Questions? Kurt Stogdill kurt.stogdill@austinenergy.com 512-322-6510 9