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Prep eparing f for

• r the

e Next Fi Fire: e:

Ene Energy gy Resilienc nce in n As Aspe pen a and t nd the he Uppe pper R Roaring F g Fork Valley

September 27, 2019 Kevin Brehm, RMI; Bryan Hannegan, Holy Cross Energy; Mona Newton, CORE; Ashley Perl, City of Aspen

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Ses Session A Agend enda

• 1. Project Background// Threats to Resilient Power Supply
• 2. Stakeholder Interviews// Understanding Critical Electricity-Dependent

Services

• 3. Research on Options for Improving Resilience// Distributed Solutions

for Resilience

• 4. Solution Development with Stakeholders// Stakeholder Engagement
• 5. Regional Opportunities

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Introduc ductions ns

• Name
• Organization
• Why is community energy resiliency important to your
• rganization?

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• 1. Proj
• ject

ect B Bac ackgrou

• und//

Th Threa eats t to

• Power

er Su Supply

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July 2018: y 2018: The L he Lake e Chr Christine e Fire

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Discu scussi ssion

What is the top energy resilience concern for your utility (community)?

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• 2. St

Stak akeh eholder I r Inter ervi views/ s// Under erstan anding C Critical E Elect ectrici city- Dep epen endent Ser Servi vice ces

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Crit itic ical E l Ele lectric icit ity-Dep Depend enden ent S Servi vices es A Are Nec eces essary t to

• Prot
• tec

ect L Lives es an and P Prop

• pert

erty

General Households and Businesses Essential Businesses* Utilities and Infrastructure Vulnerable Populations Emergency Services

* Essential businesses include gas stations and grocery stores

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More t than 3 n 30 Organi nizations

• ns P

Participated i ed in S Stakehol holder der Interviews ws

Government Community Caucuses and Neighborhoods Private Businesses School Districts Utilities Transportation

• City of Aspen
• Eagle County
• Pitkin County
• Town of Basalt
• Town of Snowmass

Village

• US Bureau of Land

Management

• US Forest Service

Health and Emergency Services

• Aspen Fire Department
• Aspen Police

Department

• Aspen Valley Hospital
• Basalt Police
• Basalt & Rural Fire

Protection District

• Eagle County Sherriff
• Snowmass Police
• Pitkin County Sheriff
• RFTA
• Frying Pan
• Emma
• Castle Creek
• Cedar Drive
• Aspen Ski Company
• Clark's Marke
• Gas Stttionst
• Aspen School District
• Roaring Fork School District
• Aspen Municipal Utility
• Black Hills Energy
• Comcast
• Snowmass Water &

Sanitation

• CenturyLink

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Stakeh eholder er I Inter erviews P Provided ded S Sever eral K Key I Insights

Regional resilience and emergency preparedness activities are ongoing Emergency services and utilities have on-site back-up power Adequacy of on-site resilient power supply depends on nature and duration

• f an outage event

Emergency services are highly-dependent on cell communications and

• ther services

Gas stations, emergency shelters, and at-risk populations do not have back-up power Regional electrification efforts are increasing the need for resilient power supply

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Ba Backup P Power er by O Organization T Types es

Organization Type # of Orgs. Interviewed Backup Power Completeness of Backup* Health and Emergency Services 8

• Diesel generators & fuel storage
• Natural gas generators
• Mobile generators

Government 7

• Natural gas generators
• Mobile generators

Gas stations 5

• None on-site

Utility 3

• Natural gas generator
• Diesel generators
• Mobile generators

Private Business 2

• None on-site; can host mobile generator
• Diesel generator & fuel storage

School Districts 2

• None on-site
• Can host mobile generator

Transportation 1

• Diesel generator & fuel storage (for

facilities)

On-site back-up generation capacity adequate to cover 100% of critical load On-site back-up generation capacity adequate to cover 0% of critical load

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Discu scussi ssion

What critical energy-dependent services in your utility (community) are most likely in need of enhanced energy resilience?

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• 3. Res

esear earch ch on

• n Options f

s for

• r I

Improvi ving Res esilience ce// Distributed ed Sol Solution

• ns f

s for

• r Res

esilience ce

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RMI C Consider dered F ed Five O e Options

• ns f

for Impr proving R ng Resilien ence if Bulk P Power Suppl pply i is Di Disrup upted ed

• 1. End-Use Efficiency
• 2. On-Site Backup Generators
• 3. On-Site Renewables & Storage
• 4. District and Large-Facility CHP
• 5. Microgrid

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Fou

• ur Cr

Criter eria W Wer ere e Used ed to

• Evalua

uate O e Options

Is satisfied if option… Contributes net reduction in

• perational GHG* intensity

Does not contribute net reduction in operational GHG intensity Operates reliably with semi- annual inspections or less Requires at least quarterly inspections to operate reliably Readily deployed in less than six months from planning to execution Can requires more than six months from planning to deployment Generates financial flows capable

• f attractive payback

Does not generates predictable financial flows Criterion Payback Climate O&M for Reliability Timeline Is not satisfied if option…

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Using ng n nationa

• nal c

case studi dies es, R RMI evalua uated ed e each categor

• ry o
• f solution a
• n against t

the s e screeni ning c ng criter eria

Option Resilience considerations Payback Climate O&M Timeline End-use efficiency

• Complementary measure
• Does not in itself provide power

On-site backup generator

• Relies on non-local fuel supply

On-site renewables + storage

• Weather may affect energy

availability District heat and power

• Relies on non-local fuel supply

Microgrid

• Can both improve resilience and

reduce cost

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Discu scussi ssion:

What distributed solutions for resilience are likely to be highly compelling to your community?

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• 4. Sol

Solution

• n D

Devel elop

• pment w

with St Stak akeh eholder ers/ s// St Stak akeh eholder E Engag agemen ent

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Stakeholders I s Identified S Six T Topics s for r Exploration T

• n Through

ugh W Working G ng Group ups

Community Microgrids Gas Pump Resilience Mobile Generation Fleet Critical Services Energy Assessment Bulk Supply Resilience Community Solar

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Pan anel el D Discu cussi ssion

Bryan Hannegan, President and CEO, Holy Cross Energy Ashley Perl, Climate Action Manager, City of Aspen Mona Newton, Executive Director, Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE)

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• 5. Regi

egion

• nal O

Oppor

• rtunities

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Discu scussi ssion

Is your community dedicating adequate resources to energy resilience? What opportunities exist for cross-jurisdictional support?

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Th Than ank y you

• u!

Kevin Brehm (kbrehm@rmi.org) Bryan Hannegan (bhannegan@holycross.com) Ashley Perl (ashley.perl@cityofaspen.com) Mona Newton (mona@aspencore.org)