Prep eparing f for or 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 www.peakload.org
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 www.peakload.org
Introduc ductions ns • Name • Organization • Why is community energy resiliency important to your organization? www.peakload.org
1. Proj oject ect B Bac ackgrou ound// Th Threa eats t to o Power er Su Supply www.peakload.org
July 2018: y 2018: The L he Lake e Chr Christine e Fire www.peakload.org
Discu scussi ssion What is the top energy resilience concern for your utility (community)? www.peakload.org
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 www.peakload.org
Crit itic ical E l Ele lectric icit ity-Dep Depend enden ent S Servi vices es A Are Nec eces essary t to o Prot otec ect L Lives es an and P Prop opert erty General Households and Businesses Essential Businesses* Utilities and Infrastructure Vulnerable Populations Emergency Services * Essential businesses include gas stations and grocery stores www.peakload.org
More t than 3 n 30 Organi nizations ons P Participated i ed in S Stakehol holder der Interviews ws Government Community Caucuses and Neighborhoods • City of Aspen • Town of Snowmass • Frying Pan • Cedar Drive Village • Eagle County • Emma • US Bureau of Land • Pitkin County • Castle Creek Management • Town of Basalt Private Businesses • US Forest Service • Aspen Ski Company Health and Emergency Services • Clark's Marke • Aspen Fire Department • Basalt & Rural Fire • Gas Stttionst Protection District • Aspen Police School Districts Department • Eagle County Sherriff • Aspen School District • Aspen Valley Hospital • Snowmass Police • Roaring Fork School District • Basalt Police • Pitkin County Sheriff Utilities Transportation • Aspen Municipal Utility • Snowmass Water & • RFTA Sanitation • Black Hills Energy • CenturyLink • Comcast www.peakload.org
Stakeh eholder er I Inter erviews P Provided ded S Sever eral K Key I Insights 1 Regional resilience and emergency preparedness activities are ongoing 2 Emergency services and utilities have on-site back-up power Adequacy of on-site resilient power supply depends on nature and duration 3 of an outage event Emergency services are highly-dependent on cell communications and 4 other services Gas stations, emergency shelters, and at-risk populations do not have 5 back-up power Regional electrification efforts are increasing the need for resilient power 6 supply www.peakload.org
Ba Backup P Power er by O Organization T Types es Organization # of Orgs. Completeness of Backup Power Type Interviewed Backup* Health and • Diesel generators & fuel storage Emergency 8 • Natural gas generators Services • Mobile generators • Natural gas generators Government 7 • Mobile generators Gas stations 5 • None on-site • Natural gas generator Utility 3 • Diesel generators • Mobile generators Private • None on-site; can host mobile generator 2 Business • Diesel generator & fuel storage School • None on-site 2 Districts • Can host mobile generator • Diesel generator & fuel storage (for Transportation 1 facilities) On-site back-up generation capacity On-site back-up generation capacity www.peakload.org adequate to cover 100% of critical load adequate to cover 0% of critical load
Discu scussi ssion What critical energy-dependent services in your utility (community) are most likely in need of enhanced energy resilience? www.peakload.org
3. Res esear earch ch on on Options f s for or I Improvi ving Res esilience ce// Distributed ed Sol Solution ons f s for or Res esilience ce www.peakload.org
RMI C Consider dered F ed Five O e Options ons 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 www.peakload.org
Fou our Cr Criter eria W Wer ere e Used ed to o Evalua uate O e Options Criterion Is satisfied if option… Is not satisfied if option… Generates financial flows capable Does not generates predictable Payback of attractive payback financial flows Does not contribute net Contributes net reduction in Climate reduction in operational operational GHG* intensity GHG intensity O&M for Operates reliably with semi- Requires at least quarterly Reliability annual inspections or less inspections to operate reliably Readily deployed in less than Can requires more than six Timeline six months from planning months from planning to execution to deployment www.peakload.org
Using ng n nationa onal c case studi dies es, R RMI evalua uated ed e each categor ory o of solution a on against t the s e screeni ning c ng criter eria Option Resilience considerations Payback Climate O&M Timeline End-use • Complementary measure efficiency • Does not in itself provide power On-site backup • Relies on non-local fuel supply generator On-site • Weather may affect energy renewables availability + storage District heat and • Relies on non-local fuel supply power • Can both improve resilience and Microgrid reduce cost www.peakload.org
Discu scussi ssion: What distributed solutions for resilience are likely to be highly compelling to your community? www.peakload.org
4. Sol Solution on D Devel elop opment w with Stak St akeh eholder ers/ s// St Stak akeh eholder E Engag agemen ent www.peakload.org
Stakeholders I s Identified S Six T Topics s for r Exploration T on Through ugh W Working G ng Group ups Community Mobile Generation Fleet Bulk Supply Resilience Microgrids Gas Pump Resilience Critical Services Energy Community Solar Assessment www.peakload.org
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) www.peakload.org
5. Regi egion onal O Oppor ortunities www.peakload.org
Discu scussi ssion Is your community dedicating adequate resources to energy resilience? What opportunities exist for cross-jurisdictional support? www.peakload.org
Th Than ank y you ou! Kevin Brehm (kbrehm@rmi.org) Bryan Hannegan (bhannegan@holycross.com) Ashley Perl (ashley.perl@cityofaspen.com) Mona Newton (mona@aspencore.org) www.peakload.org
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