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Land Use, Sustainability, and Resiliency Committee
November 14, 2022
RIVERSIDE ACCELERATING CLEAN
ENERGY BY 2040 STUDY WITH THE
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
LABORATORY
Public Utilities Department
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2 1. California goal: State-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 a. Executive Order B-55-18
b. Assembly Bill 1279 (2022) – California Climate Crisis Act
2. Renewable energy procurement
a. Renewable Portfolio Standard – requires 60% renewable energy for retail electricity by 2030
b. Senate Bill 1020 – Clean Energy, Jobs, and Affordability Act of 2022
i. 100% zero-carbon clean energy resources supply 90% of retail sales by Dec. 31, 2035 and 95% by Dec. 31, 2045
Legislative Background
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3 Champion proactive and equitable climate solutions based in science to ensure clean air, safe water, a vibrant natural world, and a resilient green new economy for current and future generations.
Environmental Stewardship
Goals
4.1. Rapidly decrease Riverside’s carbon footprint by acting urgently to reach a zero-carbon electric grid with the goal of reaching 100% zero- carbon electricity production by 2040 while continuing to ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy for all residents.
4.6. Implement the requisite measures to achieve citywide carbon neutrality no later than 2040.
Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan
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4 1. Carbon neutral electric utility by 2040
a. Identify and evaluate optional paths for RPU’s
electric utility to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040
2. Supports RPU’s efforts to cost effectively and equitably implement measures to support customer’s needs in a rapidly changing and increasing complex electric energy industry
3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | Neutral, industry expert
a. Meets Riverside purchasing resolution requirements for contracts with federal agencies
b. Evaluation and scenarios will be for Riverside and address Riverside’s questions, concerns, and direction
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5 1. Clear purpose
a. How to achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2040 – there are many ways to achieve it
b. Parameters: Safety, Reliability, Affordability, Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and Economic considerations
2. Develop options and information for decision-making
a. NREL does not recommend a path forward; instead evaluates different scenarios to provide decision-making information b. Comprehensive modeling from ge neration down to distribution system impacts
c. Products are scenario evaluations AND datasets (incl. GIS data)
3. Guided by stakeholder and public input
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6 How will this affect customer rates and costs?
Can’t everyone or RPU install solar in the City and then be 100% clean? Why do we need RTRP and transmission?
Will there be enough generation to support bldg./transp. electrification? Will we have reliable electricity in the future with all of the planned growth? What is going to happen to RPU’s power plants?
Comprehensive Policy Questions
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7 • Develop scenarios to
be studied
• Define the
evaluation criteria –
quantitative and
qualitative
1. Project
Definition
• Gather data and
identify gaps for
data to be
developed
• Model scenarios and
identify outcomes
2. Data and
Modeling
• Evaluate scenario
outcomes against
criteria
• Present findings and
discuss options
3. Evaluation
and Findings
Study Development Process
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8 Buildings
• Residential
•M u l t i f a m i l y
•S i n g l e f a m i l y
•M o b i l e h o m e
• Non-residential
Other Loads
•I n d u s t r i a l & L a r g e
Commercial
• Manufacturing
•B u i l d i n g
Electrification
• Transportation
•L i g h t D u t y
• Medium/Heavy
Duty
•G a p
Modifying Actions
• Energy Efficiency
• Customer solar
• Customer energy
storage
• Demand Response
•C l i m a t e C h a n g e
Scenarios for Moderate, High, and Stress Demand
Demand-Side Evaluations
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9 Utility Options for Local Solar and Storage
• Local/In service territory generation and storage
• Feed-in Tariff
Renewable Energy Investments & Operations
• Resource Planning and Adequacy
• Optimize RTRP
• Short- and long-term energy storage (supporting seasonal shift of storage) • Options for RPU’s power plants
• Hydrogen production and use
• Reliability (grid level)
Supply Side and Grid Evaluations
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10 Climate Change & Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
•Total annual emissions (Power,
Buildings, Vehicles)
•Related to costs – goal is carbon
neutrality by 2040
Air Quality, Public Health, Resiliency
•How will the various options affect
air quality?
•Implications for public health
•Safety and Resiliency
Environmental Justice & Equity
•Procedural
•Distributional, includes energy
burden, health impacts,
vulnerability, adaptation
Economics & Jobs
•Affordability for customers (rates
and fees)
•Net economic impacts including
income distribution
•Jobs analysis (losses and gains)
Optional
Optional
Optional
Community Evaluations
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11 1. 3 rd party community engagement team (consultants/moderators)
2. Utilize throughout the process
a. Involve from the start to the end including scenario definition b. Quarterly meetings – though possibly more often based on shorter timeline
3. Organized and formed through the Board
a. Representation from wide variety of organizations – neighborhood representation, environmental justice interests, climate interests, business, housing/affordability, ratepayer, Council/Board, universities, other organizations/stakeholders
4. Clear role, intent and authority
a. Initial meetings establish their purpose, role as community representatives, defined comment/input only authority, established end date Stakeholder Working Group
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12 Task/Subtask Year 1 Budget Year 2 Budget Total Budget Task 1: Project and Data Management $650,296.42 $636,217.72 $1,286,514.14 Task 2: Advisory Group $373,502.71 $455,935.86 $829,438.57 Task 3: Loads and Distributed Solar $1,749,148.27 $1,499,660.15 $3,248,808.42 Task 4: Supply/Grid $988,360.42 $1,085,827.72 $2,074,188.14 Task 5: Communication, Presentations,
and Final Report
$259,721.13 $484,119.58 $743,840.71
Total Statement of Work $4,021,029 $4,161,761 $8,182,790 10% Contingency $818,310
Total Fiscal Impact $9,001,100
Project Tasks and Fiscal Breakdown
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13 Douglas J. Arent
Executive Director,
Strategic Public-Private Partnerships
NREL Project Team Introduction
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14 Priority 4 – Environmental Stewardship
Goal 4.1: Rapidly decrease Riverside’s carbon footprint by acting urgently to reach a zero-carbon electric grid with the goal of reaching 100% zero-carbon electricity production by 2040 while continuing to ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy for all residents.
Goal 4.6: Implement the requisite measures to achieve citywide carbon neutrality no later than 2040.
Cross-Cutting Threads
Strategic Plan Alignment
Community Trust
Equity
Fiscal Responsibility
Innovation
Sustainability &
Resiliency
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15 That the Land Use, Sustainability, and Resiliency Committee recommend that the City Council:
1. Approve the Funds-In Agreement - Nonfederal Sponsor for the development of the Riverside Accelerating Clean Energy by 2040 (RACE/2040) S tudy with the United States Department of Energy facility contractor, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, manager and operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, for a two-year period in the amount of $8,182,790;
2. Authorize 10% change order authority in the amoun t of $818,310, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $9,001,100, for any additional service hours to support project completion;
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement and any additional documents necessary for the agreement, including amendments and extensions, and making minor and non-substantive changes to the agreement; and
4. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize a supplemental appropriation of $9,001,100 from the Public Benefits Undesignated Reserve (511 Fund) to a new account number as established by the Finance Department for the Riverside Accelerating Clean Energy by 2040 Study.
Recommendations
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