Response to Pecan Street Project Working Group Recommendations
 

1. Evaluate the Pecan Street Project Working Group Recommendations

 
The purpose of this survey is to rate and categorize public feedback to the Recommendations released by the Pecan Street Project Working Group on March 24, 2010.

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1. What grade would you give the Pecan Street Project in including members of the entrepreneur community?

 ABCF
A high to F low.

2. Industry sector you or your company represents (can be multiple):

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3. On which side of the meter are you creating a product or service?

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4. Please rank, by order of importance, these Guiding Principles of the PSP Working Group:

 Most Important2nd3rd4th5th6thLeast Important
1. Environmental Protection
2. Replicability
3. Economic Development
4. Economic Stability of the City and Austin Energy
5. Interdependency of Renewable Energy and Efficiency
6. Scope of Community Integration
7. Collaborative Process

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5. Please rank, by order of importance, these Critical Components listed by the PSP Working Group:

 Most Important2nd3rd4th5th6thLeast Important
1. Energy efficiency measures should play a primary role in reducing demand.
2. Demand response measures should be maximized to manage and normalize demand.
3. User-controlled energy management should be significantly increased, which will require installation of compatible smart metering, home networking and energy-controllable appliances.
4. Reliance on distributed generation should increase significantly, which will require integration with user consumption controls and financial compensation for surplus energy.
5. Energy storage and the transportation sector should be integrated into the utility’s physical and financial infrastructure.
6. Reliance on fossil fuel electricity should be significantly reduced.
7. Water use/availability must be weighed more heavily in the utility’s planning.

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6. Please rank, by level of importance, these PSP Working Group recommendations for Austin Energy pertaining to Renewable Distributed Energy Deployment and Testing:

 Not ImportantSomewhat ImportantVery ImportantEssential ActionN/A
1. Deploy 20 MW of New Distributed Renewable Resources
2. Quantify the “True” Value of Distributed Generation
3. Deploy Additional 80 MW of Distributed Renewable Resources
4. Launch Distributed Renewable Energy Pilots: a) Up to 2 megawatts of co-op solar (fractional ownership of off-site solar generation), b) Solar shades at the Austin-Bergstrom Airport parking facilities, c) Quantifying the potential of micro-wind generation on downtown high rise buildings, d) Quantifying the potential of local combined heat and power generation using turbines with waste heat, e) Quantifying the potential of geothermal heat pumps for residential and commercial properties, f) Big-box rooftop solar owned by landlord/developer, and g) Fayette Power Plant co-firing with bio-mass.
5. Expand Demand Response Program
6. Test Energy Storage

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7. Please rank, by level of importance, these PSP Working Group recommendations for Austin Energy pertaining to Smart Grid Testing and Pilots:

 Not ImportantSomewhat ImportantVery ImportantEssential ActionN/A
7. Launch Smart Grid Demonstration Project
8. Design and Test User Interface
9. Build Demonstration House and Business
10. Promote Plug-in Electric Vehicle Penetration
11. Establish Open Source On-Grid Testing Program

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8. Please rank, by level of importance, these PSP Working Group recommendations for Austin Energy pertaining to a New Rate Structure, and to a new Business Model:

 Not ImportantSomewhat ImportantVery ImportantEssential ActionN/A
12. Unbundle Rates
13. Design New Solar Program
14. Move to Dynamic Pricing
15. Expand Energy Services
16. Develop New Revenue Model Options
17. Encourage a Third Party Electric Services Market

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9. Please rank, by level of importance, these PSP Working Group recommendations for Water Management:

 Not ImportantSomewhat ImportantVery ImportantEssential ActionN/A
18. Price Water to Spur Conservation and Load Shifting
19. Install and Test Smart Water Meters
20. Provide More Usage Information to Water Customers
21. Cross-Train City Water and Energy Auditors
22. Reduce Landscape Water Use
23. Establish City Water Use Targets

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10. Please rank, by level of importance, these PSP Working Group recommendations for Public Policy (Beyond Austin Energy), and for Economic Development and Job Training:

 Not ImportantSomewhat ImportantVery ImportantEssential ActionN/A
24. Require Solar-Ready Construction
25. Require Lighting Controls
26. Adopt Performance-Based Codes
27. Encourage Solar and Other Efficient Water Heating
28. Create Construction Efficiency Incentives
29. Modify Municipal Lighting
30. Spur Multi-Family PEV Construction
31. Enact Solar Financing Legislation (HB 1937 ~ “PACE”)
32. Launch Smart Strip Partnership
33. Design and Launch Regional Purchasing Partnership
34. Expand Start-Up and Incubation Support
35. Develop Local Preference Criteria for Smart Grid Procurement
36. Coordinate Marketing and Incentive Efforts
37. Pursue New Energy Consortium
38. Develop Standardized Green Job Training Curricula
39. Consolidate and Coordinate Green Job Efforts
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