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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework <br />Policy White Paper – Conclusions <br /> 60 <br />9. Conclusions <br />The TCAAP site offers the City and County a unique opportunity to achieve a transformative energy <br />vision that could be a model for the nation. This area offers the potential to meet the demands of local <br />growth, while setting a foundation that balances the development goals of the JDA, funding and <br />financing efforts for developers, and establishes a model for responsible development. <br />As the development of TCAAP is slated to begin in 2015, with the initial infrastructure scheduled to <br />begin construction in mid-summer, several energy-related decisions and investments will need to take <br />shape over the next six months. The Project Team has identified immediate-term, near-term, and long- <br />term actions that could be taken to support achievement of the energy vision adopted by the ERAB. <br />Some of the actions described are fairly straightforward, while others will take additional investigation, <br />or collaboration and partnering with others to accomplish. <br />9.1. Immediate-Term (2015) <br /> Early infrastructure Investment: The Project Team recognizes the critical development timeline <br />that the JDA, City, and County are managing and for that reason suggests that infrastructure be <br />installed that provides maximum flexibility for the site while allowing for early integration of <br />available energy sources. Beyond traditional transmission grids like natural gas and electric <br />transmission lines, this would include thermal energy grids and direct fiber broadband. In addition, <br />the Project Team recommends that a comprehensive coordination effort amongst all of these <br />utilities to minimize conflicts and reduce the cost of installation. <br /> Increase zoning and development processes for flexibility and high-performance: While making <br />near-term decisions that ensure flexibility is the key to get started, the Project Team recommends <br />that the City considers applying a future overlay district that specifically addresses requirements <br />for innovative energy infrastructure and net-zero buildings. As an alternative, the City could add <br />an Energy Resiliency section to the TCAAP Zoning Code and provide more opportunities for <br />variances such that building orientation or open space may contain a percentage of ground- <br />mounted solar. <br /> Initiate conversations with the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) and Xcel Energy : The <br />Project Team recommends that the JDA, City, and County initiate conversations with AHATS and <br />Xcel Energy to discover the opportunities to partner to develop innovative infrastructure and <br />available renewable energy sources. The JDA, City, and County could express to Xcel Energy its <br />TCAAP vision and guiding principles and explore opportunities to utilize a microgrid or other smart <br />grid modernization demonstrations.
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