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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework <br />Brief <br /> <br /> <br /> 4 <br />The City, County, and ERAB have worked with the Project Team to develop a two-part TCAAP Energy <br />Integration Resiliency Framework that outlines the appropriate planning guidelines and policies with <br />careful consideration of local resources, stakeholder interests, project goals, and the best available <br />technologies for implementation over the next 50 years. Phase one of the study was the development <br />of the Policy White Paper which was accepted by the JDA and the Arden Hills City Council in November <br />2014. The White Paper helps guide policy and provides a unifying vision for the site’s energy future and <br />identifies a number of opportunities for energy efficiency and efficient energy supply options. <br />Phase two of the study focused on the development of this document, the Energy Integration <br />Resiliency Framework (Framework) which provides more details about how the County, the City, and <br />the JDA can technically achieve the vision and recommendations put forth in the White Paper. The <br />Framework considers the TCAAP Redevelopment Plan, which outlines land use, infrastructure planning, <br />and the site development timeline. The expectation is for TCAAP to be redeveloped as a mixed-use <br />community with residential, commercial, and retail space. The Framework evaluates the energy supply <br />alternatives and demand-side management strategies that were the most immediately implementable <br />concepts from the White Paper. The Framework outlines the energy supply technologies that can be <br /> Combined heat and power (CHP) is an efficient and effective step toward developing a microgrid <br />at TCAAP and AHATS. <br /> The locally treated groundwater possesses enough energy to meet all of the thermal needs of <br />the planned TCAAP residential neighborhoods. <br /> Enhanced building design standards applied in the request for proposal (RFP) process can attract <br />and streamline energy efficient development. <br /> Building orientation, co-location of complementary use buildings, and use of sub-meters can <br />reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency. <br /> Integrating several of these energy opportunities would allow residents of TCAAP to achieve net- <br />zero energy status. <br /> The County and JDA should allow corridors for future energy infrastructure along the Spine Road <br /> The JDA should begin pursuing funding opportunities that support the strategies in this <br />Framework. <br /> The strategies identified in this Framework should be incorporated into the developer selection <br />process.