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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework 19 (CHP) generation, energy capture from treated groundwater, and thermal energy storage. In addition, the parties identified several opportunities for collaboration on energy efficiency improvements and demand-side management. The Project Team has also engaged in discussions between the County, the MNARNG, and Xcel Energy to gage the utility’s interest in each of these opportunities. Xcel Energy has expressed interest or support of each option, with further details provided in the following sections. The remainder of Section 2 provides further details on each of the partnership opportunities identified in the conceptual map provided in Exhibit I. 2.2. Energy Loads Following the development of the White Paper, the Project Team refined the estimated loads for the TCAAP site to reflect the changes to the TCAAP Redevelopment Plan. The Project Team also collaborated with the MNARNG to understand the energy needs of current and future buildings on the AHATS site. In addition to the AHATS and TCAAP sites, the Project Team identified one existing campus and one possible future campus that could be connected to the proposed system. The RCPW facility on County Highway 96 is an existing facility adjacent to AHATS and TCAAP that could be integrated with the initial system. In the Primer Tracer area on the north edge of TCAAP and AHATS, the Department of Public Safety facility is contemplating the installation of an emergency operations facility that, if built, could be a strong candidate for connecting to the proposed system. The Project Team also worked with Xcel Energy to estimate energy loads that were in line with energy usage in Minnesota. The estimated loads for all prospective customer areas are provided in Table 1.