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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework Policy White Paper – Conclusions 62 outside of a chosen set of guidelines or certification, these will need to be delineated and a process for reviewing and verifying that they are met will need to be finalized. 9.2. Near-Term (2016 – 2020)  Create awareness with clean energy businesses of the potential for collaboration and innovation: The County could initiate conversations with a targeted group of clean energy companies to gauge opportunities for collaboration. Discovering what businesses are interested in piloting technologies, investing in direct development, or providing low-cost access to cutting- edge technologies will further inform the JDA of what resources they have to offer prospective developers. Drawing early investors will help other development to follow.  Ongoing energy opportunity oversight: To help the JDA and the County engage in and seek energy opportunities over time, they could consider establishing an advisory committee of regional energy experts that will provide energy-focused feedback. This may exist as an extension of the already formed JDA or as a separate body. As a separate body, the committee could make suggestions to the JDA on broader energy development issues and bring innovative opportunities to the JDA and the County, and in certain circumstances where approaches intersect, transportation and housing experts could be included to maximize synergies. 9.3. Long-Term (Beyond 2020)  Bring flexibility for future energy needs into the local context: The City could consider including prioritization of energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, or energy resilience as part of its comprehensive plan, in order to facilitate strategic use of the Planned Unit Development process or other tools to allow flexibility for resilient energy uses at the site.  Clean Energy Incubator: The JDA could establish TCAAP as a clean energy incubator for advanced energy supply and storage technologies. Portions of the sit e could be established to pilot new technologies by integrating them into the core energy infrastructure that serves local businesses and residents.  TCAAP Energy Efficiency Maintenance Program: To capture long-term energy efficiency on the TCAAP site, the JDA could collaborate with local utilities and third-party organizations to provide ongoing building energy usage monitoring and recommissioning services to maintain high energy performance. The JDA could incentivize such a program by making it a prerequisite for participation in other programs and gaining access to other resources.  Clean EV and energy storage infrastructure: While some EVs and energy storage opportunities may be realized in the earlier phases of development, as technologies advance, the JDA might