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Pecan Street Project Inc.

Pecan Street Project Inc. Prepared Especially for Planning the Smart Grid for Sustainable Communities June 15, 2010. Jose Beceiro Director of Clean Energy Austin Chamber of Commerce. The Clean Energy Capital of the World Austin, TX. Generation Wind Solar Biofuels / Bioenergy Geothermal

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Pecan Street Project Inc.

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  1. Pecan Street Project Inc.

  2. Prepared Especially for Planning the Smart Grid for Sustainable Communities June 15, 2010 Jose Beceiro Director of Clean Energy Austin Chamber of Commerce

  3. The Clean Energy Capital of the WorldAustin, TX

  4. Generation Wind Solar Biofuels / Bioenergy Geothermal Tidal Energy Efficiency Solid state lighting (LED’s) Green building – smart windows, insulation, HVAC Low energy computation Transportation EV’s, PHEV’s Energy Storage Batteries / Ultracapacitors Fly wheels Compressed air Thermal Energy Infrastructure Building automation Smart metering Carbon trading Smart Grid Environmental Applications Water / Wastewater Air Recycling / Remediation Advanced Materials Nano Solar Carbon composites Green Retail Consumer Goods Green Financial Services What is Cleantech?

  5. Accuwater Actacell Active Power Applied Materials Austin Energy Cirrus Logic CleanFUEL USA EEStor E.ON ERCOT Fallbrook Technologies FTL Solar Green Mountain Energy HelioVolt Illumitex Joule Meridian Solar Nuventix RES Americas Site Controls Skyonic TECO-Westinghouse Valence Technology Venti Energy Viryd Technologies Xtreme Power Austin’s Clean Energy Industry

  6. Austin Chamber • Clean Energy Council • Clean Energy Venture Summit • CleanTX Forum • Solar Energy Entrepreneurs Network (SEEN) • Clean Energy company recruitment, relocation, expansion efforts • Clean Energy policy lobbying efforts • Clean Energy strategy alignment with CEI, AE, UT Austin, City of Austin, and State of Texas • Pecan Street Project founding member

  7. Austin Energy • 9th largest municipally-owned electric utility in the nation with more than 390,000 customers and $1.3B in annual revenue for the city • Top “green” utility in the nation for its GreenChoice program (NREL ranking – 7 consecutive years) • Green Building Program – started in 1991 • Energy conservation programs have offset 700MW of power since 1982 • Plug-in Partners National Campaign • Clean Technology Beta Test Program – partnership with CEI • Solar Rebate Program - $2.50/watt ($3.13/watt) • Austin Climate Protection Plan (Mayor Will Wynn)

  8. Austin Energy

  9. Clean Energy Incubator • CEI is credited with making Austin the top city in cleantech incubation (SustainLane Government ranking – 2006) • CEI, started in 2001 through NREL, is a division of ATI (UT Austin – IC2 Institute) • CEI offers an environment dedicated to helping clean energy companies succeed • CEI assists startups with attracting funding, beta testing technologies, assembling management teams, and executing business plans • CEI focuses on clean technologies that minimize natural resource depletion, maximize renewable resources, further U.S. energy independence, and curb global climate change

  10. Recent VC Activity • HelioVolt: $130 million • Nuventix: $32.5 million • Joule: $30 million • Fallbrook: $25 million • Microstaq: $22.5 million • SolarBridge: $16.5 million • Actacell: $5.8 million • Illumitex: $5.25 million

  11. Recent Announcements HelioVolt: 12/21/07 $80M Investment 125K sf 150 jobs Ribbon-cutting ceremony on 10/24/08 Pecan Street Project: 12/3/08 Smart grid technology consortium to design electric grid of the future Gemini Solar 30MW Solar Farm: 3/12/09 Largest solar pv farm in the nation JV between Suntech and MMA Renewable Ventures SolarBridge Technologies: 4/26/10 SolarBridge Technologies Secures $15 Million in Series B Funding -- Rho Ventures Leads Round and Joins Board of Directors Awarded $1.5 from ETF Joule Unlimited: 4/27/10 Joule Closes $30 Million Funding Round

  12. Pecan Street Project Phase 1: January 2009 – August 2009 13 Action Teams / 130 volunteers– technology, business model, Eco Dev, policy Final recommendations report – www.pecanstreetproject.org Phase 2: August 2009 - Present Pecan Street Project, Inc. formed on August 10, 2009 A Texas non-profit organization Federal Stimulus: FOA 36 - $10.4 million application filed on 8/26/09 FOA 36 - $10.4 million grant awarded on 11/24/09 for smart grid demonstration project at Mueller Development Executive Director: Brewster McCracken hired on 1/1/10 Board Members City of Austin: Council Member Randi Shade Austin Energy: Roger Duncan (President) Austin Chamber of Commerce: Jose Beceiro (Treasurer) Environmental Defense Fund: Jim Marston UT Austin Engineering: Tom Edgar (Secretary) UT Austin Technology Incubator: Isaac Barchas

  13. Founding Partners • launched initial strategic effort • led facilitation and drafting of recommendations • solicited corporate participation • created incorporated non-profit and maintain board representation

  14. Corporate Partners • local and national technology and energy market leaders • devoted employee time and expertise • “official” participation completed with release of recommendations • future participation opportunities are being developed

  15. National reputation for scientific, economic approach to environmental improvements • Track record of positive engagements with major corporations • Experienced leadership on national energy issues • Significant local knowledge of Austin and Texas energy industry and policy

  16. Recruited corporate participants • Facilitated meetings and executed project timeline • Provided technical analysis and research support • Developed environmental goals and metrics • Provided national credibility

  17. Internal Workgroups

  18. Uniqueness

  19. Report of Recommendations • rationale and history • goals and guiding principles • evolution of utility business model • Austin Energy reccs • water system reccs • policy reccs • economic dev’t reccs • urgency of purpose

  20. Austin’s Mueller Community • 711 acre mixed use • 3 miles from Texas Capitol • all new green-built buildings • world’s first LEED platinum hospital • reclaimed water system • native landscaping • includes 25% affordable housing • Mueller Megawatt program • experience with rooftop solar leasing

  21. Smart Grid Demonstration at Mueller distributed solar smart grid water demand response electric vehicles energy storage dynamic pricing smart appliances green building built on Austin’s advanced smart grid platform

  22. Smart Grid Demonstration at Mueller • Utility Side Innovation • solar on 4 commercial rooftops • utility-scale storage in 4 locations • advanced software to manage grid • dynamic pricing • new business model

  23. Smart Grid Demonstration at Mueller • Customer Side Innovation • 1,000 home area networks • green building and efficiency • solar on residential rooftops • smart grid water and sprinklers • smart appliances and interface

  24. Electric Car Integration • homes • commercial garages • charging and networked storage

  25. Business Model &Technology Commercialization • test different pricing structures and revenue models • test technology integration • net metering with decoupled pricing • on-grid testing opportunities for private companies

  26. Demonstration House • home area network • green building and efficiency • rooftop solar • smart grid water and sprinklers • smart appliances and interface • real data and public outreach tool

  27. Smart Grid Demonstration at Mueller • focus on replication • managing the water and integration efforts • “enforcing” environmental metrics • local and national thought leadership and promotion • injecting “lessons learned” into local, regional and national standards and regulations

  28. Jose Beceiro | Director of Clean Energy, Economic Development...............................................................................512.322.5611 | jbeceiro@austinchamber.comAustin Chamber of Commerce210 Barton Springs Road, Suite 400Austin, Texas 78704Fax 512.478.9615www.austinchamber.comwww.austinhumancapital.comConnecting Business. Creating Opportunity.

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