### Austin Energy Resource, Generatio n, and Climate Protection Plan to 2020

INTRODUCTION The City Council adopted the Aus tin Climate Protection Plan (A CPP) in 2007 to build a more sustainable community. Every City department wa s subsequently tasked to create action plans intended to ensure that departme ntal operations were consistent with the ACPP. Austin Energy developed this Resource, Genera tion, and Climate Protection Plan to 2020 (the Plan) to meet these objectives. This document is a resource pla nning tool that brings togeth er demand and energy management options over the planning horizon. Developing the Plan involved extens ive analysis of the expected risks, costs, and opportunities to meetthe future demand for el ectricity services. The goals outlined in this document are based on Austin Energy’s current understanding of technology and of national, state and local energy policies. Th e Plan also benefited from substantial input from citizens, customer gr oups, utility advisory commissions and a Council appointed Taskforce. Much of this input is included under the “Additional Objectives and Initiatives” section of the Plan. This Plan is designed to be flexible and dynamic. As circumstances change, the City must maintain the flexibility to modify elements to respond to a range of fact ors, including economic conditions, customer load, fuel prices and availability, infrastructure build-out, technological development, law and regulations, policy direction, and customer needs. Therefore, as conditions change, the Plan will be adapted and modified to manage risk, maintain system and service reliability, achieve policy goals, and meet customer demand for excellence in all aspects of service. As each significant implementation step is undertaken through contracts, purchases or other arrangements, Austin Energy’s recommenda tions to the City Council will be supported by assessment of impacts on all customers and by charting the progress each step will make toward achieving the goals outlined in this Plan. Austin Energy will review the Plan annually a nd issue a report on performance against goals. An example of the format and kind of data th at will be provided in these Annual Reports is included as Exhibit A. Austin Energy will reassess the Plan in a public forum every two years. Every major Resource decision and Plan change will, as always, be taken before the City Council for review and authorization.

Page 1 of 11AUSTIN ENERGY’S MISSION Outlined below is a description of how the Plan meets each element of Austin Energy’s mission to deliver clean, affordable, reliable energy and excellent customer service . This plan demonstrates that customers a nd our community can indeed expect equitable, economic, and environmentally responsible electric services.

Clean. The Plan establishes clean energy goals to meet by 2020. The initial implementation strategy to achieve these goals is to escalate th e use of renewables, increase energy efficiency, and load shifting. This will reduce current and futu re reliance on fossil fuel generation to meet Austin Energy customer load and will reduce CO 2 to better position the utility regarding probable future federal requirements. The Planwould also reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, to he lp keep Austin in compliance with national ambient clean air standards.
Affordable. Austin Energy strives to optimize rates and services in a responsible manner. A fundamental benchmark that will guide implemen tation of the Plan is affordability. Austin Energy must be financially sound, the cost of electric service must be afford able for all classes of customers (with particular attention to the low income and disadvantaged ), and rates must be competitive to ensure the retention and attracti on of businesses for a strong local economy. As the City moves forward with implementation of the Plan, customer bills will be compared to those for similar customers in other major metr opolitan areas, including, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth and other areas within the Aus tin MSA. An appropriate affordability measure will be established for each customer class in th e upcoming financial analysis. Available data (rates, average monthly bills for residential, co mmercial, and industrial, and other affordability benchmarks) will be included in Austin Ener gy’s Annual Report. Austin Energy will develop and adopt an affordability goal for rates a nd services for all cl asses of customers by no later than December 31, 2010 and prior to any new major re source acquisition of 10 MW or more or an aggregate of 10 MW from a single program.
Reliable. Implementation of the proposedplan will be guided by pow er quality and reliability requirements to meet the needs of our community. In serving as a road map, the recommended plan will respond to system needs, changing technologies and market conditions to ensure consistent power quality and reliability. Transmission and distribution reliability goals will be targeted to meet or exceed current goals. Power qua lity and reliability history will be detailed in the Annual Report.
Excellent Customer Service. The process for implementation and ongoing review of the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Pl an to 2020 will be transparent. Through the Annual Report, biennial Plan r eassessment, and informed decision making process, the City Council and Austin Energy customers will be pr ovided vital information detailing progress toward goals and any necessary Plan adjustments. The goal in the implementation of this Plan is to consistently demonstrate that proposed actions, to the highest degree possible, meet the goal of providing clean, affordable, and reliable energy.

Page 2 of 11GOALS SUMMARY
Austin Energy adopts the following changes and a dditions to its current resource planning goals, with a target of meeting these goals by 2020:

• Increase the energy efficiency goal from 700 MW to 800 MW

• Increase the renewable energy goal from 30% to 35%

• Increase the solar component of the re newable energy goal from 100 MW to 200 MW

• Establish a CO 2 reduction goal of 20% below 2005 level
Figure 1 shows a scenario developed and pr esented by Austin Energy during the public participation and Task Force discussions that dem onstrates the type and pace of investments that may be followed in meeting these goals. Specific resource investments will be evaluated continually by Austin Energy, reinforcing that the plan is adaptable to ch anging legal/regulatory, market, and economic conditions. As explained further in this plan, however, each individual investment will be considered by the Council and subject to public review.

April 14, 2010 1 

## Austin Energy Recommendation Generation Resources in MW

* Year Coal/Nuclear Gas Biomass Wind Solar Renewable Energy % 2009 1,029 1,444 12 439 1 10% 2010 100 30 10% 2011 200 15% 2012 100 17% 2013 150 25% 2014 30 25% 2015 200 100 28% 2016 50 20 30% 2017 200 30 33% 2018 20 32% 2019 30 32% 2020 115 40 35% Total 1,029 1,744 162 1,001 201 (77) *

(126) *

Wind contracts expire. Figure 1

Page 3 of 11Coal/Nuclear. The Plan (Figure 1) recognizes current ownership levels in the South Texas Project (STP) and the Fayette Power Plant (FPP) . Plan implementation would effectively reduce by about 24% the amount of energy Austin En ergy receives from the FPP by 2020 to meet customer load. That reduction figures promin ently in the Austin Energy goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions within the planni ng horizon by 20% from 2005 levels. Natural gas. The proposed plan calls for the build out of the gas-fueled Sand Hill Energy Center to add 200 megawatts of combined cycle capaci ty. This is in addition to the installation underway of 100 MW of peaking uni ts at the facility. That instal lation began last year and is expected to be completed by this summer.
Biomass. A total of 150 MW of biomass-fueled gene ration is projected to be developed. The Council has approved a 20-year contract through which Austin Energy will purchase the annual output of a 100 MW wood chip-fueled bioma ss plant currently under construction 10 miles northwest of Nacogdoches, Texas. The plant is being built by a Southern Company subsidiary and is expected to go online in 2012. An additio nal 50 MW of biomass is anticipated in later years. Wind. The majority of the Austin Energy renewables goal will be met through wind-generated power. As an early adopter of wind energy resources, Austin Energy now has wind contracts for about 200 MW of wind capacity that will expire by 2020. The proposed Plan calls for total wind capacity by 2020 of 1,000 MW.

April 12, 2010 2 

### Austin Energy Recommendation Generation Resources & Load Forecast (updated to April 2010)

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Nuclear Coal Nat. Gas Biomass Wind (8.7%) Solar (50%) Purch.Pwr 2010 Peak Load Forecast Actual Peak LoadCapacity (MW) DEPENDABLE GENERATING CAPACITY AT PEAK

Figure 2

Page 4 of 11Solar. Installed solar capacity wi ll increase from 100 MW to 200 MW by 2020. In February 2009, the Council approved a 25-year contract under which Austin Energy will purchase the annual output of a 30 MW solar farm to be bu ilt near Webberville on Austin Energy property. That project being built by Gemini Solar Develo pment Company, is expected to be on line by 2011 and will be one of the nation’ s largest solar projects. Plan implementation (Figure 2) will provide a reserve versus projected peak demand through 2020. The projected peak demand, represented by th e dotted red line, also takes into account an increase from 700 to 800 MW of energy effi ciency and load shifting proposed by 2020.


# Austin Energy Recommendation Energy Mix: 2009 Actuals vs 2020 Forecasted

3.6%

31.8%

27.2% 27.1% 9.9% 0.4% 3%

22% 8% 22%

21%
24% Coal

Nuclear

Natural Gas/ Purchase Power
Wind

Solar

Market PPA

BioMass 2009 2020

Figure 3
The generation mix by fuel type (Figure 3) that would result from Plan implementation reflects a decrease in natural gas use from about 30% to day to 24% in 2020; 8% of power generated by biomass, 3% by solar with a drop in coal-gener ated power from 32% to 22% and a drop in the percentage of nuclear-generated power from 25% to 21%. 

### Additional Objectives and Initiatives Austin Energy’s Resource and Climate Protection Pl an benefited from review by customers, the City of Austin Electric Utility Commission, the City of Austin Resource Management Commission, and the Council Appointed Generation Resource Planning Task Force. Following

Page 5 of 11is a summary of this input. The status of each objective is listed as either “underway” (signifying that Austin Energy is already working toward acc omplishing the initiative or is ready to launch) or “to be studied” (signifying work has not yet begun). 

### Affordability & Due Diligence
1. Develop and adopt an affordability goal for rate s and services for all classes of customers by no later than December 31, 2010 and prior to any new major resource acquisition of 10 MW or more or an aggregate of 10 MW from a single program. ( underway )
2. Work with stakeholders to develop a framework through whic h the utility will distribute information and receive feedback on each proposed future investment from Request For Proposal (RFP)/Bid development to delivery of a proj ect recommendation for Council approval. This process will include provision of information sufficient to allow m eaningful input from stakeholders over the planning horizon up through and in advance of the approval process for the Electric Utility Commission, Resource Mana gement Commission, and City Council. ( underway )
3. Prior to taking action to acquire a generation resource of 10 MW or more or an aggregate of 10 MW from a single program and to the exte nt practicable and c onsistent with sound management and financial responsibility, present such action for approval at least once to each applicable commission and twice to City Council. ( underway )
4. Promote robust community involvement in revi sions to the Austin Energy business model. ( underway )
5. Assist in Electric Utility Co mmission (EUC) hearings regardi ng whether the current ordinance defining what information Austin Energy considers competitive and therefore confidential should be amended. In addition to addressing sp ecific stakeholder questions, the hearings will include a review of each item in the Competitive Ma tters ordinance to validate rationale for that item’s inclusion moving forward. A key test s hould be whether similar information is made available by other U.S. public power utilities. ( underway )
6. Ensure that any future resource planni ng advisory or stakeholder groups include representatives of residen tial and low income customer advocacy organizations. ( underway ) 

### Customer Assistance

7. Evaluate the potential to expand energy efficiency and weatherization programs for low income citizens and explore the feasibility of provid ing these services to those with incomes at or below up to 400 percent of th e federal poverty guideline. ( underway )
8 . Conduct a study to determine income levels, energy burden and population sizes for residential customers with household incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty guideline. ( to be studied )

Page 6 of 119. Develop a neighborhood-by-neighborhood appro ach for low-income energy efficiency program delivery where such an approach offe rs an opportunity to improve program delivery effectiveness, fairness, and efficiency and identi fying and assisting the most energy intensive low income neighborhoods. ( underway )
10. Evaluate the potential to establish distributedresource incentive programs tailored to low and medium income customers and identify available funding mechanisms to help offset the cost of such incentives. (to be studied )
11. Continue to design and implement programs that target and reach residential energy efficiency opportunities in re sidential rental living spaces. (to be studied ) 

### Energy Efficiency
12. Energy efficiency will be the first pr iority in meeting new load growth. ( underway )
13. Conduct an energy efficiency pot ential study and, if viable and co st effective, increase the energy efficiency goal from 800 MW to 1,000 MW. ( to be studied )
14. Regularly review the maximu m investments and incentives o ffered for energy efficiencyrelated customer improvements and make adjust ments as appropriate to encourage customer participation, while ensuri ng fiscal responsibility. ( underway )
15. Study the capability of increasin g the maximum investment per KW or kWh of savings that Austin Energy is willing to make in customer improvements and increase or eliminate the cap for Austin Energy investment in individual custom er improvements that both reduce peak and total demand for energy, so long as such investme nt is financially sound and not unduly risky. ( underway )
16. Continue to explore and, as appropriate, im plement innovative rate design changes for energy efficiency. ( underway )
17. Investigate and, as appropriate, establish innovative methods for enhancing the costeffectiveness of energy efficiency program delivery, including but not limited to, auction systems. ( underway )
18. Continue to analyze and report on impact s and opportunities resulting from the Energy Conservation and Audit Disclosure (ECAD) Ordinance and make recommendations to the Council on improvements or modifications to the ordinance as may be warranted. ( underway )
19. Develop, market and implement energy efficien cy and conservation programs to convert the existing housing stock as n early as possible to zero net energy capability. ( underway )
20. Continue to develop for implementation, bui lding code changes th at progress toward achieving a Zero Energy Capable Homes standard by 2015. ( underway )

Page 7 of 1121. Consider initiating a pilot project to meas ure and communicate to owners and tenants of rental properties the benefits of energy efficien cy upgrades in rental housing, and the utilization of the results of the pilot to develop a program that will realize energy efficiency savings potential in both commercial and rental property, as warranted by the results of a comprehensive energy efficiency potential study. ( to be studied )
22. Assess development of an auction system for a portion of Austin Energy’s commercial efficiency and conservation programs targeted to obtaining the greatest DSM savings per dollar invested by Austin Energy. ( to be studied )
23. Establish a system for the examination and vetting of new energy efficiency ideas and programs submitted from within the community or by industry experts. ( to be studied )
24. Enhance existing and, as appropriate, establish new channels for obtaining and evaluating customer and stakeholder proposals for new or modified energy efficiency programs. ( underway )
25. Continue to take a leadership role in ev aluating, developing, and implementing renewables and energy efficiency programs under Texas House Bill 1937, which allows for innovative financing. ( underway )
26. Develop a plan for distribution sy stem efficiency improvements. ( to be studied )
27. Examine the potential for refocusing energy e fficiency programs to target base load efficiency programs that reduce carbon emissions. ( underway ) 

### Renewables
28. Undertake a comprehensive assessment of non- solar renewable energy resource options in the utility’s service territory. ( to be studied )
Wind
29. Seek to develop ownership ri ghts in wind generation resources where this approach offers benefits over purchased power arrangements. ( underway )
30. Develop a comprehensive strategy for the de ployment and use of energy storage technologies including assessment of compressed air energy storage in order to effectively improve the value of wind energy generation. ( to be studied )
31. Continue to explore non-trad itional wind energy deployment options, including small- or community-scale wind farms, hybrid wind/solar ge neration facilities, and hybrid wind/storage projects. ( underway )

Page 8 of 1132. Continue to support development of increa sed transmission capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas where such develo pment offers economic and operational benefits to Austin Energy. ( underway )
Solar
33. Develop a portfolio approach to solar ener gy generation facility siting, financing and ownership. ( underway )
34. Continue to develop and improve incentives a nd strategies aimed at increasing local solar energy technology manufacturing capacity. ( to be studied )
35. Develop a plan for the development of the fu ll potential for solar energy generation and conversion in the utili ty service territory.( to be studied )
36. Study and report on the potential for establishing a distributed renewable energy goal and an associated distributed renewable en ergy generation development plan. ( to be studied )
37. Monitor and report on the deve lopment of the distributed rene wable energy generation sector in Austin, including projects de veloped independently of Austin Energy program support. ( to be studied)
38. Continue promotion of solar thermal hot water use. ( underway )
Biomass
39. Study the opportunity to develop small scale bi omass energy generation systems in and near the utility service territory. ( to be studied ) 

### Other Generation Resources
Coal
40. The expected impact of the proposed Resource & Climate Protection Plan is a reduction in the average annual capacity factor needed to serv e AE’s load from the Fayette Power Plant (FPP) to about 64%. Periodically review the plan w ith the target of accelerating the phase down and toward eventual closure of FPP by 2020, if econo mically and technologi cally feasible. This review will include an assessment of the following: ( to be studied )

• revenue and operational savings fr om potential sale of the plant

• carbon reduction impacts and value upon closure

• projected revenues from wholes ale market sales in ERCOT

• impact of criteria pollutant emissions on the potential for the Austin area falling into nonattainment with federal clean ai r standards and attendant costs

Page 9 of 1141. Evaluate whether generating revenue for the City through carbon-based “off-system” sales is consistent with the Austin Climate Protection Plan. ( to be studied )
42. Continue to investigate and where appropria te, implement technologies and programs that result in NOx emissions reductions and capture and storage of CO 2 emissions associated with the Fayette Power Plant. ( underway in part , capture and storage of CO 2 to be studied )
43. Continue to investigate the potential for biomass co-firing at the Fayette Power Plant. ( underway )
Natural Gas
44. Continue with plans to add 200 MW of new combined-cycle gas-fired generation at the Sand Hill facility in order to r ealize fuel cost savings a nd carbon emissions reductions. ( underway )
45. Continually assess whether the long term risk of natural gas price fluctuations has been sufficiently minimized due to shale gas or ot her factors that, subject to compliance with environmental regulations and goa ls, natural gas generation capac ity should be substituted for other resources in order to substantially reduce costs. ( underway)
46. Expand systems for utilization of reclaimed water for cooling generation equipment at the Sand Hill facility. (to be studied)
Nuclear
47. Continue participation in th e operation and ownership of ST P Units 1 and 2; Austin Energy will not participate in proposed STP Units 3 and 4. (underway)
48. Evaluate any cost-effective offers of power from nuclear energy facilities through purchased power agreements. (to be studied) 

### Other
49. Conduct an analysis of the community econo mic development impact of Austin Energy generation facilities and planned expansion. (to be studied)
50. Conduct an analysis of the use of water by Au stin Energy’s generation facilities and its impact on the community. (to be studied)
51. Conduct a combined heat and power potential study. (to be studied)
52. Continue to investigate geothermal generation resource acquisitions. (to be studied)

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### CO 2 

### Reduction Goals 53. As an outcome of this Plan or at such time as a federal carbon cap is approved, Austin Energy will adopt a CO 2 cap consistent with the City Council’s evol ving guidance on the Plan. (to be studied)
54. Facilitate public participation and reassess the Resource and Climate Protection Plan at appropriate intervals to the extent practicable. (underway)
55. Attempt to substitute low- or zero-carbon emissions generation resources for carbon-emitting resources whenever such substitution is also consistent with the achievement of economic, financial, operational, reliabi lity, and risk objectives. In dete rmining consistency with these objectives, Austin Energy will consider and compare the long-term costs and benefits of resource options, and report the results of such analysis to the Council and Commissions in the course of securing approval for resource development or acquisition. (underway)
56. Through the plan, offset carbon emissions fr om any new generation resource, by a reduction in operating capacity of an ex isting resource, by reduction of energy use through demand-side management or distributed renewable en ergy or the purchase of carbon offsets. (to be studied)
57. Conduct a review based on current state of knowle dge of the impact of carbon fuel emissions on global warming and impact of criteria pollutants from the plant on Austin area compliance with federal clean air standards and the attendant utility related cost if the community should fall into non-attainment. (to be studied) 

### Complementary Strategies
58. Continue work to transform its basic busines s model to effectively address and integrate increased deployment of distributed energy reso urces, including distributed energy generation. Among the issues that Austin Energy will address on an on-going basis are unbundled rate structures, service offerings that rely less on volumetric pricing st ructures, rationalization of fuel charge-related costs, modifications to Green Choice® product offeri ngs, and products and services demonstrated in the Pecan Street Project Energy In ternet Demonstration Project. Work to reflect business model ch anges and opportunities in upcoming reviews of electric rates. (underway)
59. Continue active participation in the developm ent and deployment of smart grid technologies, and continue with an active and leader ship role in the Pecan Street Project. (underway)
60. Continue and, as appropriate, expand efforts to increase electric vehicle utilization and facilitate integration of electric ve hicles in the utility service area. (underway)
61. Maintain and enhance the utility’s role in developing and implementing green collar job initiatives to grow and stre ngthen the local workforce. (underway)
62. Develop and implement plans for increasi ng local contractor, M/ WBE contractor, and veterans opportunities in working with the utility. (underway)

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### RESOLUTIO N NO

. 20070215-02 3

WHEREAS , th e Cit y o f Austin' s missio n i s t o mak e Austi n th e mos t livabl e cit y i n th e country ; an d

WHEREAS , th e Inter-Governmenta l Pane l o n Climat e Chang e ha s foun d unequivocall y tha t

climat e chang e constitute s aseriou s an dgrowin g threa t an d tha t huma n activitie s ar e th e primar y sourc e o f increase datmospheri c concentration s o f

globa l warmin g gases ; an d

WHEREAS , globa l scientifi c consensu s predict s a s aconsequenc e o f globa l warmin g costl y an ddangerou s disruptions , includin g increase dris k o f flooding , drough t

an d coasta l storms , accelerate dsprea do f diseas e an d invasiv e species , sever e propert y damage , economi c loss , an dthrea t t o huma n life ; an d

WHEREAS , th e Unite dState s represent s les s tha n fiv e percen t o f th e world' s populatio n bu t

contribute s mor e tha n thirt y percen t o f th e world' s greenhous e ga s emissions ; an d

WHEREAS , climat e chang e call s fo r nationa l an dinternationa l responses , bu t

ultimatel y greenhous e ga s emission s ar e generate d locally ; an d

WHEREAS , th e federa l governmen t ha s faile dt o enac t

meaningfu l response s t o revers e th e threa t o f globa l warming ; an d

### WHEREAS , leadin g U.S

. companie s hav e calle dfo r immediat e measure s t o hal t an d revers e th e threa t

o f globa l warming ; an d

WHEREAS , citie s an d state s throughou t th e U.S

. ar e adoptin g greenhous e ga s emissio n reductio n target s an d strategies ; an d

WHEREAS , th e Cit y o f Austi n continue s t o tak e aleadershi p rol e i n addressin g worldwid e environmenta l concerns ; NOW , THEREFORE ,
B E I T RESOLVE D B Y TH E CIT Y COUNCI L O F TH E CIT Y O F AUSTIN : Tha t th e Cit y Counci l direct s th e Cit y Manage r t o develo p an d implement , an d t o repor t

t o th e Cit y Counci l annuall y upo n th e implementatio n an d progres s of , suc h policies , procedures , timeline s an d target s a s ar e necessar y t o mak e Austi n th e leadin g cit y i n th e natio n i n th e effor t t o reduc e an drevers e th e negativ e impact s o f

globa l warming , includin g bu t no t limite dt o th e followin g initiatives :

1 ) Mak e al l Cit y o f

Austi n facilities , fleet s an doperation s totall y carbon

neutra l b y 202 0 throug h measure s including :

a
. powerin g al l Cit y facilitie s wit h renewabl e energ y b y 2012 ; b

. makin g th e entir e Cit y flee t o f vehicle s carbo n neutra l b y 202 0 throug h th e us e o f

electri c power , non-petroleu mfuels , ne w technologies , mitigation , an d othe r measure s a s necessary , prioritizin g th e earlies t

possibl e conversio n t o suc h fuel s an dtechnologie s an destablishin g timeline s an dbenchmark s fo r suc h conversions ;

c
. developin g an d implementin g departmenta l climat e protectio n plans , includin g policies , procedures , targets , benchmark s an d reportin g fo r

maximu machievabl e reductio n o f greenhous e ga s emission s an denerg y consumptio n i n al l Cit y departments ;

d

. developin g a n employe e climat e protectio n educatio n program , program s an d incentive s t o hel p employee s reduc e thei r persona l impac t o n climat e change , an d trainin g t o hel p employee s engag e i n communit y outreac h fo r

climat e protection

.
2 ) Mak e Austi n Energ y th e leadin g utilit y i n th e natio n fo r greenhous e ga s reduction s throug h measure s including :

a
. achievin g 70 0 M W o f ne w saving s throug h energ y efficienc y an d conservatio n effort s b y 2020 ;

b

. meetin g 3 0 percen t o f al l energ y need s throug h th e us e o f renewabl e resource s b y 2020 , includin g a t leas t 10 0 M W o f

sola r power ;

c
. establishin g aCO 2 ca p an d developin g an d implementin g aCO 2 reductio n pla n fo r

existin g utilit y emissions ;d

. achievin g carbo n neutralit y o n an y ne w generatio n unit s usin g carbon-base dfuel s throug h th e utilizatio n o f lowest-emissio n technologies , carbo n captur e an d sequestratio n i f i t i s prove n t o b e reliable , mitigatio n an dothe r pruden t measures
.
3 ) Implemen t

th e mos t energ y efficien t

buildin g code s i n th e natio n an d aggressivel y pursu e energ y efficienc y retrofit s an d upgrade s t o existin g buildin g stoc k

throug h measure s including :

a
. implementin g buildin g code s requirin g ai l ne w single-famil y home s t o b e zer o ne t

energ y capabl e b y 2015 ;

b

. implementin g buildin g code s t o increas e energ y efficienc y i n al l othe r ne w privat e an d publi c secto r building s b y a t

leas t 7 5 percen t b y 2015 ;

c
. implementin g policie s identifyin g opportunitie s fo r energ y efficienc y retrofit s an dupgrades , an drequirin g al l cost-effectiv e retrofit s an d upgrade s fo r al l propertie s a t

th e poin t o f sale ;

d

. developin g enhance dtechnica l assistanc e an d marketin g incentive s

an dstandard s fo r

th e Gree n Buildin g Program , developin g policie s requirin g achievemen t

o f upper-tie r

rating s i n case s wher e gree n buildin g i s mandate da s aproduc t o f Cit y program s o r

negotiations , an ddevelopin g a n optiona l "Carbo n Neutral " certificatio n t o accompan y gree n buildin g ratings

.

### 4 ) Establis h a n interdepartmenta l Cit y Climat e Actio n Tea mresponsibl e fo r creatin g a n inventor y o f

greenhous e gase s generate d fro mal l source s community-wide , workin g wit h stakeholder s an dtechnica l advisors , establishin g short-ter man d long-ter mtarget s fo r reducin g thes e emissions , an d reportin g bac k t o th e Cit y Counci l i n n o mor e tha n on e yea r wit h acomprehensiv e pla n fo r meetin g thos e targets

. Ke y area s fo r stud y an d polic y developmen t includ e bu t

ar e no t limite dto :

a
. transportation ; b

. lan dus e planning ;
c
. emergin g technologies ; d

. wast e management ;
e
. natura l areas , landscape s an d othe r carbo n sinks ; f

. multi-generationa l communit y education

.

5 ) Develo p an dimplemen t aprogra mt o assis t

al l citizens , businesses , organization s an dvisitor s i n achievin g carbo n neutralit y throug h th e followin g measures :

a
. develo p a n Austin-specifi c onlin e "carbo n footprin t calculator; "
b

. mak e availabl e individually-tailore dcarbo n footprin t appraisal s t o organization s a s necessary ;

c
. develo p amen u o f greenhous e ga s reductio n strategie s fo r loca l implementatio n tha t

citizen s an dorganization s ca n fun dthroug h th e

### purchas e o f "carbo n offset " credits , thereb y reducin g thei r ow n carbo n footprint ;

d

. develo p aprogra mfo r recognitio n o f

households , businesse s an d othe r organization s achievin g carbo n neutrality ;

e
. promot e carbo n neutralit y amon g visitor s b y providin g mechanism s
an dincentive s fo r

th e purchas e o f

offse t credit s b y travelers , conventions , tradeshow s an dfestivals

.
6 ) Cooperat e wit h othe r loca l an dregiona l entitie s t o provid e technica l an d investigationa l assistanc e an d t o coordinat e region-wid e greenhous e ga s reductio n strategies

.
7 ) Suppor t

al l appropriat e Federa l an dStat e policie s an dlegislatio n tha t wil l lea dt o th e reductio n o f

greenhous e ga s emissions

.

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. 200 7 ATTEST : , ^

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