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Approve issuance of a rebate to Data Foundry, Inc., for performing energy efficiency improvements at its new facility located at 4100 Smith School Road, in an amount not to exceed $98,714.
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Lead Department
Austin Energy
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $98,714 is available in the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
For More Information:
Jeff Vice, Director, Local Government Relations (512) 322-6087; Denise Kuehn, Director, Energy Efficiency Services (512) 322-6138.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
April 16, 2018 - Recommended unanimously by the Electric Utility Commission on a 7-0 vote, with Vice Chair Hadden and Commissioner Reel absent and two vacancies.
April 17, 2018 - Recommended unanimously by the Resource Management Commission on a 6-0 vote, with Commissioners Brenneman and Lesnau absent and three vacancies.
Additional Backup Information:
Austin Energy requests authorization to issue a rebate to Data Foundry, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $98,714 for energy efficiency measures at its new Texas 2 facility at 4100 Smith School Road, in Council District 2. The energy efficiency measures at Texas 2 include: air conditioning (package units), air cooled chillers, high efficiency lighting, transformers, variable frequency drives, electronically commutated motors and uninterruptible power supply. The estimated total cost of these measures is $39,606,578. The rebate will cover 0.25% of the total cost.
These improvements are in accordance with Austin Energy's Commercial Rebate Program guidelines and the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) Ordinance. The rebate program is one element of Austin Energy's comprehensive Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to realize 900 MW of energy efficiency and demand response by 2025. It is designed in part to reduce local air pollution through energy conservation, reduce peak demand, reduce the need to purchase additional generation a...
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