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July 21, 2021 WORKSHOP ITEM #14
•BACKGROUND / HISTORYBACKGROUND / HISTORY NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Overall hardening of District’s electric and water system•owned parcels-Defensible space work on District•party
review rd Submitted to State of CA with Independent 3•Updated in 2020 and 2021•Developed Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) in 2019•Expanded vegetation management from $350K to $1,500,000•District’s
response to catastrophic wildfire fires in California•transmission of electricity from NV Energyis a public power provider dependent upon the District
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Expectation is later in wildfire season but could be anytime•Expectation is outages will last from one to many days•Similar
to PG&E PSPS•Includes all of Truckee and surrounding areas•and Town in late MayDistrict Notified •Outage Management (PSOM)NV Energy wildfire safety deenergization program Public Safety
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM communitySupport the Local Truckee Public Safety Partners (LTPSP) and our •4 hours-24 and 12-TDPUD customer notifications
at 48•Communicate•Restore power as quickly and safely as possible after PSOM•wildfirecaused catastrophic -DistrictProtect the safety of our community by minimizing the chances of a
•main role during wildfire seasonDistrict’s
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Community Resource Centers (CRC’s)•communicationrisk populations, and -Immediate needs include awareness, education, at•infrastructure,
local agencies, etc.Over 25 local agencies and organizations including schools, hospital, critical •Three meetings Local Truckee Public Safety Providers•Develop communications channels
and protocols•Nevada County and othersTown of Truckee, working closely with NV Energy, District
What else is NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION impacts that will results from PSOM outageswith local partners to identify and start to mitigate the serious Collaborating •District will
prohibit outdoor water use during PSOM outages•Sun/Moon/Shire/TD News, website, and social mediamail, bill stuffer, KTKE interview/ads, -customer e-Press release, all•MediaTraditional
and Social •The Community Collaborative Leadership Council Meeting, July 21st•st July 21workshop, Board District •th Hall, July 20This Business Town •Extensive customer and community
outreach•Ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts and vegetation management•?District doing
What can NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM www.tdpud.org/psom•up generator safety-Back•Be informed and take action now!•Be prepared for wildfire season and
power outages•notifications-ewww.tdpud.orgcustomers can sign up for notifications at -Non•3896-587-530•(MyAccount/SmartHub); orwww.tdpud.orgVisit •Sign up for PSOM alerts + Update contact
information•?community doand District customers
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Ensure water supply (domestic and fire supply)•Ensure continuity of operations•up generation a key facilities-District has
been installing back•) safety-www.tdpud.org/departments/generator(webpage New District •Temporary and permanent installations•Protect generator users and others•Must be installed and
operated safely•One option for those who can’t be without power•up generators-Back
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Individuals/homes•Business/economy•Basic needs•Public health/safety•Emergency response•Identifying the ‘hierarchy’ of community
needs•Truckee Fire/Measure T•Individual responsibility•Addressing wildfire fuels and defensible space•Hardening of individual homes or businesses•Community response to wildfires and
safety outages
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Community•Utility•Business•Individual•costs-benefits and co-•term-term and long-Short•outagesPotential solutions to mitigate
the impacts of extended power
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM fuel or clean -Can be fossil•up generation or a local power plant-Can be back•Can be temporary or permanent•wide generation-key
facilities vs. utilityNeed to evaluate the relative costs/benefits of distributed generation at •Needs to be sized and located to address ‘hierarchy’ of needs•One potential option to
mitigate transmission outages•grids-Local generation and micro
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Vary in size and can power a home, business, campus, or isolated area•mode.”-connected or island-from the grid to enable
it to operate in both gridcan connect and disconnect grid -microwith respect to the (utility) grid. A boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity clearly defined electrical
roup of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within g“A •grid definition-US Department of Energy (DOE) micro•PG&E Grass Valley example•stations-downtown circuits at
District subVocal group advocating for portable fossil fuel generators to power key •Grid’ requests-‘Truckee Micro
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Must consider associated costs, performance, and environmental impacts•Diesel or natural gas necessary for sustained 24/7
operation•sources (coupled with storage)typically generated by diesel or natural gas, and renewable Power •modeisland operation in parallel to the utility grid, or Enable •switchingsystem
automated distribution system and grids have a central control -Micro•grids-micronot are themselves Emergency generators or other generation by
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Only provide power to that isolated area•critical loads-Critical and non•grids power entire circuit-Substation micro•times,
construction-Complex design, long generator lead•substationsgrids at key -2+ years to implement micro-It has taken PG&E 1•Grid’-Implementing a ‘Truckee Micro
•NEW INFORMATIONNEW INFORMATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM$12M-$6M-Critical circuit •$32M -$16M-Substation •grid cost based on NREL data-Estimated micro•agencies)~8 MW total load,
~3MW for most critical circuit (hospital, schools, •Truckee Substation Loads (summertime only)•Conventional generation is largest cost (75% to 88%)•capacity4M per MW of installed $-High
average •$2M per MW of installed capacity-Low average •grids nationwide-Analyzed cost information for 80 micro•Study (2018)grid Cost MicroNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
•FISCAL IMPACTFISCAL IMPACT NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM unknownCosts to respond to and mitigate impacts of PSOM also significant and •significant and not yet fully understoodCosts of
compliance with SB 901 and to implement the WMP are •District is spending about $1.5M on vegetation management since 2019•There is no fiscal impacts associated with this workshop item
•RECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATION NV Energy PSOMNV Energy PSOM Receive this report and provide input to staff