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C. 46

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	June 18, 2019

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Subject:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to enter into a Subcontract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (WH265H)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/18/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Ramesh Kanzaria 925-957-2480

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 18, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), effective June 18, 2019, where the County will receive a Department of Energy funded grant in the amount of $100,000 to contribute data and expertise for the period June 18, 2019 through June 18, 2022, Countywide. (WH265H)

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federal - Department of Energy. The County will receive $100,000 over the next three years acting as a Subcontractor to LLNL.

BACKGROUND:

Lawrence Livermore National Lab has requested that the Department of Public Works Energy Manager assist in the performance of energy research to improve the way buildings work as an integral part of the electric utility grid. The project, sponsored by the Department of Energy, is known as Capacity Utilization of Building Energy (CUBE) via Multi-Scale Metrics. Other key project participants include PG&E, New York University (NYU), New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

The County will be contributing data and expertise over the three year contract period. The required energy usage data is readily available from PG&E. Building load data will be obtained directly from existing Building Management Control Systems. The County Energy Manager will be the primary staff person required to support the project.

Through this work the County will gain a much deeper understanding of the impact and value of distributed energy resources including solar PV, energy storage, electric vehicle chargers, and demand management on the grid. The work is in direct support of the County’s DER program plan approved by the BOS on July 10, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval to enter into this subcontract with LLNL, the County will lose both a superb opportunity for research and development collaboration with key U.S. energy agencies and additional funding.