Black Hills Energy Project Updates Work SessionCopyrighted
August 16, 2021
City of Dubuque Work Session - Top # 2.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: 5:30 PM - Black Hills Energy Project Updates
SUMMARY: Representatives from Black Hills Energy will provide updates on recent
projects and potential partnerships that support the City's climate action
goals.
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Black Hills Energy Presentation Supporting Documentation
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Citv Council Work Session Outline
1. Introductions
2. Safety Topic
3. Who is Black Hills Energy
4. Iowa Gas Operations
5. Sustainability Strategy
6. Renewable Natural Gas
7. GTI Study
8. Questions
Safe Digging
The law requires that you call 811
to have underground utility lines
marked before you break ground.
You can also enter your request
at http://www.iowaonecall.com
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CUSTOMERS IMPROVED
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FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINED
ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Environmental stewardship
• Vehicles
• Electrify 20% of our fleet by 2030
• ReadyEV
• Water conservation
• Save 234 billion gallons of freshwater/year
• Air quality
• Eliminated air permit exceedances
• Avian protection
• Utilize raptor -safe standards
• Vegetation management
• Award -winning habitat enhancement
• Trees programs
0 Avoided 28 million pounds of carbon
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Sustainability at Black Hills Energy
Our mission of improving life with energy means we must be ready to make
tomorrow even better than today. This is why we are committed to creating a
cleaner energy future that builds upon our responsibility to provide the safe,
reliable and affordable energy that improves our customers' lives.
By investing in the success of our employees, continually innovating,
thoughtfully utilizing resources and keeping people at the core of our decision -
making, we are dedicated to the sustainability of our company, communities
and planet.
Our approach
• People -centered: Keep people at the
center of our decision making
• Mission -focused: Deliver on our mission
to improve life with energy
• Authentic: Build on our history of
environmental stewardship
Our clean energy goals Iw
Natural Gas Utility Operations
• 50% reduction in GHG emissions
intensity by 2035
Electric Utility Operations
• 40% reduction in GHG emissions by
2030
• 70% reduction by 2040
Based on 2005 baseline levels
Our electric utilities
• We serve 215,000 customers in four states -
South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and
Colorado
• Together, our electric utilities have reduced
total GHG emissions by 25% since 2005.
• Our electric utility in Colorado has achieved
an approximate 50% reduction in GHG
emissions since 2005 and is on track to reach
80% by 2030.
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Our natural gas utilities
• We serve more than 1 million natural gas
customers in six states
• Since 2005, we've reduced GHG emissions
by over one third
• We operate a modern gas system, with no
cast iron pipe since 2014 with nearly 99% of
infrastructure comprised of materials with the
lowest emissions factors
• In Iowa we have replaced all known
unprotected steel, PVC main and top of
ground distribution pipe
Natural gas emissions reduction strategies
EPA Methane Challenge
ONE Future Coalition
Renewable natural gas
Energy efficiency
Emerging technology
Damage prevention
EPA Methane Challenge & ONE Future
Methane Challenge Program partners will transparently Q� CHq
report systematic and comprehensive actions to reduce
methane emissions and be publicly recognized as w
leaders in reducing methane emissions in the U.S. •
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Our Nation's Energy Future (ONE Future) members
work to voluntarily reduce methane emissions across
the natural gas value chain
than 1 % by 2025.
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Energy efficiency
Budget: $1.8 million for 2021
2021 Saving Goal: 204,780 therms
Programs:
• Residential
• Commercial
• Income -Qualified
• School Education
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Emerging technology
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.o.Hydrogen
QZero Emission Vacuum &Compressor (ZEVAC)
4 Combined Heat &Power (CHP)
Dubuque energy study
GTI is a leading research, development and training non-profit
organization addressing global energy and environmental challenges.
GTI is headquarter in Chicago and 75+ year history of energy research.
Black Hills Energy partnered with GTI to study the impacts of
residential natural gas and electricity use in six geographies throughout
our service area. https://www.gti.energy/GHG/Res
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Seasonal Generation Required
Future Nominal Baseload Generation
••• Current Nominal Baseload Generation
•• Current Average Wind Generation
Current Average Coal Generation
• Current Avg Monthly Residential Use
Emissions reduction pathways and cost
Annual Single -Family Home
Energy Costs (1800 ft2)
$2,000
$1,600 Natural Gas High -Efficiency Gas -21% -$58
Equipment
$1,200
High -Efficiency Gas Equipment I _49%
with Renewable Gas Blends $62
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$400 Pumps (HSPF 9)/Appliances and -48% I $466
Grid Power Improvements
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Learn more
For more information about our Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) commitments and our GHG reduction goals, visit
www.blackhiIlsenergy.com/sustainability
GTI studies: https://www.gti.energy/GHG/Res