Seattle Waterfront Clean Energy Strategic Plan                     Item No. 6k_supp 
Meeting Date: June 11, 2019 
SWCESP 



Roadmap For Clean Energy Delivery System

Vision 


By 2050, modernize the harbor electricity grid to provide clean
energy to Seattle's working waterfront to increase regional
competitiveness, create jobs, improve community health, and
confront climate change. 

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Goals 
Substitute clean energy for fossil
fuels at facilities 
Define smartest investments for
port-wide energy system 
Low emission 
Cost Effective 
Reliable 
Resilient 

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Planning Objectives 
Roadmap of infrastructure investments 
Regional technology policy 
30 year time frame 
Shared funding sources to implement plan 
Collaborative with business, tenants, community, labor, local
and state agencies 

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Internal and External Teams 
Core Team                   Proposed External Partners 
Port of Seattle                       Washington State Ferries 
NWSA                      Container, Cruise Tenants 
City of Seattle                        Maritime Blue 
Seattle City Light                                Maritime Industry 
Office of Waterfront 
Office of Sustainability                          Harbor intensive energy users 
Labor

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Scope of Work Ideas 
Understand and analyze demand
needs 
Explore smart and resilient grid
systems 
Centralize energy distribution
substation 
Upgrade power management systems 
Create innovative supply and storage
solutions 
Consider Renewable on-site and off-
site solutions 
Visualization purpose only  graphic does not reflect actual plans. Courtesy of Georgia
Tech Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory:
http://www.cepl.gatech.edu/drupal/node/43 
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Schedule 
Project Step                                                     Estimated completion 
Internal Plan Development and Consultant Scope         7/1/2019 
Definition 
Project planning development with external groups      8/15/2019 
Data Gathering                                          11/15/2019 
Strategy Development                                  3/15/2020 
Develop Final Report: Blueprint for Modernized Grid      8/15/2020 
Adopt Technology Policy                                 9/1/2020 

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Funds 
Total Estimated project cost = $250,000 
$50,000 from Maritime Environmental Air planning 
$200,000 from Energy and Sustainability Committee funds 
NWSA contribution pending 
Consultant support with expertise in energy planning,
engineering and project facilitation. 


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