HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislative Compliance Report -TDPUD Board Legislative Compliance Report Request 02/06/2007
Recent CA law makes very clear that utilities need to be diligent as it relates to
efficiency, conservation and procurement of renewable sources of power. The Jan 25,
2007 CPUC ruling#R.06-04-009 states that no contract of 5 years or more for base load
power can be entered into in which the generation of a Megawatt of electricity results in
more than 1,100 # of CO2 being released into the atmosphere. I recently gleaned the
following laws relevant to our utility from the NCPA web site. They are listed here in
order of passage with salient info described.
-AB 1890 9/24/96 Public benefits bill, 2.85%of revenues set aside for conservation,
efficiency, renewables, R&D and low income assistance
-AB 995 9/30/00 Reinforces AB 1890
-SB 1078 9/12/02 Renewable Portfolio Standards
-SB 1037 9/29/05 In power procurement decisions, l'pursue conservation&
efficiency and report progress annually to rate payers.
-SB 1 8/21/06 Million solar roofs, solar incentive programs for muni customers
Jan 1, 2008.
-SB 107 9/26/06 RPS 20%by 2010
-AB 32 9/27/06 Global Warming Solutions Act-defines leakage as a reduction in
emissions of greenhouse gases within the state that is offset by an increase in emissions of
greenhouse gases outside the state.
-SB 1368 9/29/2006 The law which forced a quick decision on the UAMPS contract for
IPP3. The 1/25/2007 CPUC ruling clarifies and reinforces this.
-AB 2021 9/29/2006 This bill would require a local publicly owned electric utility, on
or before June 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter,to identify all potentially achievable
cost-effective electricity efficiency savings and to establish annual targets for energy
efficiency savings and demand reduction over 10 years
See -_ for complete text of these CA laws.
It is my wish that the board seek legal counsel advice as to our past,present and future
legal responsibilities having to do with the above sighted legislation. Once that
information is gathered, the board should direct staff to address how we may achieve past,
present and future compliance with these laws and request that they report back on their
efforts in a timely manner.
News
Electric Co-op 7004Y• Mmm•January 19, 2007 3
EIA Projects Steady Rise in Future U.S. Energy Demand
Coal will remain primary fuel for electricity generation, while natural gas share will drop, forecasters say.
By Todd Cunningham ELECTRICITY GENERATIONcent in 2030,according to EIA.
r r r (BILLION KILOWATTr The overview's reference case projected
United States primary energy consump- History Projections that nuclear generating capacity will in-
tion is projected to grow at an average 4,0o Electricity Demand 5,418 crease from 100 GW in 2005 to 112.6 GW by
annual rate of 1.1 percent through 2030,ris- coal 2030, including 3 GW of uprates at existing
ing from 100.2 quadrillion British thermal 2D94J plants and 12.5 GW of new plants, stimulat-
units in 2005 to 131.2 Btu,the Energy Infor- 3'0°° tseo ed by provisions of the Energy Policy Act of
mation Administration said. 2005. These increases will be partially offset
The projection, in a scenario where the 2.000 by 2.6 GW of retirements,EIA said.
nation's economy grows at an average annu- Natural Gas Despite the net gain,nuclear power's rela-
al rate of 2.9 percent,serves as the reference t� � Nuclear five contribution to U.S. generation will de-
case in the Energy Department statistical crease,from 2005's 19 percent to 15 percent
unit's Annual Energy Outlook 2007 $
Overview, released in December. U —T- EIA projected a decline in the average
EIA noted that the reference case as- 1980 1�0 200' 2M 2 30 Cu delivered price of electricity from a peak of
sumed that current policies would remain Coal will retain its position in coming decades as the leading fuel for the genera 8.3 cents per kWh in 2006 to a low of 7.7
unchanged throughout the projection peri- tion of U.S. electricity, according to EIA's latest forecast. cents in 2015.Afterwards,average electricity
od. Certain policy changes—notably, the prices are projected to increase, reaching
adoption of policies to limit or reduce greenhouse generation through 2030, the DOE unit forecast, 8.1 cents per kWh (2005 dollars) in 2030.
gas emissions—could change the projections sig- with its share of total generation rising from 2005's Without adjustment for inflation,average deliv-
nificantly, the agency underscored. 50 percent to 57 percent in 2030. ered electricity prices for the 2007 outlook's refer-
Total electricity consumption, including pur- Over this period, the DOE unit said, utilization ence case are expected to reach 13 cents per kWh
chases from electric power producers and on-site at existing plants will increase and large amounts in 2030, the DOE unit reported.
generation,is projected to grow from 2005's 3,821 of new coal-based capacity will be added. The Energy Department unit will release its full
billion kWh to 5,478 billion kWh in 2030, repre- Natural gas's share of total electricity generation AE02007,including regional projections and a re-
senting an average annual increase of 1.5 percent. is projected to increase from 19 percent in 2005 to port on the major assumptions underlying the pro-
Coal will remain the primary fuel for electricity 22 percent around 2016, before falling to 16 per- jections,early this year.❑
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