HomeMy WebLinkAboutlfcO-RequestSOI Update-sent to SR,6-15-11Truckee Donner Public Utility District
REQUEST FOR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE UPDATE
Background
Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is a non-profit public utility district of the
State of California formed in 1927 under the provisions of the Public Utility District Act (Public
Utilities Code Section 15501, et seq.). The District is engaged in the distribution, sale and
delivery of electric power and energy, as well as the provision of high quality potable water.
The District is governed by a five -member Board of Directors, elected at -large to
staggered four-year terms by the registered voters residing within the District. The General
Manager is the administrative head of the District with responsibilities for day-to-day operation
of the organization.
A brief Agency Profile is as follows:
Truckee Donner Public
Governing Body
Members
Name
Position
Term Began
Term Expires
Joseph Aguera
Director
2008
2012
Jeff Bender
Director
2008
2012
Ron Hemig
Director
2010
2014
John Hillstrom
Director
2008
2012
Tony Laliotis
Director
2010
2014
Manner of
Selection
Elected at -large by registered voters residing in the District
Length of Term
Four years
Meetings
Days: First and Third
Wednesday of each
month; 6:00 PM
Location: 11570 Donner Pass Road, Truckee,
California
Agenda
Distribution
Posted on the website and posted at the Library; mailed or e-mailed to
persons and agencies including the Town of Truckee
Minutes
Distribution
Posted on website
Contact
Contact
Michael Holley, General Manager
Mailing Address
11570 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Email/Website
michaelholley@tdpud.org/www.tdpud.org
District offices are located at 11570 Donner Pass Road, and the Corporation Yard is
located at the end of Trails End Road from Pioneer Trail Road.
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District Organization
Within TDPUD, there are six distinct functions:
■ General Management Department — consists of three Full-time Equivalent
(FTE) positions; the General Manager, the Executive Secretary, and the
Technical Programs Administrator.
■ Administrative Services Department — consists of 18 FTE's and provides
customer services and collections, billing, meter reading, accounting and
finance, purchasing, data processing, human resources, and risk
management.
■ Public Information and Conservation Department — consists of 3.5 FTE's
and is responsible for outreach to the public, energy and water
conservation services, administers the public benefits and solar PV
programs, and tracks State and Federal energy legislation.
■ Electrical Operations Department — operates, maintains, repairs and
expands the electrical distribution system. Consists of 20 FTE positions.
■ Power Supply and GIS Department — is responsible for acquisition of the
District's wholesale power supply and provides GIS mapping and data
management services. Consists of 3 FTE positions.
■ Water Operations Department — consists of 19 FTE's and is responsible
for the operation, maintenance, repair and expansion of the water supply
and distribution system.
Electrical Service
The District is a transmission -dependent utility (TDU) located high on the Eastern slope
of the Sierra Nevada, within NV Energy's control area, and is not interconnected with any other
utility. The District has a Network Integrated Transmission Service (NITS) with Nevada Energy
that enables TDPUD to utilize the NV Energy transmission system for delivery of electricity to
the District's electric distribution system. During the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010, the
Electric System served 13,145 customers, comprised of 11,643 residential customers, and
1,502 commercial customers. During such period, the Electric System supplied 147,646,706
kWh of energy and had a peak demand of 37,875 kW.
Truckee Donner PUD is a network transmission service customer under the currently
effective joint NV Energy open access transmission tariff (OATT) administered by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Truckee uses this network service to import into and
transport across NV Energy's grid all of the power necessary to serve Truckee's load. This load
is served from four substations and one distribution interconnection with NV Energy. The
substations and interconnection voltages are: Donner Lake Substation 60kV; Tahoe Donner
Substation 60kV; Truckee Substation 60kV; Martis Valley Substation 120kV; and Glenshire
Recloser 14.4kV. (Refer to Figure VIII for the Electrical Distribution System and Receiving
Points (Substations)).
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Truckee Donner electric service territory is comprised of approximately 44 square miles
in eastern Nevada County and approximately 1.5 square miles in adjacent Placer County. The
Electric System serves the vast majority of the service area of the District and has more than
218 miles of 12.47 kV and 14.4 kV distribution lines, including about 83 miles of underground
distribution cables and 135 miles of overhead service lines.
Power Supply
The District has an ownership interest in one of its sources of electricity, and has many
contracts with differing terms and durations by which it purchases electricity. TDPUD has
sufficient generation and agreements to purchase power through 2017, and can purchase
additional power as needed. The District's ownership interest is for the life of the project and
extends far beyond 2012. In addition, the District has numerous other contracts for power
supply that have different end dates ranging from 2012 to 2028. Refer to Summary of Power
Supply Contracts (Attachment 1), for a list and brief summary of the District's power contracts.
The District also works cooperatively with the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
(UAMPS), the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), the Northern California Power
Agency (NCPA), NV Energy, and Liberty Energy. TDPUD is bordered on the north, east and
south by Liberty Energy, and on the west by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Additionally,
there are a number of 'green areas' along the District's boundaries in which no energy
customers are served.
Water Supply
The District's water supply comes from groundwater in the Martis Valley, located in the
southeast portion of the District's service territory. The service area includes 46 square miles
and ranges in elevation from 5,800 feet above mean sea level (MSL) to 7,500 feet MSL. The
system includes 16 active wells (of which 13 are potable and three are non -potable), 33 storage
tanks, 27 pump stations, and 226 miles of water transmission mains. (Refer to Figure VII for the
Water Supply, Storage and Distribution System).
Potable water production in 2010 averaged 4.53 million gallons per day (MGD) with a
peak of 9.53 MGD on July 6, 2010. Due to a pipeline replacement program, placing the
Fiberboard well into service to provide non -potable irrigation water to two golf courses, the
implementation of volume -based billing, and the installation of an automated meter reading
(AMR) system, the District has reduced its water usage from a peak in 2007 (average daily
demand of 6.67 MGD and maximum daily demand of 14.84 MGD) to the current levels. During
the 2004-2010 time period, the number of water system connections increased from 11,503 to
12,573. There are currently 11,876 residential water customers and 697 commercial water
customers served by the District.
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PREFERRED 2011 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
Electric Sphere of Influence
The Truckee Donner PUD is proposing a Preferred 2011 Sphere of Influence (SOI) as an
alternative to the proposed 2011 SOI presented to the Commission on May 19, 2011. Three
proposed changes to the Electric Department SOI will result in the addition of 28.5 square miles
and the deletion of 8 square miles to the Electric SOL There are no proposed changes to the
Water SOI. (Refer to Figure I: Preferred Electric SOI)
These changes include:
Northstar Area
1) The addition of 3 square miles (which encompasses the Northstar area) called the Northstar
Load. The Northstar Load replicates the unique nature of the District's load profile, consisting
of winter and weekend peaking. Given the opportunity to serve this load would improve the
District's existing efficiencies through economies of scale. This area is also adjacent to the
District's distribution facilities and to the District's current SOI boundary. With the close
proximity of this area to District headquarters, the District would be able to respond in a more
efficient manner than it is currently being served by Liberty Energy.
Hobart Mills & Russell Valley Area
2) The addition of a 25.5 square miles area, which includes Hobart Mills (Hobart Mills Load),
Russell Valley (Russell Valley Load) and north to the Stampede Reservoir Generation
Facility. The addition of this area to the District SOI would extend into Sierra County.
The District is currently under contract with the WAPA for hydroelectric generation
located at the Stampede Reservoir Dam. The operational load at this generation facility is
fed through the Russell Valley. In addition, there have been recent proposals to build
renewable generation such as Bio-fuels in the Hobart Mills area. These renewable
generation projects (when proposed) tend to move very quickly. The District needs the
opportunity to participate in local renewable generation when it presents itself. This future
renewable generation could enhance the District's renewable energy portfolio.
3) The removal of 8 square miles of the existing SOI to the east of the Glenshire Subdivision
and Hirschdale. This area east of Glenshire/Hirschdale consists of very rugged terrain and
the District has no plans to serve this area in the next 20 years. Therefore, this area is
proposed to be removed from the SOI.
Renewables Portfolio Standard
The District established its Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) in 2007, which is
currently 21 %. This is higher than the California RPS (currently 20%), and the Liberty Energy
RPS (currently 20%). Both California and Liberty standards are expected to increase to 33% by
2020. Currently, renewable energy accounts for 27% of the District's power, which will increase
to 40% or more by 2014. As a new service provider in the area (having begun on January 1,
2011), it is estimated that only 12% of Liberty Energy's portfolio is from renewable resources.
As a consequence, TDPUD will reduce its carbon footprint (and the generation of Greenhouse
Gases) to a greater degree than Liberty Energy or the State as a whole. Increasing the SOI into
the Northstar, Hobart Mills and Russell Valley will promote the most effective and efficient way
to provide electrical services to the area.
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Water Sphere of Influence
Maintaining the current Water SOI will allow for the provision of water service from the
District in an efficient, cost effective manner. In addition, there will be no 'pancaking' of
administrative charges — subjecting customers to multiple transmission charges for long
distance power deliveries. The District is capable of delivering high quality water to service
areas in Placer County, and will lower the carbon footprint associated with water delivery due to
fewer miles driven and a higher RPS from electric service.
Water Jurisdictional Boundary Conflict Areas
While there are no proposed changes to the 2011 Water SO[, a number of areas are currently
served water by the District and are within the existing Water SO[, but are not recognized as
being part of the District. (Refer to Figure IV: Water Conflict Areas)
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District's Water jurisdictional boundary includes the
following areas which are currently in disagreement with the Nevada LAFCo, and Placer County
records:
1. Township 17N, Range 17E, Sections 9 & 10 (Juniper Hills Subdivision)
2. APN 48-080-45-000 (East Glenshire)
3. APN 48-220-06-000 (Northwest Glenshire)
4. APN 069-130-001-000 (Southwest Donner Lake)
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District considers that each of these areas currently,
and has always existed with the jurisdictional boundary of the District, or the annexed water
districts of Glenshire Mutual Water District and Donner Lake Water System.
In all previous Sphere of Influence reports (1983, 1996 & 1998) prior to 2002, the
Glenshire Mutual Water District's jurisdictional boundary included Area 1 (Juniper Hills) and
Area 2. The 1983 Sphere of Influence report shows that Area 3 was excluded from the
Glenshire Mutual Water District's jurisdictional boundary, but that this area was included in both
the 1996 & 1998 reports. In addition, the 2005 East County Water Services Municipal Services
Review also denotes the Glenshire Mutual Water District's jurisdictional boundary having
included all of Areas 1, 2 & 3.
On December 191h, 2001, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District passed resolution
No. 2001-34, requesting approval from Nevada LAFCo to provide service outside of the
District's jurisdictional boundary, thus permitting the District to provide water in the territory
currently served by Glenshire Mutual Water District. In this resolution, the District's board
anticipated the annexation of "the portions of the Company's service territory that are outside
the District's jurisdictional territory'. This clause was made under the belief that the Glenshire
Mutual Water District's jurisdictional boundary included Areas 1, 2 & 3, based on the knowledge
of what was described in the 1983, 1996 & 1998 Nevada LAFCo Sphere of Influence reports.
Area 4, is a long parcel situated within Placer County, in the SW corner of Township 17N
Range 15E Section 15, where its northerly border is congruent with the Nevada, Placer county
boundary, and its SW parcel corner congruent to the SW corner marker of Township 17N
Range 15E Section 15. Similarly to the areas within the Glenshire Mutual Water District's
jurisdictional boundary, this parcel has been depicted as being fully within the Donner Lake
Water System jurisdictional boundary in the 1983, 1996, and 1998 Nevada LAFCo Sphere of
Influence reports, as wells as the 2005 East County Water Services Municipal Services Review.
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On June 21, 2006 the District passed Resolution No. 2006-19, requesting that LAFCo
take proceedings for the annexation of the Donner Lake Service Area in Placer County. In this
resolution, the District considered a map, named "Exhibit A", as being the jurisdictional
boundary of the Donner Lake Water Company, which was consistent with the LAFCo Sphere of
Influence reports of 1983, 1996 and 1998, as well as the East County Water Services Municipal
Services Review. This boundary, as depicted in every LAFCo commissioned report denoted the
Donner Lake Water District jurisdictional boundary running congruently to the southerly and
westerly borders of APN 069-130-001-000, wholly including it within its boundary.
In the 2002 Nevada LAFCo Sphere of Influence report, the commission voted to approve
the annexation of the both the Glenshire Water Mutual District and Donner Lake Water District.
The Nevada LAFCo Resolution 02-15, orders that the "Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Sphere of Influence map (which denotes all of these areas either belonging to the jurisdictional
boundary of the Glenshire Mutual Water District or the Donner Lake Water District), as adopted
by LAFCo on February 26, 1998, remain in effect." This would conclude that the LAFCo
commission, using Nevada LAFCo 's own 1998 Sphere of Influence report and corresponding
maps, which wholly include Areas 1,2,3, and 4, as being the true jurisdictional boundary for both
the Glenshire Mutual Water District and Donner Lake Water System, of which the Truckee
Donner Public Utility District would annex.
It is for these reasons, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District feels each of these
areas belongs, and should remain within the District's Water jurisdictional boundary.
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SUMMARY OF POWER SUPPLY CONTRACTS
Truckee Donner PUD
Description and Status
Types of Power
Power Supplies
Firm or Non -Firm
(as of 2011)
Start
Resource, Capacity,
End
Location
WAPA Contract 00-SNR-
Base Resource assigned to
Hydro — Mostly Large, some
00374, Base Resource
NCPA,
Small
percentage, CVP
As available Hydro, Non -Firm
Start: January 2005
End: December 31,2024
WAPA Contract 07-SNR-
Stampede Generation,
Hydro — Small
01026,
Shared with City of Fallon,
Start: August 2007
Shared with City of Fallon
Agreement with City of Fallon
End: December 31, 2024
0 to 3.5 MW, Stampede Dam,
for TDPUD to receive
California
Stampede generation in
exchange for similar amount
of power from UAMPS. Non -
Firm run of the river
UAMPS — Power Pooling
Pooling Agreement in which
Entered into October 2005
Agreement, Capacity and
Pooling Appendix are
No end date, requires
Energy to meet load, various
transacted under.
cancellation of all UAMPS
locations
appendixes to exit.
UAMPS — All in Pool,
Pooling contracts where
Firm — All in Pool Agreement
Capacity and energy to meet
members share short and
load, various locations
long positions at cost of
generation to meet member's
loads. Firm — All in Pool
UAMPS- PPM Pooling
PPM, 200 KW (July 2009)
Firm
Appendix (PPA) Pleasant
27.5 KW added in May 2011
Wind
Valley Wind — within Master
Total 227.5 KW, Pooling
Started: July 2009 (200 KW)
Firm Power Supply Project,
Appendix
End: Dec 31, 2028
227.5 KW Wyoming
UAMPS — Nebo Natural Gas
Entitlement Share of Natural
Firm
Generation. 5 MW entitlement
Gas Generation Project, Nebo
Natural Gas
share
Started: Dec 2008
End : Entitlement Share
(Owner hip)
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Truckee Donner PUD
Description and Status
Types of Power
Power Supplies
Firm or Non -Firm
(as of 2011)
Start
Resource, Capacity,
End
Location
UAMPS — Pool Appendix,
Pool Appendix.
Murray City Land Fill Gas
Jordan Land Fill Gas
Land Fill Gas
Generation, Jordan Landfill,
Generation
Started: Jan 2011
70% of plant output, approx
70% of Output, approx 2 MW
End: Dec 2023
2MW
UAMPS — SC&E/IPP
Pool Appendix for Shaped
Coal
Resources, various capacity
Capacity and Energy 2007
Firm
by season 2007 thru 2012,
thru 2012. Varying amounts
Started: April 1, 2007
Delta Utah
by season (Summer vs.
End: March 31, 2012
Winter)
UAMPS — SC&E/IPP
Pool Appendix with Murray
Coal
Resources, Murray City,
City, Spring City and Logan
Firm
Spring City, and Logan:
from Winter 2007 thru March
Started: April 1, 2007
Various capacity ranging from
31, 2012
End: March 31, 2012
50 kw to 3333 kw,2007 thru
2012, Delta Utah
UAMPS — Firm Market
Pooling Appendix
Market Product
Product, Pool Appendix, 4936
Firm Market Product from
Firm
kw summer, 10,794 KW
Morgan Stanley, 4936 kw
Start: April 1, 2012
summer
Winter 10,794 kw summer
End :March 31, 2017
UAMPS — Horse Butte Wind
UAMPS Power Sales Contract
Wind
Project, 15,000 KW,
15,000 kw nameplate
Non -Firm
Idaho Falls
estimated at 30% load factor
Start: Estimated Jan. 2012
that will give approx 5000 kw
output
UAMPS — REC Purchases
UAMPS Sales Agreement,
REC — Wind
Pleasant Valley Wind REC
Start : 2008
purchase. Various
End : 2011
agreements covering different
ears.
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