HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 Renewable Energy Market Agenda Item # I I
TRUCKEE DONNER
WORKSHOP
To: Board of Directors
From: Stephen Hollabaugh
Date: February 16, 2011
Subject: Review of Renewable Energy Market
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
Board requested a review of the renewable energy market and the District's energy
position.
2. HISTORY
Renewable Portfolio Standard (Excerpt) - TDPUD
• At such time that projected resources do not exceed projected demand,
TDPUD will strive to include qualifying-resources to meet projected demand.
• Truckee Donner PUD resource mix will have a minimum of 21% of renewable
resources by 2010. Renewable resources are defined as non-fossil fueled
electric generating resources, including hydroelectric.
Conservation is considered first resource for all new energy purchases. District
forecast assumes that load increases by 1% annually over the next three years.
Conservation is expected to account for 1-3% of total load, therefore conservation will
offset growth that would otherwise require additional resources. The District
forecasted load will be flat and conservation will account for any growth the District
may have.
The Districts RPS standard is met, in part, by purchases of renewable energy and
renewable energy credits.
3. NEW INFORMATION
TDPUD Energy Resource Mix:
The chart below shows that the District is projected to be fully resourced while
meeting the State and Board's RPS goals while keeping rates stable.
Energy Resource Mix
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Review of Renewable Energy Market
The tables below describe the commercially available technologies that are
available today and the emerging technologies being developed in the renewable
energy market with the costs associated with those varying technologies. These
average costs have taken from a NCPA 2009 cost report. Generally, the overall
costs of renewables is very high. However, The District has been very careful to
choose renewable resources that do not effect the overall energy costs to our
customers.
Review of Technologies
• Commercially Available Technologies
Description of Technology PPA Cost $/MWh
Dairy Anaerobic Digester $155
Biomass Fluidized Bed Boiler $127
Land Fill Gas $ 73
Waste Water Anaerobic Digester $ 86
Geothermal Binary $114
Geothermal Flash $111
Solar PV, Single Axis Tracking Crystalline $324
Solar PV, Fixed Tilt Crystalline $406
Solar Thermal, Parabolic Trough $236
Wind Class 5 Resource $ 91
Wind Class 5 Resource $ 61
• Emerging Technologies
Description of Technology PPA Cost $/MWh
Biomass I GCC $102
Solar PV, Thin Film $153
Solar PV, Concentrating $236
Solar Thermal, Sterling Dish $346
Solar Thermal, CFLR $109
Solar Central Power Tower $174
Future Renewable Opportunity
Salt Lake landfill gas generation City of Murray.
Terms:
Seller: Murray City
Buyer: Truckee Donner PUD
Resource: Salt Lake Land Fill Gas Generation including REC's
Term: 2011-2016
Amount: 70% of output (Approx. 2 MW total capacity)
Price: Seasonal, ranging from $63.80 to $72.66/MWh
When evaluating this opportunity the District should consider:
• Length of the Salt Lake landfill gas generation;
• Senate Bill, SBX12, increasing RPS to 33% by 2020;
• Market energy prices;
• Renewable energy prices; and
• % renewables within the District is portfolio.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this workshop.
5. RECOMMENDATION
Receive input from the Board.
Continue to monitor renewable resources available through DAMPS.
6tephen HollabaugVZ' Mic ael D. Holley
Assistant General Manager General Manager