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Southern California Public Power Authority Director of Resource and Program Development Ted Beatty September 29, 2015 1
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Utility Procurement – What’s Next? Agenda 1.What is SCPPA? 2.Resource Development 2
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SCPPA Joint Powers Authority formed in 1980 SCPPA Serves 12 Public Utility Members 3 SCPPA Membership AnaheimAzusaBanningBurbank CerritosColtonGlendaleLos Angeles PasadenaRiversideVernonImperial Irrigation District
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SCPPA Member Service Territories
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Benefits of SCPPA Sharing the costs & risks – Avoid Duplication; – Share Burdens; – Share Overheads; and – Share Pooled Resources “Cafeteria-Style” - ability to ‘opt-in’
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Member Service Territories
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Total Capacity = 1586 MW SCPPA Renewables by Resource Type
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Current Resource Development 2015 Renewables RFP Solar: 210 MW Geothermal: 55 MW
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Public and Private Development SCPPA members typically have a preference for ownership Tax exempt bonds can be used to fund projects Tax benefit for renewables caused shift to PPAs – Benefits from accelerated depreciation, PTC and ITC Public Power has low cost of capital – Prepaid energy at front end of PPA offers lowest cost renewable energy for our members Future: As tax benefits phase out, economics may shift to municipal bond financing
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Future of Coal for SCPPA Members Coal Retirements – San Juan Unit 3 488 MW Retire by December 31, 2017 – Intermountain Power Plant 1,800 MW Contract ends in 2027 May terminate in 2025 Convert to natural gas?
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Transformation of Resource Portfolio Mix
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Energy Storage Majority of members are monitoring Few members are implementing – Imperial Irrigation District Energy storage option embedded in PPAs
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Development Challenges Lack of sufficient Transmission Infrastructure Long Lead Time for new Project Development Project Failures Financing
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Fully Resourced Utilities Increasing RPS to 50% Distributed Generation Energy Storage GHG Emissions and Clean Power Plan Today’s Policy Challenges
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Questions or Comments? tbeatty@scppa.org tbeatty@scppa.org Thank You! 15
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