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TVAGeneration PartnersGreen Power Switch®

TVAGeneration PartnersGreen Power Switch®

Gary HarrisManager ,Green Power Switch

Tennessee Valley Authority

National Green Power Marketing Conference

Chicago, ILNovember 3-5, 2003

National Green Power Marketing Conference

Chicago, ILNovember 3-5, 2003

29,500 MW11 Fossil Plants29 Hydroelectric Plants3 Nuclear Plants4 Combustion Turbine Plants17 Green Power Switch Sites

1 Pump Storage Facility17 Thousand Miles of Transmission Lines158 Power Distributors, 170 Counties80,000 Square Mile Service Area, 7 States8.3 Million Residential Customers13,000 Employees

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Green Power Switch

What is Green Power Switch?What is Green Power Switch?

39% 33%

32% 46%

59% 32%

72% 23%

83% 13%

Biomass - wood waste

Low impact hydro

Landfill gas

Wind

Solar

Strongly favor Somewhat favor

96%

95%

91%

78%

72%

Customer PreferencesCustomer Preferences

Green Power Switch ResourcesGreen Power Switch Resources

Green Energy Resources

- Fifteen solar sites (330 kW)

- One wind site with three turbines (2 MW)*(27 MW of new wind generation planned)

- One methane gas site (4 MW)

- Six megawatts of generation

Green Energy Resources

- Fifteen solar sites (330 kW)

- One wind site with three turbines (2 MW)*(27 MW of new wind generation planned)

- One methane gas site (4 MW)

- Six megawatts of generation

Adventure Science Museum

Dollywood (2 sites)

Gibson County High School

Ijams Nature Center

Cocke County High School

Duffield Primary School

Sci-Quest Science Museum

Solar Power SitesSolar Power Sites

Finley Football Stadium

Lovers Lane Soccer Complex

Oak Ridge National Labs

American Museum of Science and Energy

University of Mississippi

Florence, Alabama Waste Water Treatment

Mississippi State University

Solar Power SitesSolar Power Sites

Consumer Education

Technology Demonstration

Marketing and Public Relations

Dual Functionality

Regional Attraction

Accreditation Requirement

Fast Construction Time

Dollywood Tram CPigeon Forge, TN10 kW dc

Duffel Primary SchoolPowell Valley, VA10 kW dc

University of MississippiIntramural Sports Fields30 kW dc

Generation Partners Generation Partners

Qualified generation source creates electrical energy

Electrical meter measures total output as Green Power Switch resource

Home consumes most of the energy generated, but during low demand may pass energy through to power distributor’s grid

Whole-house meter measures net exchange of energy with power distributor

A B

Monthly Energy Charge = (A + B) * Distributor Retail RateMonthly Generation Credit = B * 15¢/kWhMonthly Bill = Energy Charge + Customer Charge – Generation Credit

Cost = $4/Block

1 Block = 150 kWhs

150 kWhs = 12%average monthly residential

energy use

Residential Green Power Cost Residential Green Power Cost

Green Power Switch CustomersGreen Power Switch Customers

Residential7,109 sign-ups12,339 blocks

Non-Residential355 sign-ups10,312 blocks

Total Blocks22,651

A renewable energy education curriculum for grades 3 to 12

Materials will be available on CD free of chargeThe curriculum includes:- Solar Energy- Wind Energy- Landfill Gas Energy

School Curriculum School Curriculum

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Pounds ofNewspapers

Recycled

Pounds ofAluminumRecycled

Cost/MonthGPSkWh/Month

Number Of

Blocks

Green Power Switch Purchases Environmental Benefits

Source: Knoxville Utilities Board

Annual Environmental Benefits Annual Environmental Benefits

Make a difference.Make the Green Power Switch!

For more information, visit www.gpsgenpartners.co orwww.greenpowerswitch.com

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