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Copyright © 2013 The Brattle Group, Inc.

PRESENTED TO

PRESENTED BY

Net CONE for the ISO-NE Demand Curve3rd Response to Stakeholder Comments and Draft Proposal

NEPOOL Markets Committee

Samuel Newell, BrattleChris Ungate, Sargent & Lundy

February 27 , 2014

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Agenda

  Responses to Stakeholder Questions and Comments▀ Principles for Selecting the Reference Technology▀ Capital and FOM Cost Estimates▀ CONE Calculation▀ E&AS Revenue Offset▀ PER/PFP

  Review of Reference Technologies

  Draft Recommendation

  Next Steps

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Principles for Selecting the Reference Technology

Can you clarify the wording of the Principles? Slide 3Can a Frame CT unit be permitted in New England? Slide 4

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Principles for Selecting a Reference Technology

  Objective▀ Estimate Net CONE that supports prices just high enough to attract sufficient

new investment to meet resource adequacy objectives

  Criteria for selecting the Reference Technology to meet the objective▀ Reliably able to help meet load when installed capacity is scarce

− Complies with all environmental regulations− Dispatchable technology that is available to generate during system peaks

▀ Likely to be economic− Available as a utility-scale commercial plant− Lowest or near-lowest estimated Net CONE− Demonstrated commercial interest by developers, as evidenced by projects recently

completed, under construction, or in the queue in New England or the rest of U.S.▀ Can estimate Net CONE with low uncertainty

− Cost estimates based on established technologies− Less E&AS uncertainty relative to other technologies

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Permitting of F-Class Frame CT

  Based on stakeholder input, we investigated further whether a frame CT with a lower efficiency (and higher CO2 emissions) relative to aeroderivatives would be able to receive an air permit

▀ As no F-class frame-type CT has been proposed recently in New England, there is no record of a Frame CT being approved or refused an air permit

▀ We discussed permitting a Frame CT with MA and Connecticut environmental officials, who said that the permit would not be denied solely based on technology

▀ Recent Footprint/CLF settlement may raise perceived risks of getting a Frame CT permit in MA, although capacity factor is much lower than CC

  Although permitting risks appear to exist (especially in MA), we do not believe that these risks should disqualify the Frame CT as the Reference Technology

▀ There has not yet been a permit refused▀ The plant could be located in other states

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Capital and FOM Cost Estimates

What are the estimated electrical interconnection costs? Slide 6Can you show how a brownfield plant would impact the costs? Slide 8Should we assume the CC has dual-fuel capabilities? Slide 9Can you estimate CONE for an LM6000, and how do the costs depend on

configuration (e.g., 4x0 vs. 2x0)?Slide 10

Can you compare LMS100 and LM6000 cost estimates to actual units? Slide 11

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Electrical Interconnection Assumptions

  We completed our estimate of electrical interconnection costs▀ Assume no network upgrades needed, consistent with recent projects▀ Conducted a bottom-up analysis of direct interconnection costs▀ Determined that direct interconnection needs would be the same for all reference

technologies

  Assumptions on direct interconnection needs for all technologies:▀ 345 kV interconnection sized for 200 – 700 MW generating plant▀ Point of interconnection is existing 345 kV open air substation▀ 0.5 mile transmission line between plant and expanded substation ▀ A position is available in the existing switchyard for connection of the line from the plant ▀ Adequate space is available in the existing control building for the additional panels▀ Battery and charger have sufficient capacity for the additional load▀ Modifications at two remote switchyards for a new relay panel for line protection

  Based on input from ISO-NE, S&L established a list of necessary equipment ▀ Items include disconnect switches, circuit breakers, capacitance voltage transformers,

relay and metering panels, steel and supporting structure, foundations, aluminum bus and supports, insulators, power and control cables for connecting the equipment, panel wiring, conduit, high voltage jumpers, hardware, and connections to the ground grid

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Electrical Interconnection Costs

  S&L estimated the direct interconnection costs▀ Switchyard modifications at $6.0 million▀ 0.5 mile transmission line at $1.1 million▀ Total is $7.1 million for all reference technologies

  We added these costs into our analysis, replacing the placeholder values previously included, which had the following impact on CONE

Technology Initial Value (2013$)

Updated Value (2013$)

CONE Impact (2018$/kW-mo)

LMS100 $7.0m $7.1m +$0.01

Frame CT $10.0m $7.1m -$0.09

CC $14.0m $7.1m -$0.14

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Effects of Greenfield Assumptions  Stakeholders asked how costs would differ for a brownfield unit   We estimate capital costs would be 3-6% lower for a brownfield location by

assuming the following infrastructure is in place, requiring no or limited modifications:

▀ Water well infrastructure▀ Fire pumps▀ Fire/makeup water storage tanks▀ CO2 bulk gas storage▀ Raw water and fire protection piping and piping components▀ Buildings: Control, Warehouse, Admin▀ Sanitary sewer system and waste treatment system▀ Various site works (fencing, roads, etc.)

  Actual savings is very site specific—could be lower or higher

  However, we continue to assume a greenfield site due to the generic nature of the reference resource and because brownfield sites could be limited

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CC Dual-Fuel Specification

  Stakeholders asked whether it was necessary for dual-fuel capability to be included on a CC

  Ensuring enough guaranteed fuel supply to meet reliability objectives during cold snaps is a major concern for ISO-NE

  ISO-NE sponsored a separate analysis which indicated that the proposed PI incentives would justify the costs of dual-fuel capability

  We include dual-fuel capability on all plants▀ The incremental cost is about $17.5 million (2013$) for the CC▀ Includes equipment, labor, and materials, indirect costs, and fuel inventory ▀ Dual-fuel costs contribute $0.5/kW-mo to the Net CONE

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LM6000 Cost Estimate  In response to stakeholder requests, we completed a cost estimate for an

LM6000 assuming a 4x0 configuration (174 MW) to take advantage of economies of scale

▀ Cost of many common facilities does not increase or increase significantly with extra units, such as buildings, water treatment, site works, interconnections, etc.

▀ There could also be discounts on higher volume orders of turbines, but our estimate does not include this

  The LM6000 has higher Gross CONE than the LMS100 and will be expected to have E&AS margins less than the LMS100 due to its higher heat rate

Component (2018$) LM6000 LMS100

Overnight Cost $1,962/kW $1,705/kW

Capital Carrying Cost $17.9/kW-mo $15.5/kW-mo

Fixed O&M $3.3/kW-mo $2.9/kW-mo

Gross CONE $21.1/kW-mo $18.4/kW-mo

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Comparison to Actual Plant Costs  Based on stakeholder requests, we compared our aeroderivative CT cost

estimates to the actual costs of the turbines in Connecticut’s peaker solicitation▀ One single unit LMS100 bid @ $1,449/kW▀ Seven 2-10 unit LM6000 bids ranging from $1,046/kW to $1,292/kW

  An apples-apples comparison is not straight-forward, due to:▀ Escalation to 2013 dollars▀ Brownfield sites and Number of units▀ Chillers and Gas/electrical interconnection costs▀ Lack of detail on equipment pricing, owners cost, fuel inventory, spare parts, working

capital, financing fees, etc.

  Outside of items for which no detail was available, the biggest reasons for the lower costs of the CT peakers are economies of scale, escalation, and brownfield

▀ After accounting for all of those differences, the adjusted costs are comparable, but we are slightly higher

▀ Hence we reduced some of our soft costs that are based on judgment and calibration

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Capital Cost Adjustments

  Based on those comparisons, we made the following changes to our capital cost assumptions

▀ Reduced EPC Contingency from 12% to 10%▀ Reduced Owner’s Costs (Services) from 7% of EPC Costs to 6%▀ Reduced Owner’s Contingency from 10% to 8%▀ Adjusted method of escalating costs from 2013$ to 2018$ to better account for

when costs are incurred in the drawdown schedule

  These changes have the following impacts on Overnight Costs (2018$/kW) and Net CONE (2018$/kW-mo)

Technology Initial Capital Costs

Final Capital Costs

Impact on Net CONE

LMS100 $1,754/kW $1,705/kW -$0.79/kW-mo

Frame CT $908/kW $874/kW -$0.41/kW-mo

CC $1,196/kW $1,143/kW -$0.82/kW-mo

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CONE Calculations

Would a higher ATWACC be more appropriate based on discussion with local developers? Slide 14Is a 20-year economic life appropriate for the Demand Curve? Slide 15How would the “lumpy” addition of a CC impact FCM prices and the CC CONE? Slide 16

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Cost of Capital Adjustments  Based on conversations with stakeholders, we adjusted the assumed capital

structure to better reflect typical projects and their associated COE and COD

  Yet we are maintaining the 8.0% ATWACC we already established using multiple reference points, hence CONE will not change

  = DF×COD×(1-T) + (1-DF)×COE

  We were also asked to clarify the treatment of taxes corresponding to our cost of capital. We use a very standard approach

▀ Apply the ATWACC to cash flows after deducting corporate income taxes (after accounting for depreciation deductions)

▀ Treat these cash flows as “all-equity” cash flows, such that interest on debt and the debt tax shield are accounted for through the ATWACC, not the cash flows

▀ Our cost of capital will appear lower than equivalent costs expressed in pre-tax terms

Component Initial Value Final ValueDebt Fraction (DF) 50% 60%Cost of Debt (COD) 7.0% 7.0%Cost of Equity (COE) 11.9% 13.8%Tax Rate (T) 40.5% 40.5%ATWACC 8.0% 8.0%

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Economic Life

  Stakeholder asked that we consider a longer economic life for the reference technologies

  After reviewing the economic life for calculating Net CONE, we will maintain the assumption at 20 years for all technologies

  Reasons for longer economic life▀ Stakeholders view power generation plants as 30+ year assets▀ Longer economic life is consistent with our assumptions for O&M costs ▀ No major equipment replacements are required until rotor replacement

at 25 years or later (depending on hours of operation)

  Reasons for shorter economic life in financial modeling▀ Market risks, including lower cost capacity resources entering market▀ Risk of market interventions that depress prices

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Impact of “Lumpy” New Entrants▀ We initially assumed CONE based on a “level-real”

assumption (total revenues increase at inflation)

▀ Some stakeholders said CONE should recognize that new entrants will opt for the 5-year lock-in and depress the price other resources receive

▀ To account for the “lumpiness” effect, we estimated future capacity prices as % of Net CONE, assuming:− Lock-in keeps prices constant nominally for 5 years− NICR increases 381 MW/yr due to load growth − New entry from 715 MW CCs when capacity prices

rise above CC Net CONE▀ For an entrant to earn its required return, it would have

to offer $0.64/kW-mo above level-real Net CONE▀ The impact could be smaller if retirements absorb the

overhang, if entrants are smaller, or if E&AS revenues increase; but other factors such as energy efficiency or new renewables or transmission could go the other way. Overall, we believe the adder is justified.

Cash Flows with Lumpy Investments and 5-yr Lock-In

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E&AS Revenue Offset

CC E&AS margins should not be zero in some months. Slide 18Do CC E&AS margins account for improvement in heat rate relative to existing units? Slide 19Can you compare the CC E&AS margins you calculated to CC margins in PJM? Slide 20Are New England peaker operations properly accounted for in the E&AS revenues? Slides 21-22What is the impact of using futures prices that extend beyond 12 months? Slide 23How is the PER expected to impact future E&AS revenues? Slide 24Has PFP been considered in the E&AS estimates? Slide 25Should E&AS be deducted on an ex-post basis instead of from a Net CONE estimate? Slide 26

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CC Historical E&AS with Daily Fuel Costs

▀ Stakeholders expressed concerned that our analysis of historical CC E&AS margins included very low or zero margins in Winter 2012/2013− We revised fuel costs based on daily

historical fuel burn and daily Algonquin Citygate (ACG) gas prices instead of monthly averages

− We eliminated plants with firm gas arrangements, as their fuel costs likely differ from the daily ACG prices

▀ This decreases projected 2018/2019 E&AS margins by $0.12/kW-mo E&AS Margins

($/kW-mo)Initial

AnalysisAdjusted Fuel Cost

Net CONE Impact

CC $3.40 $3.28 +$0.12

CC Historical E&AS Margins

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CC E&AS Projections with Improved Performance

▀ Based on stakeholder concerns that CC E&AS are too low, we assessed whether we should:− Adjust for heat rate improvement in the technology− Remove any poor performing plants from our

sample of representative units▀ CC heat rates have improved by ~200 Btu/kWh

over the past 10 years; including improvement increases CC E&AS margins by $0.43/kW-mo

▀ We removed plants with very high heat rate or low capacity factor, which increases CC E&AS margins by an additional $0.94/kW-mo

E&AS Margins (2018$/kW-mo)

Adjusted Fuel Cost

Improved Performance

Net CONE Impact

CC $3.28 $4.65 -$1.37

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Comparison to PJM E&AS Margins

▀ Stakeholders asked us to compare CC E&AS margins to those in PJM

▀ To do an apples-apples comparison, we used a virtual dispatch model with:− Heat rate = 7,350 Btu/kWh− Min Up and Down Time = 4 hrs− VOM = $2.35/kWh− Forced Outage = 2.5%

▀ The results show that PJM margins are in fact significantly higher than ISO-NE

Note: Virtual dispatch results for ISO-NE appear higher than historical actuals we are using for E&AS; this appears to be because of idealizations in the virtual dispatch, as indicated by the 73% modeled capacity factors vs. 62% actual in our sample.

ISO-NE PJMYear $/kW-mo $/kW-mo

2010/2011 $4.41 $7.35

2011/2012 $3.80 $6.70

2012/2013 $3.99 $5.84

Monthly CC E&AS Margins

Annual Average CC E&AS Margins

Note: PJM gas correspond to Transco Zone-6 Non-NY (Ventyx), and PJM electricity prices correspond to the PSEG zone (Ventyx)

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Representative Peaker Operations

▀ Stakeholders noted that units providing FRM would generate rarely, only in real-time, and then primarily with oil due to difficulties getting gas with no notice

▀ We agree and changed our sample of representative units to the new peakers providing FRM in Connecticut

E&AS Net Revenues for Representative CTs

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We updated CT E&AS analysis accordingly▀ Similar to the CC, we averaged their historical revenues over a three year

period (Oct 2010 – Sept 2013) to capture all recent revenues▀ This includes a few months of the more recent higher FRM prices (but not

the earlier Connecticut-specific LFRM)

The updated CT E&AS margin is $2.72/kW-mo, incl. $1.22/kW-mo FRM

We applied this margin to both the LMS100 and Frame CT due to their ability to provide fast-start

Peaker E&AS Margins

E&AS Margins (2018$/kW-mo)

Initial Analysis

Updated Analysis

Net CONE Impact

LMS100 $3.36 $2.72 +$0.64

Frame CT $2.65 $2.72 -$0.07

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Electricity Futures▀ At stakeholder request, we reviewed longer-

term electricity and gas futures

▀ Using NYMEX futures and OTC trades (Ventyx) through 2019, we found significantly lower gas & electric prices in winter than the “extended near-term futures” projection we had been using

▀ We updated our analysis using the average electricity prices from the other sources as the basis of our E&AS projections, resulting in a reduction of average 2018/2019 prices from $77.5/MWh to $52.5/MWh

▀ The change in electricity futures reduces E&AS margins by 0.77 to 1.28 $/kW-mo depending on the technology

E&AS Margins (2018$/kW-mo)

Extended Near-Term

Futures

NYMEX/OTC

Average

Net CONE

Impact

CTs $2.72 $1.95 +$0.77

CC $4.65 $3.37 +$1.28

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Peak Energy Rent (PER) Deduction

▀ Stakeholders asked us to quantify the impact of PER on Net CONE

▀ PER depends on number of scarcity hours− We made use of ISO-NE’s analysis conducted

for PI; scarcity hours depend on assumptions about ties and DR dispatch

− We chose an intermediate value of 10.9 because forward prices used to calculate the E&AS offset do not seem to be pricing in 21 hours of shortages per year

▀ At H = 10.9, the PER deduction will be expected to be $0.87/kW-mo for all technologies, which will result in a net increase of Net CONE (see the appendix for a detailed calculation of PER)

H PER(hrs) ($/kW-mo)

5.8 $0.4310.9 $0.8721.2 $1.8132.1 $2.94

PER Range

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Pay for Performance (PFP) Net CONE Impact

  Stakeholders also requested that we present an analysis of how new entrants would be impacted by PFP

  Our analysis of PFP shows:▀ Each of the new technologies would expect small performance payments

on net, reducing Net CONE slightly

▀ At H = 10.9, we calculate PFP will result in net performance payments of $0.09/kW-mo for both CCs and CTs

▀ See appendix for detailsPFP Range

(hrs) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo)

5.8 $0.06 $0.0610.9 $0.09 $0.0921.2 $0.23 $0.2232.1 $0.42 $0.41

HCC Net Performance

PaymentsCT Net Performance

Payments

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Should the Demand Curve be Based on Gross CONE with an E&AS Adjustment Made on an Ex-post Basis?

There are several possible ways to make ex-post E&AS adjustments, but all are problematic:▀ Approach 1: Deduct Asset-Specific E&AS Actually Earned by Each Resource: This is the most problematic approach, since its

effect is to pay a different capacity price to each resource (for providing the same product). It also nullifies day-ahead and real-time signals from the energy and AS markets to operate and invest in such a way that provides those products at least cost. For asset classes whose gross CONE exceeds the reference unit’s gross CONE (e.g. baseload units with high CONE and high E&A/S) the unworkable effect could be a negative capacity payment for an entire asset class.

▀ Approach 2: Deduct Generic E&A/S Offset Based on Asset-Class Proxy Units: The second most distortive approach is to deduct a different amount for each type of technology, based on estimated E&AS margins for proxy units with the same fuel type and generic asset characteristics. This has similar problems but distorts only investment decisions, not operational ones.

▀ Approach 3: Uniform E&A/S Deduction for All Resources: Therefore, any ex-poste deduction would have to be uniform, with the E&AS margins for a single reference technology applied to all resources with a CSO. In this case, however, the deduction poses risks for any other technology whose E&AS margins may be lower (e.g., higher in the merit order, such as DR or super-peakers) or weakly correlated (e.g., existing coal plants) to those of the reference unit. All suppliers would have to add their estimates of the reference technology’s E&AS margin to their capacity market offers, with the disproportionate risks faced by units dissimilar to the reference resource needing to inflate their offers even higher. If actual market conditions differed from their expectations, they could earn much less than their reservation price. Finally, even an ex-post administrative calculation of EAS margins may deviate substantially from the margins received by a unit similar to the reference unit due to locational issues, dispatch in DA vs RT markets, location-specific and time-specific fuel costs, and assumed unit parameters.

We remain convinced that the best approach is to deduct E&AS margins from the demand curve Net CONE on a forward basis, based on a technology that fits the Principles we’ve outlined

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Summary of Impacts on Net CONE

Adjustments LMS100 Frame CT CC

Feb 11 Net CONE $15.80 $7.33 $11.22 Updated Electrical Interconnection Costs +0.01 -0.09 -0.14 Lower Owner’s and Contingency Costs -0.79 -0.41 -0.82 “Lumpiness” Impact +0.64 +0.64 +0.64 Updated E&AS Fuel Costs and Representative Units +0.64 -0.07 -1.25 Lower Electricity Prices of Long-Term Futures +0.77 +0.77 +1.28 Net PER/PFP Adjustments +0.78 +0.78 +0.78New Net CONE ($2018/kW-mo) $17.85 $8.95 $11.71

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Net CONE Summary Table

Net CONE Summary ($2018)

Reference Installed Total Plant Overnight Fixed Gross E&AS PER/PFP Net

Technology Capacity Capital Cost O&M CONE Offsets Offsets CONERest of Pool (MW) ($millions) ($/kW) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo)

4x0 LM6000 173 $351 $1,962 $3.26 $21.77 $1.95 -$0.78 $20.602x0 LMS100 188 $331 $1,705 $2.85 $19.02 $1.95 -$0.78 $17.85

2x0 Frame CT 417 $377 $874 $1.52 $10.12 $1.95 -$0.78 $8.95

2x1 CC 715 $873 $1,143 $2.40 $14.30 $3.37 -$0.78 $11.71

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Criteria:1. Reliably able to help

meet load during scarcity

2. Likely economic 3. Estimate with limited uncertainty

Technology

Meets Environ. Regulations Dispatchable

Recently Built or Proposed

Net CONE Estimate

Accuracy of Capital and FOM Cost Estimates

Accuracy of E&AS Estimate

2x0 LMS100188 MW

Yes Yes Limited $17.85/ kW-mo

Well established technology

Similar magnitude, uncertainties exist

2x0 Frame CT417 MW

Yes Yes Very limited

$8.95/ kW-mo

Well established technology

Similar magnitude, uncertainties exist

2x1 CC715 MW

Yes Yes Yes $11.71/ kW-mo

Well established technology

Similar magnitude, uncertainties exist

Review of Reference Technologies

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Draft Proposal

  Our current thinking is to propose the 2x1 CC as the Reference Technology ▀ Clear signals from developers that CCs are economic and will be a part of the

future capacity mix – so how wrong could choosing it be?▀ Near-lowest Net CONE▀ Not demonstrably higher E&AS uncertainty than CTs

  The concept of averaging more than one reference technology is compelling, but only if both technologies are good reference technologies

▀ The lack of Frame CT projects suggests the possibility of risks or costs that are not captured in our analysis

▀ Averaging in the Frame CT would be betting the market/reliability on a technology with little commercial demonstration; our demand curve analysis showed that the reliability risks of understating True Net CONE are much more serious than over-procurement risks of overstating True Net CONE

▀ The aeroderivative peakers’ Net CONE is too high be considered economic

  Choosing the CC would set the Net CONE at $11.71/kW-mo

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Next Steps

▀ Additional feedback must be submitted right away to be considered in our final Net CONE analysis and proposal

▀ March 6: we will post materials for the Mar 12/13 meeting

▀ March 12/13: we will present our proposal for Net CONE

▀ March 21: MC will vote on sloped demand curve and Net CONE

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Appendix

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ISO-NE Analysis of Scarcity Hours

Source: ISO-NE Memo to Markets Committee, Operating Reserve Deficiency Information – At Criteria And Extended Results, July 5, 2013.

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PER: H = 10.9 Case

Sources and Notes:

Scarcity event types consolidated to only those events with unique pricing and frequency conditions[1]: Breakdown of scarcity event types and corresponding hours based on analysis conducted by The Brattle Group and ISO-NE July 5, 2013 Markets Committee Memo: ''Operating Reserve Deficiency Information - At Criteria And Extended Results''[2]: Marginal price of energy assumed to be at the energy offer cap in scarcity conditions[3]: For Operational Scarcity, the RCPF is based on the average RCPF during historical scarcity events between 2010 and 2012. For all other event types, see ISO-NE, FERC Electric Tariff No. 3: Section III - Market Rule 1, III.2.7.A(c)[4] = [2] + [3][5]: Based on NYMEX futures prices and recent historicals; Ultra Low Sulfur No. 2 Oil represents the marginal fuel type. Proxy unit heat rate and transporatation mark-up from ISO-NE, Tariff No. 3: Section III - Market Rule 1, III.13.7.2.7.1.1.1[6]: Assumed at 1 for all scarcity event types except operational scarcity, which is set to 0.75 based on the average scaling factor between 2010 and 2012.[7] = ( [4] - [5] ) x [1] x [6] x Availability Factor of 0.95

[8] = [7] / 12,000

Peak Energy Rent (PER) Calculation

Scarcity Event Type

Frequency of Scarcity Event

Marginal Price of Energy

Reserve Constraint Penalty Factor

Total Energy Price

Proxy Unit Strike Price

Scaling Factor

Total PER Total PER

(hrs) ($/kWh) ($/kWh) ($/kWh) ($/kWh) ($/kW-mo) ($/kW-mo)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Operational Scarcity 3.190 $1,000 $575 $1,575 $519 0.748 $2,394 $0.199

Demand Response Called 1.769 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $519 1.000 $808 $0.067

System Thirty Minute Operating Reserve Depleted 3.846 $1,000 $500 $1,500 $519 1.000 $3,583 $0.299

Ten Minute Non-Spin 0.846 $1,000 $1,350 $2,350 $519 1.000 $1,472 $0.123

Ten Minute Spinning Depleted 1.231 $1,000 $1,400 $2,400 $519 1.000 $2,199 $0.183

Total: $10,455 $0.871

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PFP: H = 10.9 Case

Sources and Notes:The analysis above assumes that for every 1 MW of capacity the unit has a 1 MW capacity supply obligation (CSO)

[6] = [5] / 12,000[5] = [1] x [2] x ( [3] - [4] )

[1]: See ISO-NE October 2, 2013 Markets Committee Memo: ''FCM Pay for Performance - Revised Elements'', p. 2

[3] = 1 - EFORd. EFORd values based on calculations used in Net CONE analysis[4] = Average Load plus Operating Reserves for a given H, based on analysis performed by The Brattle Group divided by the Net Installed Capacity requirement

[2]: Hours based on ISO-NE July 5, 2013 Markets Committee Memo: ''Operating Reserve Deficiency Information - At Criteria And Extended Results'' and additional analysis conducted by The Brattle Group

Pay-for-Performance (PFP) Calculation

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

Combustion Turbine

Performance Payment Rate (PPR), $/MWh [1] $2,000 $2,000

Scarcity Hours (H) [2] 10.9 10.9

Average Actual Peformance as % of CSO (A) [3] 98.0% 97.8%

Average Balancing Ratio (BR) [4] 92.9% 92.9%

Net Performance Payments, $/MW-yr [5] $1,115 $1,072

Net Performance Payments, $/kW-mo [6] $0.093 $0.089