senate hearings on rps
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Senate Hearings on RPS. James Avery San Diego Gas & Electric Company February 1, 2011. SDG&E RPS Position. SDG&E RPS Portfolio by Technology. 2009 2015. Biopower (Biomass and Landfill Gas). Conduit Hydro. Solar. Wind. Distributed Generation. Programs Up & Running. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Senate Hearings on RPS
James Avery
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
February 1, 2011
SDG&E RPS Position
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SDG&E RPS Portfolio by Technology
2009 2015
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Biopower (Biomass and Landfill Gas) WindConduit Hydro Solar
Distributed Generation
Program Cap on Program MW Delivered
Renewable Feed-In Tariff Program: designed to facilitate renewable projects 1.5 MW or smaller 20 MW 4.5 MW
Combined Heat & Power/Qualified Facility Mandatory Purchase Obligation**: designed to facilitate any size CHP project and QF renewable projects under 20 MW
211 MW new CHP; no cap on QF renewable projects
~250 MW QF
California Solar Initiative*: designed to facilitate the one million solar roof initiative 5 MW, with funding for first MW ~93 MW operating
Net Energy Metering*: designed to facilitate solar and wind projects 1 MW or smaller Less than 5% of peak, ~230 MW MW delivered as noted above under CSI
Net Energy Metering-Fuel Cell and Net Energy Metering-Biogas*: designed to facilitate fuel cell and dairy digester projects 1 MW or smaller
Fuel Cell: 22.5 MW
Biogas: Closed on 12/31/2009
3.5 MW Fuel Cell
130 kW Biogas
Self-Generation Incentive Program*: designed to facilitate wind, renewable fuel cells, and advanced storage projects as large as 5MW, with funding for up to the first 3 MW
~$150 million for SDG&E since program inception (>$1B statewide)
38.7 MW installed; 10.8 MW in process
Virtual Net Metering for Affordable Housing*: designed to allow owners of multi-unit affordable housing to install a single solar photovoltaic system and assign the Net Energy Metering credits to tenants
Less than 5% of peak, ~230 MW 215 kW
Renewable Energy System-Bill Credit Transfer Program*: designed to allow renewable-generating local governments and schools to credit commodity-only credits to accounts located elsewhere within the service territory
~20 MW No participants in SDG&E service territory to date
Programs Up & Running
*Program does not apply toward RPS goals**CHP programs that are not renewable-based do not apply toward RPS goals
Total MW Delivered ~390 MW
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Program Cap on Program MW Delivered
Renewable Auction Mechanism: designed to facilitate renewable projects under 20 MW 80.7 MW Under Development
SDG&E Solar Energy Project: 100 MW total Under Development
Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Developers: designed to facilitate solar projects of 1 MW to 5 MW 74 MW Under Development
Solar Utility Owned Generation Program: designed to facilitate solar projects of .5 MW to 5 MW 26 MW Under Development
Renewable Feed-In Tariff Program Expansion: designed to facilitate renewable projects above 1.5 MW to include renewable projects 3 MW or smaller (SB 32)
TBD by CPUC, projected to be ~60 MW
Under Development
Increased efficiency combined heat and power program (AB 1613)**: designed to facilitate development of new Combined Heat & Power projects under 20 MW in existence 2008 or later with at least 60% total efficiency
No Cap Under Development
Surplus Net Metering Program*: designed to facilitate utility compensation of net metered customers for excess power delivered to the grid after the customer’s anniversary date for solar and wind projects 1 MW or smaller
Less than 5% of peak, ~230 MW
Under Development
Programs Under Development
Distributed Generation
*Program does not apply toward RPS goals**CHP programs that are not renewable-based do not apply toward RPS goals
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SDG&E’s Above-Market Funds (AMF)
2/20/2009Resolution E-4199
4/13/2009CPUC letter 5/28/2009
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Summary
• SDG&E is contracting for a large number of renewable generation projects which, if the developers are successful, will enable us to meet the 33% renewable energy target before 2020
• Recent contracts for new renewable projects have exceeded the Market Price Referent (MPR)
• Flexible compliance mechanisms will enable retail sellers to comply with the 33% standard at a lower cost to ratepayers
• There are a large number of existing programs that support new distributed generation
• To achieve the state’s environmental policies, set clear and realistic renewable energy goals and allow flexibility on meeting the goals at the least cost to customers