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This 2015 Integrated Resource Plan Report is based upon the best available information at the time of
preparation. The IRP action plan will be implemented as described herein, but is subject to change as new
information becomes available or as circumstances change. It is PacifiCorp’s intention to revisit and
refresh the IRP action plan no less frequently than annually. Any refreshed IRP action plan will be
submitted to the State Commissions for their information.
For more information, contact:
PacifiCorp
IRP Resource Planning
825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97232
(503) 813-5245
irp@pacificorp.com
http://www.pacificorp.com
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Cover Photos (Top to Bottom):
Wind Turbine: Marengo II
Solar: Residential Solar Install
Transmission: Populus to Terminal Tower Construction
Demand-Side Management: Wattsmart Flower
Thermal-Gas: Lake Side 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... i
Index of Tables ............................................................................................................................. vi
Index of Figures............................................................................................................................ ix
Appendix A – Load Forecast Details ........................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Summary Load Forecast ...................................................................................................................... 1
LOAD FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................................................... 4
Regional Economy by Jurisdiction ....................................................................................................... 4
Utah ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Oregon .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Washington ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Idaho..................................................................................................................................................... 8
California ............................................................................................................................................. 8
WEATHER ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Statistically Adjusted End-Use (SAE) ................................................................................................. 10
Individual Customer Forecast ............................................................................................................ 10
Actual Load Data ............................................................................................................................... 10
System Losses ..................................................................................................................................... 12
FORECAST METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 12
Class 2 Demand-side Management Resources in the Load Forecast ................................................ 12
Modeling overview ............................................................................................................................. 12
SALES FORECAST AT THE CUSTOMER METER ........................................................................................ 13
Residential .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Commercial ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Industrial ............................................................................................................................................ 14
STATE SUMMARIES ................................................................................................................................. 15
Oregon ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Washington ......................................................................................................................................... 15
California ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Utah .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Idaho................................................................................................................................................... 16
Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................. 17
ALTERNATIVE LOAD FORECAST SCENARIOS ......................................................................................... 17
Appendix B – IRP Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................. 19
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 19
GENERAL COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................... 19
California ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Idaho................................................................................................................................................... 20
Oregon ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Utah .................................................................................................................................................... 21
Washington ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................. 22
Appendix C – Public Input Process ........................................................................................... 55
PARTICIPANT LIST .................................................................................................................................. 55
Commissions and/or Commission Staff .............................................................................................. 56
Stakeholders and Industry Experts ..................................................................................................... 56
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PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS ....................................................................................................................... 57
General Meetings ............................................................................................................................... 57
June 5, 2014 – General Public Meeting ......................................................................................... 57
July 17-18, 2014 – General Public Meeting .................................................................................. 58
August 7-8, 2014 – General Public Meeting .................................................................................. 58
September 25-26, 2014 – General Public Meeting ........................................................................ 58
November 14, 2014 – General Public Meeting .............................................................................. 59
December 8, 2014 – Confidential Technical Workshop (Salt Lake City) ..................................... 59
December 10, 2014 – Confidential Technical Workshop (Portland) ............................................. 59
January 29-30, 2015 – General Public Meeting ............................................................................. 59
February 26, 2015 – General Public Meeting ................................................................................ 59
State Meetings .................................................................................................................................... 59
June 10, 2014 – Washington State Stakeholder Meeting ............................................................... 59
June 18, 2014 – Utah State Stakeholder Meeting .......................................................................... 59
June 19, 2014 – Wyoming State Stakeholder Meeting .................................................................. 59
June 26, 2014 – Oregon State Stakeholder Meeting ...................................................................... 59
STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS .................................................................................................................... 59
CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 61
Appendix D – Demand-Side Management Resources ............................................................. 63
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 63
DEMAND-SIDE RESOURCE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR 2015-2034 ................................................. 63
DSM – ECONOMIC CLASS 2 DSM RESOURCE SELECTIONS – PREFERRED PORTFOLIO ......................... 64
DSM – STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ............................................................................................... 64
Background ........................................................................................................................................ 64
DSM Resource Selections ................................................................................................................... 65
Class 1 DSM resources (dispatchable or scheduled firm capacity resources) ............................... 65
Class 2 DSM Resources (energy efficiency) ................................................................................. 65
Class 3 DSM Resources (price responsive capacity resources) ..................................................... 66
Class 4 DSM Resources (Customer Education of Efficient Energy Management) ....................... 67
Program Portfolio Offerings by State for DSM Resource Classes 1, 2, and 4 .................................. 67
Estimated Expenditures by State and Year ......................................................................................... 69
State Specific Demand-Side Management Implementation Plans ...................................................... 69
2015 Demand-Side Management Communications and Outreach Plan ............................................ 71
Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 71
Customer Communications Tactics (all states) .............................................................................. 72
Messaging ...................................................................................................................................... 72
California ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Oregon ........................................................................................................................................... 74
Washington .................................................................................................................................... 75
Idaho .............................................................................................................................................. 77
Utah ................................................................................................................................................ 78
Wyoming ....................................................................................................................................... 80
Communications and Outreach Budget ......................................................................................... 81
Appendix E – Smart Grid .......................................................................................................... 83
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 83
Transmission System Efforts .............................................................................................................. 84
Dynamic Line Rating ..................................................................................................................... 84
Synchrophasors .............................................................................................................................. 84
Distribution System Efforts ................................................................................................................ 84
Distribution Reliability Efforts: Communicating Faulted Circuit Indicators ................................ 84
Customer Information and Demand-Side Management Efforts ......................................................... 85
Advanced Metering Strategy ......................................................................................................... 85
FUTURE SMART GRID ............................................................................................................................. 85
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Appendix F – Flexible Resource Needs Assessment ................................................................ 87
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 87
FLEXIBLE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FORECAST.................................................................................. 87
Contingency Reserve .......................................................................................................................... 87
Regulating Margin ............................................................................................................................. 88
FLEXIBLE RESOURCE SUPPLY FORECAST ............................................................................................... 89
FLEXIBLE RESOURCE SUPPLY PLANNING ............................................................................................... 92
Appendix G – Plant Water Consumption ................................................................................. 93
Appendix H – Wind Integration Study ..................................................................................... 97
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 97
Technical Review Committee ............................................................................................................. 98
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 99
DATA .................................................................................................................................................... 101
Historical Load Data .................................................................................................................... 102
Historical Wind Generation Data ................................................................................................. 103
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 105
Method Overview ............................................................................................................................. 105
Operating Reserves ...................................................................................................................... 105
Determination of Amount and Costs of Regulating Margin Requirements ................................. 106
Regulating Margin Requirements .................................................................................................... 107
Hypothetical Operational Forecasts ............................................................................................. 107
Analysis of Deviations ................................................................................................................. 112
Back Casting ................................................................................................................................ 116
Application to Component Reserves ........................................................................................... 117
Application of Regulating Margin Reserves in Operations ............................................................. 120
Determination of Wind Integration Costs ........................................................................................ 120
SENSITIVITY STUDIES ........................................................................................................................... 123
Modeling Regulating Margin on a Monthly Basis ....................................................................... 123
Separating Regulating and Following Reserves .......................................................................... 125
ENERGY IMBALANCE MARKET (EIM) .................................................................................................. 126
SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 128
EXHIBIT A - PACIFICORP 2014 WIND INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL MEMO ................................ 130
Background ...................................................................................................................................... 130
TRC Process ..................................................................................................................................... 131
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 132
Analytical Methodology ................................................................................................................... 132
Assumptions ...................................................................................................................................... 133
Results .............................................................................................................................................. 133
Discussion and Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 133
Recommendations for Future Work ................................................................................................. 134
Concurrence provided by: ................................................................................................................ 134
Appendix I – Planning Reserve Margin Study....................................................................... 135
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 135
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 135
Development of Resource Portfolios ................................................................................................ 136
Development of Reliability Metrics .................................................................................................. 137
Development of System Variable Costs ............................................................................................ 137
Calculating the Incremental Cost of Reliability ............................................................................... 138
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 138
Resource Portfolios .......................................................................................................................... 138
Reliability Metrics ............................................................................................................................ 138
System Costs ..................................................................................................................................... 141
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Incremental Cost of Reliability ......................................................................................................... 142
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................ 143
Appendix J – Western Resource Adequacy Evaluation ........................................................ 145
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 145
WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL RESOURCE ADEQUACY ASSESSMENT ................. 145
PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESOURCE ADEQUACY FORUM’S ADEQUACY ASSESSMENT ............................ 149
CUSTOMER VERSUS SHAREHOLDER RISK ALLOCATION ...................................................................... 149
Appendix K – Detail Capacity Expansion Results ................................................................. 151
PORTFOLIO CASE BUILD TABLES ......................................................................................................... 151
Appendix L – Stochastic Production Cost Simulation Results ............................................. 211
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 211
Appendix M – Case Study Fact Sheets ................................................................................... 245
CASE FACT SHEET OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 245
CORE CASE FACT SHEETS .................................................................................................................... 248
SENSITIVITY CASE FACT SHEETS ......................................................................................................... 356
Appendix N – 2014 Wind and Solar Capacity Contribution Study ..................................... 405
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 405
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 406
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 407
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................ 410
Appendix O – Distributed Generation Resource Assessment Study ................................... 411
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 411
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RESOURCE ASSESSMENT FOR LONG-TERM PLANNING STUDY ............... 413
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 419
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 423
DG TECHNOLOGY DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 427
RESOURCE COST & PERFORMANCE ASSUMPTIONS .............................................................................. 441
DG MARKET POTENTIAL AND BARRIERS ............................................................................................. 450
METHODOLOGY TO DEVELOP 2015 IRP DG PENETRATION FORECASTS ............................................. 457
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 470
APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................... 493
APPENDIX B. SUMMARY TABLE OF RESULTS ....................................................................................... 494
Appendix P – Anaerobic Digesters Resource Assessment Study .......................................... 495
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 495
ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS RESOURCE ASSESSMENT FOR PACIFICORP WASHINGTON SERVICE TERRITORY
.............................................................................................................................................................. 497
SECTION 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 500
SECTION 2 – DIGESTER TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................................. 506
SECTION 3 – POWER PRODUCTION ESTIMATE ...................................................................................... 512
SECTION 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY ............................................................................. 522
SECTION 5 – DEVELOPMENT COST ....................................................................................................... 526
SECTION 6 – OPERATING COSTS ........................................................................................................... 528
Appendix Q – Energy Storage Screening Study .................................................................... 531
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 534
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 538
2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 542
2.1 Integrating Variable Energy Resources ..................................................................................... 542
3. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 544
3.1 Pumped Storage ......................................................................................................................... 544
3.2 Batteries ..................................................................................................................................... 564
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3.2 Compressed Air Energy Storage ................................................................................................ 579
3.5 Liquid Air Energy Storage ......................................................................................................... 588
3.6 Supercapacitors .......................................................................................................................... 589
4. COMPARISON OF STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES .................................................................................... 591
4.1 Technology Development ........................................................................................................... 591
4.2 Applications ................................................................................................................................ 592
4.3 Space Requirements ................................................................................................................... 592
4.4 Performance Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 593
4.5 Project Timeline ......................................................................................................................... 595
4.6 Cost ............................................................................................................................................. 595
5. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................... 597
References ........................................................................................................................................ 598
Appendix R – Uncertainty Parameters Study ........................................................................ 603
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INDEX OF TABLES
Table A.1 – Forecasted Annual Load Growth, 2015 through 2024 (Megawatt-hours) ................................ 3
Table A.2 – Forecasted Annual Coincident Peak Load (Megawatts) ........................................................... 3
Table A.3 – Annual Load Growth Change: September 2014 Forecast less October 2013 Forecast
(Megawatt-hours) ................................................................................................................................ 3
Table A.4 – Annual Coincident Peak Growth Change: September 2014 Forecast less October 2013
Forecast (Megawatts) .......................................................................................................................... 4
Table A.5 – Weather Normalized Jurisdictional Retail Sales 2000 through 2014 ..................................... 11
Table A.6 – Non-Coincident Jurisdictional Peak 2000 through 2014 ........................................................ 11
Table A.7 – Jurisdictional Contribution to Coincident Peak 2000 through 2014 ....................................... 12
Table A.8 – System Annual Sales Forecast 2015 through 2024 ................................................................. 14
Table A.9 – Forecasted Sales Growth in Oregon ........................................................................................ 15
Table A.10 – Forecasted Sales Growth in Washington .............................................................................. 15
Table A.11 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in California ....................................................................... 16
Table A.12 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Utah ............................................................................... 16
Table A.13 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Idaho .............................................................................. 17
Table A.14 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Wyoming ....................................................................... 17
Table B.1 – Integrated Resource Planning Standards and Guidelines Summary by State ......................... 23
Table B.2 – Handling of 2015 IRP Acknowledgment and Other IRP Requirements ................................. 28
Table B.3 – Oregon Public Utility Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines .......................................... 36
Table B.4 – Utah Public Service Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines ............................................ 45
Table B.5 – Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines
(RCW 19.280.030 and WAC 480-100-238) ..................................................................................... 50
Table B.6 – Wyoming Public Service Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines (Docket 90000-
107-XO-09) ....................................................................................................................................... 53
Table D.1 – Incremental and Cumulative Class 1 Resource Selections by State, Product and Year ......... 65
Table D.2 – Existing Class 1 DSM resources (2015 Preferred Portfolio) .................................................. 65
Table D.3 – Class 2 DSM Resources (2015 IRP Preferred Portfolio, Incremental Resources) .................. 66
Table D.4 – Existing Program Services and Offerings by Sector and State ............................................... 68
Table D.5 – Existing wattsmart Outreach and Communications Activities ............................................... 69
Table D.6 – Preliminary DSM Program Budget, DSM Classes 1, 2 and 4 ($000) ..................................... 69
Table D.7 – DSM Implementation Items by Sector and State .................................................................... 70
Table F.1 – Reserve Requirements (MW) .................................................................................................. 89
Table F.2 – Flexible Resource Supply Forecast (MW) ............................................................................... 90
Table G.1 – Plant Water Consumption with Acre-Feet Per Year ............................................................... 94
Table G.2 – Plant Water Consumption by State (acre-feet) ........................................................................ 95
Table G.3 – Plant Water Consumption by Fuel Type (acre-feet) ............................................................... 95
Table G.4 – Plant Water Consumption for Plants Located in the Upper Colorado River Basin (acre-
feet) ................................................................................................................................................... 96
Table H.1 – 2012 WIS TRC Recommendations ......................................................................................... 98
Table H.2 – Average Annual Regulating Margin Reserves, 2011 – 2013 (MW) ..................................... 100
Table H.3 – Wind Integration Cost, $/MWh ............................................................................................ 100
Table H.4 – Historical Wind Production and Load Data Inventory.......................................................... 101
Table H.5 – Examples of Load Data Anomalies and their Interpolated Solutions ................................... 103
Table H.6 – Percentiles Dividing the June 2013 East Load Regulating Forecasts into 20 Bins ............... 113
Table H.7 – Recorded Interval Load Regulating Forecasts and their Respective Deviations for June
2013 Operational Data from PACE ................................................................................................ 114
Table H.8 – Sample Reference Table for East Load and Wind Following Component Reserves
(MW) ............................................................................................................................................... 116
Table H.9 – Sample Reference Table for East Load and Wind Regulating Component Reserves ........... 117
Table H.10 – Load Forecasts and Component Reserve Requirement Data for Hour-ending 11:00 a.m.
June 1, 2013 in PACE ..................................................................................................................... 118
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Table H.11 – Interval Wind Forecasts and Component Reserve Requirement Data for Hour-ending
11 a.m. June 1, 2013 in PACE ........................................................................................................ 118
Table H.12 – Wind Integration Cost Simulations in PaR ......................................................................... 121
Table H.13 – Wind Integration Cost Simulations in PaR, 2012 WIS ....................................................... 123
Table H.14 – 2014 Wind Integration Costs, $/MWh ................................................................................ 123
Table H.15 – Comparison of Wind Integration Costs Calculated Using Monthly and Hourly Reserve
Requirements as Inputs to PaR, ($/MWh) ...................................................................................... 124
Table H.16 – Average Natural Gas and Electricity Prices Used in the 2012 and 2014 Wind
Integration Studies .......................................................................................................................... 124
Table H.17 – Total Load and Wind Monthly Reserves, Separating Regulating and Following
Reserves (MW) ............................................................................................................................... 126
Table H.18 – Estimated Reduction in PacifiCorp’s Regulating Margin Due to EIM ............................... 128
Table H.19 – Wind Integration Cost with and without EIM Benefit, $/MWh ......................................... 128
Table H.20 – Regulating Margin Requirements Calculated for PacifiCorp’s System (MW) ................... 129
Table H.21 – 2014 WIS Wind Integration Costs as Compared to 2012 WIS, $/MWh ............................ 129
Table I.1 – Expansion Resources Additions by PRM ............................................................................... 138
Table I.2 – Expected Reliability Metrics by PRM .................................................................................... 139
Table I.3 – Fitted Reliability Metrics by PRM ......................................................................................... 139
Table I.4 – System Variable, Up-front Capital, and Run-rate Fixed Costs by PRM ................................ 141
Table I.5 – Incremental Cost of Reliability by PRM ................................................................................ 142
Table J.1 – 2012 WECC Forecasted Planning Reserve Margins .............................................................. 148
Table K.1 – Core Case Study Reference Guide ........................................................................................ 151
Table K.2 – Sensitivity Case Study Reference Guide ............................................................................... 152
Table K.3 – East-Side Resource Name and Description ........................................................................... 153
Table K.4 – West-Side Resource Name and Description ......................................................................... 155
Table K.5 – Core Case System Optimizer Results ................................................................................... 157
Table K.6 – Sensitivity Case System Optimizer Results .......................................................................... 158
Table K.7 – Core Cases, Detailed Capacity Expansion Portfolios ........................................................... 159
Table K.8 – Sensitivity Cases, Detailed Capacity Expansion Portfolios .................................................. 193
Table L.1 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases ............................................... 216
Table L.2 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases ...................................... 217
Table L.3 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, Low Price Curve ................................... 218
Table L.4 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, Base Price Curve ................................... 219
Table L.5 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, High Price Curve .................................. 220
Table L.6 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, High CO2 Price Curve ........................... 221
Table L.7 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, Low Price Curve .......................... 222
Table L.8 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, Base Price Curve ......................... 222
Table L.9 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, High Price Curve ......................... 223
Table L.10 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases ................................ 224
Table L.11 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases ...................... 225
Table L.12 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Core Cases ..................... 226
Table L.13 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases ........... 227
Table L.14 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, Low Price Curve .......... 228
Table L.15 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, Base Price Curve .......... 229
Table L.16 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, High Price Curve .......... 230
Table L.17 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, High CO2 Price Curve .. 231
Table L.18 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Low Price Curve . 232
Table L.19 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Base Price
Curve ............................................................................................................................................... 232
Table L.20 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Price Curve ......... 233
Table L.21 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, Low Price Curve ............................ 235
Table L.22 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, Base Price Curve ........................... 236
Table L.23 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, High Price Curve ........................... 237
Table L.24 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, High CO2 Price Curve .................... 238
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Table L.25 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, Low Price Curve ................... 239
Table L.26 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, Base Price Curve .................. 240
Table L.27 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, High Price Curve .................. 241
Table L.28 –10-year Average Incremental Customer Rate Impact ($m), Final Screen Portfolios ........... 242
Table L.29 – Loss of Load Probability for a Major (> 25,000 MWh) July Event, Final Screen
Portfolios, Base Price Curve ........................................................................................................... 242
Table L.30 – Average Loss of Load Probability during Summer Peak, Final Screen Portfolios, Base
Price Curve ...................................................................................................................................... 243
Table N.1 – Peak Capacity Contribution Values for Wind and Solar ...................................................... 405
Table N.2 – Peak Capacity Contribution Values for Wind and Solar ...................................................... 407
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INDEX OF FIGURES
Figure A.1 – PacifiCorp System Energy Load Forecast Change .................................................................. 2
Figure A.2 – PacifiCorp System Peak Forecast Change ............................................................................... 2
Figure A.3 – PacifiCorp Annual Retail Sales 2000 through 2014 and Western Region Employment ......... 4
Figure A.4 – PacifiCorp Annual Residential Use per Customer 2001 through 2014 ................................... 5
Figure A.5 – IHS Global Insight Utah Household and Employment forecasts from the October 2013
load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast ........................................................................... 6
Figure A.6 – IHS Global Insight Oregon Household and Employment forecasts from the October
2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast .................................................................. 6
Figure A.7 – IHS Global Insight Wyoming Household and Employment forecasts from the October
2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast .................................................................. 7
Figure A.8 – IHS Global Insight Washington Household and Employment forecasts from the
October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast .................................................... 8
Figure A.9 – IHS Global Insight Washington Household and Employment forecasts from the
October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast .................................................... 8
Figure A.10 – IHS Global Insight California Household and Employment forecasts from the October
2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast .................................................................. 9
Figure A.11 – Comparison of Utah 5, 10, and 20 Year Average Peak Producing Temperatures ................. 9
Figure A.12 – Load Forecast Scenarios for 1-in-20 Weather, High, Base Case and Low .......................... 18
Figure F.1 – Comparison of Reserve Requirements and Resources, East Balancing Authority Area
(MW) ................................................................................................................................................. 91
Figure F.2 – Comparison of Reserve Requirements and Resources, West Balancing Authority Area
(MW) ................................................................................................................................................. 91
Figure H.1 – Representative Map, PacifiCorp Wind Generating Stations Used in this Study ................. 104
Figure H.2 – Illustrative Load Following Forecast and Deviation ........................................................... 109
Figure H.3 – Illustrative Wind Following Forecast and Deviation ........................................................... 110
Figure H.4 – Illustrative Load Regulating Forecast and Deviation .......................................................... 111
Figure H.5 – Illustrative Wind Regulating Forecast and Deviation .......................................................... 112
Figure H.6 – Histogram of Deviations Occurring About a June 2013 PACE Load Regulating
Forecast between 5,568 MW and 5,720 MW (Bin 14) ................................................................... 115
Figure H.7 – Average Hourly Wind Reserves for 2013, MW .................................................................. 125
Figure H.8 – Energy Imbalance Market .................................................................................................... 127
Figure I.1 – Workflow for Planning Reserve Margin Study ..................................................................... 136
Figure I.2 – Expected and Fitted Relationship of EUE to PRM ............................................................... 140
Figure I.3 – Expected and Fitted Relationship of LOLH to PRM ............................................................ 140
Figure I.4 – Simulated Relationship of Loss of Load Episode to PRM .................................................... 141
Figure I.5 – Incremental Cost of Reliability by PRM ............................................................................... 142
Figure J.1 – WECC Forecasted Power Supply Margins, 2007 to 2014 .................................................... 147
Figure J.2 – 2014 less 2012 WECC PSA .................................................................................................. 148
Figure L.1 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, Low Price ....................... 212
Figure L.2 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, Base Price ...................... 212
Figure L.3 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, High Price ...................... 213
Figure L.4 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, Low Price .................................. 213
Figure L.5 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, Base Price .................................. 214
Figure L.6 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, High Price ................................. 214
Figure L.7 – Stochastic Risk Profile, High CO2 ....................................................................................... 215
Figure N.1 – Daily LOLP ......................................................................................................................... 408
Figure N.2 – Monthly Resource Capacity Factors as Compared to LOLP ............................................... 408
Figure N.3 – Hourly Resource Capacity Factors as Compared to LOLP for an Average Day in April ... 409
Figure N.4 – Hourly Resource Capacity Factors as Compared to LOLP for an Average Day in July ..... 409
Figure N.5 – Hourly Resource Capacity Factors as Compared to LOLP for an Average Day in
December ........................................................................................................................................ 410
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PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX A – LOAD FORECAST
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APPENDIX A – LOAD FORECAST DETAILS
Introduction
This appendix reviews the load forecast used in the modeling and analysis of the 2015 Integrated
Resource Plan (“IRP”), including scenario development for case sensitivities. The load forecast
used in the IRP is an estimate of the energy sales, and peak demand over a 20-year period. The
20-year horizon is important to anticipate electricity demand in order to develop timely response
of resources.
In the development of its load forecast PacifiCorp employs econometric models that use
historical data and inputs such as regional and national economic growth, weather, seasonality,
and other customer usage and behavior changes. The forecast is divided into classes that use
energy for similar purposes and at comparable retail rates. The classes are modeled separately
using variables specific to their usage patterns. For residential customers, typical energy uses
include space heating, water heating, lighting, cooking, refrigeration, dish washing, laundry
washing, televisions and various other end use appliances. Commercial and industrial customers
use energy for production and manufacturing processes, space heating, air conditioning, lighting,
computers and other office equipment.
Jurisdictional peak load forecasts are developed using econometric equations that relate observed
monthly peak loads, peak load producing weather and the weather-sensitive loads for all classes.
The system coincident peak forecast, which is used in portfolio development, is the maximum
load required on the system in any hourly period and is extracted from the hourly forecast model.
Summary Load Forecast
The Company updated its load forecast in September 2014. The average annual energy growth
rate for the 10-year period (2015 through 2024) is 0.85 percent, with the average peak growth at
0.89 percent. Relative to the load forecast prepared for the 2013 IRP update, PacifiCorp’s 2024
energy forecast decreased in all jurisdictions and system energy requirements decreased
approximately 3.2 percent. Likewise, peak forecasts are down, or flat across all jurisdictions as
compared to the 2013 IRP Update. Figures A.1 and A.2 have comparisons of energy and peak
forecasts respectively from the 2013 IRP (July 2012), 2013 IRP Update (October 2013) and the
2015 IRP (September 2014).
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Figure A.1 – PacifiCorp System Energy Load Forecast Change
Figure A.2 – PacifiCorp System Peak Forecast Change
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Tables A.1 and A.2 show the annual load and coincident peak load forecast excluding load
reduction projections from new energy efficiency measures (Class 2 DSM).1 Tables A.3 and A.4
show the forecast changes relative to the 2013 IRP update load forecast for loads and coincident
system peak, respectively.
Table A.1 – Forecasted Annual Load Growth, 2015 through 2024 (Megawatt-hours)
Table A.2 – Forecasted Annual Coincident Peak Load (Megawatts)
Table A.3 – Annual Load Growth Change: September 2014 Forecast less October 2013
Forecast (Megawatt-hours)
1 Class 2 DSM load reductions are included as resources in the System Optimizer model.
Year Total OR WA CA UT WY ID SE-ID
2015 63,594,000 15,055,940 4,546,380 897,240 26,470,940 10,597,730 3,762,400 2,263,370
2016 63,644,160 15,197,090 4,604,260 903,780 27,119,080 10,879,850 3,787,070 1,153,030
2017 63,414,410 15,340,670 4,632,780 906,110 27,727,030 11,000,420 3,807,400
2018 64,335,670 15,477,180 4,667,630 909,820 28,297,970 11,150,420 3,832,650
2019 65,099,110 15,626,100 4,700,270 912,960 28,789,180 11,210,330 3,860,270
2020 65,882,150 15,751,620 4,731,330 914,010 29,245,590 11,352,800 3,886,800
2021 66,317,890 15,808,060 4,736,960 912,370 29,595,670 11,358,260 3,906,570
2022 67,038,440 15,932,470 4,759,830 914,420 30,038,620 11,459,580 3,933,520
2023 67,731,040 16,087,420 4,784,020 916,660 30,491,320 11,489,280 3,962,340
2024 68,656,720 16,271,900 4,822,220 921,460 31,023,270 11,620,590 3,997,280
2015-2024 0.85% 0.87% 0.66% 0.30% 1.78% 1.03% 0.68%
Average Annual Growth Rate for 2013-2022
Year Total OR WA CA UT WY ID SE-ID
2015 10,368 2,329 731 148 4,770 1,372 687 331
2016 10,225 2,354 737 150 4,881 1,400 702
2017 10,381 2,383 742 151 4,985 1,415 706
2018 10,522 2,404 750 152 5,076 1,431 710
2019 10,635 2,426 752 152 5,153 1,439 713
2020 10,755 2,451 758 151 5,234 1,453 708
2021 10,876 2,472 761 152 5,313 1,456 722
2022 10,996 2,494 765 153 5,389 1,468 727
2023 11,105 2,517 769 154 5,462 1,472 732
2024 11,224 2,536 773 154 5,540 1,486 735
2015-2024 0.89% 0.95% 0.62% 0.41% 1.68% 0.89% 0.76%
Average Annual Growth Rate for 2013-2022
Year Total OR WA CA UT WY ID SE-ID
2015 373,230 (133,280) 28,180 1,130 441,250 17,880 18,070 -
2016 101,140 (133,390) 36,650 1,410 54,900 80,730 9,760 51,080
2017 (11,630) (183,100) 39,860 2,210 65,380 56,920 7,100 -
2018 (43,330) (177,400) 36,750 2,320 43,290 47,240 4,470 -
2019 (226,250) (168,110) 31,380 1,760 (36,240) (57,880) 2,840 -
2020 (1,027,540) (206,720) 15,950 (1,930) (727,930) (103,730) (3,180) -
2021 (1,347,880) (230,220) (10) (4,480) (891,830) (214,150) (7,190) -
2022 (1,598,130) (243,850) (12,730) (6,210) (1,064,760) (260,230) (10,350) -
2023 (1,969,980) (249,430) (25,340) (7,850) (1,292,670) (381,130) (13,560) -
2024 (2,234,000) (249,400) (38,210) (9,300) (1,486,080) (433,810) (17,200) -
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Table A.4 – Annual Coincident Peak Growth Change: September 2014 Forecast less
October 2013 Forecast (Megawatts)
Load Forecast Assumptions
Regional Economy by Jurisdiction
The PacifiCorp electric service territory is comprised of six states and within these states the
Company serves a total of 90 counties.
The level of retail sales for each state and county is correlated with economic conditions and
population statistics in each state. The Company uses both economic data, such as employment,
and population information, such as household data, to forecast its retail sales.
Looking at historical sales and employment data for PacifiCorp’s service territory, 2000 through
2014, in Figure A.3, it is apparent that the Company’s retail sales are correlated to economic
conditions in its service territory, and most recently the 2008-2009 recession.
Figure A.3 – PacifiCorp Annual Retail Sales 2000 through 2014 and Western Region
Employment
Sources: PacifiCorp and United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year Total OR WA CA UT WY ID SE-ID
2015 216 (9) (7) 2 196 36 (4) 1
2016 183 (3) (6) 2 151 43 (4)
2017 172 (12) (7) 2 157 37 (5)
2018 170 (12) (8) 2 161 35 (6)
2019 152 (12) (8) 2 155 24 (8)
2020 (22) (14) (10) 1 (10) 20 (10)
2021 (53) (16) (12) 1 (21) 6 (11)
2022 (80) (18) (13) 1 (38) 0 (12)
2023 (127) (21) (14) 1 (65) (13) (14)
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As discussed below, although both the economic and demographic forecast is relatively
unchanged from the 2013 IRP Update, the load forecast has decreased. There are two changes
which are driving the 2015 IRP load and peak forecast down. First, the relationship between the
economic growth and sales has “flattened.” Second, there have been changes in expected sales
to our largest customers.
Since the Great Recession that occurred in 2008-2009, the relationship between electric usage
and economic growth has changed. While there is still a relationship between electric usage and
the economic growth, electric usage has generally become less responsive to economic changes
and has resulted in a lower usage forecast.
Residential use per customer has been decreasing since 2010. Figure A.4 shows the weather
normalized average system residential use per customer.
Figure A.4 – PacifiCorp Annual Residential Use per Customer 2001 through 2014
Residential use per customer across all six of PacifiCorp’s states is changing due to increased
energy efficiency driven primarily by lighting efficiency standards resulting from the 2007
Federal Energy legislation. In addition, there has been a shift from single-family and
manufactured housing to multi-dwelling units and a trend of replacing older electric appliances
with more energy efficient appliances.
Utah
PacifiCorp serves 26 of the 29 counties in the state of Utah. Utah is expected to be one of the
leading states in terms of job growth, with non-farm employment increasing 2.0 percent annually
over the next 10 years. Figure A.5 shows the change in household and employment forecasts for
the 2013 IRP Update relative to the 2015 IRP forecast. This figure illustrates that both the
economic and demographic forecasts are very similar. Relative to the load forecast prepared for
the 2013 IRP update, the Utah 2024 energy forecast decreased approximately 4.6 percent.
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Figure A.5 – IHS Global Insight Utah Household and Employment forecasts from the
October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
A risk to the Utah forecast is commodity prices, such as oil and natural gas, where volatility in
prices and profitability can lead to swings in production and employment potentially translating
to swings in the retail sales forecast.
Oregon
PacifiCorp serves 25 of the 36 counties in Oregon, but only 28 percent of ultimate electric retail
sales in the state of Oregon.2 In 2013 and 2014, Oregon employment growth has outpaced the
national economy by approximately one percentage point.3 Figure A.6 shows the change in
household and employment forecasts for the 2013 IRP Update relative to the 2015 IRP forecast.
This figure illustrates that the forecast of households has decreased slightly, while the
employment forecast has increased slightly. Relative to the load forecast prepared for the 2013
IRP update, the Oregon 2024 energy forecast decreased approximately 1.5 percent.
Figure A.6 – IHS Global Insight Oregon Household and Employment forecasts from the
October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
2 Source: Oregon Public Utility Commission, 2013 Oregon Utility Statistics.
3 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Wyoming
The Company serves 15 of the 23 counties in Wyoming, with the largest metropolitan area
served by the Company being Casper, Wyoming. Industrial sales make up approximately 74%
of the Company’s Wyoming sales. Figure A.7 shows the change in household and employment
forecasts for the 2013 IRP Update relative to the 2015 IRP forecast. This figure illustrates that
both the forecast of households and employment forecast have increased slightly. Relative to the
load forecast prepared for the 2013 IRP update, the Wyoming 2024 energy forecast decreased
approximately 3.6 percent.
Figure A.7 – IHS Global Insight Wyoming Household and Employment forecasts from the
October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
A risk to the Wyoming forecast is commodity prices, such as oil and natural gas, where volatility
in prices and profitability can lead to swings in production and employment which translates to
potential swings in the retail sales forecast.
Washington
PacifiCorp serves the following counties in Washington state: Benton, Columbia, Garfield,
Klickitat, Walla Walla, and Yakima. Yakima is the most populated area that the Company
serves in Washington State and has a large concentration of agriculture and food processing.
Residential and commercial sales are roughly equal in size each making up approximately 38
percent of the Company’s Washington sales. Figure A.8 shows the change in household and
employment forecasts for the 2013 IRP Update relative to the 2015 IRP forecast. This figure
illustrates that both the forecast of households and employment forecast have decreased slightly.
Relative to the load forecast prepared for the 2013 IRP update, the Washington 2024 energy
forecast decreased approximately 0.8 percent.
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Figure A.8 – IHS Global Insight Washington Household and Employment forecasts from
the October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
Idaho
The Company serves 14 of the 44 counties in the state of Idaho, with the majority of the
Company’s service territory in rural Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello are the largest cities in the
area and are not served by PacifiCorp. Industrial sales make up approximately 50% of the
Company’s Idaho sales. Figure A.9 shows the change in household and employment forecasts
for the 2013 IRP Update relative to the 2015 IRP forecast. This figure illustrates that both the
forecast of households and employment forecast have decreased slightly. Relative to the load
forecast prepared for the 2013 IRP update, the Idaho 2024 energy forecast decreased
approximately 0.4 percent.
Figure A.9 – IHS Global Insight Washington Household and Employment forecasts from
the October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
California
The four northern California counties served by PacifiCorp are largely rural: Del Norte, Modoc,
Shasta and Siskiyou. Redding, the largest city in this area, is not served by PacifiCorp.
Residential sales make up approximately 47 percent of the Company’s California sales. Figure
A.10 shows the change in household and employment forecasts for the 2013 IRP Update relative
to the 2015 IRP forecast. This figure illustrates that both the forecast of households and
employment forecast have decreased slightly. Relative to the load forecast prepared for the 2013
IRP update, the California 2024 energy forecast decreased approximately 1.0 percent.
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Figure A.10 – IHS Global Insight California Household and Employment forecasts from
the October 2013 load forecast and the September 2014 load forecast
Weather
The Company’s load forecast is based on normal weather defined by the 20-year time period of
1994-2013. The Company updated its temperature spline models to the five-year time period of
2009-2013. The Company’s spline models are used to model the commercial and residential
class temperature sensitivity at varying temperatures.
The Company has reviewed the appropriateness of using the average weather from a shorter time
period as its “normal” peak weather. Figure A.11 indicates that peak producing weather does not
change significantly when looking at a five, 10, or 20 year average.
Figure A.11 – Comparison of Utah 5, 10, and 20 Year Average Peak Producing
Temperatures
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Statistically Adjusted End-Use (SAE)
The Company models sales per customer for the residential class using the SAE model, which
combines the end-use modeling concepts with traditional regression analysis techniques. Major
drivers of the SAE-based residential model are heating and cooling related variables, equipment
shares, saturation levels and efficiency trends, and economic drivers such as household size,
income and energy price. The Company uses ITRON for its load forecasting software and
services, as well as SAE. To predict future changes in the efficiency of the various end uses for
the residential class, an excel spreadsheet model obtained from ITRON was utilized; the model
includes appliance efficiency trends based on appliance life as well as past and future efficiency
standards. The model embeds all currently applicable laws and regulations regarding appliance
efficiency, along with life cycle models of each appliance. The life cycle models, based on the
decay and replacement rate are necessary to estimate how fast the existing stock of any given
appliance turns over, i.e. newer more efficient equipment replacing older less efficient
equipment. The underlying efficiency data is based on estimates of energy efficiency from the
US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA estimates the
efficiency of appliance stocks and the saturation of appliances at the national level and for
individual Census Regions.
Individual Customer Forecast
The Company updated its load forecast for a select group of large industrial customers, self-
generation facilities of large industrial customers, and data center forecasts within the respective
jurisdictions. Customer forecasts are provided by the customer to the Company through a
customer account manager (CAM).
Actual Load Data
With the exception of the industrial class, the Company uses actual load data from January 2000
through February 2014. The historical data period used to develop the industrial monthly sales is
from January 2000 through February 2014 in Utah and Wyoming, January 2002 through
February 2014 in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and January 2003 through February 2014 in
California.
The following tables are the annual actual retail sales, non-coincident peak, and coincident peak
by state used in calculating the 2015 IRP retail sales forecast.
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Table A.5 – Weather Normalized Jurisdictional Retail Sales 2000 through 2014
Table A.6 – Non-Coincident Jurisdictional Peak 2000 through 2014
Year California Idaho Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming System
2000 779 3,072 14,040 18,803 4,084 7,400 48,178
2001 778 2,956 13,505 18,478 4,020 7,684 47,421
2002 800 3,212 13,079 18,620 4,009 7,407 47,127
2003 819 3,242 13,033 19,248 4,050 7,475 47,868
2004 843 3,284 13,152 19,829 4,096 7,806 49,009
2005 836 3,245 13,326 20,214 4,205 8,042 49,868
2006 859 3,333 14,015 21,081 4,120 8,256 51,663
2007 877 3,364 14,067 21,973 4,068 8,492 52,840
2008 870 3,412 13,865 22,626 4,063 9,203 54,039
2009 832 2,949 13,173 22,082 4,025 9,262 52,323
2010 840 3,389 13,115 22,561 4,043 9,674 53,621
2011 806 3,432 12,994 23,343 4,011 9,764 54,350
2012 786 3,489 12,965 23,825 4,034 9,410 54,510
2013 776 3,546 12,989 23,834 4,047 9,561 54,754
2014 769 3,506 12,962 24,371 4,095 9,593 55,297
2000-14 -0.09% 0.95% -0.57% 1.87% 0.02% 1.87% 0.99%
*System retail sales do not include sales for resale
System Retail Sales - Gigawatt-hours (GWh)*
Average Annual Growth Rate
Year California Idaho Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming System
2000 176 686 2,603 3,684 785 1,061 8,995
2001 162 616 2,739 3,480 755 1,124 8,876
2002 174 713 2,639 3,773 771 1,113 9,184
2003 169 722 2,451 4,004 788 1,126 9,260
2004 193 708 2,524 3,862 920 1,111 9,317
2005 189 753 2,721 4,081 844 1,224 9,811
2006 180 723 2,724 4,314 822 1,208 9,970
2007 187 789 2,856 4,571 834 1,230 10,466
2008 187 759 2,921 4,479 923 1,339 10,609
2009 193 688 3,121 4,404 917 1,383 10,705
2010 176 777 2,552 4,448 893 1,366 10,213
2011 177 770 2,686 4,596 854 1,404 10,486
2012 159 800 2,550 4,732 797 1,337 10,376
2013 182 814 2,980 5,091 886 1,398 11,351
2014 161 818 2,598 5,024 871 1,360 10,831
2000-14 -0.64% 1.27% -0.01% 2.24% 0.75% 1.78% 1.34%
*Non-coincident peaks do not include sales for resale
Non-Coincident Peak - Megawatts (MW)*
Average Annual Growth Rate
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Table A.7 – Jurisdictional Contribution to Coincident Peak 2000 through 2014
System Losses
System line losses were updated to reflect actual losses for the 5-year period ending December
31, 2013.
Forecast Methodology Overview
Class 2 Demand-side Management Resources in the Load Forecast
PacifiCorp modeled Class 2 DSM as a resource option to be selected as part of a cost-effective
portfolio resource mix using the Company’s capacity expansion optimization model, System
Optimizer. The load forecast used for IRP portfolio development excluded forecasted load
reductions from Class 2 DSM; System Optimizer then determines the amount of Class 2 DSM—
expressed as supply curves that relate incremental DSM quantities with their costs—given the
other resource options and inputs included in the model. The use of Class 2 DSM supply curves,
along with the economic screening provided by System Optimizer, determines the cost-effective
mix of Class 2 DSM for a given scenario.
Modeling overview
The load forecast is developed by forecasting the monthly sales by customer class for each
jurisdiction. The residential sales forecast is developed as a use-per-customer forecast multiplied
by the forecast number of customers.
The customer forecasts are based on a combination of regression analysis and exponential
smoothing techniques using historical data from January 2000 to February 2014. For the
residential class, the Company forecasts the number of customers using IHS Global Insight’s
forecast of each state’s number of households as the major driver.
Year California Idaho Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming System
2000 154 523 2,347 3,684 756 979 8,443
2001 124 421 2,121 3,479 627 1,091 7,863
2002 162 689 2,138 3,721 758 1,043 8,511
2003 155 573 2,359 4,004 774 1,022 8,887
2004 120 603 2,200 3,831 740 1,094 8,588
2005 171 681 2,238 4,015 708 1,081 8,895
2006 156 561 2,684 3,972 816 1,094 9,283
2007 160 701 2,604 4,381 754 1,129 9,730
2008 171 682 2,521 4,145 728 1,208 9,456
2009 153 517 2,573 4,351 795 987 9,375
2010 144 527 2,442 4,294 757 1,208 9,373
2011 143 549 2,187 4,596 707 1,204 9,387
2012 156 782 2,163 4,731 749 1,225 9,806
2013 156 674 2,407 5,091 797 1,349 10,474
2014 150 630 2,345 5,024 819 1,294 10,263
2000-14 -0.19% 1.34% 0.00% 2.24% 0.58% 2.01% 1.40%
*Coincident peaks do not include sales for resale
Average Annual Growth Rate
Coincident Peak - Megawatts (MW)*
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The Company models sales per customer for the residential class using the SAE model discussed
above, which combines the end-use modeling concepts with traditional regression analysis
techniques.
For the commercial class, the Company forecasts sales using regression analysis techniques with
non-manufacturing employment designated as the major economic driver, in addition to weather-
related variables. Monthly sales for the commercial class are forecast directly from historical
sales volumes, not as a product of the use per customer and number of customers. The
development of the forecast of monthly commercial sales involves an additional step; to reflect
the addition of a large “lumpy” change in sales such as a new data center, monthly commercial
sales are increased based on input from the Company’s CAM’s. Although the scale is much
smaller, the treatment of large commercial additions is similar to the methodology for large
industrial customer sales, which is discussed below.
Monthly sales for irrigation and street lighting are forecast directly from historical sales volumes,
not as a product of the use per customer and number of customers.
The majority of industrial sales are modeled using regression analysis with trend and economic
variables. Manufacturing employment is used as the major economic driver. For a small
number of the very largest industrial customers, the Company prepares individual forecasts
based on input from the customer and information provided by the CAM’s.
After the Company develops the forecasts of monthly energy sales by customer class, a forecast
of hourly loads is developed in two steps. First, monthly peak forecasts are developed for each
state. The monthly peak model uses historical peak-producing weather for each state, and
incorporates the impact of weather on peak loads through several weather variables that drive
heating and cooling usage. The weather variables include the average temperature on the peak
day and lagged average temperatures from up to two days before the day of the forecast. The
peak forecast is based on average monthly historical peak-producing weather for the 20-year
period, 1994 through 2013. Second, the Company develops hourly load forecasts for each state
using hourly load models that include state-specific hourly load data, daily weather variables, the
20-year average temperatures as identified above, a typical annual weather pattern, and day-type
variables such as weekends and holidays as inputs to the model. The hourly loads are adjusted to
match the monthly peaks from the first step above. Hourly loads are then adjusted so the
monthly sum of hourly loads equals monthly sales plus line losses.
After the hourly load forecasts are developed for each state, hourly loads are aggregated to the
total system level. The system coincident peaks can then be identified, as well as the
contribution of each jurisdiction to those monthly peaks.
Sales Forecast at the Customer Meter
This section provides total system and state-level forecasted retail sales summaries measured at
the customer meter by customer class including load reduction projections from new energy
efficiency measures from the Preferred Portfolio.
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Table A.8 – System Annual Sales Forecast 2015 through 2024
Residential
Average annual growth of the residential class sales forecast declined from 0.6 percent in the
2013 IRP Update to -0.2 percent in the 2015 IRP.
The number of residential customers across PacifiCorp’s system is expected to grow at an annual
average rate of 1.0 percent, reaching approximately 1.7 million customers in 2024, with Rocky
Mountain Power states adding 1.4 percent per year and Pacific Power states adding 0.4 percent
per year. New customers on PacifiCorp’s system will also contribute to declining average use of
the residential class. It is expected that new single-family homes are likely to use more efficient
appliances and use gas instead of electricity for both space and water heating.
Commercial
Average annual growth of the commercial class sales forecast declined from 1.1 percent annual
average growth in the 2013 IRP Update to 0.4 percent expected average annual growth. The
Company lowered its data center load expectations in Utah and Oregon in the 2015 IRP load
forecast due to lower than expected initial loads and additional energy efficiency gains in the
technology industry.
PacifiCorp total commercial customers are expected to grow at an annual average rate of 0.8
percent, reaching almost 219,000 total customers in 2024. Rocky Mountain Power is expected to
add commercial customers at 1.4 percent annually, and Pacific Power is forecasted to add 0.4
percent annually.
Industrial
Average annual growth of the industrial class sales forecast declined from 1.7 percent annual
average growth in the 2013 IRP Update to 0.4 percent expected annual growth.
A portion of the Company’s industrial load is in the oil and natural gas sector in Utah and
Wyoming; therefore, changes in natural gas and oil prices can impact the Company’s load
forecast. The Company has seen several large industrial customers cancel expected new load
when gas and oil prices have fallen. The risk to the Company’s load forecast due to commodity
price changes is reflected in the high and low economic growth scenarios discussed below.
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Public Authority Total
2015 15,624,212 17,342,946 20,720,928 1,389,301 143,460 274,200 55,495,047
2016 15,671,354 17,579,292 21,041,923 1,388,035 144,040 274,940 56,099,585
2017 15,626,345 17,727,257 21,082,095 1,386,409 143,650 274,200 56,239,956
2018 15,630,039 17,820,123 21,115,922 1,384,596 143,700 274,200 56,368,580
2019 15,651,098 17,843,052 21,154,829 1,382,404 143,710 274,200 56,449,292
2020 15,575,099 17,929,515 21,319,441 1,381,044 144,130 274,940 56,624,168
2021 15,479,683 17,894,201 21,288,648 1,379,452 143,720 274,200 56,459,905
2022 15,443,463 17,901,109 21,366,407 1,377,766 143,720 274,200 56,506,666
2023 15,355,476 17,915,244 21,391,383 1,375,943 143,720 274,200 56,455,966
2024 15,333,417 17,966,054 21,525,322 1,374,111 144,140 274,940 56,617,985
2015-24 -0.2% 0.4% 0.4% -0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%
Average Annual Growth Rate
System Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
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State Summaries
Oregon
Table A.9 summarizes Oregon state forecasted retail sales growth by customer class.
Table A.9 – Forecasted Sales Growth in Oregon
Washington
Table A.10 summarizes Washington state forecasted retail sales growth by customer class.
Table A.10 – Forecasted Sales Growth in Washington
California
Table A.11 summarizes California state forecasted sales growth by customer class.
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Total
2015 5,360,653 5,154,353 2,210,849 336,200 38,120 13,100,175
2016 5,368,670 5,173,475 2,152,886 336,220 38,230 13,069,482
2017 5,350,386 5,177,190 2,150,466 336,200 38,120 13,052,362
2018 5,353,337 5,169,956 2,146,991 336,200 38,120 13,044,604
2019 5,359,816 5,168,774 2,158,608 336,200 38,120 13,061,519
2020 5,332,311 5,182,723 2,174,162 336,220 38,230 13,063,647
2021 5,298,646 5,167,021 2,170,389 336,200 38,120 13,010,376
2022 5,302,350 5,168,914 2,179,082 336,200 38,120 13,024,666
2023 5,316,727 5,178,033 2,201,761 336,200 38,120 13,070,841
2024 5,351,686 5,197,730 2,221,090 336,220 38,230 13,144,955
2015-24 -0.02% 0.09% 0.05% 0.00% 0.03% 0.04%
Oregon Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Average Annual Growth Rate
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Total
2015 1,569,627 1,493,393 799,153 146,360 9,880 4,018,413
2016 1,565,767 1,511,324 799,998 146,360 9,920 4,033,370
2017 1,550,682 1,516,347 795,591 146,360 9,880 4,018,861
2018 1,541,720 1,519,230 793,175 146,360 9,880 4,010,365
2019 1,532,980 1,516,819 789,882 146,360 9,880 3,995,921
2020 1,521,339 1,520,946 790,678 146,360 9,910 3,989,234
2021 1,504,294 1,510,434 786,721 146,360 9,880 3,957,689
2022 1,495,254 1,503,091 784,623 146,360 9,880 3,939,208
2023 1,487,377 1,494,554 782,226 146,360 9,880 3,920,397
2024 1,485,476 1,490,312 782,385 146,360 9,910 3,914,444
2015-24 -0.61% -0.02% -0.24% 0.00% 0.03% -0.29%
Washington Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Average Annual Growth Rate
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Table A.11 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in California
Utah
Table A.12 summarizes Utah state forecasted sales growth by customer class.
Table A.12 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Utah
Idaho
Table A.13 summarizes Idaho state forecasted sales growth by customer class.
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Total
2015 367,336 245,057 48,405 97,200 2,440 760,438
2016 363,742 247,502 47,931 97,210 2,450 758,834
2017 357,816 247,990 47,065 97,200 2,440 752,510
2018 352,992 247,459 46,246 97,200 2,440 746,338
2019 347,391 245,401 45,669 97,200 2,440 738,100
2020 341,676 244,571 45,479 97,210 2,450 731,387
2021 335,190 241,147 44,996 97,200 2,440 720,974
2022 330,807 238,115 44,644 97,200 2,440 713,207
2023 324,464 234,168 44,250 97,200 2,440 702,522
2024 318,273 229,737 44,007 97,210 2,450 691,677
2015-24 -1.58% -0.71% -1.05% 0.00% 0.05% -1.05%
Average Annual Growth Rate
California Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Public Authority Total
2015 6,573,550 8,458,275 8,706,305 197,050 78,630 274,200 24,288,010
2016 6,612,206 8,640,260 8,879,349 197,070 79,000 274,940 24,682,825
2017 6,613,877 8,771,098 8,863,813 197,050 78,820 274,200 24,798,858
2018 6,632,592 8,859,585 8,825,036 197,050 78,870 274,200 24,867,333
2019 6,660,939 8,882,841 8,871,333 197,050 78,880 274,200 24,965,243
2020 6,638,380 8,941,286 8,945,399 197,070 79,100 274,940 25,076,174
2021 6,613,722 8,938,827 8,968,815 197,050 78,890 274,200 25,071,504
2022 6,593,527 8,953,660 9,010,338 197,050 78,890 274,200 25,107,665
2023 6,511,571 8,970,081 9,054,936 197,050 78,890 274,200 25,086,727
2024 6,462,703 9,003,525 9,125,505 197,070 79,110 274,940 25,142,854
2015-24 -0.19% 0.70% 0.52% 0.00% 0.07% 0.03% 0.39%
Utah Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Average Annual Growth Rate
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Table A.13 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Idaho
Wyoming
Table A.14 summarizes Wyoming state forecasted sales growth by customer class.
Table A.14 – Forecasted Retail Sales Growth in Wyoming
Alternative Load Forecast Scenarios
The purpose of providing alternative load forecast cases is to determine the resource type and
timing impacts resulting from a change in the economy or system peaks as a result of higher than
normal temperatures.
The September 2014 forecast is the baseline scenario. For the high and low economic growth
scenarios assumptions from IHS Global Insight were applied to the economic drivers in the
Company’s load forecasting models. These growth assumptions were extended for the entire
forecast horizon.
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Total
2015 691,046 431,993 1,735,730 587,611 2,620 3,449,001
2016 694,712 434,035 1,739,113 586,295 2,630 3,456,785
2017 693,151 439,322 1,739,284 584,719 2,620 3,459,097
2018 693,955 445,150 1,739,788 582,906 2,620 3,464,420
2019 699,839 451,275 1,735,331 580,714 2,620 3,469,779
2020 702,725 458,506 1,734,443 579,304 2,630 3,477,608
2021 704,164 462,363 1,731,347 577,762 2,620 3,478,257
2022 709,279 467,475 1,728,793 576,076 2,620 3,484,243
2023 714,575 472,812 1,726,178 574,253 2,620 3,490,438
2024 722,386 478,436 1,724,423 572,371 2,630 3,500,246
2015-24 0.49% 1.14% -0.07% -0.29% 0.04% 0.16%
Idaho Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Average Annual Growth Rate
Year Residential Commercial Industrial Irrigation Lighting Total
2015 1,061,999 1,559,876 7,220,486 24,880 11,770 9,879,011
2016 1,066,258 1,572,694 7,422,646 24,880 11,810 10,098,288
2017 1,060,434 1,575,309 7,485,875 24,880 11,770 10,158,268
2018 1,055,442 1,578,744 7,564,685 24,880 11,770 10,235,521
2019 1,050,132 1,577,942 7,554,005 24,880 11,770 10,218,729
2020 1,038,667 1,581,482 7,629,280 24,880 11,810 10,286,119
2021 1,023,668 1,574,408 7,586,380 24,880 11,770 10,221,106
2022 1,012,246 1,569,855 7,618,926 24,880 11,770 10,237,676
2023 1,000,763 1,565,596 7,582,031 24,880 11,770 10,185,041
2024 992,892 1,566,315 7,627,912 24,880 11,810 10,223,809
2015-24 -0.74% 0.05% 0.61% 0.00% 0.04% 0.38%
Wyoming Retail Sales – Gigawatt-hours (GWh)
Average Annual Growth Rate
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Recognizing the volatility associated with the oil and gas extraction industries, PacifiCorp
applied additional assumptions for the Utah and Wyoming industrial class load forecasts in the
high and low scenario. Specifically, the Company focused on the increased uncertainty of the
industrial load forecast as it moves further out in time. In order to capture this increased
uncertainty the Company modeled 1,000 possible annual loads for each year based on the
standard error of the medium scenario regression equation. The 1,000 load values are then
ranked and the Company selected the 95th percentile and 5th percentile of the Utah and
Wyoming industrial loads for both the low and high growth scenarios.
For the 1-in-20 year (5 percent probability) extreme weather scenario, the Company used 1-in-20
year peak weather for summer (July) months for each state. The 1-in-20 year peak weather is
defined as the year for which the peak has the chance of occurring once in 20 years.
Figure A.12 shows the comparison of the above scenarios relative to the Base Case scenario.
Figure A.12 – Load Forecast Scenarios for 1-in-20 Weather, High, Base Case and Low
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APPENDIX B – IRP REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Introduction
This appendix describes how PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP complies with (1) the various state
commission IRP standards and guidelines, (2) specific analytical requirements stemming from
acknowledgment orders for the Company’s last IRP (2013 IRP), and (3) state commission IRP
requirements stemming from other regulatory proceedings.
Included in this appendix are the following tables:
● Table B.1 – Provides an overview and comparison of the rules in each state for which IRP
submission is required.4
● Table B.2 – Provides a description of how PacifiCorp addressed the 2013 IRP
acknowledgement requirements and other commission directives.
● Table B.3 – Provides an explanation of how this plan addresses each of the items contained
in the Oregon IRP guidelines.
● Table B.4 – Provides an explanation of how this plan addresses each of the items contained
in the Public Service Commission of Utah IRP Standard and Guidelines issued in June 1992.
● Table B.5 – Provides an explanation of how this plan addresses each of the items contained
in the Washington Utilities and Trade Commission IRP guidelines issued in January 2006.
● Table B.6 – Provides an explanation of how this plan addresses each of the items contained
in the Wyoming Public Service Commission IRP guidelines.
General Compliance
PacifiCorp prepares the IRP on a biennial basis and files the IRP with state commissions. The
preparation of the IRP is done in an open public process with consultation between all interested
parties, including commissioners and commission staff, customers, and other stakeholders. This
open process provides parties with a substantial opportunity to contribute information and ideas
in the planning process, and also serves to inform all parties on the planning issues and approach.
The public input process for this IRP, described in Volume I, Chapter 2 (Introduction), as well as
Volume II, Appendix C (Public Input Process) fully complies with IRP Standards and
Guidelines.
The IRP provides a framework and plan for future actions to ensure PacifiCorp continues to
provide reliable and least-cost electric service to its customers. The IRP evaluates, over a twenty-
year planning period, the future loads of PacifiCorp customers and the resources required to meet
this load.
To fill any gap between changes in loads and existing resources, while taking into consideration
potential early retirement of existing coal units as an alternative to investments that achieve
compliance with environmental regulations, the IRP evaluates a broad range of available
resource options, as required by state commission rules. These resource alternatives include
4 California guidelines exempt a utility with less than 500,000 customers in the state from filing an IRP. However,
PacifiCorp files its IRP and IRP supplements with the California Public Utilities Commission to address the
Company plan for compliance with the California RPS requirements.
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supply-side, demand-side, market, and transmission alternatives. The evaluation of the
alternatives in the IRP, as detailed in Volume I, Chapters 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach) and Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results) meets this requirement and
includes the impact to system costs, system operations, supply and transmission reliability, and
the impacts of various risks, uncertainties and externality costs that may occur. To perform the
analysis and evaluation, PacifiCorp employs a suite of models that simulate the complex
operation of the PacifiCorp system and its integration within the Western Interconnection. The
models allow for a rigorous testing of a reasonably broad range of commercially feasible
resource alternatives available to PacifiCorp on a consistent and comparable basis. The analytical
process, including the risk and uncertainty analysis, fully complies with IRP Standards and
Guidelines, and is described in detail in Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach).
The IRP analysis is designed to define a resource plan that is least cost, after consideration of
risks and uncertainties. To test resource alternatives and identify a least-cost, risk-adjusted plan,
portfolio resource options were developed and tested against each other. This testing included
examination of various tradeoffs among the portfolios, such as average cost versus risk,
reliability, customer rate impacts, and average annual CO2 emissions. This portfolio analysis and
the results and conclusions drawn from the analysis are described in Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results).
Consistent with the IRP Standards and Guidelines of Oregon, Utah, and Washington, this IRP
includes an action plan in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement). The
action plan details near-term actions that are necessary to ensure PacifiCorp continues to provide
reliable and least-cost electric service after considering risk and uncertainty. Volume I, Chapter 9
also provides a progress report on action items contained in the 2013 IRP.
The 2015 IRP and related action plan are filed with each commission with a request for prompt
acknowledgment. Acknowledgment means that a commission recognizes the IRP as meeting all
regulatory requirements at the time of acknowledgment. In the case where a commission
acknowledges the IRP in part or not at all, PacifiCorp works with the commission to modify and
re-file an IRP that meets their acknowledgment standards.
State commission acknowledgment orders or letters typically stress that an acknowledgment
does not indicate approval or endorsement of IRP conclusions or analysis results. Similarly, an
acknowledgment does not imply that favorable ratemaking treatment for resources proposed in
the IRP will be given.
California
Subsection (i) of California Public Utilities Code, Section 454.5, states that utilities serving less
than 500,000 customers in the state are exempt from filing an IRP for California. The number of
PacifiCorp customers, located in the most northern parts of the state, fall below this threshold.
PacifiCorp filed for and received an exemption on July 10, 2003.
Idaho
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s Order No. 22299, issued in January 1989, specifies
integrated resource planning requirements. The Order mandates that PacifiCorp submit a
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Resource Management Report (RMR) on a biennial basis. The intent of the RMR is to describe
the status of IRP efforts in a concise format, and cover the following areas:
Each utility's RMR should discuss any flexibilities and analyses considered during
comprehensive resource planning, such as: (1) examination of load forecast
uncertainties; (2) effects of known or potential changes to existing resources; (3)
consideration of demand and supply side resource options; and (4) contingencies
for upgrading, optioning and acquiring resources at optimum times (considering
cost, availability, lead time, reliability, risk, etc.) as future events unfold.
This IRP is submitted to the Idaho PUC as the Resource Management Report for 2015, and fully
addresses the above report components.
Oregon
This IRP is submitted to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) in compliance with its
planning guidelines issued in January 2007 (Order No. 07-002). The Commission’s IRP
guidelines consist of substantive requirements (Guideline 1), procedural requirements (Guideline
2), plan filing, review, and updates (Guideline 3), plan components (Guideline 4), transmission
(Guideline 5), conservation (Guideline 6), demand response (Guideline 7), environmental costs
(Guideline 8, Order No. 08-339, dated June 30, 2008), direct access loads (Guideline 9), multi-
state utilities (Guideline 10), reliability (Guideline 11), distributed generation (Guideline 12),
resource acquisition (Guideline 13), and flexible resource capacity (Order No. 12-0135).
Consistent with the earlier guidelines (Order 89-507, dated Aril 20, 1989), the Commission notes
that acknowledgment does not guarantee favorable ratemaking treatment, only that the plan
seems reasonable at the time acknowledgment is given. Table B.3 provides detail on how this
plan addresses each of the requirements.
Utah
This IRP is submitted to the State of Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) in compliance with
its 1992 Order on Standards and Guidelines for Integrated Resource Planning (Docket No. 90-
2035-01, “Report and Order on Standards and Guidelines”). Table B.4 documents how
PacifiCorp complies with each of these standards.
Washington
This IRP is submitted to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) in
compliance with its rule requiring least cost planning (Washington Administrative Code 480-
100-238), and the rule amendment issued on January 9, 2006 (WAC 480-100-238, Docket No.
UE-030311). In addition to a least cost plan, the rule requires provision of a two-year action plan
and a progress report that “relates the new plan to the previously filed plan.”
The rule requires PacifiCorp to submit a work plan for informal commission review not later
than 12 months prior to the due date of the plan. The work plan is to lay out the contents of the
IRP, the resource assessment method, and timing and extent of public participation. PacifiCorp
5 Public Utility Commission of Oregon, Order No. 12-013, Docket No. 1461, January 19, 2012.
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filed a work plan with the Commission on March 31, 2014 in Docket No. UE-140546. Table B.5
provides detail on how this plan addresses each of the rule requirements.
Wyoming
Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC) Rule 253 provides guidance on filing IRPs for
any utility serving Wyoming customers. The rule, shown below, went into effect in September
2009. Table B.6 provides detail on how this plan addresses the rule requirements.
Rule 253: Integrated Resource Planning.
Any utility serving in Wyoming required to file an integrated resource plan (IRP) in any
jurisdiction, shall file that IRP with the Wyoming Public Service Commission. The
Commission may require any utility serving in Wyoming to prepare and file an IRP when
the Commission determines it is in the public interest. Commission advisory staff shall
review the IRP as directed by the Commission and report its findings to the Commission
in open meeting. The review may be conducted in accordance with guidelines set from
time to time as conditions warrant.
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Table B.1 – Integrated Resource Planning Standards and Guidelines Summary by State
Topic Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming
Source
Order No. 07-002,
Investigation Into
Integrated Resource
Planning, January 8,
2007, as amended by
Order No. 07-047.
Order No. 08-339,
Investigation into the
Treatment of CO2 Risk
in the Integrated
Resource Planning
Process, June 30, 2008.
Order No. 09-041, New
Rule OAR 860-027-
0400, implementing
Guideline 3, “Plan
Filing, Review, and
Updates”.
Order No. 12-013,
“Investigation of Matters
related to Electric
Vehicle Charging”,
January 19, 2012.
Docket 90-2035-01
Standards and
Guidelines for
Integrated Resource
Planning June 18, 1992.
WAC 480-100-251 Least
cost planning, May 19,
1987, and as amended
from WAC 480-100-238
Least Cost Planning
Rulemaking, January 9,
2006 (Docket # UE-
030311)
Order 22299
Electric Utility
Conservation Standards
and Practices
January, 1989.
See Wyoming section
above for Wyoming
Commission Rule 253.
Filing
Requirements
Least-cost plans must be
filed with the
Commission.
An Integrated Resource
Plan (IRP) is to be
submitted to
Commission.
Submit a least cost plan
to the Commission. Plan
to be developed with
consultation of
Commission staff, and
with public involvement.
Submit “Resource
Management Report”
(RMR) on planning
status. Also file progress
reports on conservation,
low-income programs,
lost opportunities and
capability building.
Any utility serving in
Wyoming required to file
an integrated resource
plan (IRP) in any
jurisdiction, shall file
that IRP with the
Wyoming Public Service
Commission.
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Topic Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming
Frequency
Plans filed biennially,
within two years of its
previous IRP
acknowledgment order.
An annual update to the
most recently
acknowledged IRP is
required to be filed on or
before the one-year
anniversary of the
acknowledgment order
date. While
informational only,
utilities may request
acknowledgment of
proposed changes to the
action plan.
File biennially. File biennially. RMR to be filed at least
biennially. Conservation
reports to be filed
annually. Low income
reports to be filed at least
annually. Lost
Opportunities reports to
be filed at least annually.
Capability building
reports to be filed at least
annually.
The Commission may
require any utility
serving in Wyoming to
prepare and file an IRP
when the Commission
determines it is in the
public interest.
Commission
Response
Least-cost plan (LCP)
acknowledged if found to
comply with standards
and guidelines. A
decision made in the
LCP process does not
guarantee favorable rate-
making treatment. The
OPUC may direct the
utility to revise the IRP
or conduct additional
analysis before an
acknowledgment order is
issued.
Note, however, that Rate
Plan legislation allows
pre-approval of near-
term resource
investments.
IRP acknowledged if
found to comply with
standards and guidelines.
Prudence reviews of new
resource acquisitions
will occur during rate
making proceedings.
The plan will be
considered, with other
available information,
when evaluating the
performance of the
utility in rate
proceedings.
WUTC sends a letter
discussing the report,
making suggestions and
requirements and
acknowledges the report.
Report does not
constitute pre-approval
of proposed resource
acquisitions.
Idaho sends a short letter
stating that they accept
the filing and
acknowledge the report
as satisfying
Commission
requirements.
Commission advisory
staff shall review the IRP
as directed by the
Commission and report
its findings to the
Commission in open
meeting.
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Topic Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming
Process
The public and other
utilities are allowed
significant involvement
in the preparation of the
plan, with opportunities
to contribute and receive
information. Order 07-
002 requires that the
utility present IRP results
to the OPUC at a public
meeting prior to the
deadline for written
public comments.
Commission staff and
parties should complete
their comments and
recommendations within
six months after IRP
filing.
Competitive secrets must
be protected.
Planning process open to
the public at all stages.
IRP developed in
consultation with the
Commission, its staff,
with ample opportunity
for public input.
In consultation with
Commission staff,
develop and implement a
public involvement plan.
Involvement by the
public in development of
the plan is required.
PacifiCorp is required to
submit a work plan for
informal commission
review not later than 12
months prior to the due
date of the plan. The
work plan is to lay out
the contents of the IRP,
resource assessment
method, and timing and
extent of public
participation.
Utilities to work with
Commission staff when
reviewing and updating
RMRs. Regular public
workshops should be
part of process.
The review may be
conducted in accordance
with guidelines set from
time to time as
conditions warrant.
The Public Service
Commission of
Wyoming, in its Letter
Order on PacifiCorp’s
2008 IRP (Docket No.
2000-346-EA-09)
adopted Commission
Staff’s recommendation
to expand the review
process to include a
technical conference, an
expanded public
comment period, and
filing of reply comments.
Focus
20-year plan, with end-
effects, and a short-term
(two-year) action plan.
The IRP process should
result in the selection of
that mix of options
which yields, for society
over the long run, the
best combination of
expected costs and
variance of costs.
20-year plan, with short-
term (four-year) action
plan. Specific actions
for the first two years
and anticipated actions
in the second two years
to be detailed. The IRP
process should result in
the selection of the
optimal set of resources
given the expected
combination of costs,
risk and uncertainty.
20-year plan, with short-
term (two-year) action
plan.
The plan describes mix
of resources sufficient to
meet current and future
loads at “lowest
reasonable” cost to
utility and ratepayers.
Resource cost, market
volatility risks, demand-
side resource
uncertainty, resource
dispatchability, ratepayer
risks, policy impacts,
and environmental risks,
must be considered.
20-year plan to meet load
obligations at least-cost,
with equal consideration
to demand side
resources. Plan to
address risks and
uncertainties. Emphasis
on clarity,
understandability,
resource capabilities and
planning flexibility.
Identification of least-
cost/least-risk resources
and discussion of
deviations from least-
cost resources or
resource combinations.
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Topic Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming
Elements
Basic elements include:
All resources
evaluated on a
consistent and
comparable basis.
Risk and uncertainty
must be considered.
The primary goal
must be least cost,
consistent with the
long-run public
interest.
The plan must be
consistent with
Oregon and federal
energy policy.
External costs must
be considered, and
quantified where
possible. OPUC
specifies
environmental adders
(Order No. 93-695,
Docket UM 424).
Multi-state utilities
should plan their
generation and
transmission systems
on an integrated-
system basis.
Construction of
resource portfolios
over the range of
identified risks and
uncertainties.
Portfolio analysis
shall include fuel
transportation and
transmission
requirements.
Plan includes
IRP will include:
Range of forecasts of
future load growth
Evaluation of all
present and future
resources, including
demand side, supply
side and market, on a
consistent and
comparable basis.
Analysis of the role of
competitive bidding
A plan for adapting to
different paths as the
future unfolds.
A cost effectiveness
methodology.
An evaluation of the
financial, competitive,
reliability and
operational risks
associated with
resource options, and
how the action plan
addresses these risks.
Definition of how
risks are allocated
between ratepayers
and shareholders
The plan shall include:
A range of forecasts
of future demand
using methods that
examine the effect of
economic forces on
the consumption of
electricity and that
address changes in the
number, type and
efficiency of electrical
end-uses.
An assessment of
commercially
available
conservation,
including load
management, as well
as an assessment of
currently employed
and new policies and
programs needed to
obtain the
conservation
improvements.
Assessment of a wide
range of conventional
and commercially
available
nonconventional
generating
technologies
An assessment of
transmission system
capability and
reliability.
A comparative
evaluation of energy
supply resources
(including
transmission and
Discuss analyses
considered including:
Load forecast
uncertainties;
Known or potential
changes to existing
resources;
Equal consideration of
demand and supply
side resource options;
Contingencies for
upgrading, optioning
and acquiring
resources at optimum
times;
Report on existing
resource stack, load
forecast and additional
resource menu.
Proposed Commission
Staff guidelines issued
on January 2009 cover:
Sufficiency of the
public comment
process
Utility strategic goals
and preferred portfolio
Resource need and
changes in expected
resource acquisitions
Environmental impacts
Market purchase
evaluation
Reserve margin
analysis
Demand-side
management and
energy efficiency
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Topic Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming
conservation
potential study,
demand response
resources,
environmental costs,
and distributed
generation
technologies.
Avoided cost filing
required within 30
days of
acknowledgment.
distribution) and
improvements in
conservation using
“lowest reasonable
cost” criteria.
Integration of the
demand forecasts and
resource evaluations
into a long-range (at
least 10 years) plan.
All plans shall also
include a progress
report that relates the
new plan to the
previously filed plan.
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Reference IRP Requirement or Recommendation
How the Requirement or Recommendation is
Addressed in the 2015 IRP
Idaho
Order No.
PAC-E-13-05,
p. 12.
The Commission directs the Company to
increase its efforts toward achieving
higher levels of cost-effective DSM. In
future IRP and DSM filings, the
Commission directs the Company to
present clear and quantifiable metrics
governing its actions regarding decisions
to implement or decline to implement
energy efficiency programs.
PacifiCorp has targeted all cost-effective DSM as
selected by System Optimizer in the 2015 IRP and
provides an update on its DSM acquisition action
items from the 2013 IRP in Volume I, Chapter 9.
DSM selections and the associated action plan from
the 2015 IRP are presented in Volume I, Chapter 8
and Volume I, Chapter 9. PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP
DSM state implementation plans are provided in
Appendix D.
Oregon
Order No. 14-
252, p. 3
Beginning in the third quarter of 2014,
PacifiCorp will appear before the
Commission to provide quarterly updates
on coal plant compliance requirements,
legal proceedings, pollution control
investments, and other major capital
expenditures on its coal plants or
transmission projects. PacifiCorp may
provide a written report and need not
appear if there are no significant changes
between the quarterly updates.
OPUC Order No. 14-288 modified the
requirements, moving the date of the first meeting
from the third quarter of 2014 to the fourth quarter
of 2014. The initial meeting was held on October
28, 2014. A copy of the presentation made to the
OPUC is available on their website at the following
location:
http://www.puc.state.or.us/meetings/pmemos/2014/
102814-pac/pacpresentation.pdf
The first quarter 2015 meeting was held March 16,
2015.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 3
In future IRPs, PacifiCorp will provide:
Timelines and key decision points for
expected pollution control options and
transmission investments; and
Tables detailing major planned
expenditures with estimated costs in
each year for each plant or transmission
project, under different modeled
scenarios.
Volume III contains timelines that outline key
decision points for pollution control options at
Wyodak, Naughton Unit 3, Dave Johnston Unit 3,
and Cholla Unit 4.
Volume III further contains tables detailing major
planned expenditures by year specific to each
compliance scenario studied for Wyodak, Naughton
Unit 3, Dave Johnston Unit 3, and Cholla Unit 4.
Additional annual cost detail for existing coal units
modeled among four different Regional Haze
scenarios applied during the resource portfolio
development process are included in Confidential
data disks files with the 2015 IRP.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 5
Rather than detail a specific coal analysis
that will be required in the future, we
instead direct the participants to schedule
several workshops, at least one of which
we will attend, to be held within the next
six months to determine the parameters of
coal analyses in future IRPs.
PacifiCorp held a total of four workshops dedicated
solely to the modeling approach for coal plant
investments. These meetings were attended by
OPUC Staff and intervening parties to the 2013 IRP
filed under Docket LC 57. The OPUC
Commissioners attended the fourth workshop, held
on August 6, 2014.
Following the final workshop, Staff presented a
memo at the OPUC public meeting outlining what
they described as “an appropriate coal analysis
framework for PacifiCorp’s 2015 Integrated
Resource Plan.”
The OPUC later issued Order No. 14-296
memorializing the analysis framework as presented
by Staff. PacifiCorp met all requirements of this
Order in its analysis summarized in Volume III.
Additionally, the analysis approach was also
discussed fully with all stakeholders at the
September 25-26, 2014 Public Input Meeting.
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Addressed in the 2015 IRP
Order No. 14-
252, p. 6
OPUC Commission modified Action Item
8a for Naughton Unit 3 to read as follows:
Evaluate the Naughton Unit 3 investment
decision in the 2015 IRP with updated
analysis, including the option of shutdown
versus conversion.
The required analysis is included in Volume III.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 10
The modified Action Item 8d is:
Continue to evaluate alternative
compliance strategies that will meet
Regional Haze compliance obligations,
related to the US. Environmental
Protection Agency's Federal
Implementation Plan requirements to
install SCR equipment at Cholla Unit 4.
Provide an analysis of the Cholla Unit 4
compliance alternatives in a special,
designated IRP Update within six months
of the final order in LC 57 and well
enough in advance to allow for all viable
pollution control alternatives to be
adequately considered and pursued.
On September 29, 2014 PacifiCorp filed a Special
Update to the 2013 IRP containing the Cholla
analysis as directed by the OPUC. The analysis
presented in the special update is also included in
the Volume III of the 2015 IRP.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 10
Within three months of the order in this
proceeding, PacifiCorp will schedule and
hold a confidential technical workshop to
review existing analysis on planned Craig
and Hayden environmental investments.
A special public meeting was held on August 6,
2014 to provide the requested analysis. The
meeting was confidential, limited to parties subject
to the confidentiality provisions included with
Docket LC 57.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 13
Prior to the end of 2014, PacifiCorp will
work with participants to explore options
for how PacifiCorp plans to model and
perform analysis in the 2015 IRP related
to what is known about the requirements
of §111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
PacifiCorp discussed its 111(d) modeling approach
with Oregon stakeholders at the coal analysis
workshops, discussed above. OPUC Commissioners
attended the workshop on August 6, 2014.
PacifiCorp further discussed its 111(d) modeling
approach at multiple public input meetings and
hosted two technical workshops (one in Portland
and one in Salt Lake City) to demonstrate the use of
the 111(d) Scenario Maker spreadsheet tool
developed for the 2015 IRP for the sole purpose of
modeling 111(d) policy and compliance
uncertainties.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 13
In the acknowledgement order the
Commission provided the following
recommendation:
As part of the 2015, 2017, and 2019 IRPs,
PacifiCorp will provide an updated
version of the screening tool spreadsheet
model that was provided to participants in
the 2011 (docket LC 52) IRP Update.
PacifiCorp has provided three different versions of
the screening model. These models are specific for
different variations of Regional Haze scenarios
analyzed in the 2015 IRP. The models are included
on the confidential data disks filed with the 2015
IRP.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 16
Provide twice yearly updates on the status
of DSM IRP acquisition goals to the
Commission in 2014 and 2015, including
a summary of DSM acquisitions from
large special contract customers.
PacifiCorp provided two DSM updates to the OPUC
in 2014. The first update was on August 6, 2014,
and the second was on December 3, 2014. A third
meeting was held March 10, 2015.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 16
Include in the 2014 conservation potential
study information specific to PacifiCorp's
service territory for all states other than
Oregon that quantifies how much Class 2
DSM programs can be accelerated and
how much it will cost to accelerate
The conservation potential study contains the
requested information. It is available on the 2015
IRP data disk and online, with all appendices at the
following location:
http://www.pacificorp.com/es/dsm.html
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acquisition.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 16
Include a PacifiCorp service area specific
implementation plan as part of the 2015
IRP filing.
Appendix D contains the implementation plan as
requested.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 16
In future IRPs, PacifiCorp will provide
yearly Class 1 and Class 2 DSM
acquisition targets in both GWh and MW
for each year in the planning period, by
state.
See Appendix D for the breakdown by state and
year for both energy and capacity selected for the
preferred portfolio.
Order No. 14-
252, p. 20
Order 14-252 modified Action Item 9b to
read:
Continue permitting Segments D, E, F,
and H until PacifiCorp files its 2015 IRP,
at which time a SBT analysis for these
segments will be performed.
See the 2013 IRP Action Plan Status Update in
Volume I, Chapter 9 which includes the following:
PacifiCorp has continued to permit the Segments as
discussed above. The Company is not proposing an
acknowledgement Action Item for the Segments in
the 2015 IRP – thus there is not an SBT analysis
provided.
Utah
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 14.
Because EPA’s proposed and final
implementation plans and challenges to
those implementation plans continue to
fluctuate, we encourage PacifiCorp to
continue to monitor and prudently respond
to the constantly changing landscape in its
IRP update to be filed in 2014 (2013 IRP
Update) and in the 2015 IRP.
PacifiCorp is fully engaged in state and EPA
Regional Haze implementation plan activity.
Background on Regional Haze is provided in
Volume I, Chapter 3. Prospective Regional Haze
requirements and potential compliance outcomes are
considered in the 2015 IRP resource portfolio
development process (Volume I, Chapter 7 and
Volume I, Chapter 8). Impacts of Regional Haze
outcomes are assessed in the 2015 IRP acquisition
path analysis (Volume I, Chapter 9). PacifiCorp
provides a detailed update on Regional Haze
requirements Wyodak, Naughton Unit 3, Dave
Johnston Unit 3, and Cholla Unit 4 in Volume III.
Action items related to these coal units are outlined
in Volume I, Chapter 9.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 15.
While the SBT shows some promise in
demonstrating non-modeled benefits and
costs, we are not persuaded it adequately
identifies these benefits in the 2013 IRP...
However, PacifiCorp should continue to
discuss with state agencies and other
interested parties how best to consider this
information in the identification of a
preferred portfolio prior to its use.
PacifiCorp held several workshops with interested
stakeholders to discuss options for quantifying
potential transmission benefits. See Volume I,
Chapter 9, Action Item 9a update for more
information. Going forward, PacifiCorp will
develop cost and benefit support for transmission
projects for which it is seeking Commission
acknowledgement.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 15.
The Division and other parties indicate the
IRP process is difficult and time-
consuming...Further, we understand
process improvements are being discussed
informally, which we encourage.
The Company held a meeting on September 23,
2013 to discuss potential improvements in the IRP
process, as well as accepting written comments
from stakeholders. These comments and suggestions
resulted in several changes to the 2015 IRP. Some
examples include scheduling multi-day public input
meetings to ensure there is adequate time to cover
topics thoroughly, addition of a Feedback Form for
stakeholders to provide comments throughout the
public input process. Comments received through
this process directly influenced assumptions and
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core case definitions adopted for the 2015 IRP.
PacifiCorp is also increasing transparency by
including data disks with its 2015 IRP filing, and
held technical workshops on new models introduced
to the 2015 IRP (the 111(d) Scenario Maker model).
PacifiCorp further improved its modeling approach
by including estimates of transmission integration
and reinforcement costs specific to each unique
resource portfolio.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 17.
As we have stated in the past, sensitivity
analysis should be an effective tool for
evaluating the effect on resource selection
of various assumptions regarding solar
and wind resource costs. We recognize
there are differences of opinion, and some
uncertainties, regarding renewable
resource cost assumptions. We encourage
PacifiCorp and stakeholders to develop a
strategy to address this issue in the 2015
IRP. Further, the results of this effort
could be utilized in PacifiCorp’s
acquisition path analysis to inform
decisions if the future unfolds differently
than expected.
See Volume I, Chapter 6 for discussion related to
cost assumptions related to new resources.
Resource cost assumptions were reviewed and
discussed with stakeholders at the August 7, 2014
public input meeting. As part of the 2015 IRP
PacifiCorp requested stakeholder feedback on all
topics, including renewable resource costs, which
resulted in sensitivity around potential future solar
costs (S-12) with assumptions provided by members
of the stakeholder group. Sensitivity assumptions
are discussed in Volume I, Chapter 7. Sensitivity
results are provided in Volume I, Chapter 8.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 19.
UCE questions the annual limit of
available rooftop solar resource in
Utah...We support PacifiCorp’s
commitment to address this issue in the
2015 IRP cycle.
PacifiCorp has included an updated distributed
generation (DG) assessment, prepared by Navigant
Consulting, in the 2015 IRP. This DG assessment is
used to support DG penetration levels (inclusive of
rooftop solar and other DG technologies) among
base, low and high scenarios. The study is discussed
in Volume I, Chapter 5, and included in Volume II,
Appendix O.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 19.
PacifiCorp’s treatment of RECs in the 2013
IRP is questioned by several parties. First,
in its replacement of 208 megawatts of
wind resource in the Preferred Portfolio
with unbundled RECs, PacifiCorp does not
analyze the comparative risks of the two
alternatives, essentially concluding that a
wind resource and an unbundled REC carry
the same risks for customers. Parties argue
this conclusion should be tested rather than
assumed. Second, parties argue the value o
a REC should be included in the cost of a
renewable resource as an offset. We direct
PacifiCorp to further address both of these
issues in the 2013 IRP Update.
PacifiCorp addressed this issue in the 2013 IRP
Update as directed. Please see pages 45-46 of the
2013 IRP Update for discussion on the Renewable
Energy Credit value.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 19-20.
UCE and Interwest argue PacifiCorp’s
assumed capacity contribution at the time o
peak demand for wind and solar resources
is understated and is inconsistent with the
method and values approved by the
Commission in its August 16, 2013, Order
on Phase II Issues in Docket No. 12-035-
100 (“August Order”) on avoided costs for
qualifying facilities (“QF”s)....In the 2013
IRP Update we direct PacifiCorp to perform
PacifiCorp’s 2013 IRP Update contained the
sensitivity case as directed. These renewable
sensitivities are discussed on pages 59-67 of the 2013
IRP Update, with the specific capacity sensitivity
results on page 67. PacifiCorp further produced a
solar and wind capacity contribution study in support
of its 2015 IRP. This study is provided in Volume II,
Appendix N.
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a sensitivity case with stochastic analysis
using the values in the August Order for
wind and solar capacity contribution.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 22.
The Office recommends the Commission
require PacifiCorp “to provide a
contingency plan for the IRP’s heavy
reliance on [front office transactions] to be
used in the event that market supplies
tighten and prices increase
significantly...We encourage PacifiCorp to
examine the Office’s recommendation in
the 2015 IRP cycle. Such analysis could
be included in the section of the IRP
devoted to acquisition path analysis.
PacifiCorp discusses its assumed market limits in
Volume I, Chapter 6. Modeling of market purchases
is discussed in Volume I, Chapter 7. Core case
definitions include a scenario that limits market
purchases at NOB and Mona (Volume I, Chapter 7),
which is used to address market limits in the
acquisition path analysis (Volume I, Chapter 9).
PacifiCorp provides an assessment of western
resource adequacy in Volume II, Appendix J. With
reduced loads, increasing DG penetration, and
increased DSM acquisition, market purchases in the
2015 IRP preferred portfolio are down by 29%
through 2024 relative to the 2013 IRP preferred
portfolio.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 23.
We accept a 13 percent planning reserve
as reasonable for this IRP and recommend
continued analysis of this issue, both
through LOLP study and tradeoff analysis.
PacifiCorp presented the results of its Planning
Reserve Margin study at the September 25-26
public input meeting. The study itself is included as
Volume II, Appendix I.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 23-24.
We direct PacifiCorp to present in the
2015 IRP an analysis of whether the
available historical cooling degree day
information is an appropriate predictor of
future “normal” conditions and, if
warranted, to identify and implement a
superior predictor in that IRP.
This topic was addressed at the July 17-18, 2014
public input meeting and discussed in Appendix A.
In short, the peak producing weather has not
changed significantly when looking at five, ten, or
twenty year averages. As such, PacifiCorp has not
adjusted the historic time period for load
forecasting.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 24.
UCE and WRA also dispute PacifiCorp’s
decision to eliminate the long-run load
volatility parameter from its stochastic
analysis. PacifiCorp argues this parameter
produces results that are not useful for
comparing the costs and risks of portfolios
and that it is more appropriate to study
long-term load risk through load forecast
scenario analysis. We direct PacifiCorp to
facilitate a discussion of this issue in the
2015 IRP cycle.
Stochastic parameters were discussed at the August
7-8, 2014 public input meeting as well as the
September 25-26, 2014 public input meeting.
PacifiCorp continues to use short-term volatility and
mean reversion parameters to model load volatility.
Long-term load uncertainties are analyzed using
load sensitivity analysis, described in Volume I,
Chapter 7 with results presented in Volume I,
Chapter 8. These sensitivities inform the 2015 IRP
acquisition path analysis in Volume I, Chapter 9.
Order, Docket
o. 13-2035-01,
p. 24
The Division notes PacifiCorp includes
historic load data in the 2013 IRP. We
note the annual coincident peak load data
by state in Table A.7 on page 13 of
Appendix A, appears rather to provide
each state’s highest monthly peak load
which is coincident with the system rather
than its load coincident with the time of
annual system peak. PacifiCorp should
correct this table and provide it in its 2013
IRP Update.
A corrected table was provided as Appendix E in
the 2013 IRP Update.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
p. 25.
The Division notes PacifiCorp includes in
Table 9.2, “an excellent summary of
actions [PacifiCorp] may undertake
should the future start to turn out
See Volume I, Chapter 9, specifically Table 9.3 for
the acquisition path analysis discussion.
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significantly different than anticipated as
reflected in [PacifiCorp’s] preferred
portfolio.” We concur with the Division
this is a very useful table and we
encourage PacifiCorp to expand its use of
this table in its 2013 IRP Update and 2015
IRP to address additional issues.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
p. 25.
WRA and UCE request PacifiCorp
conduct a workshop on its stochastic risk
modeling. We find this to be a reasonable
request and suggest PacifiCorp include
this topic in a separate workshop in its
2015 IRP cycle.
Stochastic modeling was a topic at several of the
public input meetings: August 7-8, 2014 and
September 25-26, 2014. The results of the
stochastic modeling were presented at the January
29-30, 2015 public input meeting.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
pp. 25-26.
The Division and other parties state
PacifiCorp did not perform the third stage
of the three stage process outlined in the
Commission’s Report and Order on
PacifiCorp’s 2008 IRP in Docket No. 09-
2035-01 (“2008 Order”)...We agree that,
although not a required Guideline, the
third stage identifies an optimal portfolio
that is robust across different uncertain
futures and we encourage PacifiCorp to
utilize the third stage in the 2015 IRP.
PacifiCorp included a deterministic risk analysis
(the “third stage” as referenced in the Commission
Report and Order). The methodology is discussed in
Volume I, Chapter 7. Results, used to inform
selection of the preferred portfolio, are provided in
Volume I, Chapter 8.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
pp. 26-27.
We encourage PacifiCorp to work with
stakeholders in the 2015 IRP cycle to
ensure cases of interest to stakeholders,
including sensitivity cases, are fully
evaluated against cost, risk and
performance measures.
For the 2015 IRP PacifiCorp developed a feedback
form to capture, among other things, cases of
interest to stakeholders. Two core cases of specific
interest to stakeholders included those associates
with EPA’s 111(d) rule implemented as a mass cap,
cases with CO2 price assumptions incremental to
111(d) requirements, and a case with limited FOT
availability. Sensitivity cases were also influenced
by stakeholder comments, including sensitivities
related to solar resource costs, high CO2 price
assumptions, and 111(d) compliance. Sensitivity
cases were also analyzed in PaR.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
p. 28.
We note PacifiCorp provided a link to
access the 2013 DSM Potentials Study in
the 2013 IRP but did not file it as
required. We direct PacifiCorp to file the
2013 DSM Potentials Study in this docket
within 45 days.
The study was filed on January 16, 2014 in Docket
No. 13-2035-01 as required. The updated
conservation potential study is saved to data disks
filed with the 2015 IRP.
Order, Docket
No. 13-2035-01,
p. 30.
We note PacifiCorp did not present the
Business Plan as a sensitivity case in the
2013 IRP. We remind PacifiCorp to
provide this sensitivity in the 2013 IRP
Update and all future IRPs.
The 2013 IRP Update contained a sensitivity on the
Business Plan. See pages 56-58 specifically for the
analysis.
Utah Commission Staff suggested this requirement
be met by discussing the business plan in the
context of the acquisition path analysis. PacifiCorp
notes in its acquisition path analysis that resource
changes in resource procurement strategies driven
by changes in the planning environment are
captured in the IRP and future business plan cycles.
PacifiCorp further explains differences between its
fall 2014 ten-year business plan resource portfolio
and the 2015 IRP preferred portfolio in Volume I,
Chapter 9.
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Addressed in the 2015 IRP
Washington
UE-120416, p.
2.
PacifiCorp should continue purchasing
RECs through requests for proposals at
regular intervals to ensure that the REC-
based compliance strategy remains the
lowest-cost option.
The Company has issued RFPs to meet Washington
requirements in both 2013 and 2014. Bids were
selected with compelling price and/or structure
criteria. See also Volume I, Chapter 9 for further
discussion. The 2015 IRP action plan calls for
further REC RFPs to meet projected Washington
RPS requirements.
UE-120416, p.
3.
Depending on how the new regulations for
existing coal plants are implemented and
how much authority and flexibility is
afforded to state air quality and economic
regulators, these regulations will likely
place a price on carbon, either directly or
indirectly. Therefore, we request that the
Company’s modeling account for the
possible range of carbon prices consistent
with regulations developed under Section
111(d) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 7411, for existing plants.
The 2015 IRP includes extensive modeling to
address 111(d) policy and compliance uncertainties.
PacifiCorp’s 111(d) modeling approach and case
definitions are described in Volume I, Chapter 7.
Results are presented in Volume I, Chapter 8.
Summaries of each case, including representation of
111(d) compliance by state is included in case fact
sheets provided in Volume II, Appendix M.
PacifiCorp further included core cases and
sensitivity cases that impose CO2 prices that are
incremental to assumed 111(d) requirements.
UE-120416,
pp. 3-4.
The Company’s original approach using a
wide range of future natural gas price
assumptions was instructive. However, a
more detailed analysis that focuses on the
gaps between the various projections that
the Company used and identifies the price
level at which it would become cost-
effective to switch an existing coal plant to
natural gas is required to better inform the
Company’s decision-making process.
Given these developments, the
Commission concludes that PacifiCorp
should update its coal analysis as part of
its 2013 IRP Update.
PacifiCorp provided a breakeven analysis as
requested in Confidential Appendix F of the 2013
IRP Update.
UE-120416, p.
4.
The Commission appreciates the IRP’s in-
depth attention to transmission planning.
The System Operational and Reliability
Benefits Tool (SBT) that the Company has
developed to analyze potential new
transmission investments has the potential
to more accurately portray the economics
of transmission projects... The Company
should continue to engage stakeholders in
the refinement of this evolving and
potentially important transmission
planning tool.
PacifiCorp solicited stakeholder participation in an
SBT workgroup in June, 2013. There were a total of
four workshops held to discuss refinement of the
tools. PacifiCorp will develop cost and benefit
support for transmission projects for which it is
seeking Commission acknowledgement. See Action
Item 9A in Table 9.2 – 2013 IRP Action Plan Status
Update for further discussion.
UE-120416, p.
5.
Therefore we believe it is both impractical
and unrealistic to use a zero cost of carbon
in the base case, or business-as-usual case,
in the next IRP cycle. PacifiCorp’s next
IRP must include a non-zero cost of
carbon in its base case.
PacifiCorp has not assumed a zero cost of carbon
base case for many IRP cycles. For the 2015 IRP,
PacifiCorp’s base case incorporates EPA’s proposed
111(d) rule (see Volume I, Chapter 7). PacifiCorp
further includes scenarios that impose a CO2 price
incremental to 111(d) requirements.
UE-120416, p.
5.
The Company’s 2015 IRP should also
examine ways in which PacifiCorp can
contribute to Washington’s goal of
reducing carbon emissions to 1990 levels
See Volume I, Chapter 8 for an assessment of
portfolios that meet Washington’s goal of reducing
carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
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by 2020 and evaluate the rate impacts of
any such measure.
UE-120416,
pp. 5-6.
In its 2011 IRP Acknowledgment letter,
the Commission requested that the
Company model its West and East control
areas separately in the 2013 IRP. The
Company must model the two areas
separately in the next IRP as a prerequisite
for acknowledgment.
PacifiCorp included sensitivity case S-10 that meets
this requirement. See Volume I, Chapter 7 for a
description of the sensitivity case and Volume I,
Chapter 8 for presentation of the results.
UE-120416, p.
6.
The Commission requests that the
Company update its energy storage
analysis and use more current data as an
input to the 2015 IRP.
PacifiCorp completed an update to the Energy
Storage Screening Study as discussed in Volume I,
Chapter 6. A copy of the study is included on the
data disks filed with the 2015 IRP.
UE-120416, p.
6.
Regarding anaerobic digesters, the
Commission believes that PacifiCorp’s
modeling in the IRP process did not
address adequately the Commission’s
2011 request for the Company to analyze
the potential for this technology in its
Washington service territory...We expect
a rigorous analysis of the potential for this
form of generation in the next IRP cycle.
In 2014, PacifiCorp commissioned Harris Group
Incorporated to perform an extensive assessment on
power generation potential from anaerobic
digestion. See Volume I, Chapter 6 for discussion
of the results and the full study is included on the
data disks filed with the 2015 IRP. Additionally, a
public presentation on the report findings was
prepared and made at the 2015 Integrated Resource
Plan Public Input Meeting 4 on September 25, 2014.
UE-120416, p.
7.
Additionally, the Commission expects that
PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP will contain a more
robust analysis of smart grid technologies
and potential opportunities for the
Company recognizing that, like electric
storage, this technology is dynamic and
potentially becoming more cost-effective
over time.
See Appendix E for discussion of smart grid.
Wyoming
The Wyoming Public Service Commission provided the following comment in its Letter Order (Docket No. 20000-
424-EA-13, record No. 13425, dated September 4, 2013) on PacifiCorp’s 2011 IRP:
Pursuant to open meeting action taken on August 29, 2013, Rocky Mountain Power’s 2013 Integrated Resource
Plan is hereby placed in the Commission’s files. No further action will be taken and this matter is closed.
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Table B.3 – Oregon Public Utility Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines
No. Requirement
How the Guideline is Addressed in the
2015 IRP
Guideline 1. Substantive Requirements
1.a.1 All resources must be evaluated on a consistent
and comparable basis:
All known resources for meeting the utility’s
load should be considered, including supply-
side options which focus on the generation,
purchase and transmission of power – or gas
purchases, transportation, and storage – and
demand-side options which focus on
conservation and demand response.
PacifiCorp considered a wide range of resources
including renewables, DSM, energy storage, power
purchases, thermal resources, and transmission.
Volume I, Chapter 4 (Transmission Planning), Chapter
6 (Resource Options), and Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) document how
PacifiCorp developed these resources and modeled
them in its portfolio analysis. All these resources were
established as resource options in the Company’s
capacity expansion optimization model, System
Optimizer, and selected by the model based on load
requirements, relative economics, resource size,
availability dates, and other factors.
1.a.2 All resources must be evaluated on a consistent
and comparable basis:
Utilities should compare different resource fuel
types, technologies, lead times, in-service dates,
durations and locations in portfolio risk
modeling.
All portfolios developed with System Optimizer were
subjected to Monte Carlo production cost simulation.
These portfolios contained a variety of resource types
with different fuel types (coal, gas, biomass, nuclear
fuel, and “no fuel” renewables), lead-times, in-service
dates, operational lives, and locations. See Volume I,
Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach), Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results), and Volume II, Appendix K (Detail
Capacity Expansion Results) and Appendix L
(Stochastic Production Cost Simulation Results).
1.a.3 All resources must be evaluated on a consistent
and comparable basis:
Consistent assumptions and methods should be
used for evaluation of all resources.
PacifiCorp fully complies with this requirement. The
Company developed generic supply-side resource
attributes based on a consistent characterization
methodology. For demand-side resources, the
company used supply curves supported by an updated
conservation potential assessment (CPA), specific to
PacifiCorp’s service territory. The CPA was based on
a consistently applied methodology for determining
technical, market, and achievable DSM potentials. All
portfolio resources were evaluated using the same sets
of price and load forecast inputs. These inputs are
documented in Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs
Assessment), Chapter 6 (Resource Alternatives), and
Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach) as well as Volume II, Appendix D
(Demand-Side Management and Supplemental
Resources).
1.a.4 All resources must be evaluated on a consistent
and comparable basis:
The after-tax marginal weighted-average cost
of capital (WACC) should be used to discount
all future resource costs.
PacifiCorp applied its after-tax WACC of 6.66% to
discount all cost and revenue streams.
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1.b.1 Risk and uncertainty must be considered:
At a minimum, utilities should address the
following sources of risk and uncertainty:
1. Electric utilities: load requirements,
hydroelectric generation, plant forced outages,
fuel prices, electricity prices, and costs to
comply with any regulation of greenhouse gas
emissions.
PacifiCorp performs stochastic risk modeling of load,
price, hydro generation, and thermal outage variables
in PaR. Price scenarios are also used in PaR to
perform cost and risk analysis among resource
portfolios. Load scenarios are further tested in
sensitivity analysis. CO2 policy risk and uncertainty is
analyzed via scenario analysis. The 2015 IRP includes
extensive analysis of 111(d) policy and compliance
uncertainties and includes cases where CO2 prices are
applied incremental to assumed compliance
requirements stemming from EPA’s draft 111(d) rule.
See Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach).
1.b.2 Risk and uncertainty must be considered:
Utilities should identify in their plans any
additional sources of risk and uncertainty.
Resource risk mitigation is discussed in Volume I,
Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
1.c The primary goal must be the selection of a
portfolio of resources with the best combination
of expected costs and associated risks and
uncertainties for the utility and its customers
(“best cost/risk portfolio”).
PacifiCorp evaluated cost/risk tradeoffs for each of the
portfolios considered. See Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results), Volume I,
Chapter 9 (Action Plan), and Volume II, Appendix K
(Detailed Capacity Expansion Results) and Volume II,
Appendix L (Stochastic Production Cost Simulation
Results) for the Company’s portfolio cost/risk analysis
and determination of the preferred portfolio.
1.c.1 The planning horizon for analyzing resource
choices should be at least 20 years and account
for end effects. Utilities should consider all
costs with a reasonable likelihood of being
included in rates over the long term, which
extends beyond the planning horizon and the
life of the resource.
PacifiCorp used a 20-year study period (2015-2034)
for portfolio modeling, and a real levelized revenue
requirement methodology for treatment of end effects.
1.c.2 Utilities should use present value of revenue
requirement (PVRR) as the key cost metric.
The plan should include analysis of current and
estimated future costs for all long-lived
resources such as power plants, gas storage
facilities, and pipelines, as well as all short-
lived resources such as gas supply and short-
term power purchases.
Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach) provides a description of the
PVRR methodology.
Resource cost assumptions and resource life
assumptions are outlined in Chapter 6 (Resource
Options).
1.c.3.1 To address risk, the plan should include, at a
minimum:
1. Two measures of PVRR risk: one that
measures the variability of costs and one that
measures the severity of bad outcomes.
PacifiCorp uses the standard deviation of stochastic
production costs as the measure of cost variability.
See Volume II Appendix L (Stochastic Production
Cost Simulation Results). For the severity of bad
outcomes, the Company calculates several measures,
including stochastic upper-tail mean PVRR (mean of
highest three Monte Carlo iterations) and the 95th
percentile stochastic production cost PVRR. See
Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach), as well as Volume II Appendix
L (Stochastic Production Cost Simulation Results).
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1.c.3.2 To address risk, the plan should include, at a
minimum:
2. Discussion of the proposed use and impact
on costs and risks of physical and financial
hedging.
A discussion on hedging is provided in Volume I,
Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
1.c.4 The utility should explain in its plan how its
resource choices appropriately balance cost and
risk.
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results) summarizes the results of
PacifiCorp’s cost/risk tradeoff analysis, and describes
what criteria the Company used to determine the best
cost/risk portfolios and the preferred portfolio.
1.d The plan must be consistent with the long-run
public interest as expressed in Oregon and
federal energy policies.
PacifiCorp considered both current and potential state
and federal energy/pollutant emission policies in
portfolio modeling. Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling
and Portfolio Evaluation Approach) describes the
decision process used to derive portfolios, which
includes consideration of state and federal resource
policies and regulations that are summarized in
Volume I, Chapter 3 (The Planning Environment).
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results) provides the results. Volume I,
Chapter 9 (Action Plan) presents an acquisition path
analysis that describes resource strategies based on
trigger events.
Guideline 2. Procedural Requirements
2.a The public, which includes other utilities,
should be allowed significant involvement in
the preparation of the IRP. Involvement
includes opportunities to contribute information
and ideas, as well as to receive information.
Parties must have an opportunity to make
relevant inquiries of the utility formulating the
plan. Disputes about whether information
requests are relevant or unreasonably
burdensome, or whether a utility is being
properly responsive, may be submitted to the
Commission for resolution.
PacifiCorp fully complies with this requirement.
Volume I, Chapter 2 (Introduction) provides an
overview of the public process, all public meetings
held for the 2015 IRP, which are documented in
Volume II, Appendix C (Public Input Process).
PacifiCorp also made use of a Feedback Form for
stakeholders to provide comments and offer
suggestions.
2.b While confidential information must be
protected, the utility should make public, in its
plan, any non-confidential information that is
relevant to its resource evaluation and action
plan. Confidential information may be
protected through use of a protective order,
through aggregation or shielding of data, or
through any other mechanism approved by the
Commission.
2015 IRP Volumes I and II provide non-confidential
information the Company used for portfolio
evaluation, as well as other data requested by
stakeholders. PacifiCorp also provided stakeholders
with non-confidential information to support public
meeting discussions via email. Volume III of the 2015
IRP is confidential and is protected through the use of
a protective order. Data disks will be available with
public data. Additionally, data disks with confidential
data are protected through use of a protective order.
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No. Requirement
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2015 IRP
2.c The utility must provide a draft IRP for public
review and comment prior to filing a final plan
with the Commission.
PacifiCorp distributed draft IRP materials for external
review throughout the process prior to each of the
public input meetings and solicited/and received
feedback at various times when developing the 2015
IRP. The materials shared with stakeholders at these
meetings, outlined in Volume I Chapter 2
(Introduction), is consistent with materials presented
in Volumes I, II, and III of the 2015 IRP report.
PacifiCorp requested and responded to comments
from stakeholders in developing core case and
sensitivity definitions. The Company considered
comments received via the Feedback form in
developing its final plan.
Guideline 3: Plan Filing, Review, and Updates
3.a A utility must file an IRP within two years of
its previous IRP acknowledgment order. If the
utility does not intend to take any significant
resource action for at least two years after its
next IRP is due, the utility may request an
extension of its filing date from the
Commission.
The 2015 IRP complies with this requirement.
3.b The utility must present the results of its filed
plan to the Commission at a public meeting
prior to the deadline for written public
comment.
This activity will be conducted subsequent to filing
this IRP.
3.c Commission staff and parties should complete
their comments and recommendations within
six months of IRP filing.
This activity will be conducted subsequent to filing
this IRP.
3.d The Commission will consider comments and
recommendations on a utility’s plan at a public
meeting before issuing an order on
acknowledgment. The Commission may
provide the utility an opportunity to revise the
IRP before issuing an acknowledgment order.
This activity will be conducted subsequent to filing
this IRP.
3.e The Commission may provide direction to a
utility regarding any additional analyses or
actions that the utility should undertake in its
next IRP.
Not applicable.
3.f (a) Each energy utility must submit an annual
update on its most recently acknowledged
IRP. The update is due on or before the
acknowledgment order anniversary date.
Once a utility anticipates a significant
deviation from its acknowledged IRP, it
must file an update with the Commission,
unless the utility is within six months of
filing its next IRP. The utility must
summarize the update at a Commission
public meeting. The utility may request
acknowledgment of changes in proposed
actions identified in an update.
This activity will be conducted subsequent to filing
this IRP.
3.g Unless the utility requests acknowledgment of This activity will be conducted subsequent to filing
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changes in proposed actions, the annual update
is an informational filing that:
Describes what actions the utility has taken
to implement the plan;
Provides an assessment of what has changed
since the acknowledgment order that affects
the action plan to select best portfolio of
resources, including changes in such factors
as load, expiration of resource contracts,
supply-side and demand-side resource
acquisitions, resource costs, and
transmission availability; and
Justifies any deviations from the
acknowledged action plan.
this IRP.
Guideline 4. Plan Components: At a minimum, the plan must include the following elements
4.a An explanation of how the utility met each of
the substantive and procedural requirements.
The purpose of this table is to comply with this
guideline.
4.b Analysis of high and low load growth scenarios
in addition to stochastic load risk analysis with
an explanation of major assumptions.
PacifiCorp developed low, high, and extreme peak
temperature (one-in-twenty probability) load growth
forecasts for scenario analysis using the System
Optimizer model. Stochastic variability of loads was
also captured in the risk analysis. See Volume I,
Chapters 5 (Resource Needs Assessment) and Volume
I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach), and Volume II, Appendix A (Load
Forecast) for load forecast information.
4.c For electric utilities, a determination of the
levels of peaking capacity and energy capability
expected for each year of the plan, given
existing resources; identification of capacity
and energy needed to bridge the gap between
expected loads and resources; modeling of all
existing transmission rights, as well as future
transmission additions associated with the
resource portfolios tested.
See Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Need Assessment)
for details on annual capacity and energy balances.
Existing transmission rights are reflected in the IRP
model topologies. Future transmission additions used
in analyzing portfolios are summarized in Volume I,
Chapter 4 (Transmission) and Volume I, Chapter 7
(Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach).
Results of sensitivity analysis with future transmission
projects are summarized in Volume I, Chapter 8.
4.d For gas utilities only Not applicable
4.e Identification and estimated costs of all supply-
side and demand side resource options, taking
into account anticipated advances in technology
Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options) identifies the
resources included in this IRP, and provides their
detailed cost and performance attributes. Additional
information on energy efficiency resource
characteristics is available in Volume II, Appendix D
(Demand-Side Management and Supplemental
Resources).
4.f Analysis of measures the utility intends to take
to provide reliable service, including cost-risk
tradeoffs
In addition to incorporating a 13% planning reserve
margin for all portfolios evaluated, as supported by an
updated planning reserve margin study (Volume II,
Appendix I), the Company used several measures to
evaluate relative portfolio supply reliability. These
measures (Energy Not Served and Loss of Load
Probability), which are described in Volume I, Chapter
7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach).
4.g Identification of key assumptions about the
future (e.g., fuel prices and environmental
Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach) describes the key assumptions
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compliance costs) and alternative scenarios
considered
and alternative scenarios used in this IRP. Volume II,
Appendix M (Case Study Fact Sheets) includes
summaries of assumptions used for each case
definition analyzed in the 2015 IRP.
4.h Construction of a representative set of resource
portfolios to test various operating
characteristics, resource types, fuels and
sources, technologies, lead times, in-service
dates, durations and general locations – system-
wide or delivered to a specific portion of the
system
This Plan documents the development and results of
portfolios designed to determine resource selection
under a variety of input assumptions in Volume I,
Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach) and Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and
Portfolio Selection Results).
4.i Evaluation of the performance of the candidate
portfolios over the range of identified risks and
uncertainties
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results) presents the stochastic portfolio
modeling results, and describes portfolio attributes that
explain relative differences in cost and risk
performance.
4.j Results of testing and rank ordering of the
portfolios by cost and risk metric, and
interpretation of those results.
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results) provides tables and charts with
performance measure results, including rank ordering.
4.k Analysis of the uncertainties associated with
each portfolio evaluated.
See responses to 1.b.1 and 1.b.2 above.
4.l Selection of a portfolio that represents the best
combination of cost and risk for the utility and
its customers.
See 1.c above.
4.m Identification and explanation of any
inconsistencies of the selected portfolio with
any state and federal energy policies that may
affect a utility’s plan and any barriers to
implementation.
This IRP is designed to avoid inconsistencies with
state and federal energy policies therefore none are
currently identified. Risks to resource procurement
activities are addressed in Chapter 9 (Action Plan and
Resource Procurement).
4.n An action plan with resource activities the
utility intends to undertake over the next two to
four years to acquire the identified resources,
regardless of whether the activity was
acknowledged in a previous IRP, with the key
attributes of each resource specified as in
portfolio testing.
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) presents the 2015 IRP action plan
identifying resource actions required over the next two
to four years.
Guideline 5: Transmission
5 Portfolio analysis should include costs to the
utility for the fuel transportation and electric
transmission required for each resource being
considered. In addition, utilities should consider
fuel transportation and electric transmission
facilities as resource options, taking into
account their value for making additional
purchases and sales, accessing less costly
resources in remote locations, acquiring
alternative fuel supplies, and improving
reliability.
Costs for fuel transportation and transmission are
factored into each resource portfolio evaluated for the
2015 IRP. Fuel transport costs are reflected in the
fixed costs and/or variable fuel costs for each resource
option, as applicable (Volume I, Chapter 6).
Transmission costs include integration and
reinforcement costs, specific to each resource portfolio
(Volume I, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7). PacifiCorp
further evaluated two sensitivities on Energy Gateway
transmission project configurations on a consistent and
comparable basis with respect to other resources.
Where new resources would require additional
transmission facilities the associated costs were
factored into the analysis.
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Guideline 6: Conservation
6.a Each utility should ensure that a conservation
potential study is conducted periodically for its
entire service territory.
A multi-state conservation potential assessment was
updated and used to support the 2015 IRP.
6.b To the extent that a utility controls the level of
funding for conservation programs in its service
territory, the utility should include in its action
plan all best cost/risk portfolio conservation
resources for meeting projected resource needs,
specifying annual savings targets.
PacifiCorp’s energy efficiency supply curves
incorporate Oregon resource potential. Oregon
potential estimates were provided by the Energy Trust
of Oregon. See the demand-side resource section in
Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Alternatives), the
results in Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and
Portfolio Selection Results), the targeted amounts in
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement). State implementation plans are included
in Volume II, Appendix D.
6.c To the extent that an outside party administers
conservation programs in a utility’s service
territory at a level of funding that is beyond the
utility’s control, the utility should:
1. Determine the amount of conservation
resources in the best cost/risk portfolio
without regard to any limits on funding of
conservation programs; and
2. Identify the preferred portfolio and action
plan consistent with the outside party’s
projection of conservation acquisition.
See the response for 6.b above.
Guideline 7: Demand Response
7 Plans should evaluate demand response
resources, including voluntary rate programs,
on par with other options for meeting energy,
capacity, and transmission needs (for electric
utilities) or gas supply and transportation needs
(for natural gas utilities).
PacifiCorp evaluated demand response resources
(Class 1 and 3 DSM) on a consistent basis with other
resources.
Guideline 8: Environmental Costs
8.a Base case and other compliance scenarios: The
utility should construct a base-case scenario to
reflect what it considers to be the most likely
regulatory compliance future for carbon dioxide
(CO2), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and
mercury emissions. The utility should develop
several compliance scenarios ranging from the
present CO2 regulatory level to the upper
reaches of credible proposals by governing
entities. Each compliance scenario should
include a time profile of CO2 compliance
requirements. The utility should identify
whether the basis of those requirements, or
“costs,” would be CO2 taxes, a ban on certain
types of resources, or CO2 caps (with or without
flexibility mechanisms such as allowance or
credit trading as a safety valve). The analysis
should recognize significant and important
upstream emissions that would likely have a
significant impact on resource decisions. Each
See Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach). PacifiCorp’s base scenario
assumes implantation of EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule
as an emission rate standard allowing flexible
allocation of existing renewable resources among
states to achieve compliance. Additional 111(d)
policy scenarios and compliance strategies are also
studied. Further, PacifiCorp studies CO2 policy
scenarios with CO2 prices incremental to compliance
requirements assumed in EPA’s draft 111(d) rule.
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compliance scenario should maintain logical
consistency, to the extent practicable, between
the CO2 regulatory requirements and other key
inputs.
8.b Testing alternative portfolios against the
compliance scenarios: The utility should
estimate, under each of the compliance
scenarios, the present value revenue
requirement (PVRR) costs and risk measures,
over at least 20 years, for a set of reasonable
alternative portfolios from which the preferred
portfolio is selected. The utility should
incorporate end-effect considerations in the
analyses to allow for comparisons of portfolios
containing resources with economic or physical
lives that extend beyond the planning period.
The utility should also modify projected
lifetimes as necessary to be consistent with the
compliance scenario under analysis. In addition,
the utility should include, if material, sensitivity
analyses on a range of reasonably possible
regulatory futures for nitrogen oxides, sulfur
oxides, and mercury to further inform the
preferred portfolio selection.
Volume II, Appendix L (Stochastic Production Costs
Simulation Results) provides the Stochastic mean
PVRR versus upper tail mean less stochastic mean
PVRR scatter plot diagrams that for portfolios
developed with a range of compliance scenarios as
summarized in 8.a above.
The Company considers end-effects in its use of real
levelized revenue requirement analysis, as
summarized in Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) and uses a 20-year
planning horizon.
A range of potential Regional Haze scenarios,
reflecting hypothetical inter-temporal and fleet trade-
off compliance outcomes. Detailed analysis of
Regional Haze compliance alternatives for Wyodak,
Naughton Unit 3, Dave Johnston Unit 3, and Cholla
Unit 4 is included in Volume III. All studies in the
2015 IRP reflect assumed costs for compliance with
known and prospective regulations (MATs, CCR,
ELG, and cooling water intake structures), as
applicable.
8.c Trigger point analysis: The utility should
identify at least one CO2 compliance “turning
point” scenario, which, if anticipated now,
would lead to, or “trigger” the selection of a
portfolio of resources that is substantially
different from the preferred portfolio. The
utility should develop a substitute portfolio
appropriate for this trigger-point scenario and
compare the substitute portfolio’s expected cost
and risk performance to that of the preferred
portfolio – under the base case and each of the
above CO2 compliance scenarios. The utility
should provide its assessment of whether a CO2
regulatory future that is equally or more
stringent that the identified trigger point will be
mandated.
See Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results), which includes a Trigger Point
Analysis, summarizing portfolios developed with CO2
policy assumptions that are substantially different
from the preferred portfolio.
8.d Oregon compliance portfolio: If none of the
above portfolios is consistent with Oregon
energy policies (including state goals for
reducing greenhouse gas emissions) as those
policies are applied to the utility, the utility
should construct the best cost/risk portfolio that
achieves that consistency, present its cost and
risk parameters, and compare it to those the
preferred and alternative portfolios.
Two portfolios yield system emissions aligned with
state goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
These cases are summarized in Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results).
Guideline 9: Direct Access Loads
9 An electric utility’s load-resource balance
should exclude customer loads that are
effectively committed to service by an
PacifiCorp continues to plan for load for direct access
customers.
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alternative electricity supplier.
Guideline 10: Multi-state Utilities
10 Multi-state utilities should plan their generation
and transmission systems, or gas supply and
delivery, on an integrated system basis that
achieves a best cost/risk portfolio for all their
retail customers.
The 2015 IRP conforms to the multi-state planning
approach as stated in Volume I, Chapter 2 under the
section “The Role of PacifiCorp’s Integrated Resource
Planning”.
Guideline 11: Reliability
11 Electric utilities should analyze reliability
within the risk modeling of the actual portfolios
being considered. Loss of load probability,
expected planning reserve margin, and expected
and worst-case unserved energy should be
determined by year for top-performing
portfolios. Natural gas utilities should analyze,
on an integrated basis, gas supply,
transportation, and storage, along with demand-
side resources, to reliably meet peak, swing,
and base-load system requirements. Electric
and natural gas utility plans should demonstrate
that the utility’s chosen portfolio achieves its
stated reliability, cost and risk objectives.
See the response to 1.c.3.1 above. Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results) walks
through the role of reliability, cost, and risk measures
in determining the preferred portfolio. Scatter plots of
portfolio cost versus risk at for different price curve
assumptions were used to inform the cost/risk tradeoff
analysis. Stochastic and risk analysis results for
specific portfolios are also included in Volume II
Appendix L (Stochastic Production Costs Simulation
Results).
Guideline 12: Distributed Generation
12 Electric utilities should evaluate distributed
generation technologies on par with other
supply-side resources and should consider, and
quantify where possible, the additional benefits
of distributed generation.
PacifiCorp contracted with Navigant to provide
estimates of expected distributed generation
penetration. The study was incorporated in the
analysis as a reduction to load. Sensitivities looked at
both high and low penetration rates for distributed
generation. The study in included in Volume II,
Appendix O.
Guideline 13: Resource Acquisition
13.a An electric utility should, in its IRP:
1. Identify its proposed acquisition strategy for
each resource in its action plan.
2. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of
owning a resource instead of purchasing
power from another party.
3. Identify any Benchmark Resources it plans to
consider in competitive bidding.
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) outlines the procurement approaches for
resources identified in the preferred portfolio.
A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of
owning a resource instead of purchasing it is included
in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement).
There are no Benchmark Resources in Chapter 9
(Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
13.b For gas utilities only Not applicable
Flexible Capacity Resources
1 Forecast the Demand for Flexible Capacity:
The electric utilities shall forecast the balancing
reserves needed at different time intervals (e.g.
ramping needed within 5 minutes) to respond to
variation in load and intermittent renewable
generation over the 20-year planning period.
See Volume II, Appendix F (Flexible Resource Needs
Assessment).
2 Forecast the Supply of Flexible Capacity: The
electric utilities shall forecast the balancing
See Volume II, Appendix F (Flexible Resource Needs
Assessment).
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reserves available at different time intervals
(e.g. ramping available within 5 minutes) from
existing generating resources over the 20-year
planning period.
3 Evaluate Flexible Resources on a Consistent
and Comparable Basis: In planning to fill any
gap between the demand and supply of flexible
capacity, the electric utilities shall evaluate all
resource options, including the use of EVs, on a
consistent and comparable basis.
See Volume II, Appendix F (Flexible Resource Needs
Assessment).
Table B.4 – Utah Public Service Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines
No. Requirement
How the Standards and Guidelines are
Addressed in the 2015 IRP
Procedural Issues
1 The Commission has the legal authority to
promulgate Standards and Guidelines for
integrated resource planning.
Not addressed; this is a Public Service Commission
of Utah responsibility.
2 Information Exchange is the most reasonable
method for developing and implementing
integrated resource planning in Utah.
Information exchange has been conducted throughout
the IRP public input process.
3 Prudence reviews of new resource acquisitions
will occur during ratemaking proceedings.
Not an IRP requirement as the Commission
acknowledges that prudence reviews will occur
during ratemaking proceedings, outside of the IRP
process.
4 PacifiCorp's integrated resource planning process
will be open to the public at all stages. The
Commission, its staff, the Division, the
Committee, appropriate Utah state agencies, and
other interested parties can participate. The
Commission will pursue a more active-directive
role if deemed necessary, after formal review of
the planning process.
PacifiCorp’s public process is described in Volume I,
Chapter 2 (Introduction). A record of public
meetings is provided in Volume II, Appendix C
(Public Input Process).
5 Consideration of environmental externalities and
attendant costs must be included in the integrated
resource planning analysis.
PacifiCorp used a scenario analysis approach,
including scenarios addressing EPA’s proposed
111(d) rule and additional scenarios that apply CO2
costs incremental to requirements in EPA’s proposed
111(d) rule. See Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) for a description of
the methodology employed, including how CO2
policy uncertainty is factored into the portfolio
development process.
6 The integrated resource plan must evaluate
supply-side and demand-side resources on a
consistent and comparable basis.
Supply, transmission, and demand-side resources
were evaluated on a comparable basis using
PacifiCorp’s capacity expansion optimization model.
Also see the response to number 4.b.ii below.
7 Avoided cost should be determined in a manner
consistent with the Company's Integrated
Resource Plan.
Consistent with the Utah rules, PacifiCorp
determination of avoided costs in Utah is handled in
a manner consistent with the IRP, updated with the
most current information available.
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8 The planning standards and guidelines must meet
the needs of the Utah service area, but since
coordination with other jurisdictions is important,
must not ignore the rules governing the planning
process already in place in other jurisdictions.
This IRP was developed in consultation with parties
from all state jurisdictions, and meets all formal state
IRP guidelines.
9 The Company's Strategic Business Plan must be
directly related to its Integrated Resource Plan.
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan) describes the
linkage between the 2015 IRP preferred portfolio, the
2013 IRP Update portfolio, and the fall 2014 ten-year
business plan portfolio. The 2015 IRP preferred
portfolio will serve as the starting point for the fall
2015 ten-year business plan resource assumptions,
updated with more current information, as applicable.
Standards and Guidelines
1 Definition: Integrated resource planning is a
utility planning process which evaluates all
known resources on a consistent and comparable
basis, in order to meet current and future customer
electric energy services needs at the lowest total
cost to the utility and its customers, and in a
manner consistent with the long-run public
interest. The process should result in the selection
of the optimal set of resources given the expected
combination of costs, risk and uncertainty.
Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach) outlines the portfolio
performance evaluation and preferred portfolio
selection process, while Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results)
chronicles the modeling and preferred portfolio
selection process. This IRP also addresses concerns
expressed by Utah stakeholders and the Utah
commission concerning comprehensiveness of
resources considered, consistency in applying input
assumptions for portfolio modeling, and explanation
of PacifiCorp’s decision process for selecting top-
performing portfolios and the preferred portfolio.
2 The Company will submit its Integrated Resource
Plan biennially.
The company submitted its last IRP on April 30,
2013, and filed this IRP on March 31, 2015 meeting
the requirement.
3 IRP will be developed in consultation with the
Commission, its staff, the Division of Public
Utilities, the Committee of Consumer Services,
appropriate Utah state agencies and interested
parties. PacifiCorp will provide ample opportunity
for public input and information exchange during
the development of its Plan.
PacifiCorp’s public process is described in Volume I,
Chapter 2 (Introduction). A record of public
meetings is provided in Volume II, Appendix C
(Public Input Process).
4.a PacifiCorp's integrated resource plans will
include: a range of estimates or forecasts of load
growth, including both capacity (kW) and energy
(kWh) requirements.
PacifiCorp implemented a load forecast range for
both capacity expansion optimization scenarios as
well as for stochastic variability, covering both
capacity and energy. Details concerning the load
forecasts used in the 2015 IRP are provided in
Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs Assessment)
and Volume II, Appendix A (Load Forecast Details).
4.a.i The forecasts will be made by jurisdiction and by
general class and will differentiate energy and
capacity requirements. The Company will include
in its forecasts all on-system loads and those off-
system loads which they have a contractual
obligation to fulfill. Non-firm off-system sales are
uncertain and should not be explicitly
incorporated into the load forecast that the utility
then plans to meet. However, the Plan must have
some analysis of the off-system sales market to
assess the impacts such markets will have on risks
Load forecasts are differentiated by jurisdiction and
differentiate energy and capacity requirements. See
Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs Assessment)
and Volume II, Appendix A (Load Forecast Details).
Non-firm off-system sales are not incorporated into
the load forecast. Off-system sales markets are
included in IRP modeling and are used for system
balancing purposes.
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associated with different acquisition strategies.
4.a.ii Analyses of how various economic and
demographic factors, including the prices of
electricity and alternative energy sources, will
affect the consumption of electric energy services,
and how changes in the number, type and
efficiency of end-uses will affect future loads.
Volume II, Appendix A (Load Forecast Details)
documents how demographic and price factors are
used in PacifiCorp’s load forecasting methodology.
4.b An evaluation of all present and future resources,
including future market opportunities (both
demand-side and supply-side), on a consistent and
comparable basis.
Resources were evaluated on a consistent and
comparable basis using the System Optimizer model
and Planning and Risk production cost model using
both supply side and demand side alternatives. See
explanation in Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) and the results in
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results). Resource options are summarized
in Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options).
4.b.i An assessment of all technically feasible and cost-
effective improvements in the efficient use of
electricity, including load management and
conservation.
PacifiCorp included supply curves for Class 1 DSM
(dispatchable/schedulable load control) and Class 2
DSM (energy efficiency measures) in its capacity
expansion model. Details are provided in Volume I,
Chapter 6 (Resource Options). A sensitivity study of
demand-response programs (Class 3 DSM) is
described in Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) with results reported
in in Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio
Selection Results).
4.b.ii An assessment of all technically feasible
generating technologies including: renewable
resources, cogeneration, power purchases from
other sources, and the construction of thermal
resources.
PacifiCorp considered a wide range of resources
including renewables, market purchases, thermal
resources, energy storage, and Energy Gateway
transmission configurations. Volume I, Chapters 6
(Resource Options) and 7 (Modeling and Portfolio
Evaluation Approach) contain assumptions and
describe the process under which PacifiCorp
developed and assessed these technologies and
resources.
4.b.iii The resource assessments should include: life
expectancy of the resources, the recognition of
whether the resource is replacing/adding capacity
or energy, dispatchability, lead-time requirements,
flexibility, efficiency of the resource and
opportunities for customer participation.
PacifiCorp captures and models these resources
attributes in its IRP models. Resources are defined as
providing capacity, energy, or both. The DSM supply
curves used for portfolio modeling explicitly
incorporate estimated rates of program and event
participation. The distributed generation study
produces penetration levels, modeled as a reduction
to load, that considers rates of participation.
Replacement capacity is considered in the case of
assumed coal unit retirements as evaluated in this
IRP.
Dispatchability is accounted for in both IRP models;
however, PaR model provides a more detailed
representation of unit dispatch considering unit
commitment and operating reserves not captured in
System Optimizer.
4.c An analysis of the role of competitive bidding for
demand-side and supply-side resource
A description of the role of competitive bidding and
other procurement methods is provided in Volume I,
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acquisitions Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
4.d A 20-year planning horizon. This IRP uses a 20-year study horizon (2015-2034)
4.e An action plan outlining the specific resource
decisions intended to implement the integrated
resource plan in a manner consistent with the
Company's strategic business plan. The action
plan will span a four-year horizon and will
describe specific actions to be taken in the first
two years and outline actions anticipated in the
last two years. The action plan will include a
status report of the specific actions contained in
the previous action plan.
The IRP action plan is provided in Volume I, Chapter
9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement). A status
report of the actions outlined in the previous action
plan (2013 IRP update) is provided in Volume I,
Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
In Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) Table 9.1 identifies actions anticipated
in the next two years and in the next four years.
4.f A plan of different resource acquisition paths for
different economic circumstances with a decision
mechanism to select among and modify these
paths as the future unfolds.
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) includes an acquisition path analysis
that presents broad resource strategies based on
trigger events such as changes in load growth,
changes in environmental policies, and changes in
market conditions.
4.g An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the
resource options from the perspectives of the
utility and the different classes of ratepayers. In
addition, a description of how social concerns
might affect cost effectiveness estimates of
resource options.
PacifiCorp provides resource-specific utility and total
resource cost information in Volume I, Chapter 6
(Resource Options).
The IRP document addresses the impact of social
concerns on resource cost-effectiveness in the
following ways:
● Portfolios were evaluated using a range of CO2
compliance methods, most included emissions
rate targets, but there was examination of
additional CO2 price adders.
● A discussion of environmental policy status and
impacts on utility resource planning is provided
in Volume I, Chapter 3 (The Planning
Environment).
● State and proposed federal public policy
preferences for clean energy are considered for
development of the preferred portfolio, which is
documented in Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling
and Portfolio Selection Results).
● Volume II, Appendix G (Plant Water
Consumption) of reports historical water
consumption for PacifiCorp’s thermal plants.
4.h An evaluation of the financial, competitive,
reliability, and operational risks associated with
various resource options and how the action plan
addresses these risks in the context of both the
Business Plan and the 20-year Integrated
Resource Plan. The Company will identify who
should bear such risk, the ratepayer or the
stockholder.
The handling of resource risks is discussed in
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement), and covers managing environmental
risk for existing plants, risk management and hedging
and treatment of customer and investment risk.
Resource capital cost uncertainty and technological
risk is addressed in Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource
Options).
For reliability risks, the stochastic simulation model
incorporates stochastic volatility of forced outages
for new thermal plants and hydro availability. These
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risks are factored into the comparative evaluation of
portfolios and the selection of the preferred portfolio
upon which the action plan is based.
Identification of the classes of risk and how these
risks are allocated to ratepayers and investors is
discussed in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and
Resource Procurement).
4.i Considerations permitting flexibility in the
planning process so that the Company can take
advantage of opportunities and can prevent the
premature foreclosure of options.
Flexibility in the planning and procurement processes
is highlighted in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan
and Resource Procurement). Permitting activities
related to Energy Gateway are described in Volume I,
Chapter 4 (Transmission).
4.j An analysis of tradeoffs; for example, between
such conditions of service as reliability and
dispatchability and the acquisition of lowest cost
resources.
PacifiCorp examined the trade-off between portfolio
cost and risk, taking into consideration a broad range
of resource alternatives defined with varying levels
of dispatchability. This trade-off analysis is
documented in Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and
Portfolio Selection Results), and highlighted through
the use of scatter-plot graphs showing the
relationship between stochastic mean and upper-tail
mean stochastic PVRR.
4.k A range, rather than attempts at precise
quantification, of estimated external costs which
may be intangible, in order to show how explicit
consideration of them might affect selection of
resource options. The Company will attempt to
quantify the magnitude of the externalities, for
example, in terms of the amount of emissions
released and dollar estimates of the costs of such
externalities.
PacifiCorp incorporated environmental externality
costs for CO2 and costs for complying with current
and proposed U.S. EPA regulatory requirements. For
CO2 externality costs, the company used scenarios
with various compliance requirements to capture a
reasonable range of cost impacts. These modeling
assumptions are described in Volume I, Chapter 7
(Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach).
Results are documented in Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results).
4.l A narrative describing how current rate design is
consistent with the Company's integrated resource
planning goals and how changes in rate design
might facilitate integrated resource planning
objectives.
See Volume I, Chapter 3 (The Planning
Environment). The role of Class 3 DSM (price
response programs) at PacifiCorp and how these
resources are modeled in the IRP are described in
Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options).
5 PacifiCorp will submit its IRP for public
comment, review and acknowledgment.
PacifiCorp distributed draft IRP materials for
external review throughout the process prior to each
of the public input meetings and solicited/and
received feedback while developing the 2015 IRP.
The materials shared with stakeholders at these
meetings, outlined in Volume I Chapter 2
(Introduction), is consistent with materials presented
in Volumes I, II, and III of the 2015 IRP report.
PacifiCorp requested and responded to comments
from stakeholders in developing core case and
sensitivity definitions. The Company considered
comments received via the Feedback Form in
developing its final plan.
6 The public, state agencies and other interested
parties will have the opportunity to make formal
Not addressed; this is a post-filing activity.
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comment to the Commission on the adequacy of
the Plan. The Commission will review the Plan
for adherence to the principles stated herein, and
will judge the merit and applicability of the public
comment. If the Plan needs further work the
Commission will return it to the Company with
comments and suggestions for change. This
process should lead more quickly to the
Commission's acknowledgment of an acceptable
Integrated Resource Plan. The Company will give
an oral presentation of its report to the
Commission and all interested public parties.
Formal hearings on the acknowledgment of the
Integrated Resource Plan might be appropriate but
are not required.
7 Acknowledgment of an acceptable Plan will not
guarantee favorable ratemaking treatment of
future resource acquisitions.
Not addressed; this is not a PacifiCorp activity.
8 The Integrated Resource Plan will be used in rate
cases to evaluate the performance of the utility
and to review avoided cost calculations.
Not addressed; this refers to a post-filing activity.
Table B.5 – Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission IRP Standard and
Guidelines (RCW 19.280.030 and WAC 480-100-238)
No. Requirement
How the Standards and Guidelines are Addressed in
the 2015 IRP
Requirements prior to IRP Filing
(4) Work plan filed no later than 12
months before next IRP due date.
PacifiCorp filed the IRP work plan on March 31, 2014 in Docket No.
UE-140546, given an anticipated IRP filing date of March 31, 2015.
(4) Work plan outlines content of IRP. See pages 1-2 of the Work Plan document for a summary of IRP
contents.
(4) Work plan outlines method for
assessing potential resources. (See
LRC analysis below)
See pages 3-5 of the Work Plan document for a summary of resource
analysis.
(5) Work plan outlines timing and extent
of public participation.
See pages 5-6 of the Work Plan. Figure 2, page 6, document for the
IRP schedule.
(4) Integrated resource plan submitted
within two years of previous plan.
The Commission issued an Order on December 11, 2008, under
Docket no. UE-070117, granting the Company permission to file its
IRP on March 31 of each odd numbered year. PacifiCorp filed the
2015 IRP on March 31, 2015 within two years of the 2013 IRP filed
on April 30, 2013.
(5) Commission issues notice of public
hearing after company files plan for
review.
This activity is conducted subsequent to filing this IRP.
(5) Commission holds public hearing. This activity is conducted subsequent to filing this IRP.
Requirements specific to IRP filing
(2)(a) Plan describes the mix of energy
supply resources.
Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Need Assessment) describes the mix
of existing resources, while Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and
Portfolio Selection Results) describes the 2015 IRP preferred
portfolio.
(2)(a) Plan describes conservation supply. See Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options) for a description of
how conservation supplies are represented and modeled, and
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Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results) for
conservation supply in the preferred portfolio. Additional
information on energy efficiency resource characteristics is available
in Appendix D.
(2)(a) Plan addresses supply in terms of
current and future needs at the lowest
reasonable cost to the utility and its
ratepayers.
The 2015 IRP preferred portfolio was based on a resource needs
assessment that accounted for forecasted load growth, expiration of
existing power purchase contracts, resources under construction,
contract, as well as a capacity planning reserve margin. Details on
PacifiCorp’s findings of resource need are described in Volume I,
Chapter 5 (Resource Needs and Assessment).
(2)(b) Plan uses lowest reasonable cost
(LRC) analysis to select the mix of
resources.
PacifiCorp uses portfolio performance measures based on the
Present Value of Revenue Requirements (PVRR) methodology. See
the section on portfolio performance measures in Volume I, Chapter
7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach) and Volume I
Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results).
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers resource costs. Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options), provides detailed
information on costs and other attributes for all resources analyzed
for the IRP.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers market-
volatility risks.
PacifiCorp employs Monte Carlo production cost simulation with a
stochastic model to characterize market price and gas price volatility.
Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach)
provides a summary of the modeling approach.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers demand side
resource uncertainties.
PacifiCorp captured demand-side resource uncertainties through the
development of numerous portfolios based on different sets of input
assumptions.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers resource
dispatchability.
PacifiCorp uses two IRP models that simulate the dispatch of
existing and future resources based on such attributes as heat rate,
availability, fuel cost, and variable O&M cost. The chronological
production cost simulation model also incorporates unit commitment
logic for handling start-up, shutdown, ramp rates, minimum up/down
times, and run up rates, and reserve holding characteristics of
individual generators.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers resource effect
on system operation.
PacifiCorp’s IRP models simulate the operation of its entire system,
reflecting dispatch/unit commitment, forced/unforced outages,
access to markets, and system reliability and transmission
constraints.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers risks imposed
on ratepayers.
PacifiCorp explicitly models risk associated with uncertain CO2
regulatory regimes, wholesale electricity and natural gas price
escalation and volatility, load growth uncertainty, resource
reliability, renewable portfolio standard requirement uncertainty,
plant construction cost escalation, and resource affordability. These
risks and uncertainties are handled through stochastic modeling and
scenarios depicting alternative futures.
In addition to risk modeling, the IRP discusses a number of resource
risk topics not addressed in the IRP system simulation models. For
example, Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) covers the following topics: (1) managing carbon risk
for existing plants, (2) assessment of owning vs. purchasing power,
(3) purpose of hedging, (4) procurement delays and (5) treatment of
customer and investor risks. Volume I, Chapter 4 (Transmission)
covers similar risks associated with transmission system expansion.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers public policies
regarding resource preference adopted
by Washington state or federal
government.
In Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation) the IRP
modeling incorporates resource expansion constraints tied to
renewable portfolio standards (RPS) currently in place for
Washington. PacifiCorp also evaluated various CO2 regulatory
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schemes, and future Regional Haze compliance requirements.
The I-937 conservation requirements are also explicitly accounted
for in developing Washington conservation resource costs.
(2)(b) LRC analysis considers cost of risks
associated with environmental effects
including emissions of carbon dioxide.
See (2)(b) above. PacifiCorp includes in Volume I, Chapter 8
(Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results) portfolios that meet
Washington’s goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
(2)(c) Plan defines conservation as any
reduction in electric power
consumption that results from
increases in the efficiency of energy
use, production, or distribution.
A description of how PacifiCorp classifies and defines energy
conservation is provided in Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options).
(3)(a) Plan includes a range of forecasts of
future demand.
PacifiCorp implemented a load forecast range. Details concerning
the load forecasts used in the 2015 IRP (high, low, and extreme peak
temperature) are provided in Volume I, Chapters 5 (Resource Needs
Assessment) and Volume II, Appendix A (Load Forecast Details).
(3)(a) Plan develops forecasts using methods
that examine the effect of economic
forces on the consumption of
electricity.
PacifiCorp’s load forecast methodology employs econometric
forecasting techniques that include such economic variables as
household income, employment, and population. See Volume II,
Appendix A (Load Forecast Details) for a description of the load
forecasting methodology.
(3)(a) Plan develops forecasts using methods
that address changes in the number,
type and efficiency of electrical end-
uses.
Residential sector load forecasts use a statistically-adjusted end-use
model that accounts for equipment saturation rates and efficiency.
See Volume II, Appendix A (Load Forecast Details), for a
description of the residential sector load forecasting methodology.
(3)(b) Plan includes an assessment of
commercially available conservation,
including load management.
PacifiCorp updated its conservation potential assessment (CPA) in
support of the 2015 IRP, which served as the basis for developing
DSM resource supply curves for resource portfolio modeling. The
supply curves account for technical and achievable (market)
potential, while the IRP capacity expansion model identifies a cost-
effective mix of DSM resources based on these limits and other
model inputs. The DSM potentials study is included on the data disk,
and available on PacifiCorp’s IRP website.
(3)(b) Plan includes an assessment of
currently employed and new policies
and programs needed to obtain the
conservation improvements.
A description of the current status of DSM programs and on-going
activities to implement current and new programs is provided in
Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs Assessment).
(3)(c) Plan includes an assessment of a wide
range of conventional and
commercially available
nonconventional generating
technologies.
PacifiCorp considered a wide range of resources including
renewables, market purchases, thermal resources, energy storage,
and transmission. Volume I, Chapters 6 (Resource Options and
Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation Approach) document
how PacifiCorp developed and assessed these technologies.
(3)(d) Plan includes an assessment of
transmission system capability and
reliability; to the extent such
information can be provided consistent
with applicable laws.
PacifiCorp modeled transmission system capability to serve its load
obligations, factoring in updates to the representation of major load
and generation centers, regional transmission congestion impacts,
import/export availability, external market dynamics, and significant
transmission expansion plans explained in Volume I, Chapter 4
(Transmission) and Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach). System reliability given transmission capability was
analyzed using stochastic production cost simulation and measures
of insufficient energy and capacity for a load area (Energy Not
Served and Unmet Capacity, respectively).
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(3)(e) Plan includes a comparative evaluation
of energy supply resources (including
transmission and distribution) and
improvements in conservation using
LRC.
PacifiCorp’s capacity expansion optimization model (System
Optimizer) is designed to compare alternative resources for the least-
cost resource mix. System Optimizer was used to develop numerous
resource portfolios for comparative evaluation on the basis of cost,
risk, reliability, and other performance attributes. Potential energy
savings associated with conservation voltage reduction are discussed
in Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs Assessment).
(3)(f) Plan includes integration of the
demand forecasts and resource
evaluations into a long range
integrated resource plan describing the
mix of resources that is designated to
meet current and project future needs
at the lowest reasonable cost to the
utility and its ratepayers.
PacifiCorp integrates demand forecasts, resources, and system
operations in the context of a system modeling framework described
in Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and Portfolio Evaluation
Approach). The portfolio evaluation covers a 20-year period (2015-
2034). PacifiCorp developed its preferred portfolio of resources
judged to be least-cost after considering load requirements, risk,
uncertainty, supply adequacy/reliability, and government resource
policies in accordance with this rule.
(3)(g) Plan includes a two-year action plan
that implements the long range plan.
See Table 9.1 in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement), for PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP action plan.
(3)(h) Plan includes a progress report on the
implementation of the previously filed
plan.
See Table 9.2 for a status report on action plan implementation in
Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource Procurement).
Requirements from RCW 19.280.030 not discussed above
(1)(e) An assessment of methods,
commercially available technologies,
or facilities for integrating renewable
resources, and addressing
overgeneration events, if applicable to
the utility's resource portfolio;
Volume I, Chapter 6 for discussion of options available for selection
in the 2015 IRP. Also see Volume II, Appendix H for PacifiCorp’s
Wind Integration Study,
(1)(f) The integration of the demand
forecasts and resource evaluations into
a long-range assessment describing the
mix of supply side generating
resources and conservation and
efficiency resources that will meet
current and projected needs, including
mitigating overgeneration events, at
the lowest reasonable cost and risk to
the utility and its ratepayers; and
See Volume II, Appendix A for a discussion of the load forecasts,
Supply-side and demand-side are discussed in Volume I, Chapter 6.
DSM resources are discussed in Volume II, Appendix D. Volume I,
Chapters 8 (Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results) describes how
preferred portfolio resources meet capacity and energy needs.
Appendix F summarizes a flexible resource needs assessment based
on the preferred portfolio.
Table B.6 – Wyoming Public Service Commission IRP Standard and Guidelines (Docket
90000-107-XO-09)
No. Requirement How the Guideline is Addressed in the 2015 IRP
A
The public comment process
employed as part of the formulation
of the utility’s IRP, including a
description, timing and weight
given to the public process;
PacifiCorp’s public process is described in Volume I, Chapter 2
(Introduction) and in Volume II, Appendix C (Public Input Process).
B
The utility’s strategic goals and
resource planning goals and
preferred resource portfolio;
Volume I, Chapter 8 (Modeling and Portfolio Selection Results)
documents the preferred resource portfolio and rationale for
selection. Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement) constitutes the IRP action plan and the descriptions of
resource strategies and risk management.
C The utility’s illustration of resource
need over the near-term and long-
See Volume I, Chapter 5 (Resource Needs Assessment).
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term planning horizons;
D A study detailing the types of
resources considered;
Volume, I Chapter 6 (Resource Options), presents the resource
options used for resource portfolio modeling for this IRP.
F
Changes in expected resource
acquisitions and load growth from
that presented in the utility’s
previous IRP;
A comparison of resource changes relative to the 2013 IRP Update is
presented in Volume I, Chapter 9 (Action Plan and Resource
Procurement). A chart comparing the peak load forecasts for the
2013 IRP, 2013 IRP Update, and 2015 IRP is included in Volume II,
Appendix A (Load Forecast Details).
G
The environmental impacts
considered;
Portfolio comparisons for CO2 and a broad range of environmental
impacts are considered. See Volume I, Chapter 7 (Modeling and
Portfolio Evaluation Approach) and Chapter 8 (Modeling and
Portfolio Selection Results) as well as Volume II, Appendix L
(Stochastic and Production Cost Simulation Results).
H
Market purchases evaluation;
Modeling of firm market purchases (front office transactions) and
spot market balancing transactions is included in this IRP. See also
Volume II Appendix J for the Western Resource Adequacy
Evaluation.
I
Reserve Margin analysis; and
PacifiCorp’s planning reserve margin study, which documents
selection of a capacity planning reserve margin is in Volume I,
Appendix I (Planning Reserve Margin Study).
J
Demand-side management and
conservation options;
See Volume I, Chapter 6 (Resource Options) for a detailed
discussion on DSM and conservation resource options. Additional
information on energy efficiency resource characteristics is available
in Appendix D.
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APPENDIX C – PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS
A critical element of this Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is the public input process. PacifiCorp
has pursued an open and collaborative approach involving the Commissions, customers and
other stakeholders in PacifiCorp’s IRP prior to making resource planning decisions. Since these
decisions can have significant economic and environmental consequences, conducting the IRP
with transparency and full participation from interested and affected parties is essential.
Stakeholders have been involved in the IRP from the beginning. In fact, public input was
solicited starting immediately following the conclusion of the 2013 IRP. A meeting was held on
September 23, 2013 to discuss potential improvements to the IRP process; written comments
were requested as well. Comments from participants helped shape 2015 IRP process
improvements. Some examples of process improvements include the scheduling of multiple-day
public input meetings to ensure sufficient time to cover agenda items in depth, use of a feedback
form, providing opportunities for stakeholders to submit written comments at any point during
the public input process, and the inclusion of data disks submitted with this filing.
The public input meetings (PIM) held beginning in in June 2014 were the cornerstone of the
direct public input process. There were a total of seven PIMs, with four lasting two days, the
remainder being single days. Meetings were held jointly in both Salt Lake City, Utah and
Portland, Oregon via video conference. Attendees off-site were able to conference in via phone.
The IRP public process also included state-specific stakeholder dialogue sessions held in June
2014. The goal of these sessions was to capture key IRP issues of most concern to each state and
to discuss how a state’s concerns might be addressed from a system planning perspective.
PacifiCorp also wanted to ensure that stakeholders understood IRP planning principles. These
meetings continued to enhance interaction with stakeholders in the planning cycle, and provided
a forum to directly address stakeholder concerns regarding equitable representation of state
interests during general public meetings.
PacifiCorp solicited agenda item recommendations from the state stakeholders in advance of the
state meetings. There was additional open time to ensure that participants had adequate
opportunity to discuss any topic of interest. Some follow-up activities arising from the sessions
were addressed in subsequent public meetings.
PacifiCorp’s comment website housed the Feedback form discussed earlier. This standardized
form allowed stakeholders opportunities to provide comments, questions, and suggestions.
Comments are posted on the following link:
(http://www.pacificorp.com/es/irp/irpcomments.html).
Participant List
PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP public process was robust, involving input from many parties throughout.
Organizations actively participated in the development of material, modeling process, and public
meetings. Participants included commissioners, commission staff, stakeholders, and industry
experts. The following organizations were represented and actively involved in this collaborative
effort:
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Commissions and/or Commission Staff
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Oregon Public Utilities Commission
Public Service Commission of Utah
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Wyoming Public Service Commission
Stakeholders and Industry Experts
ABB Enterprise Software Inc. (formerly known as Ventyx Inc.)
Apex Clean Energy
Applied Energy Group
Avista Utilities
Black & Veatch
Blue Castle Holdings, Inc.
Citizen’s Utility Board of Oregon
EDF-Renewable Energy
Energy Trust of Oregon
E-Quant Consulting
First Wind
GE Energy
Harris Group Inc.
HDR Engineering
Health Environment Alliance of Utah
Horizon Wind Energy
Idaho Conservation League
Idaho Power Company
Individual Customers
Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities
Interwest Energy Alliance
Kennecott Utah Copper
Magnum Energy
Mitsubishi
Monsanto Company
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance
National Parks Conservation Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Northern Laramie Range Alliance
Northwest Pipeline GP
NW Energy Coalition
Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Erin O'Neill (Independent Consultant)
Portland General Electric
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Renewable Energy Coalition
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Renewables Northwest
Sargent & Lundy
Sierra Club
Siemens
SolarCity
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Sugar House Community Council
Synapse Energy Economics
University of Utah
For Utah Association of Energy Users
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
Utah Clean Energy
Utah Division of Public Utilities
Utah Industrial Energy Consumers
Utah Municipal Power Agency
Utah Office of Consumer Services
Utah Office of Energy Development
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
Wartsila
Western Clean Energy Campaign
Western Electricity Coordination Council
Western Resource Advocates
West Wind Wires
Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers
Wyoming Office Of Consumer Advocate
PacifiCorp extends its gratitude for the time and energy these participants have given to the IRP.
Their participation has contributed significantly to the quality of this plan, and their continued
participation will help PacifiCorp as it strives to improve its planning efforts going forward.
Public Input Meetings
As mentioned above, PacifiCorp hosted seven public input meetings, as well as five state
meetings during the public process. The Company also held confidential workshops in Portland
and Salt Lake City to review the Company’s 111(d) Scenario Maker spreadsheet-based modeling
tool developed to analyze EPA’s proposed rule under §111(d) of the Clean Air Act.6 During the
2015 IRP public process, presentations and discussions covered various issues regarding model
input assumptions, risks, modeling techniques, and analytical results. Below are the agendas
from the public input meetings and the technical workshops; the presentations, and materials
may be found on the data disks provided.
General Meetings
June 5, 2014 – General Public Meeting
Introductions
2015 IRP Schedule
6 Also known as the Clean Power Plan, as proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, June 2, 2014.
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Process Improvements
2013 IRP Update Highlights
2013 IRP Requirements
Action Plan status updates
July 17-18, 2014 – General Public Meeting
Day 1
Introductions
Environmental Policy
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Transmission
Portfolio Development
Day 2
Sensitivities and Risk Analysis Process
DSM Potential Study
Load Forecast
August 7-8, 2014 – General Public Meeting
Day 1
Introductions
Supply-Side Resources
o Includes Energy Storage Study
Needs Assessment
Distributed Generation Study
Plant Efficiency Study
Day 2
Portfolio Development
Wind Integration
Planning Reserve Margin
Wind & Solar Capacity Contribution Discussion on Volume 3
September 25-26, 2014 – General Public Meeting
Day 1
Introductions
Stochastic Modeling & Portfolio Selection Process
Portfolio Development Cases
Smart Grid Update
Conservation Voltage Reduction
Day 2
Anaerobic Digester Study
Modeling for Confidential Volume III
Planning Reserve Margin Results
Resource Capacity Contribution Results
Wind Integration Cost Results
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November 14, 2014 – General Public Meeting
Introductions
Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Update
Price Curve Scenarios
Portfolio Development Draft Results
Portfolio Development Draft Results
December 8, 2014 – Confidential Technical Workshop (Salt Lake City)
111(d) Scenario Maker
December 10, 2014 – Confidential Technical Workshop (Portland)
111(d) Scenario Maker
January 29-30, 2015 – General Public Meeting
Confidential Coal Analysis
Preferred Portfolio Overview
PaR Modeling Update
Preferred Portfolio Selection
Sensitivity Studies
February 26, 2015 – General Public Meeting
2015 IRP Draft Action Plan
High CO2 PaR Results
Sensitivity Studies
Wrap-up Discussion
State Meetings
June 10, 2014 – Washington State Stakeholder Meeting
June 17, 2014 – Idaho State Stakeholder Meeting
June 18, 2014 – Utah State Stakeholder Meeting
June 19, 2014 – Wyoming State Stakeholder Meeting
June 26, 2014 – Oregon State Stakeholder Meeting
Stakeholder Comments
For the 2015 IRP, PacifiCorp introduced a feedback form which offered stakeholders a direct
opportunity to provide comments, questions, and suggestions outside the PIMs. PacifiCorp
recognizes the importance of stakeholder feedback to the IRP public input process. A blank
form, as well as those submitted by stakeholders, is housed on the PacifiCorp website at IRP
comments webpage at: http://www.pacificorp.com/es/irp/irpcomments.html
The form itself allowed the Company to easily review and summarize issues by topic as well as
identify specific recommendations that were provided. Information collected was used to inform
assumptions and modeling efforts in the 2015 IRP. Comment forms were received from the
following stakeholders:
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Blue Castle Holdings
Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon
Clean Energy Scenario Stakeholders
HEAL Utah
Idaho Conservation League
Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities
Interwest Energy Alliance
Individual Customer
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance
Northern Laramie Range Alliance (NLRA)
NW Energy Coalition
Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Renewable Energy Coalition
Renewable Northwest
Sierra Club
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
Utah Association of Energy Users
Utah Clean Energy
Utah Clean Energy with WRA and SWEEP
Utah Division of Public Utilities
Utah Office of Consumer Services
Washington Department of Commerce
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Western Clean Energy Campaign
Western Resource Advocates (WRA)
Some topics of note addressed in the forms include:
Application of EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule
Resource cost and performance assumptions (solar/wind/nuclear)
Demand side management
Allocation of RPS costs
Modeling questions
Anaerobic digester study
Load forecast
Renewable capacity values
Transmission
EPA BART timing for Utah
Wholesale power availability
Additional CO2 costs
Specific sensitivity case recommendations
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Contact Information
PacifiCorp’s IRP internet website contains many of the documents and presentations that support
recent Integrated Resource Plans. To access these materials, please visit the Company’s IRP
website at http://www.pacificorp.com/es/irp.html.
PacifiCorp requests that any informal request be sent in writing to the following address or email
address below.
PacifiCorp
IRP Resource Planning Department
825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97232
Electronic Email Address:
IRP@PacifiCorp.com
Phone Number:
(503) 813-5245
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APPENDIX D – DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
RESOURCES
Introduction
Appendix D reviews the studies and reports used to support the demand-side management
(DSM) resource information used in the modeling and analysis of the 2015 Integrated Resource
Plan (IRP). In addition, it provides information on the economic DSM selections in the 2015
IRP’s Preferred Portfolio, a summary of existing DSM program services and offerings, the
preliminary budgets to acquire the resources and the State specific implementation actions,
including communications and outreach activity, the Company intends to pursue in the
acquisition of those resources.
Demand-Side Resource Potential Assessments for 2015-2034
Since 1989, PacifiCorp has developed biennial IRPs to identify an optimal mix of resources that
balance considerations of cost, risk, uncertainty, supply reliability/deliverability, and long-run
public policy goals. The optimization process accounts for capital, energy, and ongoing
operation costs as well as the risk profiles of various resource alternatives, including: traditional
generation and market purchases, renewable generation, and DSM resources such as energy
efficiency, and demand response or capacity-focused resources. Since the 2008 IRP, DSM
resources have competed directly against supply-side options, allowing the IRP model to guide
decisions regarding resource mixes, based on cost and risk.
This study, conducted by Applied Energy Group (AEG), primarily seeks to develop reliable
estimates of the magnitude, timing, and costs of DSM resources likely available to PacifiCorp
over a 20-year planning horizon, beginning in 2015. The study focuses on resources realistically
achievable during the planning horizon, given normal market dynamics that may hinder resource
acquisition. Study results were incorporated into PacifiCorp’s 2015 IRP and will be used to
inform subsequent DSM planning and program design efforts. This study serves as an update of
similar studies completed in 2007, 2011 and 2013.
For resource planning purposes, PacifiCorp classifies DSM resources into four classifications,
differentiated by two primary characteristics: reliability and customer choice. These resources
classifications can be defined as: Class 1 DSM (firm, capacity focused), Class 2 DSM (energy
efficiency), Class 3 DSM (non-firm, capacity focused), and Class 4 DSM (educational).
From a system-planning perspective, Class 1 DSM resources can be considered the most reliable,
as they can be dispatched by the utility. In contrast, behavioral changes, resulting from voluntary
educational programs included in Class 4 DSM, tend to be the least reliable. With respect to
customer choice, Class 1 DSM and Class 2 DSM resources should be considered involuntary in
that, once equipment and systems have been put in place, savings can be expected to flow. Class
3 and Class 4 DSM activities involve greater customer choice and control. This assessment
estimates potential from Class 1, 2, and 3 DSM.
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This study excludes an assessment of Oregon’s Class 2 DSM resource potential, as this work has
been captured in an assessment commissioned by the Energy Trust, which provides energy-
efficiency potential in Oregon to PacifiCorp for resource planning purposes.
PacifiCorp’s Demand-Side Resource Potential Assessment for 2015-2034, completed by AEG,
can be found at:
http://www.pacificorp.com/es/dsm.html
Energy Trust of Oregon’s Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Report, completed by
Navigant Consulting, can be found at:
http://energytrust.org/About/policy-and-reports/Reports.aspx
DSM – Economic Class 2 DSM Resource Selections – Preferred Portfolio
The following table shows the economic selections by state and year of the Class 2 DSM
resources in the 2015 IRP preferred portfolio, C05a-3Q.
For the 20-year assumed nameplate capacity contributions (MW impacts) by state and year
associated with the Class 2 DSM resource selections above see Table 8.7 – PacifiCorp’s 2015
IRP Preferred Portfolio, in Volume I of the 2015 IRP.
DSM – State Implementation Plans
Background
The Public Utility Commission of Oregon acknowledged PacifiCorp’s 2013 Integrated Resource
Plan with exceptions and revisions in Order No. 14-252, entered on July 8, 2014. Appendix A –
Adopted Recommendations of the Order states the Company must “Include a PacifiCorp service
area specific implementation plan as part of the 2015 IRP filing.” The Order further states that
“At twice yearly updates to the Commission, [the Company must] provide a summary of savings
potential, gaps and how PacifiCorp specific implementation plan and programs are achieving the
identified potential.” This document serves to comply with the implementation plan requirement
Energy Efficiency Energy (MWh) Selected by State and Year
State 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
CA 6,390 7,500 8,580 9,670 10,500 6,430 6,800 7,100 7,460 7,140
OR 191,240 168,400 154,140 140,780 124,750 116,150 105,880 104,610 99,210 97,320
WA 37,880 41,200 44,600 44,260 48,610 38,230 40,240 41,910 44,270 43,740
UT 264,360 303,040 333,400 351,640 381,660 329,310 345,410 368,050 371,170 381,920
ID 13,570 15,800 17,570 19,170 20,920 15,910 16,750 17,680 18,550 19,200
WY 37,770 48,180 57,590 68,550 79,170 71,430 75,910 82,380 86,220 89,830
Total System 551,210 584,120 615,880 634,070 665,610 577,460 590,990 621,730 626,880 639,150
Energy Efficiency Energy (MWh) Selected by State and Year
State 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
CA 6,010 6,260 6,400 6,380 6,300 5,800 5,760 5,550 5,580 5,350
OR 87,980 90,980 89,180 89,080 86,480 87,560 84,080 86,820 82,200 81,260
WA 36,040 35,530 35,130 35,810 34,900 31,190 30,960 30,500 30,400 29,560
UT 309,050 308,630 313,970 312,190 300,950 280,910 277,410 274,700 271,590 268,920
ID 18,050 18,110 17,980 17,850 17,290 15,830 16,220 15,840 15,940 14,920
WY 72,180 75,080 77,150 84,910 84,410 85,120 89,910 92,620 93,560 96,090
Total System 529,310 534,590 539,810 546,220 530,330 506,410 504,340 506,030 499,270 496,100
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by providing DSM state acquisition selections, preliminary budgets, program overviews, and
major actions planned for calendar years 2015-2018.
DSM Resource Selections
Class 1 DSM resources (dispatchable or scheduled firm capacity resources)
As a result of the Company’s resource position and favorable cost resource cost alternatives, no
incremental additions to the Company’s Class 1 DSM resources were selected within the 2015-
2018 implementation plan window. Incremental Class 1 DSM selections begin in 2022 with the
selection of 5 megawatts (MW) of Oregon irrigation load control. In total, 41.7 MWs of
incremental Class 1 DSM resources were selected over the 20 year planning horizon. Selections
by State, Product, and Year are provided in Table D.1 for informational purposes only.
Table D.1 – Incremental and Cumulative Class 1 Resource Selections by State, Product and
Year
State/Product by Year 2022 2023 2026 2029 2033 Total/Products (MW)
Oregon Irrigation Load Control 5 5
Oregon Curtailment Agreements 10.6 10.6 10.6 31.8
Utah Res. Load Control Cooling 4.9 4.9
Cumulative Total by Year (MW) 5 15.6 26.2 36.8 41.7 41.7
In preparation for the 2022 west-side capacity requirement, near-term Class 1 DSM efforts will
focus on a Company proposal of an Oregon and California irrigation load control program pilot
(Klamath Basin) in order to 1) test the effectiveness of the Company’s Idaho and Utah program
design in smaller markets, and 2) given the differences in grower operations in the west to better
understand west-side irrigation customers capabilities and challenges in participating in load
management programs. The load control pilot will complement the Company’s Oregon and
proposed California time-of-use pilots and provide growers a second alternative to manage their
peak usage and save money. The Company will also seek further refinements to its existing Class
1 DSM products in Utah and Idaho, seeking to identify additional operational improvements and
integration of dispatch strategies in order to maximize resource value and effectiveness. Table
D.2 provides a summary of the Company’s existing Class 1 DSM resources relied upon in the
development of the 2015 Integrated Resource Plan’s load resource balance position.
Table D.2 – Existing Class 1 DSM resources (2015 Preferred Portfolio)
State/Product by Year 2015 2016 2017 2018
Idaho
Irrigation DLC
170
170
170
170
Utah
Residential DLC
Irrigation DLC
115
20
115
20
115
20
115
20
Idaho and Utah
Special Contract Load 149 175 175 175
Total (MW) 454 480 480 480
Class 2 DSM Resources (energy efficiency)
The acquisition of Class 2 DSM resources continues to be the largest demand-side resource in
the 2015 IRP, contributing 2,385 gigawatt hours (GWh) of cost-effective energy savings by
7 The projected increase in Special Contract Load under management in 2016 is result of expected agreement renegotiation, not due to 2015 IRP
model selections. The resources are classified as “existing” rather than “new” for purposes of resource planning.
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2018; maximum demand reduction of 565 MW8. By 2018, Class 2 DSM selections in the 2015
IRP Preferred Portfolio exceed those in the 2013 IRP by 37 percent. Initial analysis indicates
changing market assumptions and measure costs coupled with increased resource opportunities
in lighting, space conditioning, water heating, appliances and industrial process end-uses (both
capital and non-capital) are responsible for the majority of the increase in economic resource
selections9. Table D.3 provides the selection of Class 2 DSM resources by State and Year for
years 2015-2018 contained in the 2015 IRP Preferred Portfolio10.
Table D.3 – Class 2 DSM Resources (2015 IRP Preferred Portfolio, Incremental Resources)
State/Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total (MWh) Total (MW)
California 6,390 7,500 8,580 9,670 32,140 7
Idaho 13,570 15,800 17,570 19,170 66,110 17
Oregon 191,240 168,400 154,140 140,780 654,560 151
Utah 264,360 303,040 333,400 351,640 1,252,440 317
Washington 37,880 41,200 44,600 44,260 167,940 37
Wyoming 37,770 48,180 57,590 68,550 212,090 36
Total (MWh) 551,210 584,120 615,881 634,070 2,385,280 565
Class 3 DSM Resources (price responsive capacity resources)
The Company has numerous Class 3 DSM offerings currently in place encouraging customers to
do their part in helping reduce loads during peak use periods. They include metered time-of-day
and time-of-use pricing plans (in all states, availability varies by customer class), residential
seasonal inverted block rates (Idaho, Utah and Wyoming), residential year-round inverted block
rates (California, Oregon and Washington) and the Energy Exchange program (all states).
Residential customers not voluntarily opting for a time-of-use rate are currently subject to
mandatory seasonal or year-round inverted block rate plans, depending on the state.
Savings realized through customer response to these programs is captured in the Company’s
historical load information used to inform customer load requirements in the IRP, and as a result
is recognized when developing the Company’s Preferred Portfolio. Although not a selectable
planning resource like Class 1 and 2 DSM resources, Class 3 DSM resources are relied upon to
provide important pricing signals as to the time variant cost of electricity and managing peak
loads.
In 2014 the Company launched a two year irrigation time-of-use pilot in Oregon. First year
results were limited. Following grower meetings and surveys in late 2014 the Company expects
2015 participation and impact results to be more indicative of how growers might respond to a
well-designed price product as an alternative to a Class 1 DSM irrigation direct load control
program. As noted in the Class 1 DSM section above, the Company plans to propose an
irrigation direct load control pilot beginning in 2016 and will compare the results of both
approaches for the purpose of developing the most cost efficient and effective strategy to manage
these seasonal loads.
8 Class 2 DSM capacity reduction represents maximum nameplate rating contribution of the resources selected, not coincident peak reduction. 9 For a more thorough comparison of the increase in Class 2 DSM opportunities between the 2013 DSM resource assessment and the 2015
resource assessment see PacifiCorp Demand-Side Resource Potential Assessment For 2015-2034, Volume 2: Class 2 DSM Analysis, Chapter 8 –
Comparison With Previous DSM Potential Assessment on the Company’s website at Demand-Side Management Resource Potential Assessment 10 State specific acquisition forecasts to be filed in states where such requirements exist and may vary from the IRP selection amounts due state
specific planning and forecasting requirements/timelines as well as existing program performance results.
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Class 4 DSM Resources (Customer Education of Efficient Energy Management)
Educating customers regarding energy efficiency and load management opportunities is an
important component of the Company’s long-term resource acquisition plan. A variety of
channels are used to educate customers including television, radio, newspapers, bill inserts and
messages, newsletters, school education programs, and personal contact. The impacts from these
messages are captured in customer usage and usage patterns which are taken into consideration
in the development of customer load forecasts.
The Company manages a comprehensive DSM communications and outreach plan encouraging
customers to use energy wisely by providing low cost or no cost energy savings tips as well as
directing customers to Company programs available to help them with efficiency improvements
at their homes and businesses.
See the Demand-Side Management Communications & Outreach Plan later in this document for
more information on these efforts and details on the Company’s 2015 state specific campaigns.
Program Portfolio Offerings by State for DSM Resource Classes 1, 2, and 4
Currently there are two Class 1 DSM programs running within PacifiCorp’s six-state service
area; Utah’s “Cool Keeper” residential and small commercial air conditioner load control
program and the irrigation load control program in Utah and Idaho. The two programs contribute
approximately 305 MW of load reduction capability, helping the Company better manage
demand during peak periods11.
In addition to the Class 1 products, the Company offers ten distinct Class 2 DSM programs or
initiatives, most of which are offered in multiple states; size of opportunity and need dependent.
In all, the combination of Class 2 DSM programs across PacifiCorp’s six states totals twenty-
seven12 with program services in some states combined within programs (i.e. the refrigerator and
freezer recycling service in California is part of the Home Energy Savings program and therefore
is not counted as a standalone effort). Table D.4 provides a representative overview of the
breadth of program services and offerings available by Sector and State. Table D.5 provides a
brief overview of DSM related wattsmart Outreach and Communication activities (Class 4 DSM
activities) by state. Energy efficiency services listed in Oregon, except for low income
weatherization services, are provided in collaboration with the Energy Trust of Oregon13.
11 Actual reductions may vary by event (temperature and month and time dependent), cited load reduction represents the sum of the highest event
performance available across the three states for the two programs and account for line losses (are “at generator” values). In addition to these two
programs, the Company has additional interruptible load under contract with select Utah and Idaho special contract customers, see Table 5.12 in
the 2015 IRP for additional detail.
12 PacifiCorp collaborates with the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (in Washington) in delivering two of
the ten programs/initiatives. . 13 Funds for Low-income weatherization services are forwarded to Oregon Housing and Community Services.
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Table D.4 – Existing Program Services and Offerings by Sector and State
Program Services & Offerings by Sector and State California Oregon Washington Idaho Utah Wyoming
Refrigerator And Freezer Recycling Program
Lighting Incentives
New Appliance Incentives
Heating And Cooling Incentives
Weatherization Incentives - Windows, Insulation, Duct
Sealing, etc.
New Homes
Low-Income Weatherization
Air Conditioner Direct Load Control
Home Energy Reports
School Curriculum
Energy Saving Kits
Financing Options With On-Bill Payments
Trade Ally Outreach
Incentives
Energy Engineering Services
Billing Credit Incentive (offset to DSM charge)
Energy Management
Load Control (Cool Keeper)
Load Control (Irrigation Load Control)
Energy Profiler Online
Business Solutions Toolkit
Trade Ally Outreach
Small Business Lighting
Small to Mid-Sized Business Facilitation
DSM Project Managers Partner With Customer
Account Managers
Residential Sector
Non-Residential Sector
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Table D.5 – Existing wattsmart Outreach and Communications Activities
Estimated Expenditures by State and Year14
Table D.6 provides a preliminary DSM budget by state. The budget represents the expected
funding needed to maintain existing initiatives and increase acquisitions necessary to achieve the
DSM resources selected in the 2015 IRP; Classes 1, 2 and 4, through 2018.
Table D.6 – Preliminary DSM Program Budget, DSM Classes 1, 2 and 4 ($000)
State/Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
California $2,387 $2,560 $2,969 $3,706 $11,622
Idaho $4,156 $3,982 $4,572 $5,558 $18,268
Oregon15 $42,047 $37,951 $35,605 $33,332 $148,935
Utah $59,893 $64,960 $63,625 $74,045 $262,523
Washington $11,280 $11,713 $10,965 $9,338 $43,296
Wyoming $6,734 $9,247 $10,546 $12,789 $39,316
Non-Situs Costs16 $6,360 $6,360 $6,360 $6,360 25,440
Total17 $132,857 $136,773 $134,642 $145,128 $545,718
State Specific Demand-Side Management Implementation Plans
The Company intends to complement its existing program services and outreach and
communications activities in order to facilitate the acquisition of the demand-side resources
selected in the 2015 IRP. For information on energy efficiency activities planned in the
company’s Oregon service area, see the Energy Trust of Oregon’s 2015 Annual Budget and
2015-2016 Action Plan.18 Table D.7 provides a breakdown of the company’s implementation
items identified to be addressed over the 2015 and 2016 calendar years by sector and state.
14 Expenditures are estimates based on assumed acquisition costs, including program administration, customer
incentives, communications and outreach, and evaluation, measurement and verification expenses. More detailed
budgets will be developed as part of the Company’s business planning/10-year plan budget work that will occur in
the fall of 2015 (October 2015). 15 Includes the combined SB1149 and SB838 funding forecasts. 16 Costs associated with the delivery of the Idaho irrigation load control program. 17 Expenditures exclude costs for Special Contract curtailment resources, which are compensated as a component of
their contracted retail rates, and the costs (if approved) of the Oregon and California irrigation load control pilot
program. 18 Plan can be accessed on the Energy Trust of Oregon website at http://energytrust.org/About/policy-and-
reports/Plans.aspx
wattsmart Outreach & Communications
(incremental to program specific advertising)California Oregon Washington Idaho Utah Wyoming
Advertising
Sponsorships
Social Media
Contests (video)
Public Relations (Habitat for Humanity, other)
Business Advocacy (awards at customer meetings,
sponsorships, chamber partnership, university
artnership)
wattsmart Workshops
Rockin wattsmart Assemblies
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Table D.7 – DSM Implementation Items by Sector and State
Sector and State California Oregon Washington Idaho Utah Wyoming
Appliance recycling – competitively bid contract for
appliance recycling for 2016
Home energy reports – expand program to residential
customers
Home energy reports – implement targeted campaign
strategies
New construction – revise offering to increase builder
participation
New construction – add incentives targeting residential
new construction
Home energy savings program – competitively bid
contract for 2016
Multi-family – develop and implement improvements
in delivery to the multi-family sector
Manufactured homes – develop and implement
improvements in delivery to the manufactured homes
sector
Low income – add LED replacement bulbs to program
Low income – increase refrigerator replacements in
program
Community-based initiatives – support communities
participating in 2-year Georgetown University Energy
Prize
Lighting – expand commercial LED lighting channels
Commercial buildings – add system functionality for
whole-building benchmarking
Small to mid-sized business programs – competitively
bid contract for mid-2016
Behavioral pilot – evaluate a small to mid-sized
business behavioral pilot program
Targeted business sectors – improve delivery of
current programs to the oil and gas sector
Incentive payments – expand bill credit incentive
option (offset to DSM charge)
Energy management – improve delivery capabilities
and customer awareness
Waste heat to power and regenerative technologies –
incorporate efficiency measures into business program
Irrigation Direct Load Control Pilot
Residential Sector
Non-Residential Sector
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2015 Demand-Side Management Communications and Outreach Plan
Overview
The Demand Side Management Communications and Outreach Plan (DCOP) is a comprehensive
plan, encompassing all communications to customers and the communities served by Pacific
Power and Rocky Mountain Power.
The DCOP incorporates the wattsmart outreach and communications plans for Idaho, Oregon
(838), Utah, Washington and Wyoming; See ya later, refrigerator communications; wattsmart
Business plans for Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; Energy FinAnswer and FinAnswer
Express plans in California; load control marketing in Utah and Idaho; and demand-side
management program marketing activities for all states.
Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power working with regulators and interested stakeholders,
have implemented comprehensive portfolios of energy efficiency and peak reduction programs
in California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Through these portfolios, the
Company provides residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers with incentives
and tools that enable them to employ energy-savings in their home or business. Programs within
the portfolio also allow the Company to better manage customer loads during peak usage
periods.
Starting with Utah in 2009, the Commission approved the Company’s proposal to implement a
communications and outreach plan intended to increase participation in these programs and to
grow customer appreciation and understanding of the benefits associated with the efficient use of
energy. This document provides detailed information on proposed campaign activities in 2015.
wattsmart is an overarching energy efficiency campaign with the overall goal to engage
customers in reducing their energy usage through behavioral changes, and pointing them to the
programs and information to help them do it. Rocky Mountain Power/Pacific Power wants to
help you save energy and money” is the key message, and the Company utilizes earned media,
customer communications advertising and program specific marketing to communicate the value
of energy efficiency, provide information regarding low-cost, no-cost energy efficiency
measures, and to educate customers on the availability of programs, services and incentives.
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The overall paid media plan objective is to effectively reach our customers through a multi-
media mix that extends both reach and frequency. Beyond paid media; the Company also uses
statement communications, email, website, social media and news coverage. Tapping into all
resources with consistent messaging has been the approach and will continue to be refined.
Working with our third-party program marketers, the Company has provided a “wattsmart
approved” graphic to help customers identify the programs which will help them save energy and
money.
In each state the media mix varies depending upon approved budget, reach, readership and
ratings. The larger states, where there is greater budget allocation, benefit from utilization of
more advertising channels and greater reach and frequency.
Customer Communications Tactics (all states)
Website
rockymountainpower.net/wattsmart (wattsmart.com)
pacificpower.net/watt smart (bewattsmart.com)
URLs link directly to the energy efficiency landing page. Once there, customers can self-
select their state for specific programs and incentives.
Home page messages promote seasonal wattsmart/energy efficiency each month.
Social Media
Twitter feed promotes energy efficiency tips and wattsmart programs multiple times per
week.
Facebook posts watt smart messages three to five times per week.
Newsletters
Voices residential newsletter is sent via bill insert (and email to online bill pay
customers) six times a year; each issue includes energy efficiency tips and incentive
program information
wattsup insert is a seasonal change insert dedicated to energy efficiency, distributed to
customers in May and October.
Energy Connections, Energy Update, Energy Insights, segmented newsletters to
businesses and communities leaders, contain articles on commercial and industrial energy
efficiency as well as represented case studies on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Messaging
Key messages for wattsmart
Using energy wisely at home and in your business saves you money.
Rocky Mountain Power is your energy partner
o We want to help you keep your costs down.
o We offer wattsmart programs and cash incentives to help you save money and
energy in your home or business.
Energy efficiency message focus (all states)
Earn cash incentives for HVAC equipment, appliances and weatherization upgrades
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Get special pricing on high-efficiency LED and CFL bulbs
Turn off lights and unplug electronics when not in use
Recycle your old energy-wasting refrigerator or freezer and earn cash back
Specific message focus for winter peak states (Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
Keeping the thermostat set to 68 degrees in the winter
Weatherization upgrades can help you save
Specific message focus for summer peak and cooling in Utah
Peak use management
Reducing energy consumption associated with summer cooling;
Summer tiered pricing
Evaporative cooling
Keeping the thermostat set to 78 degrees in the summer
Enroll in Cool Keeper to help manage the demand for electricity in the summer
Key messages for wattsmart Business
We can help you save energy and money, which improves your business’s bottom line.
We offer proven programs and incentives for energy-efficient lighting, heating and
cooling systems, motors, compressed air, farm and dairy equipment and more, to help
businesses save energy and money.
Reducing energy costs improves your company's profitability.
wattsmart Business incentives make it simple for your business to save energy and
money.
Using less energy will not only save your business money, it can enhance worker comfort
and improve productivity.
Cash incentives are available for energy-efficient LED lighting for indoor and outdoor
applications.
Energy efficiency is just one way to demonstrate your commitment to sustainable
business practices.
California
Residential customer programs
Home Energy Savings & wattsmart Starter Kits
o Includes Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling (See ya later, refrigerator)
Low-income Weatherization Services
Business customer programs
Energy FinAnswer
FinAnswer Express
The Home Energy Savings program communicates to customers, retailers and trade allies
through a variety of channels, including bill inserts, brochures, in-store/point-of-purchase
collateral, social media and website.
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To help customers start on the path to home energy savings, customers can order free or low-cost
wattsmart Starter Kits. Kits are promoted through direct mail, Facebook advertising, bill inserts
and emails.
In 2015, the Home Energy Savings program will focus on cooling, heating and lighting measures
during key seasonal selling windows. Some of the key measures of focus for California will
include LED lighting, ductless heat pumps, duct sealing, duct insulation and air sealing.
Driving customers to online incentive information and applications will continue to be a focus
this year.
In addition, the Home Energy Savings program will work to maximize opportunities through a
well-trained trade ally network.
For the See ya later, refrigerator program, the Company will reach customers through print and
radio ads, Facebook, bill inserts and newsletters.
The Company will continue its partnership with two local non-profit agencies that install energy
efficiency measures in the home of limited income households through the Low-income
weatherization program. The service is provided at no-cost to participants.
Business customer program
In 2015, the Company expects to combine the existing Energy FinAnswer and FinAnswer
Express programs into a single program called wattsmart Business to make customer
participation easier and more streamlined.
The business program will be promoted through a light schedule of radio and print advertising,
plus direct mail to irrigation customers. Customer success stories will be featured in print ads and
newsletter articles. Customer outreach will be coordinated with trade ally partners.
Oregon
The Company incorporate SB838 spending at seasonally optimal periods to promote “being
wattsmart” and directing customers to the programs and incentives offered by Energy Trust of
Oregon.
Personal Energy Reports continue to be mailed to 11,000 residential customers, and this effort
may be expanded in the near future. These reports provide usage comparisons and energy-saving
tips.
Business customers will be invited to attend informative events to learn about incentives for
lighting and other upgrades available through Energy Trust of Oregon. The Company will
develop a brochure and print advertising to showcase Oregon business customer success stories
for distribution at events. Irrigation customers will also be targeted with direct mail outreach.
In 2015, the Company will support Bend and Corvallis as the communities compete for the
Georgetown University Energy Prize.
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Communication Tactic - Oregon Timing/status
Television, Radio, Newspaper, Outdoor Starting in March the Company will run TV, radio,
print and outdoor.
Focus of the campaign will be saving energy with a
strong push to lighting, energy saver kits and Home
Energy Review.
The Company will continue to utilize the wattsmart,
Oregon campaign developed in 2014.
The Company will utilize Eco Posters in certain
markets.
Business print Starting in January the Company will run in Cascade
Business Book of lists as well as the Cascade Business
News and Bend Chamber Business Journal
Trail Blazers sponsorship PacifiCorp developed a business teamwork spot which
will run this season in addition to the residential
teamwork spot.
Two (2) 30 second commercials in Trail Blazers
Courtside, airing weekly on the Trail Blazer's Radio
Network (56 commercials)
Title sponsorship of Trail Blazers Courtside, airing
weekly on the Trail Blazer's Network (28 shows)
One (1) billboard in Trail Blazers Courtside, airing
weekly on the Trail Blazers Radio Network (28
shows)
Ninety (90) 30 second commercials in the pre-game
show on the Trail Blazers Radio Network during the
regular season
Ninety two (92) 30 second radio commercials in
play-by-play on the Trail Blazers Radio Network
during the regular season
Ninety (90) 30 second radio commercials in the
post-game show on the Trail Blazers Radio Network
during the regular season
Include banner ads on local sites, blogs,
behavioral ad targeting, and pay-per-
click ad placements.
Digital ads will be an important part of the media
mix.
PR – Capitalize on existing assets and
tools to deploy news media outreach and
consumer engagement efforts that are
aligned with marketing (corporate)
objectives.
Washington
Residential customer programs
Home Energy Savings & wattsmart Starter Kits
Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling (See ya later, refrigerator)
See ya later, refrigerator
Low-income Weatherization Services
Home Energy Reports
Be wattsmart, Begin at home school curriculum
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Business customer programs
wattsmart® Business
The Home Energy Savings program communicates to customers, retailers and trade allies
through a variety of channels, including bill inserts, brochures, in-store/point-of-purchase
collateral, social media and website.
To help customers start on the path to home energy savings, customers can order free or low-cost
wattsmart Starter Kits. Kits are promoted through direct mail, Facebook advertising, bill inserts
and emails.
In 2015, the Home Energy Savings program will focus on cooling, heating and lighting measures
during key seasonal selling windows. Some of the key measures of focus for Washington will
include LED lighting, ductless heat pumps, duct sealing, duct insulation and air sealing.
Driving customers to online incentive information and applications will continue to be a focus
this year.
In addition, the Home Energy Savings program will work to maximize opportunities through a
well-trained trade ally network.
See ya later, refrigerator recycling TV and digital advertising will run in the spring and summer
to encourage participation. The Company will also reach customers through bill inserts,
newsletters and social media.
The Company will continue its partnership with three local non-profit agencies that install
energy efficiency measures in the home of limited income households through our Low-income
weatherization program. The service is provided at no-cost to participants.
Home Energy Reports are mailed to approximately 52,000 residential customers with usage
comparisons and energy-saving tips. Customer with valid emails are sent an electronic version of
their report and directed to go online where they can view more information about their energy
usage and other residential programs and services.
The wattsmart Business program will be promoted through radio, print and digital with the
addition of LinkedIn ads in 2015. Customer success stories will be featured in print ads and
newsletter articles. Direct mail and email will target vertical markets and outreach will be
coordinated with trade ally partners to reinforce messaging in direct mail with industry specific
incentives and targeted events.
In 2015, the Company will support Walla Walla as the community competes for the Georgetown
University Energy Prize.
Communication Tactic - Washington Timing/status
Television: A selection of ads will be rotated, both 30-
second and 15-second TV spots, with an average of 100
TV placements each week that the campaign is on the air.
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
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Communication Tactic - Washington Timing/status
KAPP (ABC), KIMA (CBS), KNDO (NBC), KUNV
(UNIV) and Charter (Cable).
Radio: An average of 100 radio spots per week. Radio
stations on which campaign spots will air include KARY-
FM (Oldies), KATS-FM (Classic Rock), KDBL-FM
(Country), KFFM-FM (Contemporary Hits), KHHK-FM
(Rhythmic CHR) KRSE-FM (Modern), KXDD-FM
(Country), KZTA-FW (Mexican Regional).
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Newspaper Dayton Chronicle, The East Washingtonian,
La Voz Hispanic News, The Waitsburg Times, Walla
Walla Union Bulletin and Yakima Herald-Republic.
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Digital Include banner ads on local
sites, blogs, behavioral ad
targeting, and pay-per-click ad
placements and digital search
for business customers. Utilize
creative developed in 2014.
PR: Capitalize on existing assets and tools to deploy news
media outreach and consumer engagement efforts that are
aligned with marketing (corporate) objectives.
Idaho
Residential programs
Home Energy Savings & wattsmart Starter Kits
Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling (See ya later, refrigerator)
Low-income Weatherization Services
Home Energy Reports
Business programs
wattsmart Business
Irrigation Load Control
The Home Energy Savings program communicates to customers, retailers and trade allies
through a variety of channels, including bill inserts, brochures, in-store/point-of-purchase
collateral, social media and website.
To help customers start on the path to home energy savings, customers can order free or low-cost
wattsmart Starter Kits. Kits are promoted through direct mail, Facebook advertising, bill inserts
and emails.
In 2015, the Home Energy Savings program will focus on cooling, heating and lighting measures
during key seasonal selling windows. Some of the key measures of focus for Idaho will include
LED lighting, ductless heat pumps, and duct sealing, duct insulation and air sealing.
Driving customers to online incentive information and applications will continue to be a focus
this year.
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In addition, the Home Energy Savings program will work to maximize opportunities through a
well-trained trade ally network.
See ya later, refrigerator recycling digital advertising will run in the spring and summer to
encourage participation. The Company will also reach customers through bill inserts, newsletters
and social media.
The Company will continue its partnership with two local non-profit agencies that install energy
efficiency measures in the home of limited income households through the Low-income
weatherization program. The service is provided at no-cost to participants.
Home Energy Reports are mailed to approximately 17,250 residential customers with usage
comparisons and energy-saving tips. Customer with valid emails are sent an electronic version of
their report and directed to go online where they can view more information about their energy
usage and other residential programs and services.
The wattsmart Business program will be promoted through radio and print. Customer success
stories will be featured in print ads and newsletter articles. Direct mail and email will target
vertical markets and outreach will be coordinated with trade ally partners to reinforce messaging
in direct mail with industry specific incentives and targeted events.
Communication Tactic - Idaho Timing/status
Television - Idaho Falls: A selection of ads will be
rotated, both 30-second and 15-second TV spots.
New TV spots in 2015
Radio - Idaho Falls New spots in 2015
Newspapers:
Jefferson Star/Shelley Pioneer
Idaho State Journal
Idaho Falls Post Register
News‐Examiner
Preston Citizen
Rexburg Standard Journal
New print ads in 2015 to support
the broadcast campaign and
business programs.
PR – Capitalize on existing assets and tools to deploy
news media outreach and consumer engagement efforts
that are aligned with marketing (corporate) objectives.
Digital Display and Google Search – Idaho Falls Include banner ads on local sites,
blogs, behavioral ad targeting, and
pay-per-click ad placements.
Home Energy Reports Direct mail and email to targeted
customers throughout the year
Utah
Residential customer programs
Home Energy Savings & wattsmart Starter Kits
Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling (See ya later, refrigerator)
Low-income Weatherization Services
Air Conditioner Load Control (Cool Keeper)
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Home Energy Reports
Be wattsmart, Begin at home school curriculum
Business customer program
wattsmart® Business
Small Business Air Conditioner Load Control (Cool Keeper)
Irrigation Load Control
wattsmart advertising remains strong and will introduce new creative (“wattsmart, Utah”) which
will be featured in TV spots, radio commercials, print, transit and digital mediums, incorporated
into the school curriculum program and featured at local events, be part of the University of Utah
sponsorship, and will include a digital game and video contest.
High-level plans for wattsmart programs:
See ya later, refrigerator recycling TV and digital advertising will run throughout the
spring and summer to encourage participation.
The Company will continue its partnerships with local non-profit agencies that install
energy efficiency measures in the home of limited income households through the Low-
income weatherization program. The service is provided at no-cost to participants.
wattsmart incentives and wattsmart Starter Kits (new for 2015) will be promoted
primarily through bill inserts, newsletters, email, website features, social media, in-
store/point-of-purchase collateral and the spring and fall home show events. New
applications will allow customers to apply for more incentives online.
In 2015, the Home Energy Savings program will focus on cooling, heating and lighting
measures during key seasonal selling windows. Some of the key measures of focus for
Utah will include LED lighting, electronically commutated motors, ductless heat pumps,
and duct sealing, duct insulation and air sealing.
Rocky Mountain Power will again participate in the Spring Home & Garden Festival
with a booth offering customers free wattsmart Starter Kits as well as other activities to
draw interest and engagement.
Cool Keeper air conditioning load control will be promoted through door-to-door
canvassing, call center education during new customer account setup, bill inserts and on-
report messaging to participating home energy report customers.
Home Energy Reports continue to be mailed to approximately 290,000 residential
customers with usage comparisons and energy-saving tips.
wattsmart Business will be promoted through traditional advertising as well as LinkedIn
and digital search and the business advocacy outreach efforts. Customer success stories
will be featured in print ads and newsletter articles. Direct mail and email will target
vertical markets and outreach will be coordinated with trade ally partners to reinforce
messaging in direct mail with industry specific incentives and targeted events.
In 2015, the Company will support Park City/Summit County and Kearns as the communities
compete for the Georgetown University Energy Prize.
Communication Tactic - Utah Timing/status
Television Develop new creative in 2015
Radio Develop new creative in 2015
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Communication Tactic - Utah Timing/status
Newspapers Develop new creative in 2015
Outdoor/transit Develop new creative in 2015
Sponsorships SL Real, University of Utah Football,
Basketball and Women’s
Gymnastics, KUED Children’s
Programming, Ragnar Relay
Mobile game Develop a custom wattsmart energy
efficiency mobile game promoted via
banner ads and social media
Act wattsmart video contest Launch in March 2015, Contest runs
through mid-May. Winner announced
Mid-June
Education component wattsmart Begin at Home runs
through 2014/15 school year and RFP
for 2015/16 school year; Rockin
wattsmart assemblies
PR – Capitalize on existing assets and tools to deploy
news media outreach and consumer engagement efforts
that are aligned with marketing (corporate) objectives.
Wyoming
Residential programs
Home Energy Savings & wattsmart Starter Kits
Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling (See ya later, refrigerator)
Low-income Weatherization Services
Home Energy Reports
Business programs
wattsmart® Business
“wattsmart, Wyoming” and wattsmart Business campaigns will play early advertising roles in
2015.
The Home Energy Savings program communicates to customers, retailers and trade allies
through a variety of channels, including bill inserts, brochures, in-store/point-of-purchase
collateral, social media and website.
In 2015, the Home Energy Savings program will focus on cooling, heating and lighting measures
during key seasonal selling windows. Some of the key measures of focus for Wyoming will
include LED lighting, ECMs, ductless heat pumps, duct sealing, duct insulation, air sealing and
wattsmart Starter Kits (new for 2015).
Driving customers to online incentive information and applications will continue to be a focus
this year.
In addition, the Home Energy Savings program will work to maximize opportunities through a
well-trained trade ally network.
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See ya later, refrigerator recycling TV and digital advertising will run in the spring and summer
to encourage participation. The Company will also reach customers through bill inserts,
newsletters and social media.
The Company will continue its partnerships with local non-profit agencies that install energy
efficiency measures in the home of limited income households through the Low-income
weatherization program. The service is provided at no-cost to participants.
Home Energy Reports are mailed to approximately 18,000 residential customers with usage
comparisons and energy-saving tips. Customers with valid emails are sent an electronic version
of their report and directed to go online where they can view more information about their
energy usage and other residential programs and services.
The wattsmart Business program will be promoted through radio, print and digital with the
addition of LinkedIn ads in 2015. Customer success stories will be featured in print ads and
newsletter articles. Direct mail and email will target vertical markets and outreach will be
coordinated with trade ally partners to reinforce messaging in direct mail with industry specific
incentives and targeted events.
Communication Tactic - Wyoming Timing/status
Television: A selection of ads will be rotated, both 30-
second and 15-second TV spots.
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Radio Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Newspapers: Cody Enterprise, Powell Tribune, Casper
Star-Tribune, Riverton Ranger, Laramie Boomerang,
Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Green River Star,
Kemmerer Gazette, Rawlins Daily Times
Other papers to consider: Uinta Daily Herald in
Evanston, Douglas Budget/Glenrock Independent and
the Casper Journal.
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Outdoor Poster coverage–Utilize creative
developed in 2014.
PR – Capitalize on existing assets and tools to deploy
news media outreach and consumer engagement efforts
that are aligned with marketing (corporate) objectives.
Digital Include banner ads on local sites,
blogs, behavioral ad targeting, and
pay-per-click ad placements.
Utilize creative developed in 2014.
Communications and Outreach Budget
The 2015 wattsmart outreach and communications budget is $2,650,00019 and is included in the
forecasted dollars in Table D.6 – Preliminary DSM Program Budget, DSM Classes 1, 2 and 4
provided earlier in Appendix D.
19 The Company is working on expanding current the current wattsmart DSM outreach and communications funding in some states and
implementing funding in California effective 2016. This plan and funding complements other company efficiency messaging as well as program
specific advertising whose costs are captured within the specific program’s budget.
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In addition to the above communications and outreach, the Company supports networks of trade
allies (contractors, distributors, manufacturer representatives, etc.) who can bring the business
customer program offering to their clients and encourage them to upgrade to higher efficiency
equipment. Similarly, the Company implements other customer direct outreach efforts including
“eblast” email communications, targeted town events, one-on-one customer calls/visits and
more.
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APPENDIX E – SMART GRID
Introduction
The Smart Grid is the application of advanced communications and controls to the electric power
system, including generation, transmission, distribution, and the customer premise. As a result, a
wide array of applications can be defined under the smart grid umbrella. Smart Grid technologies
include dynamic line rating, phasor measurement units (synchrophasors), energy storage, power
line sensors, distribution automation, integrated volt/var optimization, advanced metering
infrastructure, automated demand response, and smart renewable and/or distributed generation
controls (e.g., smart inverters).
For PacifiCorp the smart grid definition started with a review of relevant technologies for
transmission, substation and distribution systems, as well as smart metering and home area
networks, which enable consumer response to price fluctuations and load curtailment requests.
For the interoperation of these technologies the most critical infrastructure decision to be made
during smart grid design is the communications network. This network must be high speed,
secure and highly reliable, and must be scalable to support PacifiCorp’s entire service territory.
The network must accommodate both normal and emergency operation of the electrical system
and must be available at all times, especially during the first critical moments of a large-scale
disturbance to the system.
PacifiCorp regularly evaluates the applicability of smart grid technologies to the power system.
Applications that show a positive net benefit for PacifiCorp’s customers are implemented where
they are needed. Technologies that PacifiCorp has tested or implemented include dynamic line
rating, synchrophasors, and communicating faulted circuit indicators. Technologies studied, but
not considered in the smart-grid financial analysis, include fully redundant “self-healing”
distribution systems, distributed energy systems (including electric vehicles) and direct load
control programs.
It is PacifiCorp’s goal to leverage smart grid technologies in a way that aligns with the Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP) goals to achieve a portfolio that is chosen based on least-cost/least-risk
metrics. This will result in an optimized electrical grid when and where it is economically
feasible, operationally beneficial, and in the best interest of customers. Through a comprehensive
review and analysis of smart grid report published each year, PacifiCorp is able to ascertain the
value proposition of emerging technologies and, at the appropriate time, recommend them for
demonstration or integration. Included for reference on the data disk accompanying the 2015 IRP
are the most recent reports filed in the states of Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The
overall goal is to work in synchronicity with state commissions, with goals of improving
reliability, increasing energy efficiency, enhancing customer service, and integrating renewable
resources. These goals will be met by utilizing strategies that employ analyzing the total cost of
ownership, performing well researched cost-benefit analyses, and focusing on customer
outreach.
In order to mitigate the costs and risks to the Company and its customers it is essential that
technology leaders be identified and that system interoperability and security issues be verified
and resolved with national standards. PacifiCorp will continue to monitor technological advances
and utility developments throughout the nation as more advanced metering and other smart grid
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related projects are built. This will allow for improved estimates of both costs and benefits. With
large-scale deployments progressing throughout the country, it is expected that the smart grid
market leaders will become evident within the next few years. Demonstration projects will reveal
the sustainability of large-scale rollouts and give utilities a better idea of which areas of the smart
grid are best suited for implementation on their systems.
Transmission System Efforts
Dynamic Line Rating
Dynamic line rating is the application of sensors to transmission lines, which indicate the real-
time current-carrying capacity of the lines. Transmission lines are generally rated by an
assumption of worst-case condition of the season (e.g., hottest summer day or coldest winter
day). Dynamic line rating allows an increased capacity during times when this assumption does
not hold true.
Two dynamic line rating projects were implemented in 2014. One project, Miners-Platte, is
operational. The other project, West-of-Populus, requires further data collection and analysis.
West-of-Populus is planned to be operational in 2015.
Dynamic line rating is considered for all future transmission needs as a means for increasing
capacity vis-à-vis traditional construction methods. Dynamic line rating is only applicable for
thermal constraints and provides capacity only during site-dependent time periods, which may or
may not align with the expected transmission need. Dynamic line rating is but one tool within the
transmission planner’s toolbox to be considered when applicable.
Synchrophasors
Transmission synchrophasors, also called phasor measurement units, can lead to a more reliable
network by comparing phase angles of certain network elements with a base element
measurement. The phasor measurement unit can also be used to increase reliability by
synchrophasor-assisted protection due to line condition data being relayed faster through the
communication network. Phasor measurement unit implementation and further development may
enable transmission operators to integrate variable resources and energy storage more effectively
into their balancing areas and minimize service disruptions.
PacifiCorp participated in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Western
Interconnection Synchrophasor Project (WISP). The Company, and many other utilities installed
phasor measurement units throughout the WECC, and that are currently collection data. The
project will support WECC and Peak Reliability, which was formed through a division of
WECC, to maintain the stability of the power system. PacifiCorp installed a total of eight phasor
measurement units at eight substations. WECC and Peak Reliability are continuing to develop
data access for utility participants. The system of synchrophasors will support the prevention of
system blackouts, as well as provide historical data for the analysis of any future power system
failure. The data may prove useful for utility operations in the future.
Distribution System Efforts
Distribution Reliability Efforts: Communicating Faulted Circuit Indicators
Traditional non-communicating faulted circuit indicators are used to visually indicate fault
current paths on the distribution system, while communicating faulted circuit indicators
wirelessly by sending a signal to the utility. Communicating faulted circuit indicators have the
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potential to improve reliability indices, such as customer average interruption duration index
(CAIDI), by reducing the amount of time associated with initial fault reporting and determining
fault location.
Project Summary
PacifiCorp has installed 48 communicating faulted circuit indicators in early 2014. Future
actions include integration with PacifiCorp’s outage management system, validation, and
cost/benefit analysis; these actions are anticipated to be complete in spring of 2015. The
communicating faulted circuit indicators were installed on five circuits in eastern Utah in March
2014. These circuits had poor reliability, were in difficult-to-access rural areas, and had limited
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).
Sensor alerts and loading data are currently being hosted through a vendor-hosted web portal
accessed by area engineers and dispatchers. A project to integrate communicating faulted circuit
indicators sensor data with the Company’s outage management system is in progress. Integration
of the communicating faulted circuit indicators and outage management system is expected to
provide operation personnel with an enhanced view of system status and accelerate the use of the
data from new equipment. Validation of sensor performance is on-going; a cost-benefit analysis
should be complete by spring of 2015. Given positive results this technology will be considered
for similar circuits elsewhere.
Customer Information and Demand-Side Management Efforts
Advanced Metering Strategy
PacifiCorp has been evaluating the applicability of smart meters to its Oregon service area.
PacifiCorp expended considerable effort during 2014 further developing and refining its strategy
aimed at implementing an advanced metering system (AMS) in the state of Oregon. Potential
benefits as well as costs were researched, evaluated, and refined, producing multiple business
case models. PacifiCorp’s objectives were threefold; identify a solution and strategy that would
deliver solid projected benefits to our customers, deliver financial results that make economic
sense, and minimize impact on consumer rates.
PacifiCorp made significant headway during 2014 in expanding its understanding of the
implications for implementing an advanced metering system in the state of Oregon. The costs
were further refined through the request for proposal process and enabled PacifiCorp to clarify
the economics and better understand the full impact that a system of this nature will have on
customers. The results of the proposals and associated economic analyses were encouraging and
further work with vendors is scheduled in the upcoming months. A final decision on the project
is expected in late 2015.
Future Smart Grid
PacifiCorp is continuing to evaluate smart grid technologies that may benefit customers as well
as validating those that are being piloted. PacifiCorp regularly develops and updates a business
case to examine the quantifiable costs and benefits of a smart grid system and each individual
component. While the net present value of implementing a comprehensive smart grid system
throughout PacifiCorp is negative at this time, PacifiCorp has implemented specific projects and
programs that have positive benefits for customers, and explored pilot projects in other areas of
interest.
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APPENDIX F – FLEXIBLE RESOURCE NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
Introduction
In its Order No. 12013 issued on January 19, 2012 in Docket No. UM 1461 on “Investigation of
matters related to Electric Vehicle Charging,” the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC)
adopted the OPUC staff’s proposed IRP guideline:
1. Forecast the Demand for Flexible Capacity: The electric utilities shall forecast the
balancing reserves needed at different time intervals (e.g. ramping needed within 5
minutes) to respond to variation in load and intermittent renewable generation over the
20-year planning period;
2. Forecast the Supply of Flexible Capacity: The electric utilities shall forecast the
balancing reserves available at different time intervals (e.g. ramping available within 5
minutes) from existing generating resources over the 20-year planning period; and
3. Evaluate Flexible Resources on a Consistent and Comparable Basis: In planning to fill
any gap between the demand and supply of flexible capacity, the electric utilities shall
evaluate all resource options including the use of electric vehicles (EVs), on a consistent
and comparable basis.
In this appendix, the Company first identifies its flexible resource needs for the IRP study period
of 2015 through 2034, and the calculation method used to estimate those requirements. The
Company then identifies its supply of flexible capacity from its generation resources, in
accordance with the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) operating reserves
guidelines, demonstrating that PacifiCorp has sufficient flexible resources to meet its
requirements.
Flexible Resource Requirements Forecast
PacifiCorp’s flexible resource needs are the same as its operating reserves requirements over the
planning horizon for maintaining reliability and compliance with the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) regional reliability standards. NERC regional reliability
standard BAL-002-WECC-2 requires each Balancing Authority Area to carry sufficient
operating reserve at all times.20 Operating reserve consists of contingency reserve and regulating
margin. Each type of operating reserve is further defined below.
Contingency Reserve
Contingency reserve is capacity that the Company holds in reserve to respond to unforeseen
events on the power system, such as an unexpected outage of a generator or a transmission line.
Contingency reserve may not be applied to manage other system fluctuations such as changes in
load or wind generation output.
20 http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-002-WECC-2.pdf
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Regulating Margin
Regulating margin is the additional capacity the Company holds in reserve to ensure it has
adequate reserve levels at all times to meet the NERC Control Performance Criteria in BAL-001-
221. In this IRP, the Company further segregates regulating margin into two components: ramp
reserve and regulation reserve, which are discussed in more details in Volume II, Appendix H,
PacifiCorp’s 2014 Wind Integration Study (WIS). They are summarized here, as follows:
Ramp Reserve: Both load and wind change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour,
continuously at all times. This variability requires ready capacity to follow changes in
load and wind continuously, through short deviations, at all times. Treating this
variability as though it is perfectly known (as though the operator would know exactly
what the net balancing area load would be a minute from now, 10-minutes from now, and
an hour from now) and allowing just enough generation flexibility on hand to manage it
defines the ramp reserve requirement of the system.
Regulation Reserve: Changes in load or wind generation which are not considered
contingency events, but require resources be set aside to meet the needs created when
load or wind generation change unexpectedly. The Company has defined two types of
regulation reserve: those covering short term variations (moment to moment using
automatic generation control) in system load and wind (“regulating reserve”), and those
covering uncertainty across an hour when forecast changes unexpectedly (“following
reserves”).
Since contingency reserve and regulating margin are separate and distinct components,
PacifiCorp estimates the forward requirements for each separately. The contingency reserve
requirements are derived from a stochastic simulation study which captures the changes in the
hourly interchange and generation dispatch of the preferred portfolio. These simulations were
run using the Planning and Risk (PaR) model. The regulating margin requirements are part of the
inputs to the PaR model, and are calculated by applying the methods developed in the WIS. For
this study and given the similar response time requirements of the two regulating margin
components, they are grouped together with spinning reserves for modeling in this IRP. The
reserve requirements for PacifiCorp’s two balancing authority areas are shown in Table F.1.
21 NERC Standard BAL-001-2: http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-001-2.pdf.
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Table F.1 – Reserve Requirements (MW)
Year East Requirement
Spin Non-Spin
West Requirement
Spin Non-Spin
2015 624 209 250 90
2016 626 204 253 91
2017 631 208 254 92
2018 634 211 255 93
2019 634 213 255 94
2020 636 216 256 95
2021 637 217 258 96
2022 640 220 246 97
2023 639 222 247 97
2024 639 223 244 98
2025 632 224 245 99
2026 635 226 246 100
2027 638 230 247 100
2028 642 235 247 101
2029 640 233 243 101
2030 634 234 242 102
2031 621 236 243 103
2032 623 242 244 103
2033 604 241 244 104
2034 613 250 244 105
Flexible Resource Supply Forecast
Requirements by NERC and the WECC dictate the types of resources that can be used to serve
the reserve requirements. For contingency reserves, at least one half of the requirements are
spinning reserves, while the remainder are non-spinning reserves:
Spinning reserves can only be served by resources currently online and synchronized to
the transmission grid;
Non-spinning reserves may be served by fast-start resources that are capable of being
online and synchronized to the transmission grid within ten minutes. Interruptible load
can only serve non-spinning reserves. Non-spinning reserves may be served by resources
that are capable of providing spinning reserves.
Regulation reserves are added to the spinning half of the contingency reserve requirements,
which are referred to as spinning reserves in the subsequent discussions.
The resources that PacifiCorp employs to serve its reserve requirements include owned hydro
resources that have storage, owned thermal resources, and purchased power contracts that
provide the Company with reserve capabilities.
Hydro resources are generally deployed first to meet the spinning reserve requirements because
of their flexibility and their ability to respond quickly. The amount of reserves that these
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resources can provide depends upon the difference between their expected capacities and their
generation level at the time. The hydro resources that PacifiCorp may use to cover reserve
requirements in the PacifiCorp West balancing authority area include its facilities on the Lewis
River and the Klamath River as well as contracted generation from the Mid-Columbia projects.
In the PacifiCorp East balancing authority area, the Company may use facilities on the Bear
River to provide spinning reserves.
Thermal resources are also used to meet the spinning reserve requirements when they are online.
The amount of reserves provided by these resources is determined by their ability to ramp up
within a 10-minute interval. For natural gas-fired thermal resources, the amount of reserves can
be close to the differences between their nameplate capacities and their minimum generation
levels. In the current IRP, PacifiCorp’s reserves are served not only from existing coal- and gas-
fired resources that the Company operates, but also from new gas-fired resources selected in the
preferred portfolio.
Table F.2 lists the annual capacity of resources that are capable of serving reserves in
PacifiCorp’s East and West balancing authority areas. All the resources included in the
calculation are capable of providing all types of reserves. The non-spinning reserve resources
under third party contracts are excluded in the calculations. The changes in the flexible resource
supply reflect retirement of existing resources, addition of new preferred portfolio resources,
variation in hydro capability due to forecasted streamflow conditions, and expiration of contracts
from the Mid-Columbia projects that are reflected in the preferred portfolio.
Table F.2 – Flexible Resource Supply Forecast (MW)
Year East Supply West Supply
2015 1,100 794
2016 1,100 770
2017 1,096 746
2018 1,096 752
2019 1,096 774
2020 1,097 774
2021 1,097 745
2022 1,097 745
2023 1,097 745
2024 1,097 745
2025 1,097 745
2026 1,097 745
2027 1,097 745
2028 1,242 745
2029 1,242 745
2030 1,438 745
2031 1,438 745
2032 1,438 745
2033 1,503 745
2034 1,773 745
Figure F.1 and Figure F.2 graphically display the balances of reserve requirements and capability
of spinning reserve resources in PacifiCorp’s East and West balancing authority areas
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respectively. The graphs demonstrate that PacifiCorp’s system has sufficient resources to serve
its reserve requirements throughout the IRP planning period.
Figure F.1 – Comparison of Reserve Requirements and Resources, East Balancing
Authority Area (MW)
Figure F.2 – Comparison of Reserve Requirements and Resources, West Balancing
Authority Area (MW)
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Flexible Resource Supply Planning
In actual operations, PacifiCorp has been able to serve its reserve requirements and has not
experienced any incidences where it was short of reserves. PacifiCorp manages its resources to
meet its reserve obligation in the same manner as meeting its load obligation – through long term
planning, market transactions, utilization of the transmission capability between the two
balancing authority areas, and operational activities that are performed on an economic basis.
PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator Corporation implemented the energy
imbalance market (EIM) on November 1, 2014. This implementation is expected to provide a
more optimized economic dispatch of PacifiCorp’s resources and may eventually reduce
regulating margin requirements.
As indicated in the OPUC order, electric vehicle technologies may be able to meet flexible
resource needs at some point in the future. However, the electric vehicle technology and market
have not developed sufficiently to provide data for the current study. Since this analysis shows
no gap between forecasted demand and supply of flexible resources over the IRP planning
horizon, this IRP does not include whether electric vehicles could be used to meet future flexible
resource needs.
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APPENDIX G – PLANT WATER CONSUMPTION
The information provide in this appendix is for PacifiCorp owned plants. Total water
consumption and generation includes all owners for jointly-owned facilities
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Table G.1 – Plant Water Consumption with Acre-Feet Per Year
**Gadsby includes a mix of both rankine steam units and peaking gas turbines
Plants Owned and Operated by PacifiCorp
Total water consumption and generation includes all owners for jointly-owned facilities
1 acre-foot of water is equivalent to: 325,851 Gallons or
43,560 Cubic Feet
Plant Name
Zero
Discharge
Cooling
Media 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average 2010 2011 2012 2013
Gals/
MWH
GPM/
MW
Carbon Utah 2,193 2,458 2,307 1940 2,241 1,296,004 1,332,218 1,287,240 1,197,765 582 9.7
Chehalis Washington 24 43 55 86 52 1,296,741 664,323 849,938 1,674,194 15 0.2
Currant Creek Yes Utah 82 78 90 84 87 2,536,660 2,397,142 2,132,523 2,359,924 12 0.2
Dave Johnston Wyoming 6,604 7,233 7,721 8941 7,538 4,704,694 5,059,927 4,906,422 5,295,081 481 8.0
Gadsby Utah 893 864 1,059 610 755 359,404 194,389 214,739 339,592 672 11.2
Hunter Yes Utah 18,941 16,961 18,266 17001 18,308 8,785,827 8,719,300 9,118,876 9,546,313 641 10.7
Huntington Yes Utah 9,549 9,069 10,423 10643 10,332 6,107,379 5,961,371 6,744,160 6,768,625 512 8.5
Jim Bridger Yes Wyoming 20,757 22,282 23,977 25059 24,126 14,828,906 12,771,611 13,625,135 14,817,041 545 9.1
Lake Side Utah 1,533 1,154 1,693 1361 1,475 2,537,046 1,781,198 2,890,938 2,508,960 196 3.3
Naughton Wyoming 13,354 14,157 8,745 9622 11,286 5,339,385 5,102,251 5,056,959 5,533,895 714 11.9
Wyodak Yes Wyoming 396 367 322 319 369 2,565,341 1,831,459 2,526,307 2,518,120 48 0.8
74,326 74,664 74,658 75,666 78,143 50,357,387 45,815,189 49,353,237 52,559,510 411 6.8
Acre-Feet Per Year MWhs Per Year
TOTAL
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Table G.2 – Plant Water Consumption by State (acre-feet)
Percent of total water consumption = 43.4%
Percent of total water consumption = 56.6%
Table G.3 – Plant Water Consumption by Fuel Type (acre-feet)
Percent of total water consumption = 97.0%
Percent of total water consumption = 3.0%
UTAH PLANTS
Plant Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Carbon 2,199 2,349 2,193 2,458 2,307 1,940
Currant Creek 82 108 82 78 90 84
Gadsby 426 680 893 864 1,059 610
Hunter 19,380 19,300 18,941 16,961 18,266 17,001
Huntington 11,385 10,922 9,549 9,069 10,423 10,643
Lake Side 1,821 1,287 1,533 1,154 1,693 1,361
TOTAL 35,293 34,646 33,191 30,583 33,838 31,639
WYOMING PLANTS
Plant Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Dave Johnston 7,746 6,983 6,604 7,233 7,721 8,941
Jim Bridger 27,322 25,361 20,757 22,282 23,977 25,059
Naughton 10,992 10,846 13,354 14,157 8,745 9,622
Wyodak 446 365 396 367 322 319
TOTAL 46506 43555 41111 44039 40765 43941
COAL FIRED PLANTS
Plant Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Generation
Capacity Ac-ft/MW
Carbon 2,199 2,349 2,193 2,458 2,307 1,940 172 13.0
Dave Johnston 7,746 6,983 6,604 7,233 7,721 8,941 762 9.9
Hunter 19,380 19,300 18,941 16,961 18,266 17,001 1,341 13.6
Huntington 11,385 10,922 9,549 9,069 10,423 10,643 903 11.4
Jim Bridger 27,322 25,361 20,757 22,282 23,977 25,059 2,118 11.4
Naughton 10,992 10,846 13,354 14,157 8,745 9,622 700 16.1
Wyodak 446 365 396 367 322 319 335 1.1
TOTAL 79,470 76,126 71,794 72,526 71,761 73,525 Average 10.9
NATURAL GAS FIRED PLANTS
Plant Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Generation
Capacity Ac-ft/MW
Currant Creek 82 108 82 78 90 84 537 0.2
Gadsby 426 680 893 864 1,059 610 351 2.2
Lake Side 1,821 1,287 1,533 1,154 1,693 1,361 544 2.7
TOTAL 2,329 2,075 2,508 2,096 2,842 2,055 Average 1.7
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Table G.4 – Plant Water Consumption for Plants Located in the Upper Colorado River
Basin (acre-feet)
Percent of total water consumption = 86.6%
Plant Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Hunter 19,380 19,300 18,941 16,961 18,266 17,001
Huntington 11,385 10,922 9,549 9,069 10,423 10,643
Carbon 2,199 2,349 2,193 2,458 2,307 1,940
Naughton 10,992 10,846 13,354 14,157 8,745 9,622
Jim Bridger 27,322 25,361 20,757 22,282 23,977 25,059
TOTAL 71,278 68,778 64,794 64,927 63,718 64,265
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APPENDIX H – WIND INTEGRATION STUDY
Introduction
This wind integration study (WIS) estimates the operating reserves required to both maintain
PacifiCorp’s system reliability and comply with North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC) reliability standards. The Company must provide sufficient operating reserves to meet
NERC’s balancing authority area control error limit (BAL-001-2) at all times, incremental to
contingency reserves, which the Company maintains to comply with NERC standard BAL-002-
WECC-2.22,23 Apart from disturbance events that are addressed through contingency reserves,
these incremental operating reserves are necessary to maintain area control error24 (ACE), due to
sources outside direct operator control including intra-hour changes in load demand and wind
generation, within required parameters. The WIS estimates the operating reserve volume
required to manage load and wind generation variation in PacifiCorp’s Balancing Authority
Areas (BAAs) and estimates the incremental cost of these operating reserves.
The operating reserves contemplated within this WIS represent regulating margin, which is
comprised of ramp reserve, extracted directly from operational data, and regulation reserve,
which is estimated based on operational data. The WIS calculates regulating margin demand
over two common operational timeframes: 10-minute intervals, called regulating; and one-hour-
intervals, called following. The regulating margin requirements are calculated from operational
data recorded during PacifiCorp’s operations from January 2012 through December 2013 (Study
Term). The regulating margin requirements for load variation, and separately for load variation
combined with wind variation, are then applied in the Planning and Risk (PaR) production cost
model to determine the cost of the additional reserve requirements. These costs are attributed to
the integration of wind generation resources in the 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).
Estimated regulating margin reserve volumes in this study were calculated using the same
methodology applied in the Company’s 2012 WIS25, with data updated for the current Study
Term. The regulating margin reserve volumes in this study account for estimated benefits from
PacifiCorp’s participation in the energy imbalance market (EIM) with the California Independent
System Operator (CAISO). The Company expects that with its participation in the EIM future
wind integration study updates will benefit as PacifiCorp gains access to additional and more
specific operating data.
22 NERC Standard BAL-001-2: http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-001-2.pdf 23 NERC Standard BAL-002-WECC-2 (http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-002-WECC-2.pdf), which became effective
October 1, 2014, replaced NERC Standard BAL-STD-002, which was in effect at the time of this study. 24 “Area Control Error” is defined in the NERC glossary here: http://www.nerc.com/pa/stand/glossary of
terms/glossary_of_terms.pdf 25 2012 WIS report is provided as Appendix H in Volume II of the Company’s 2013 IRP report:
http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/Integrated_Resource_Plan/2013IRP/Pacifi
Corp-2013IRP_Vol2-Appendices_4-30-13.pdf
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Technical Review Committee
As was done for its 2012 WIS, the Company engaged a Technical Review Committee (TRC) to
review the study results from the 2014 WIS. The Company thanks each of the TRC members,
identified below, for their participation and professional feedback. The members of the TRC are:
Andrea Coon - Director, Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System
(WREGIS) for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
Matt Hunsaker - Manager, Renewable Integration for the Western Electricity
Coordinating Council (WECC)
Michael Milligan - Lead research for the Transmission and Grid Integration Team at the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
J. Charles Smith - Executive Director, Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group
(UVIG)
Robert Zavadil - Executive Vice President of Power Systems Consulting, EnerNex
In its technical review of the Company’s 2012 WIS, the TRC made recommendations for
consideration in future WIS updates.26 The following table summarizes TRC recommendations
from the 2012 WIS and how these recommendations were addressed in the 2014 WIS.
Table H.1 – 2012 WIS TRC Recommendations
2012 WIS TRC Recommendations 2014 WIS Response to TRC Recommendations
Reserve requirements should be modeled on an hourly
basis in the production cost model, rather than on a
monthly average basis.
The Company modeled reserves on an hourly basis in
PaR. A sensitivity was performed to model reserves on
monthly basis as in the 2012 WIS.
Either the 99.7% exceedance level should be studied
parametrically in future work, or a better method to link
the exceedance level, which drives the reserve
requirements in the WIS, to actual reliability
requirements should be developed.
In discussing this recommendation with the TRC, it was
clarified that the intent was a request to better explain
how the exceedance level ties to operations. PacifiCorp
has included discussion in this 2014 WIS on its selection
of a 99.7% exceedance level when calculating regulation
reserve needs, and further clarifies that the WIS results
informs the amount of regulation reserves planned for
operations.
Future work should treat the categories “regulating,”
“following,” and “ramping” differently by using the
capabilities already in PaR and comparing these results
to those using of the root-sum-of-squares (RSS) formula.
A sensitivity study was performed demonstrating the
impact of separating the reserves into different
categories.
Given the vast amount of data used, a simpler and more
transparent analysis could be performed using a flexible
statistics package rather than spreadsheets.
PacifiCorp appreciates the TRC comment; however,
PacifiCorp continued to rely on spreadsheet-based
calculations when calculating regulation reserves for its
2014 WIS. This allows stakeholders, who may not have
access to specific statistics packages, to review work
papers underlying PacifiCorp’s 2014 WIS.
26 TRC’s full report is provided at:
http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/Integrated_Resource_Plan/Wind_Integratio
n/2012WIS/Pacificorp_2012WIS_TRC-Technical-Memo_5-10-13.pdf
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2012 WIS TRC Recommendations 2014 WIS Response to TRC Recommendations
Because changes in forecasted natural gas and electricity
prices were a major reason behind the large change in
integration costs from the 2010 WIS, sensitivity studies
around natural gas and power prices, and around carbon
tax assumptions, would be interesting and provide some
useful results.
Changes in wind integration costs continue to align with
movements in forward market prices for both natural gas
and electricity. PacifiCorp describes how market prices
have changed in relation to wind integration costs as
updated in the 2014 WIS. With the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s draft rule under §111(d) of the
Clean Air Act, CO2 tax assumptions are no longer
assumed in PacifiCorp’s official forward price curves.
Although the study of separate east and west BAAs is
useful, the WIS should be expanded to consider the
benefits of PacifiCorp’s system as a whole, as some
reserves are transferrable between the BAAs. It would
be reasonable to conclude that EIM would decrease
reserve requirements and integration costs.
PacifiCorp has incorporated estimated regulation reserve
benefits associated with its participation in EIM in the
2014 WIS. With its involvement in EIM, future wind
studies will benefit as PacifiCorp gains access to better
operating data.
Executive Summary
The 2014 WIS estimates the regulating margin requirement from historical load and wind
generation production data using the same methodology that was developed in the 2012 WIS.
The regulating margin is required to manage variations to area control error due to load and wind
variations within PacifiCorp’s BAAs. The WIS estimates the regulating margin requirement
based on load combined with wind variation and separately estimates the regulating margin
requirement based solely on load variation. The difference between these two calculations, with
and without the estimated regulating margin required to manage wind variability and uncertainty,
provides the amount of incremental regulating margin required to maintain system reliability due
to the presence of wind generation in PacifiCorp’s BAAs. The resulting regulating margin
requirement was evaluated deterministically in the PaR model, a production cost model used in
the Company’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to simulate dispatch of PacifiCorp’s system. The
incremental cost of the regulating margin required to manage wind resource variability and
uncertainty is reported on a dollar per megawatt-hour ($/MWh) of wind generation basis.27
When compared to the result in the 2012 WIS, which relied upon 2011 data, the 2014 WIS uses
2013 data and shows that total regulating margin increased by approximately 27 megawatts
(MW) in 2012 and 47 MW in 2013. These increases in the total reserve requirement reflect
different levels of volatility in actual load and wind generation. This volatility in turn impacts the
operational forecasts and the deviations between the actual and operational forecast reserve
requirements, which ultimately drives the amount of regulating margin needed. Table H.2
depicts the combined PacifiCorp BAA annual average regulating margin calculated in the 2014
WIS, and separates the regulating margin due to load from the regulating margin due to wind.
The total regulating margin increased from 579 MW in the 2012 WIS to 626 MW in the 2014
WIS.
27 The PaR model can be run with stochastic variables in Monte Carlo simulation mode or in deterministic mode
whereby variables such as natural gas and power prices do not reflect random draws from probability distributions.
For purposes of the WIS, the intention is not to evaluate stochastic portfolio risk, but to estimate production cost
impacts of incremental operating reserves required to manage wind generation on the system based on current
projections of future market prices for power and natural gas.
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Table H.2 – Average Annual Regulating Margin Reserves, 2011 – 2013 (MW)
Year Type West BAA East BAA Combined
2011
(2012 WIS)
Load-Only Regulating Margin 147 247 394
Incremental Wind Regulating Margin 54 131 185
Total Regulating Margin 202 378 579
Wind Capacity 589 1,536 2,126
2012
Load-Only Regulating Margin 141 259 400
Incremental Wind Regulating Margin 77 129 206
Total Regulating Margin 217 388 606
Wind Capacity 785 1,759 2,543
2013
(2014 WIS)
Load-Only Regulating Margin 166 275 441
Incremental Wind Regulating Margin 55 130 186
Total Regulating Margin 222 405 626
Wind Capacity 785 1,759 2,543
Table H.3 lists the cost to integrate wind generation in PacifiCorp’s BAAs. The cost to integrate
wind includes the cost of the incremental regulating margin reserves to manage intra-hour
variances (as outlined above) and the cost associated with day-ahead forecast variances, the latter
of which affects how dispatchable resources are committed to operate, and subsequently, affect
daily system balancing. Each of these component costs were calculated using the PaR model. A
series of PaR simulations were completed to isolate each wind integration cost component by
using a “with and without” approach. For instance, PaR was first used to calculate system costs
solely with the regulating margin requirement due to load variations, and then again with the
increased regulating margin requirements due to load combined with wind generation. The
change in system costs between the two PaR simulations results in the wind integration cost.
Table H.3 – Wind Integration Cost, $/MWh
2012 WIS
(2012$)
2014 WIS
(2015$)
Intra-hour Reserve $2.19 $2.35
Inter-hour/System Balancing $0.36 $0.71
Total Wind Integration $2.55 $3.06
The 2014 WIS results are applied in the 2015 IRP portfolio development process as part of the
costs of wind generation resources. In the portfolio development process using the System
Optimizer (SO) model, the wind integration cost on a dollar per megawatt-hour basis is included
as a cost to the variable operation and maintenance cost of each wind resource. Once candidate
resource portfolios are developed using the SO model, the PaR model is used to evaluate the risk
profiles of the portfolios in meeting load obligations, including incremental operating reserve
needs. Therefore, when performing IRP risk analysis using PaR, specific operating reserve
requirements consistent with this wind study are used.
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Data
The calculation of regulating margin reserve requirement was based on actual historical load and
wind production data over the Study Term from January 2012 through December 2013. Table
H.4 outlines the load and wind generation 10-minute interval data used during the Study Term.
Table H.4 – Historical Wind Production and Load Data Inventory
Wind
Nameplate
Capacity
(MW)
Beginning of
Data End of Data BAA
Wind Plants within PacifiCorp BAAs
Chevron Wind 16.5 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Combine Hills 41.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Dunlap 1 Wind 111.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Five Pine and North Point 119.7 12/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Foot Creek Generation 85.1 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Glenrock III Wind 39.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Glenrock Wind 99.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Goodnoe Hills Wind 94.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
High Plains Wind 99.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Leaning Juniper 1 100.5 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Marengo I 140.4 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Marengo II 70.2 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
McFadden Ridge Wind 28.5 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Mountain Wind 1 QF 60.9 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Mountain Wind 2 QF 79.8 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Power County North and Power County South 45.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Oregon Wind Farm QF 64.6 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Rock River I 49.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Rolling Hills Wind 99.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Seven Mile Wind 99.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Seven Mile II Wind 19.5 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Spanish Fork Wind 2 QF 18.9 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Stateline Contracted Generation 175.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Three Buttes Wind 99.0 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Top of the World Wind 200.2 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Wolverine Creek 64.5 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Long Hollow Wind 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Campbell Wind 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
Horse Butte 6/19/2012 12/31/2013 East
Jolly Hills 1 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Jolly Hills 2 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
Load Data
PACW Load n/a 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 West
PACE Load n/a 1/1/2012 12/31/2013 East
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Historical Load Data
Historical load data for the PacifiCorp east (PACE) and PacifiCorp west (PACW) BAAs were
collected for the Study Term from the PacifiCorp PI system.28 The raw load data were reviewed
for anomalies prior to further use. Data anomalies can include:
Incorrect or reversal of sign (recorded data switching from positive to negative);
Significant and unexplainable changes in load from one 10-minute interval to the next;
Excessive load values.
After reviewing 210,528 10-minute load data points in the 2014 WIS, 1,011 10-minute data
points, roughly 0.5% of the data, were identified as irregular. Since reserve demand is created by
unexpected changes from one time interval to the next, the corrections made to those data points
were intended to mitigate the impacts of irregular data on the calculation of the reserve
requirements and costs in this study.
Of the 1,011 load data points requiring adjustment, 984 exhibited unduly long periods of
unchanged or “stuck” values. The data points were compared to the values from the Company’s
official hourly data. If the six 10-minute PI values over a given hour averaged to a different value
than the official hourly record, they were replaced with six 10-minute instances of the hourly
value. For example, if PACW’s measured load was 3,000 MW for three days, while the
Company’s official hourly record showed different hourly values for the same period, the six 10-
minute “stuck” data points for an hour were replaced with six instances of the value from the
official record for the hour. Though the granularity of the 10-minute readings was lost, the hour-
to-hour load variability over the three days in this example would be captured by this method. In
total, the load data requiring replacement for stuck values represented only 0.47% of the load
data used in the current study.
The remaining 27 of data points requiring adjustment were due to questionable load values, three
of which were significantly higher than the load values in the adjacent time intervals, and 24 of
which were significantly lower. While not necessarily higher or lower by an egregious amount in
each instance, these specific irregular data collectively averaged a difference of several hundred
megawatts from their replacement values. Table H.5 depicts a sample of the values that varied
significantly, as compared to the data points immediately prior to and after those 10-minute
intervals. The replacement values, calculated by interpolating the prior value and the successive
10-minute period to form a straight line, are also shown in the table.
28 The PI system collects load and generation data and is supplied to PacifiCorp by OSISoft. The Company Web site
is http://www.osisoft.com/software-support/what-is-pi/what_is_PI_.aspx.
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Table H.5 – Examples of Load Data Anomalies and their Interpolated Solutions
Time
Original
Load Value
(MW)
Final Load
Value
(MW)
Method to Calculate Final Load Value
1/5/2012 12:20 5,805 5,805 n/a
1/5/2012 12:30 5,211 5,793 12:20 + 1/5 of (13:10 minus 12:20)
1/5/2012 12:40 5,074 5,781 12:20 + 2/5 of (13:10 minus 12:20)
1/5/2012 12:50 5,063 5,769 12:20 + 3/5 of (13:10 minus 12:20)
1/5/2012 13:00 5,465 5,756 12:20 + 4/5 of (13:10 minus 12:20)
1/5/2012 13:10 5,744 5,744 n/a
5/6/2013 8:50 5,651 5,651 n/a
5/6/2013 9:00 4,583 5,694 Average of 8:50 and 9:10
5/6/2013 9:10 5,737 5,737 n/a
Historical Wind Generation Data
Over the Study Term, 10-minute interval wind generation data were available for the wind
projects as summarized in Table H.4. The wind output data were collected from the PI system.
In 2011 the installed wind capacity in the PacifiCorp system was 589 MW in the west BAA and
1,536 MW in the east BAA. For 2012 and 2013, these capacities increased to 785 MW and 1,759
MW in the west and east BAAs, respectively. The increases were the result of 195 MW of
existing wind projects transferring from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to PacifiCorp’s
west BAA, and 222 MW of new third party wind projects coming on-line during 2012 in the east
BAA.
Figure H.1 shows PacifiCorp owned and contracted wind generation plants located in
PacifiCorp’s east and west BAAs. The third-party wind plants located within PacifiCorp’s BAAs
which the Company does not purchase generation from or own are not depicted in this figure.
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Figure H.1 – Representative Map, PacifiCorp Wind Generating Stations Used in this Study
The wind data collected from the PI system is grouped into a series of sampling points, or nodes,
which represent generation from one or more wind plants. In consideration of occasional
irregularities in the system collecting the data, the raw wind data was reviewed for
reasonableness considering the following criteria:
Incorrect or reversal of sign (recorded data switching from positive to negative);
Output greater than expected wind generation capacity being collected at a given node;
Wind generation appearing constant over a period of days or weeks at a given node.
Some of the PI system data exhibited large negative generation output readings in excess of the
amount that could be attributed to station service. These meter readings often reflected positive
generation and a reversed polarity on the meter rather than negative generation. In total, only 38
of 3,822,048 10-minute PI readings, representing 0.001% of the wind data used in this WIS,
required substituting a positive value for a negative generation value.
Some of the PI system data exhibited large positive generation output readings in excess of plant
capacity. In these instances, the erroneous data were replaced with a linear interpolation between
the value immediately before the start of the excessively large data point and the value
immediately after the end of the excessively large data point. In total, only 49 10-minute PI
readings, representing 0.002% of the wind data used in this WIS, required substituting a linear
interpolation for an excessively large generation value.
Similar to the load data, the PI system wind data also exhibited patterns of unduly long periods
of unchanged or “stuck” values for a given node. To address these anomalies, the 10-minute PI
values were compared to the values from the Company’s official hourly data, and if the six 10-
minute PI values over a given hour averaged to a different value than the official hourly record,
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they were replaced with six 10-minute instances of the hourly value. For example, if a node’s
measured wind generation output was 50 MW for three weeks, while the official record showed
different hourly values for the same time period, the six 10-minute “stuck” data points for an
hour were replaced with six instances of the value from the official record for the hour. Though
the granularity of the 10-minute readings was lost, the hour-to-hour wind variability over the
three weeks in this example would be captured by this method. In total, the wind generation data
requiring replacement for stuck values represented only 0.2% of the wind data used in the WIS.
Methodology
Method Overview
This section presents the approach used to establish regulating margin reserve requirements and
the method for calculating the associated wind integration costs. 10-minute interval load and
wind data were used to estimate the amount of regulating margin reserves, both up and down, in
order to manage variation in load and wind generation within PacifiCorp’s BAAs.
Operating Reserves
NERC regional reliability standard BAL-002-WECC-2 requires each BAA to carry sufficient
operating reserve at all times.29 Operating reserve consists of contingency reserve and regulating
margin. These reserve requirements necessitate committing generation resources that are
sufficient to meet not only system load but also reserve requirements. Each of these types of
operating reserve is further defined below.
Contingency reserve is capacity that the Company holds in reserve that can be used to respond to
contingency events on the power system, such as an unexpected outage of a generator or a
transmission line. Contingency reserve may not be applied to manage other system fluctuations
such as changes in load or wind generation output. Therefore, this study focuses on the operating
reserve component to manage load and wind generation variations which is incremental to
contingency reserve, which is referred to as regulating margin.
Regulating margin is the additional capacity that the Company holds in reserve to ensure it has
adequate reserve at all times to meet the NERC Control Performance Criteria in BAL-001-2,
which requires a BAA to carry regulating reserves incremental to contingency reserves to
maintain reliability.30 However, these additional regulating reserves are not defined by a simple
formula, but rather are the amount of reserves required by each BAA to meet the control
performance standards. NERC standard BAL-001-2, called the Balancing Authority Area
Control Error Limit (BAAL), allows a greater ACE during periods when the ACE is helping
frequency. However, the Company cannot plan on knowing when the ACE will help or
exacerbate frequency so the L10 is used for the bandwidth in both directions of the ACE. 31,32
Thus the Company determines, based on the unique level of wind and load variation in its
29 NERC Standard BAL-002-WECC-2: http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-002-WECC-2.pdf
30 NERC Standard BAL-001-2:http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-001-2.pdf 31 The L10 represents a bandwidth of acceptable deviation prescribed by WECC between the net scheduled
interchange and the net actual electrical interchange on the Company’s BAAs. Subtracting the L10 credits customers
with the natural buffering effect it entails.
32 The L10 of PacifiCorp’s balancing authority areas are 33.41MW for the West and 47.88 MW for the East. For
more information, please refer to:
http://www.wecc.biz/committees/StandingCommittees/OC/OPS/PWG/Shared%20Documents/Annual%20Frequenc
y%20Bias%20Settings/2012%20CPS2%20Bounds%20Report%20Final.pdf
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system, and the prevailing operating conditions, the unique level of incremental operating
reserve it must carry. This reserve, or regulating margin, must respond to follow load and wind
changes throughout the delivery hour. For this WIS, the Company further segregates regulating
margin into two components: ramp reserve and regulation reserve.
Ramp Reserve: Both load and wind change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour,
continuously at all times. This variability requires ready capacity to follow changes in load
and wind continuously, through short deviations, at all times. Treating this variability as
though it is perfectly known (as though the operator would know exactly what the net
balancing area load would be a minute from now, 10-minutes from now, and an hour from
now) and allowing just enough generation flexibility on hand to manage it defines the ramp
reserve requirement of the system.
Regulation Reserve: Changes in load or wind generation which are not considered
contingency events, but require resources be set aside to meet the needs created when load or
wind generation change unexpectedly. The Company has defined two types of regulation
reserve – regulating and following reserves. Regulating reserve are those covering short term
variations (moment to moment using automatic generation control) in system load and wind.
Following reserves cover uncertainty across an hour when forecast changes unexpectedly.
To summarize, regulating margin represents operating reserves the Company holds over and
above the mandated contingency reserve requirement to maintain moment-to-moment system
balance between load and generation. The regulating margin is the sum of two parts: ramp
reserve and regulation reserve. The ramp reserve represents an amount of flexibility required to
follow the change in actual net system load (load minus wind generation output) from hour to
hour. The regulation reserve represents flexibility maintained to manage intra-hour and hourly
forecast errors about the net system load, and consists of four components: load and wind
following and load and wind regulating.
Determination of Amount and Costs of Regulating Margin Requirements
Regulating margin requirements are calculated for each of the Company’s BAAs from
production data via a five step process, each described in more detail later in this section. The
five steps include:
1. Calculation of the ramp reserve from the historical data (with and without wind
generation).
2. Creation of hypothetical forecasts of following and regulating needs from historical load
and wind production data.
3. Recording differences, or deviations, between actual wind generation and load values in
each 10-minute interval of the study term and the expected generation and load.
4. Group these deviations into bins that can be analyzed for the reserve requirement per
forecast value of wind and load, respectively, such that a specified percentage (or
tolerance level) of these deviations would be covered by some level of operating reserves.
5. The reserve requirements noted for the various wind and load forecast values are then
applied back to the operational data enabling an average reserve requirement to be
calculated for any chosen time interval within the Study Term.
Once the amount of regulating margin is estimated, the cost of holding the specified reserves on
PacifiCorp’s system is estimated using the PaR model. In addition to using PaR for evaluating
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operating reserve cost, the PaR model is also used to estimate the costs associated with daily
system balancing activities. These system balancing costs result from the unpredictable nature of
load and wind generation on a day-ahead basis and can be characterized as system costs borne
from committing generation resources against a forecast of load and wind generation and then
dispatching generation resources under actual load and wind conditions as they occur in real
time.
Regulating Margin Requirements
Consistent with the methodology developed in the Company’s 2012 WIS, and the discussion
above, regulating margin requirements were derived from actual data on a 10-minute interval
basis for both wind generation and load. The ramp reserve represents the minimal amount of
flexible system capacity required to follow net load requirements without any error or deviation
and with perfect foresight for following changes in load and wind generation from hour to hour.
These amounts are as follows:
If system is ramping down: [(Net Area Load Hour H – Net Area Load Hour (H+1))/2]
If system is ramping up: [(Net Area Load Hour (H+1) – Net Area Load Hour H)/2]
That is, the ramp reserve is half the absolute value of the difference between the net balancing
area load at the top of one hour minus the net balancing load at the top of the prior hour.
The ramp reserve for load and wind is calculated using the net load (load minus wind generation
output) at the top of each hour. The ramp reserve required for wind is the difference between that
for load and that for load and wind.
As ramp reserves represent the system flexibility required to follow the system’s requirements
without any uncertainty or error, the regulation reserve is necessary to cover uncertainty ever-
present in power system operations. Very short-term fluctuations in weather, load patterns, wind
generation output and other system conditions cause short term forecasts to change at all times.
Therefore, system operators rely on regulation reserve to allow for the unpredictable changes
between the time the schedule is made for the next hour and the arrival of the next hour, or the
ability to follow net load. Also, these very same sources of instability are present throughout
each hour, requiring flexibility to regulate the generation output to the myriad of ups and downs
of customer demand, fluctuations in wind generation, and other system disturbances. To assess
the regulation reserve requirements for PacifiCorp’s BAAs, the Company compared operational
data to hypothetical forecasts as described below.
Hypothetical Operational Forecasts
Regulation reserve consists of two components: (1) regulating, which is developed using the 10-
minute interval data, and (2) following, which is calculated using the same data but estimated on
an hourly basis. Load data and wind generation data were applied to estimate reserve
requirements for each month in the Study Term. The regulating calculation compares observed
10-minute interval load and wind generation to a 10-minute interval forecast, and following
compares observed hourly averages to an average hourly forecast. Therefore, the regulation
reserve requirements are composed of four component requirements, which, in turn, depend on
differences between actual and expected needs. The four component requirements include: load
following, wind following, load regulating, and wind regulating. The determination of these
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reserve requirements began with the development of the expected following and regulating needs
(hypothetical forecasts) of the four components, each discussed in turn below.
Hypothetical Load Following Operational Forecast
PacifiCorp maintains system balance by optimizing its operations to an hour-ahead load forecast
every hour with changes in generation and market activity. This planning interval represents
hourly changes in generation that are assessed roughly 20 minutes into each hour to meet a
bottom-of-the-hour (i.e., 30 minutes after the hour) scheduling deadline. Taking into account the
conditions of the present and the expected load and wind generation, PacifiCorp must schedule
generation to meet demand with an expectation of how much higher or lower load may be. These
activities are carried out by the group referred to as the real-time desk.
PacifiCorp's real-time desk updates the load forecast for the upcoming hour 40 minutes prior to
the start of that hour. This forecast is created by comparing the load in the current hour to the
load of a prior similar-load-shaped day. The hour-to-hour change in load from the similar day
and hours (the load difference or “delta”) is applied to the load for the current hour, and the sum
is used as the forecast for the upcoming hour. For example, on a given Sunday, the PacifiCorp
real-time desk operator may forecast hour-to-hour changes in load by referencing the hour-to-
hour changes from the prior Sunday, which would be a similar-load-shaped day. If at 11:20 am,
the hour-to-hour load change between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. of the prior Sunday was five
percent, the operator will use a five percent change from the current hour to be the upcoming
hour’s load following forecast.
For the calculation in this WIS, the hour-ahead load forecast used for calculating load following
was modeled using the approximation described above with a shaping factor calculated using the
day from one week prior, and applying a prior Sunday to shape any NERC holiday schedules.
The differences observed between the actual hourly load and the load following forecasts
comprised the load following deviations.
Figure H.2 shows an illustrative example of a load following deviation in August 2013 using
operational data from PACE. In this illustration, the delta between hours 11:00 a.m. and 12:00
p.m. from the prior week is applied to the actual load at 11:00 a.m. on the “current day” to
produce the hypothetical forecast of the load for the 12:00 p.m. (“upcoming”) hour. That is,
using the actual load at 11:00 a.m. (beginning of the purple line), the load forecast for the 12:00
p.m. hour is calculated by following the dashed red line that is parallel to the green line from the
prior week. The forecasted load for the upcoming hour is the point on the blue line at 12:00 p.m.
Since the actual load for the 12:00 p.m. hour (the point on the purple line at 12:00 p.m.) is higher
than the forecast, the deviation (indicated by the black arrow) is calculated as the difference
between the forecasted and the actual load for 12:00 p.m. This deviation is used to calculate the
load following component reserve requirement for 12:00 p.m.
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Figure H.2 – Illustrative Load Following Forecast and Deviation
Hypothetical Wind Following Operational Forecast
The short term hourly operational wind forecast is based on the concept of persistence – using
the instantaneous sample of the wind generation output at 20 minutes into the current hour as the
forecast for the upcoming hour, and balancing the system to that forecast.
For the calculation in this WIS, the hour-ahead wind generation forecast for the “upcoming”
hour used the 20th minute output from the “current” hour. For example, if the wind generation is
producing 300 MW at 9:20 p.m. in PACE, then it is assumed that 300 MW will be generated
between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., that same day. The difference between the hourly average of
the six 10-minute wind generation readings and the wind generation forecast comprised the wind
following deviation for that hour.
Figure H.3 shows an illustrative example of a wind following deviation in July 2013 using
operational data from PACE. In this illustration, the wind generation output at 9:20 p.m. (within
the “current” hour) is the hour-ahead forecast of the wind generation for the 10:00 p.m. hour (the
“upcoming” hour). That is, following persistence scheduling, the wind following need for the
10:00 p.m. hour is calculated by following the dashed red line starting from the actual wind
generation on the purple line at 9:20 p.m. for the entire 10:00 p.m. hour (blue line). Since the
average of the actual wind generation during the 10:00 p.m. hour (dotted green line) is higher
than the wind following forecast, the deviation (indicated by the black arrow) is calculated as the
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difference between the wind following forecast and the actual wind generation for the 10:00 p.m.
hour. This deviation is used to calculate the wind following component reserve requirement for
10:00 p.m.
Figure H.3 – Illustrative Wind Following Forecast and Deviation
Hypothetical Load Regulating Operational Forecast
Separate from the variations in the hourly scheduled loads, the 10-minute load variability and
uncertainty was analyzed by comparing the 10-minute actual load values to a line of intended
schedule, represented by a line interpolated between the actual load at the top of the “current”
hour and the hour-ahead forecasted load (the load following hypothetical forecast) at the bottom
of the “upcoming” hour. The method approximates the real time operations process for each hour
where, at the top of a given hour, the actual load is known, and a forecast for the next hour has
been made.
For the calculation in this WIS, a line joining the two points represented a ramp up or down
expected within the given hour. The actual 10-minute load values were compared to the portion
of this straight line from the “current” hour to produce a series of load regulating deviations at
each 10-minute interval within the “current” hour.
Figure H.4 shows an illustrative example of a load regulating deviation in November 2013 using
operational data in PACW. In this illustration, the line of intended schedule is drawn from the
actual load at 7:00 a.m. to the hour-ahead load forecast at 8:30 a.m. The portion of this line
within the 7:00 a.m. hour becomes the load regulating forecast for that hour. That is, using the
forecasted load for the 8:00 a.m. hour that was calculated for the load following hypothetical
forecast, the line of intended schedule is calculated by following the dashed red line from the
actual load at 7:00 a.m. (beginning of the purple line) to the point in the hour-ahead forecast
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(green line) at 8:30 a.m. The six 10-minute deviations within the 7:00 a.m. hour (one of which is
indicated by the black arrow) are the differences between the actual 10-minute load readings
(purple line) and the line of intended schedule. These deviations are used to calculate the load
regulating component reserve requirement for the six 10-minute intervals within the 7:00 a.m.
hour.
Figure H.4 – Illustrative Load Regulating Forecast and Deviation
Hypothetical Wind Regulating Operational Forecast
Similarly, the 10-minute wind generation variability and uncertainty was analyzed by comparing
the 10-minute actual wind generation values to a line of intended schedule, represented by a line
interpolated between the actual wind generation at the top of the “current” hour and the hour-
ahead forecasted wind generation (the wind following hypothetical forecast) at the bottom of the
“upcoming” hour.
For the calculation in this WIS, a line joining the two points represented a ramp up or down
expected within the given hour. The actual 10-minute wind generation values were compared to
the portion of this straight line from the “current” hour to produce a series of wind regulating
deviations at each 10-minute interval within the “current” hour.
Figure H.5 shows an illustrative example of a wind regulating deviation in July 2013 using
operational data in PACE. In this illustration, the line of intended schedule is drawn from the
actual wind generation at 2:00 p.m. to the hour-ahead wind forecast at 3:30 p.m. The portion of
this line within the 2:00 p.m. hour becomes the wind regulating forecast for that hour. That is,
using the forecasted wind generation for the 3:00 p.m. hour that was calculated for the wind
following hypothetical forecast, the line of intended schedule is calculated by following the
dashed red line from the actual wind generation at 2:00 p.m. (beginning of the purple line) to the
point in the hour-ahead forecast (green line) at 3:30 p.m. The six 10-minute deviations within the
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2:00 p.m. hour (one of which is indicated by the black arrow) are the differences between the
actual 10-minute wind generation readings (purple line) and the line of intended schedule (red
line). These deviations are used to calculate the wind regulating component reserve requirement
for the six 10-minute intervals within the 2:00 p.m. hour.
Figure H.5 – Illustrative Wind Regulating Forecast and Deviation
Analysis of Deviations
The deviations are calculated for each 10-minute interval in the Study Term and for each of the
four components of regulation reserves (load following, wind following, load regulating, wind
regulating). Across any given hourly time interval, the six 10-minute intervals within each hour
have a common following deviation, but different regulating deviations. For example,
considering load deviations only, if the load forecast for a given hour was 150 MW below the
actual load realized in that hour, then a load following deviation of -150 MW would be recorded
for all six of the 10-minute periods within that hour. However, as the load regulating forecast and
the actual load recorded in each 10-minute interval vary, the deviations for load regulating vary.
The same holds true for wind following and wind regulating deviations, in that the following
deviation is recorded as equal for the hour, and the regulating deviation varies each 10-minute
interval.
Since the recorded deviations represent the amount of unpredictable variation on the electrical
system, the key question becomes how much regulation reserve to hold in order to cover the
deviations, thereby maintaining system reliability. The deviations are analyzed by separating the
deviations into bins by their characteristic forecasts for each month in the Study Term. The bins
are defined by every 5th percentile of recorded forecasts, creating 20 bins for the deviations in
each month for each component hypothetical operational forecast. In other words, each month of
the Study Term has 20 bins of load following deviations, 20 bins of load regulating deviations,
and the same for wind following and wind regulating.
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As an example, Table H.6 depicts the calculation of percentiles (every five percent) among the
load regulating forecasts for June 2013 using PACE operational data. For the month, the load
ranged from 4,521 MW to 8,587 MW. A load regulating forecast for a load at 4,892 MW
represents the fifth percentile of the forecasts for that month. Any forecast below that value will
be in Bin 20, along with the respective deviations recorded for those time intervals. Any forecast
values between 4,892 MW and 5,005 MW will place the deviation for that particular forecast in
Bin 19.
Table H.6 – Percentiles Dividing the June 2013 East Load Regulating Forecasts into 20
Bins
Bin Number Percentile Load Forecast
MAX 8,587
1 0.95 7,869
2 0.90 7,475
3 0.85 7,220
4 0.80 6,984
5 0.75 6,807
6 0.70 6,621
7 0.65 6,482
8 0.60 6,383
9 0.55 6,285
10 0.50 6,158
11 0.45 6,023
12 0.40 5,850
13 0.35 5,720
14 0.30 5,568
15 0.25 5,404
16 0.20 5,275
17 0.15 5,134
18 0.10 5,005
19 0.05 4,892
20 MIN 4,521
Table H.7 depicts an example of how the data are assigned into bins based on the level of
forecasted load, following the definition of the bins in Table H.6.
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Table H.7 – Recorded Interval Load Regulating Forecasts and their Respective Deviations
for June 2013 Operational Data from PACE
Date / Time Load Regulation Forecast Load Regulation Deviation Bin Assignment
06/01/2013 6:00 4,755 88 20
06/01/2013 6:10 4,706 -67 20
06/01/2013 6:20 4,746 -13 20
06/01/2013 6:30 4,786 -36 20
06/01/2013 6:40 4,826 -26 20
06/01/2013 6:50 4,866 -46 20
06/01/2013 7:00 4,905 -46 19
06/01/2013 7:10 4,984 4 19
06/01/2013 7:20 5,016 -8 18
06/01/2013 7:30 5,048 -10 18
06/01/2013 7:40 5,081 16 18
06/01/2013 7:50 5,113 31 18
06/01/2013 8:00 5,145 12 17
06/01/2013 8:10 5,158 16 17
06/01/2013 8:20 5,182 -22 17
06/01/2013 8:30 5,207 -6 17
06/01/2013 8:40 5,231 4 17
06/01/2013 8:50 5,256 18 17
06/01/2013 9:00 5,280 10 16
06/01/2013 9:10 5,278 -30 16
06/01/2013 9:20 5,287 11 16
06/01/2013 9:30 5,295 2 16
06/01/2013 9:40 5,303 25 16
06/01/2013 9:50 5,311 -4 16
The binned approach prevents over-assignment of reserves in different system states, owing to
certain characteristics of load and wind generation. For example, when the balancing area load is
near the lowest value for any particular day, it is highly unlikely the load deviation will require
substantial down reserves to maintain balance because load will typically drop only so far.
Similarly, when the load is near the peak of the load values in a month, it is likely to go only a
little higher, but could drop substantially at any time. Similarly for wind, when wind generation
output is at the peak value for a system, there will not be a deviation taking the wind value above
that peak. In other words, the directional nature of reserve requirements can change greatly by
the state of the load or wind output. At high load or wind generation states, there is not likely to
be a significant need for reserves covering a surprise increase in those values. Similarly, at the
lowest states, there is not likely to be a need for the direction of reserves covering a significant
shortfall in load or wind generation.
Figure H.6 shows a distribution of deviations gathered in Bin 14 for forecast load levels between
5,569 MW and 5,720 MW in June 2013. All of the deviations fall between -170 MW and +370
MW. Such deviations would need to be met by resources on the system in order to maintain the
balance of load and resources. That is, when actual load is 170 MW lower than expected, there
needs to be additional resources that are capable of being dispatched down, and when actual load
is 370 MW higher than expected, there needs to be additional resources that are capable of being
dispatched up to cover the increases in load.
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Figure H.6 – Histogram of Deviations Occurring About a June 2013 PACE Load
Regulating Forecast between 5,568 MW and 5,720 MW (Bin 14)
Up and down deviations must be met by operating reserves. To determine the amount of reserves
required for load or wind generation levels in a bin, a tolerance level is applied to exclude
deviation outliers. The bin tolerance level represents a percentage of component deviations
intended to be covered by the associated component reserve. In the absence of an industry
standard which articulates an acceptable level of tolerance, the Company must choose a
guideline that provides both cost-effective and adequate reserves. These two criteria work
against each other, whereby assigning an overly-stringent tolerance level will lead to
unreasonably high wind integration costs, while an overly-lax tolerance level incurs penalties for
violating compliance standards. Two relevant standards, CPS1 and BAAL, address the reliability
of control area frequency and error. The compliance standard for CPS1 (rolling 12-month
average of area frequency) is 100%, while the minimum compliance standard for BAAL is a 30-
minute response. Working within these bounds and considering the requirement to maintain
adequate, cost-effective reserves, the Company plans to a three-standard deviation (99.7 percent)
tolerance in the calculation of component reserves, which are subsequently used to inform the
need for regulating margin reserves in operations. In doing so, the Company strikes a balance
between planning for as much deviation as allowable while managing costs, uncertainty,
adequacy and reliability. Despite exclusion of extreme deviations with the use of the 99.7 percent
tolerance, the Company’s system operators are expected to meet reserve requirements without
exception.
The binned approach is applied on a monthly basis, and results in the four component forecast
values (load following, wind following, load regulating, wind regulating) for each 10-minute
interval of the Study Period. The component forecasts and reserve requirements are then applied
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back to the operational data to develop summary level information for regulation reserve
requirements, using the back casting procedure described below.
Back Casting
Given the development of component reserve requirements that are dependent upon a given
system state, reserve requirements were assigned to each 10-minute interval in the Study Term
according to their respective hypothetical operational forecasts to simulate the component
reserves values as they would have happened in real-time operations. Doing so results in a total
reserve requirement for each interval informed by the data.
To perform the back casts, component reserve requirements calculated from the bin analysis
described above are first turned into reference tables. Table H.8 shows a sample (June 2013,
PACE) reference table for load and wind following reserves at varying levels of forecasted load
and wind generation, and Table H.9 shows a sample (June 2013, PACE) reference table for load
and wind regulating reserves at varying forecast levels.
Table H.8 – Sample Reference Table for East Load and Wind Following Component
Reserves (MW)
Bin
Up
Reserve
(MW)
Load
Forecast
(MW)
Down
Reserve
(MW)
Up
Reserve
(MW)
Wind
Forecast
(MW)
Down
Reserve
(MW)
266 10000 283 358 5000 157
1 266 7841 283 358 1061 157
2 250 7528 192 348 940 213
3 200 7220 285 512 839 205
4 315 7005 294 298 755 290
5 262 6804 334 356 698 207
6 150 6626 321 198 627 231
7 280 6506 260 239 571 375
8 191 6381 212 332 502 308
9 147 6265 135 238 438 284
10 273 6168 99 195 395 374
11 237 6017 168 163 355 172
12 199 5859 338 166 302 241
13 279 5719 295 115 262 264
14 124 5574 151 114 226 203
15 87 5406 195 101 197 287
16 144 5264 171 84 163 326
17 179 5125 98 90 122 225
18 102 4991 86 44 78 242
19 87 4870 73 35 47 288
20 290 4505 63 41 -7 81
290 0 63 41 -7 81
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Table H.9 – Sample Reference Table for East Load and Wind Regulating Component
Reserves
Bin
Up
Reserve
(MW)
Load
Forecast
(MW)
Down
Reserve
(MW)
Up
Reserve
(MW)
Wind
Forecast
(MW)
Down
Reserve
(MW)
177 10000 261 373 10000 173
1 177 7869 261 373 1070 173
2 254 7475 183 459 935 228
3 161 7220 189 297 827 203
4 255 6984 222 277 762 306
5 271 6807 271 393 695 277
6 327 6621 253 233 628 219
7 232 6482 213 305 562 372
8 182 6383 164 279 508 225
9 179 6285 143 177 440 233
10 210 6158 158 172 394 406
11 258 6023 260 131 351 145
12 225 5850 448 134 305 168
13 237 5720 431 144 264 224
14 149 5568 353 112 229 158
15 163 5404 231 85 196 279
16 153 5275 104 74 162 494
17 96 5134 125 76 116 240
18 69 5005 111 44 82 94
19 51 4892 97 38 46 154
20 179 4521 87 21 -7 112
179 0 87 21 -7 112
Each of the relationships recorded in the table is then applied to hypothetical operational
forecasts. Building on the reference tables above, the hypothetical operational forecasts
described in the previously sections were used to calculate a reserve requirement for each
interval of historical operational data. This is clarified in the example outlined below.
Application to Component Reserves
For each time interval in the Study Term, component forecasts developed from the hypothetical
forecasts are used, in conjunction with Table H.8 and Table H.9, to derive a recommended
reserve requirement informed by the load and wind generation conditions. This process can be
explained with an example using the tables shown above and hypothetical operational forecasts
from June 2013 operational data for PACE. Table H.10 illustrates the outcome of the process for
the load following and regulating components.
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Table H.10 – Load Forecasts and Component Reserve Requirement Data for Hour-ending
11:00 a.m. June 1, 2013 in PACE
East
Time
Actual Load
(10-min
Avg)
MW
Actual Load
(Hourly
Avg)
MW
Following
Forecast
Load
MW
Load
Following
Up
Reserves
Specified
by
Tolerance
Level
MW
Load
Following
Down
Reserves
Specified
by
Toleranc
e Level
MW
Regulating
Load
Forecast
MW
Load
Regulatin
g Up
Reserves
Specified
by
Tolerance
Level
MW
Load
Regulatin
g Down
Reserves
Specified
by
Tolerance
Level
MW
06/01/2013 10:00 5,337 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,319 153 104
06/01/2013 10:10 5,383 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,350 153 104
06/01/2013 10:20 5,386 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,363 153 104
06/01/2013 10:30 5,403 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,375 153 104
06/01/2013 10:40 5,433 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,388 153 104
06/01/2013 10:50 5,428 5,395 5,344 144 171 5,401 153 104
The load following forecast for this particular hour (hour ending 11:00 a.m.) is 5,344 MW,
which designates reserve requirements from Bin 16 as depicted (with shading for emphasis) in
Table H.8. Because the 5,344 MW load following forecast falls between 5,264 MW and 5,406
MW, the value from the higher bin, 144 MW, as opposed to 87 MW, is assigned for this period.
Note the same following forecast is applied to each interval in the hour for the purpose of
developing reserve requirements. The first 10 minutes of the hour exhibits a load regulating
forecast of 5,319 MW, which designates reserve requirements from Table H.9, Bin 16. Note that
the load regulating forecast changes every 10 minutes, and as a result, the load regulating
component reserve requirement can change very ten minutes as well-although, this is not
observed in the sample data shown above. A similar process is followed for wind reserves using
Table H.11.
Table H.11 – Interval Wind Forecasts and Component Reserve Requirement Data for
Hour-ending 11 a.m. June 1, 2013 in PACE
East
Time
Actual
Wind (10-
min Avg)
Actual
Wind
(Hourly
Avg)
Following
Forecast
Wind:
Wind
Follow Up
Reserves
Specified by
Tolerance
Level
Wind
Follow
Down
Reserves
Specified
by
Tolerance
Level
East Wind
Regulating
Forecast:
Wind
Regulating
Up Reserves
Specified by
Tolerance
Level:
Wind
Regulatin
g Down
Reserves
Specified
by
Tolerance
Level:
06/01/2013 10:00 190 217 207 101 287 219 85 279
06/01/2013 10:10 208 217 207 101 287 193 74 494
06/01/2013 10:20 212 217 207 101 287 195 74 494
06/01/2013 10:30 231 217 207 101 287 198 85 279
06/01/2013 10:40 234 217 207 101 287 200 85 279
06/01/2013 10:50 226 217 207 101 287 203 85 279
The wind following forecast for this particular hour (hour ending 11:00 a.m.) is 207 MW, which
designates reserve requirements from Bin 15 under wind forecasts as depicted in Table H.8. Note
the following forecast is applied to each interval in the hour for developing reserve requirements.
Meanwhile, the regulating forecast changes every 10 minutes. The first 10 minutes of the hour
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exhibits a wind regulating forecast of 219 MW, which designates reserve requirements from Bin
15 as depicted in Table H.9. Similar to load, the wind regulating forecast changes every 10
minutes, and as a result, the wind regulating component reserve requirement may do so as well.
In this particular case, the second interval’s forecast (193 MW) shifts the wind regulating
component reserve requirement from Bin 15 into Bin 16, per Table H.9, and the component
reserve requirement changes accordingly.
The assignment of component reserves using component hypothetical operational forecasts as
described above is replicated for each 10-minute interval for the entire Study Term. The load
following reserves, wind following reserves, load regulating reserves, and wind regulating
reserves are then combined into following reserves and regulating reserves. Given that the four
component reserves are to cover different deviations between actual and forecast values, they are
not additive. In addition, as discussed in the Company’s 2012 WIS report, the deviations of load
and wind are not correlated.33 Therefore, for each time interval, the wind and load reserve
requirements are combined using the root-sum-of-squares (RSS) calculation in each direction (up
and down). The combined results are then adjusted as the appropriate system L10 is subtracted
and the ramp added to obtain the final result:
,
where i represents a 10-minute time interval. Assuming the ramp reserve for the east at
10:00 a.m. is 50 MW, and drawing from the first 10-minute interval in the example in Table
H.10 and Table H.11.
Load Regulatingi = 153 MW
Wind Regulatingi = 85 MW
Load Followingi = 144 MW
Wind Followingi = 101 MW
East System L10 = 48 MW
East Rampi = 50 MW,
The regulating margin for 10:00 a.m. is determined as:
153 85 144 101 48 50 251
In this manner, the component reserve requirements are used to calculate an overall reserve
requirement for each 10-minute interval of the Study Term. A similar calculation is also made
for the regulating margin pertaining only to the variability and uncertainty of load, while
assuming zero reserves for the wind components. The incremental reserves assigned to wind
generation are calculated as the difference between the total regulating margin requirement and
the load-only regulating margin requirement.
33 The discussion starts on page 111 of Appendix H in Volume II of the Company’s 2012 IRP report:
http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/Integrated_Resource_Plan/2013IRP/Pacifi
Corp-2013IRP_Vol2-Appendices_4-30-13.pdf
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Application of Regulating Margin Reserves in Operations
The methodology for estimating regulating margin requirements described above subsequently
informs the projected regulating margin needs in operations. PacifiCorp applies the data from the
reserve tables, as depicted in Table H.8 and Table H.9, to derive regulating margin requirements
within its energy trading system, which is used to manage PacifiCorp’s electricity and natural
gas physical positions. As such, the regulating margin requirements derived as part of this wind
integration study are used when PacifiCorp schedules system resources to cost effectively and
reliably meet customer loads. In operations, scheduling system resources to meet regulating
margin requirements ensures that PacifiCorp can meet the BAAL reliability standard. This
standard is tied to real-time system frequency, and as this frequency fluctuates, real-time
operators use regulating margin reserves to maintain or correct frequency deviations within the
allowable 30-minute period, 100% of the time.
Determination of Wind Integration Costs
Wind integration costs reflect production costs associated with additional reserve requirements to
integrate wind in order to maintain reliability of the system, and additional costs incurred with
daily system balancing that is influenced by the unpredictable nature of wind generation on a
day-ahead basis. To characterize how wind generation affects regulating margin costs and
system balancing costs, PacifiCorp utilizes the Planning and Risk (PaR) model and applies the
regulating margin requirements calculated by the method detailed in the section above.
The PaR model simulates production costs of a system by committing and dispatching resources
to meet system load. For this study, PacifiCorp developed seven different PaR simulations.
These simulations isolate wind integration costs associated with regulating margin reserves and
system balancing practice. The former reflects wind integration costs that arise from short-term
variability (within the hour and hour ahead) in wind generation and the latter reflects integration
costs that arise from errors in forecasting wind generation on a day-ahead basis. The seven PaR
simulations used in the WIS are summarized in Table H.12.
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Table H.12 – Wind Integration Cost Simulations in PaR
The first two simulations are used to determine operating reserve wind integration costs in
forward planning timeframes. The approach uses “P50”, or expected, wind generation profiles
and forecasted loads that are applicable to 2015. 34 Simulation 1 includes only the load regulating
margin reserves. Simulation 2 includes regulating margin reserves for both load and wind, while
keeping other inputs unchanged. The difference in production costs between the two simulations
determines the cost of additional reserves to integrate wind, or the intra-hour wind integration
cost. The remaining five simulations support the calculation of system balancing costs related to
committing resources based on day-ahead forecasted wind generation and load. These
simulations were run assuming operation in the 2015 calendar year, applying 2013 load and wind
data. This calculation method combines the benefits of using actual system data with current
forward price curves pertinent to calculating the costs for wind integration service on a forward
basis, as well as the current resource portfolio.35 PacifiCorp resources used in the simulations
are based upon the 2013 IRP Update resource portfolio.36
Determining system balancing costs requires a comparison between production costs with day-
ahead information as inputs and production costs with actual information as inputs. 2013 was
the most recent year with the availability of these two types of data. Day-ahead wind generation
forecasts for all owned and contracted wind resources were collected from the Company’s wind
forecast service provider, DNV GL.37 For 2012 and 2013, DNV GL provided data sets for the
historical day-ahead wind forecasts. The day-ahead load forecast was provided by the
34 P50 signifies the probability exceedance level for the annual wind production forecast; at P50 generation is
expected to exceed the assumed generation levels half the time and to fall below the assumed generation levels half
the time.
35 The Study uses the December 31, 2013 official forward price curve (OFPC). 36 The 2013 Integrated Resource Update report, filed with the state utility commissions on March 31, 2014 is
available for download from PacifiCorp’s IRP Web page using the following hyperlink:
http://www.pacificorp.com/es/irp.html
37 This is the same service provider as used by the Company previously, Garrad Hassan. Garrad Hassan is now part
of DNV GL.
PaR Model
Simulation
Forward
Term Load Wind Profile
Incremental
Reserve
Da -ahead Forecast
Error Comments
Regulating Margin Reserve Cost Runs
1 2015 2015 Load
Forecast Expected Profile Load None
2 2015 2015 Load
Forecast Expected Profile Load and Wind None
Regulating Margin Cost = System Cost from PaR Simulation 2 less System Cost from PaR Simulation 1
System Balancing Cost Runs
3 2015 2013 Day-ahead
Forecast
2013 Day-ahead
Forecast Yes None Commit units based on day-ahead load
forecast, and day-ahead wind forecast
4 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Actual Yes For Load and Wind Apply commitment from Simulation 3
5 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Day-ahead
Forecast Yes None Commit units based on actual Load, and
day-ahead wind forecast
6 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Actual Yes For Wind Apply commitment from Simulation 5
7 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Actual Yes None Commit units based on actual Load, and
actual wind forecast
Load System Balancing Cost = System Cost from PaR Simulation 4, which uses the unit commitment from Simulation 3 based on day-ahead
forecast load (and day-ahead wind) less System Cost from PaR Simulation 6, which uses the unit commitement from Simulation 5
based on actual load (and day-ahead wind)
Wind System Balancing Cost = System Cost from PaR Simulation 6, which uses the unit commitment from Simulation 5 based on day-ahdead
wind (and actual load) less System Cost from PaR Simulation 7, which commits units based on actual wind (and actual load)
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Company’s load forecasting department. There are five PaR simulations to estimate daily system
balancing wind integration costs, labeled as Simulations 3 through 7. In this phase of the
analysis, PacifiCorp generation assets were committed consistent with a day-ahead forecast of
wind and load, but dispatched against actual wind and load. To simulate this operational
behavior, the five additional PaR simulations included the incremental reserves from Simulation
2 and the unit commitment states associated with simulating the portfolio with the day-ahead
forecasts.
Load system balancing costs capture the difference between committing resources based on a
day-ahead load forecast and committing resources based on actual load, while keeping inputs for
wind generation unchanged. Similarly, wind system balancing costs capture the difference
between committing resources based on day-ahead wind generation forecasts and committing
resources based on actual wind generation, while keeping inputs for load unchanged. Simulation
3 determines the resource commitment for load system balancing and Simulation 5 determines
the resource commitment for wind system balancing. The difference in production costs between
Simulations 4 and 6 is the load system balancing cost due to committing resources using
imperfect foresight on load. The difference in production cost between Simulations 6 and 7 is the
wind system balancing cost due to committing resources using imperfect foresight on wind
generation.
Table H.12 above is a revision from what was presented in the 2012 WIS. The revision was
made to remove the impact of volume changes between day-ahead forecasts and actuals on
production costs. Table H.13 lists the simulations performed in the 2012 WIS, which shows that
wind system balancing costs were determined based on the change in production costs between
Simulation 5 and Simulation 4. The wind system balancing costs are captured by committing
resources based on a day-ahead forecast of wind generation, while operating the resources based
on actual wind generation. However, between Simulation 4 and Simulation 5, the volume of
wind generation is different. As a result, the production cost of Simulation 5 is impacted by
changes in wind generation. Using the approach adopted in the 2014 WIS as discussed above
isolates system balancing integration costs to changes unit commitment.
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Table H.13 – Wind Integration Cost Simulations in PaR, 2012 WIS
Also different from the 2012 WIS, the regulating margin reserves are input to the PaR model on
an hourly basis, after being reduced for the estimated benefits of participating in the EIM, as
discussed in more detail below. Table H.14 shows the intra-hour and inter-hour wind integration
costs from the 2014 WIS.
Table H.14 – 2014 Wind Integration Costs, $/MWh
2014 WIS
(2015$)
Intra-hour Reserve $2.35
Inter-hour/System Balancing $0.71
Total Wind Integration $3.06
In the 2015 IRP process, the System Optimizer (SO) model uses the 2014 WIS results to develop
a cost for wind generation services. Once candidate resource portfolios are developed using the
SO model, the PaR model is used to evaluate the risk profiles of the portfolios in meeting load
obligations, including incremental operating reserve needs. Therefore, when performing IRP risk
analysis using PaR, specific operating reserve requirements consistent with this wind study are
used.
Sensitivity Studies
The Company performed several sensitivity scenarios to address recommendations from the
TRC in its review of PacifiCorp’s 2012 WIS. Each is discussed in turn below.
Modeling Regulating Margin on a Monthly Basis
As shown in Table H.10 and Table H.11, the component reserves and the total reserves are
determined on a 10-minute interval basis. In the 2012 WIS, PacifiCorp calculated reserve
requirements on a monthly basis by averaging the data for all 10-minute intervals in a month and
PaR Model
Simulation
Forward
Term Load Wind Profile
Incremental
Reserve
Da -ahead Forecast
Error
Regulating Margin Reserve Cost Runs
1 2015 2015 Load
Forecast Expected Profile No None
2 2015 2015 Load
Forecast Expected Profile Yes None
Regulating Margin Cost = System Cost from PaR Simulation 2 less System Cost from PaR Simulation 1
System Balancing Cost Runs
3 2015 2013 Day-ahead
Forecast
2013 Day-ahead
Forecast Yes None
4 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Day-ahead
Forecast Yes For Load
5 2015 2013 Actual 2013 Actual Yes For Load and Wind
Load System Balancing Cost = System Cost from PaR simulation 4 (which uses the unit commitment from
Simulation 3) less system cost from PaR simulation 3
Wind System Balancing Cost = System Cost from PaR simulation 5 (which uses the unit commitment from
Simulation 4) less system cost from PaR simulation 4
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applying these monthly reserve requirements in PaR as a constant requirement in all hours during
a month. The TRC recommended that the reserve requirements could be modeled on an hourly
basis to reflect the timing differences of reserves. In calculating wind integration costs for the
2014 WIS, the PacifiCorp modeled hourly reserve requirements as recommended by the TRC.
Table H.15 compares wind integration costs from the 2012 WIS with wind integration costs from
the 2014 WIS calculated using both monthly and hourly reserve requirements as inputs to the
PaR model.
Table H.15 – Comparison of Wind Integration Costs Calculated Using Monthly and
Hourly Reserve Requirements as Inputs to PaR, ($/MWh)
2012 WIS
Monthly
Reserves
(2012$)
2014 WIS
Hourly
Reserves
(2015$)
2014 WIS
Monthly
Reserves
(2015$)
Intra-hour Reserve $2.19 $2.35 $1.66
Inter-hour/System Balancing $0.36 $0.71 $0.74
Total Wind Integration $2.55 $3.06 $2.40
Compared to the 2012 WIS intra-hour reserve cost, the 2014 WIS intra-hour reserve cost is lower
when reserves are modeled on a monthly basis in PaR. This is primarily due to the addition of a
the Lake Side 2 combined-cycle plant, which can be used to cost effectively meet regulating
margin requirements. Without Lake Side 2, the intra-hour reserve costs for the 2014 WIS
Monthly Reserve sensitivity would increase from $1.66/MWh to $2.65/MWh. As compared to
the 2012 WIS, which reported wind integration costs using monthly reserve data, the increase in
cost is primarily due to increases in the market price for electricity and natural gas. Table H.16
compares the natural gas and electricity price assumptions used in the 2012 WIS to those used in
the 2014 WIS.
Table H.16 – Average Natural Gas and Electricity Prices Used in the 2012 and 2014 Wind
Integration Studies
Study
Palo Verde High
Load Hour Power
($/MWh)
Palo Verde Low
Load Hour Power
($/MWh)
Opal Natural Gas
($/MMBtu)
2012 WIS $37.05 $25.74 $3.43
2014 WIS $39.13 $29.31 $3.88
When modeling reserves on an hourly basis in PaR, the intra-hour reserve cost is higher than
when modeling reserves on a monthly basis. This is due to more reserves being shifted from
relatively lower-priced hours to relatively higher-priced hours. Figure H.7 shows the average
profiles of wind regulating margin reserves from 2013.
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Figure H.7 – Average Hourly Wind Reserves for 2013, MW
Separating Regulating and Following Reserves
In its review of the 2012 WIS, the TRC recommended treating categories of reserves differently
by separating the component reserves of regulating, following and ramping. That is, instead of
modeling regulating margin as:
,
The TRC recommendation requires calculating regulating reserves and following reserves using
two separate calculations:
,
.
Because regulating reserves are more restrictive than following reserves (fewer units can be used
to meet regulating reserve requirements), the L10 adjustment is applied to the regulating reserve
calculation. Ramp reserves can be met with similar types of resources as following reserves, and
therefore, are combined with following reserves.
The impact of separating the component reserves as outlined above is to increase the total
reserve requirement required on PacifiCorp’s system. Table H.17 shows the total reserve
requirement when the separately calculated regulating and following reserves are summed as
compared to the total reserves combined using one RSS equation. The total reserve requirement,
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
MW
Hour
East West
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when calculated separately, is over 30% higher than the reserve requirement calculated from a
single RSS equation. This is a significant increase in the amount of regulation reserves that is
inconsistent with how the Company’s resources are operated and dispatched. As a result,
PacifiCorp did not evaluate this sensitivity in PaR.
Table H.17 – Total Load and Wind Monthly Reserves, Separating Regulating and
Following Reserves (MW)
Combined Regulating Following Total
West East West East West East West East
Jan 238 400 107 196 211 354 318 550
Feb 212 363 100 182 187 318 287 500
Mar 219 357 97 179 202 313 299 492
Apr 240 422 123 224 208 362 331 586
May 192 400 84 205 180 348 264 553
Jun 183 462 70 240 179 393 249 633
Jul 219 427 88 180 206 391 294 572
Aug 220 428 90 188 206 388 296 576
Sep 210 392 100 171 188 361 287 533
Oct 153 335 75 159 131 301 206 461
Nov 301 438 165 228 249 375 414 603
Dec 274 433 122 216 251 375 373 592
Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
EIM is an energy balancing market that optimizes generator dispatch between PacifiCorp and the
CAISO every five minutes via the existing real-time dispatch market functionality. PacifiCorp
and the CAISO began a phased implementation of the EIM on October 1, 2014, when EIM was
activated to allow the systems that will operate the market to interact under realistic conditions,
allowing PacifiCorp to submit load schedules and bid resources into the EIM and allowing the
CAISO to use its automated system to generate dispatch signals for resources on PacifiCorp’s
control areas. The EIM is expected to be fully operational November 1, 2014.
Once EIM becomes fully operational, PacifiCorp must provide sufficient flexible reserve
capacity to ensure it is not leaning on other participating balancing authorities in the EIM for
reserves. The intent of the EIM is that each participant in the market has sufficient capacity to
meet its needs absent the EIM, net of a CAISO calculated reserves diversity benefit. In this
manner, PacifiCorp must hold the same amount of regulating reserve under the EIM as it did
prior to the EIM, but for a calculated diversity benefit.38 Figure H.8 illustrates this process.
38 Under the EIM, base schedules are due 75 minutes prior to the hour of delivery. The base schedules can be
adjusted at 55 minutes and 40 minutes prior to the delivery hour in response to CAISO sufficiency tests. This is
consistent with pre-EIM scheduling practices, in which schedules are set 40 minutes prior to the delivery hour.
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Figure H.8 – Energy Imbalance Market
The CAISO will calculate the diversity benefit by first calculating the reserve requirement for
each individual EIM participant and then by comparing the sum of those requirements to the
reserve requirement for the entire EIM area. The latter amount is expected to be less than the
sum due to the portfolio diversification effect of load and variable energy resource (wind and
solar) variations. The CAISO will then allocate the diversity benefit among all the EIM
participants. Finally, PacifiCorp will reduce its regulating reserve requirement by its allocation of
diversity benefit.
In its 2013 report, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) estimated the following benefits
of the EIM system implementation:39
- PacifiCorp could see a 19 to 103 MW reduction in regulating reserves, depending on the
level of bi-directional transmission intertie made available to EIM;
- Interregional dispatch savings: Five-minute dispatch efficiency will reduce “transactional
friction” (e.g., transmission charges) and alleviate structural impediments currently
preventing trade between the two systems;
- Intraregional dispatch savings: PacifiCorp generators will dispatch more efficiently
through the CAISO’s automated system (nodal dispatch software), including benefits
from more efficient transmission utilization;
- Reduced flexibility reserves by aggregating the two systems’ load, wind, and solar
variability and forecast errors;
- Reduced renewable energy curtailment by allowing BAAs to export or reduce imports of
renewable generation when it would otherwise need to be curtailed.
Based on the E3 study, the relationship between the benefit in reducing regulating reserve
requirements and the transfer capability of the intertie is shown in Table H.18.
39 http://www.caiso.com/Documents/PacifiCorp-ISOEnergyImbalanceMarketBenefits.pdf
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Table H.18 – Estimated Reduction in PacifiCorp’s Regulating Margin Due to EIM
Transfer Capability
(MW)
Reduction in Flexible
Reserves
(MW)
100 19
400 78
800 103
Given that the transfer capacity in this WIS is assumed to be approximately 330 MW, through
owned and contracted rights, the reduction in regulating reserve is assumed to be approximately
65 MW. This benefit is applied to reduce the regulating margin on PacifiCorp’s west BAA
because the current connection between PacifiCorp and CAISO is limited to the west only. Table
H.19 summarizes the impact of estimated EIM regulating reserve benefits assuming monthly
application of reserves in PaR to be comparable to how the 2012 WIS wind integration costs
were calculated. The sensitivity shows that EIM regulating reserve benefits reduce wind
integration costs by approximately $0.21/MWh.
Table H.19 – Wind Integration Cost with and without EIM Benefit, $/MWh
2012 WIS
(2012$)
2014 WIS
With EIM
Benefits
(2015$)
2014 WIS
Without EIM
Benefits
(2015$)
Intra-hour Reserve Cost $2.19 $1.66 $1.87
Inter-hour/System Balancing Cost $0.36 $0.74 $0.74
Total Wind Integration Cost $2.55 $2.40 $2.61
Summary
The 2014 WIS determines the additional reserve requirement, which is incremental to the
mandated contingency reserve requirement, needed to maintain moment-to-moment system
balancing between load and generation while integrating wind resources into PacifiCorp’s
system. The 2014 WIS also estimates the cost of holding these incremental reserves on its
system.
PacifiCorp implemented the same methodology developed in the 2012 WIS for calculating
regulating reserves for its 2014 WIS, and implemented recommendations from the TRC to
implement hourly reserve inputs when determining wind integration costs using PaR. Also
consistent with TRC recommendations, PacifiCorp further incorporated regulation reserve
benefits associated with EIM in its wind integration costs. Table H.20 compares the results of the
2014 WIS total reserves to those calculated in the 2012 WIS.
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Table H.20 – Regulating Margin Requirements Calculated for PacifiCorp’s System (MW)
Year Reserve Component West BAA East BAA Ramp Combined
2011
(2012 WIS)
Load-Only Regulating Reserves 99 176 119 394
Incremental Wind Reserves 50 126 9 185
Total Reserves 149 302 128 579
2012
Load-Only Regulating Reserves 95 186 119 400
Incremental Wind Reserves 71 123 11 206
Total Reserves 166 309 130 606
2013
(2013 WIS)
Load-Only Regulating Reserves 119 203 119 441
Incremental Wind Reserves 51 123 12 186
Total Reserves 169 326 131 626
The anticipated implementation of EIM with the CAISO is expected to reduce PacifiCorp’s
reserve requirements due to the diversification of resource portfolios between the two entities.
PacifiCorp estimated the benefit of EIM regulating reserve benefits based on a study from E3.
The assumed benefits reduce regulating reserves in PacifiCorp’s west BAA by approximately 65
MW from the regulating reserves shown in the table above, which lowers wind integration costs
by approximately $0.21/MWh.
Two categories of wind integration costs are estimated using the Planning and Risk (PaR) model:
one for meeting intra-hour reserve requirements, and one for inter-hour system balancing. Table
H.21 compares 2014 wind integration costs, inclusive of estimated EIM benefits, to those
published in the 2012 WIS.
Table H.21 – 2014 WIS Wind Integration Costs as Compared to 2012 WIS, $/MWh
2012 WIS
(2012$)
2014 WIS
(2015$)
Intra-hour Reserve $2.19 $2.35
Inter-hour/System Balancing $0.36 $0.71
Total Wind Integration $2.55 $3.06
The 2014 WIS results are applied to the 2015 IRP portfolio development process as a cost for
wind generation resources. Once candidate resource portfolios are developed using the SO
model, the PaR model is used to evaluate portfolio risks. After resource portfolios are developed
using the SO model, the PaR model is used to evaluate the risk profiles of the portfolios in
meeting load obligations, including incremental operating reserve needs. Therefore, when
performing IRP risk analysis using PaR, specific operating reserve requirements consistent with
the 2014 WIS are used.
Date: December 22, 2014
To: PacifiCorp
From: 2014 Wind Integration Study Technical Review Committee (TRC)
Subject: PacifiCorp 2014 Wind Integration Study Technical Memo
Background
The purpose of the PacifiCorp 2012 wind integration study as identified by Pacificorp in the Introduction
to the 2015 IRP, Appendix H – Draft Wind Integration Study, is to estimate the operating reserves
required to both maintain PacifiCorp’s system reliability and comply with North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards. PacifiCorp must provide sufficient
operating reserves to meet NERC’s balancing authority area control error limit (BAL-001-2) at
all times, incremental to contingency reserves, which PacifiCorp maintains to comply with
NERC standard BAL-002-WECC-2.1, Apart from disturbance events that are addressed through
contingency reserves, these incremental operating reserves are necessary to maintain area control
error3 (ACE), due to sources outside direct operator control including intra-hour changes in load
demand and wind generation, within required parameters. The wind integration study estimates
the operating reserve volume required to manage load and wind generation variation in
PacifiCorp’s Balancing Authority Areas (BAAs) and estimates the incremental cost of these
operating reserves.
PacifiCorp currently serves 1.8 million customers across 136,000 square miles in six western states.
According to a company fact sheet available at
http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/About_Us/Company_Overview/PC-FactSheet-
Final_Web.pdf, PacifiCorp’s generating plants have a net capacity of 10,595 MW, including about 1,900
1 NERC Standard BAL-001-2: http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-001-2.pdf
2 NERC Standard BAL-002-WECC-2 (http://www.nerc.com/files/BAL-002-WECC-2.pdf), which became effective
October 1, 2014, replaced NERC Standard BAL-STD-002, which was in effect at the time of this study.
3 “Area Control Error” is defined in the NERC glossary here: http://www.nerc.com/pa/stand/glossary of
terms/glossary_of_terms.pdf
MW of owned and contracted wind capacity, which provides approximately 8% of PacifiCorp’s annual
energy. PacifiCorp operates two BAAs in WECC, referenced as PACE (PacifiCorp East) and PACW
(PacifiCorp West). The BAAs are interconnected by a limited amount of transmission, and the two BAAs
are operated independently at the present time, so wind generation in each BAA is balanced
independently.4 PacifiCorp has experienced continued wind growth in each BAA, and has been
requested to update its wind integration study as part of its IRP. The total amount of wind capacity in
PacifiCorp’s BAAs, which was included in the 2014 wind integration study, was 2,544 MW.
TRC Process
The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) has encouraged the formation of a Technical
Review Committee (TRC) to offer constructive input and feedback on wind integration studies
conducted by industry partners for over 10 years. The TRC is generally formed from a group of people
who have some knowledge and expertise in these types of studies, can bring insights gained in previous
work, have an interest in seeing the studies conducted using the best available data and methods, and
who will stay actively engaged throughout the process. Over time, the UVIG has developed a set of
principles which is used to guide the work of the TRC. A modified version of these principles was used in
the conduct of this study, and the same version was used for the conduct of the TRC process for the
2012 wind integration study. A copy is included as an attachment to this memo. The composition of the
TRC for the 2014 PacifiCorp study was as follows:
Andrea Coon - Director, Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System
(WREGIS) for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
Matt Hunsaker - Manager, Operations for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
(WECC)
Michael Milligan – Principal Researcher for the Transmission and Grid Integration Team at
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
J. Charles Smith - Executive Director, Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG)
Robert Zavadil - Executive Vice President of Power Systems Consulting, EnerNex
The TRC was provided with a study presentation in July of 2014, and met by teleconference on 2
occasions during the course of the study, which was completed in November 2014. PacifiCorp provided
presentations on the status and results of the work on the teleconferences, with periodic updates
4 PacifiCorp and the CAISO began operating an energy imbalance market (EIM) on Oct. 1, 2014, which will likely
make wind integration somewhat easier. With the EIM, there would seem to be more impetus for this policy to be
reviewed and potentially revised going forward. The TRC recommends that this topic be explored in future work.
during the course of the study, and engaged with the TRC in a robust discussion throughout the work.
The teleconferences were followed up with further clarifications and responses to requests for
additional information. While the conclusions appear justified by the results of the study, the TRC
review should not be interpreted as a substitute for the usual PUC review process.
Introduction
The Company should be acknowledged for the diligent efforts it made in implementing the
recommendations by the TRC from the 2012 wind integration study in the 2014 study, as summarized in
Table H.1. For example, the company modeled the reserve requirements on an hourly basis in the
production cost model, rather than on a monthly average basis; the regulating margin reserve volumes
accounted for estimated benefits from PacifiCorp’s participation in the energy imbalance market (EIM)
with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO); and a discussion on the selection of a 99.7%
exceedance level when calculating regulation reserve needs was provided, including a description of
how the WIS results inform the amount of regulation reserves planned for operations. Sensitivity
studies were performed, including the modeling of the regulating reserves on a monthly basis, and
demonstrating the impact of separating the reserves into different categories. The 2014 wind
integration study report thoroughly documents the company’s analysis.
As pointed out in the report, there is a small but meaningful difference in the integration costs between
the 2012 study and the 2014 study. The 2012 value of $2.55/MWh of wind generation, using monthly
reserves in PaR, is slightly less than the 2014 value of $3.06/MWh, using hourly reserves in the Planning
and Risk (PaR) production cost model, with the major difference attributed to the modest increase in
the cost of electricity and natural gas. When modeling reserves on an hourly basis in PaR, the
intra-hour reserve cost is higher than when modeling reserves on a monthly basis. This is due to
more reserves being shifted from relatively lower-priced hours to relatively higher-priced hours.
Analytical Methodology
The first paragraph on p. 24 of the revised Appendix H, entitled "Application of Regulating Margin
Reserves in Operations" is a critical aspect of this study, albeit a little late to the interactions
between Pacificorp and the TRC. In effect, it means that the results of this study are and have
been applied in operations, which is very unique in the universe of wind integration analysis since
nearly all other studies are forward looking and utilize synthesized data and other
assumptions. While this paragraph sufficiently addresses the points raised by the TRC in the late
summer of 2014, it should receive more prominence in the report. A comparison of the
interaction between the 2012 study methodology and PacifiCorp operations with the 2014 study
methodology and Pacificorp operations should be included at the front of the document.
Assumptions
The assumptions generally seem reasonable. PAC does a good job of laying out the process they use
for the modeling and analysis. They have also provided discussion of the previous suggestions (from
the 2012) study made by the TRC.
The report addresses the issue of the 99.7% coverage of variability, and says that the operators are
expected to have sufficient reserves to cover all variability all of the time. It would be interesting to
contrast the company’s policy of ensuring 100% reserve compliance with actual system
performance. In the November TRC call there was some helpful discussion on this issue. One item
discussed was that using 99.7% provides some margin of error in case a lower value, such as 95%, is
used in the study but insufficient if the actual variability of wind/load were to increase. It would be
nice to see this discussion reflected in the report, which would provide some additional justification
for the 99.7 percentile. The reason this point is raised is to magnify the point that PAC makes in the
report; that there is a tradeoff between economics and reliability. Holding the system to an
extremely high effective CPS performance will be somewhat costly, and it is not clear what impact
this is having on wind integration costs.
The use of actual historical wind production data is excellent, and something that many studies are
unable to do. This means that the PAC study is somewhat unique and PAC is to be commended for
doing this work. At the same time, the report provides some illumination on the difficulties in using
actual data, because data recovery rates can compromise the time series. PAC has done a good job
in analyzing and correcting these inevitable data gaps, and this should not have a significant impact
on the study results.
Results
Table H.15 documents a comparison of the monthly versus hourly reserve modeling, and shows
that a constant monthly reserve is less costly than reserves modeled on an hourly basis. The
explanation provided is useful, but may leave out some factors such as non-linearity in reserve
supply curve. In addition, the shifting of reserves from lower price hours to higher price hours
only seems to apply to the East area, as the West area exhibits the opposite characteristic.
Discussion and Conclusions
Table H.17 shows that the total reserves increase with consideration of regulation and following
separately. It should be noted that while the arithmetic sum of the reserves does increase, it
would not necessarily lead to higher costs as some of the following reserve could be obtained
from non-spinning and quick-start resources which cost little to have on standby for such
purpose.
Based on the information provided by PacifiCorp, the methodology used in the wind integration
study appears to be reasonable. Based on the draft study report, the findings and conclusions
appear sound. The findings appear to be useful to inform the Integrated Resource Planning
process.
Recommendations for Future Work
Wind Integration modeling presented is unique in how it is integrated with the operating process at
PacifiCorp. There are some sensitivity studies which could be done to shed additional light on the
results and provide some useful insights:
Future work should explore balancing area cooperation between PACE and PACW under the
EIM framework.
Regulating margin implies reserve capacity available on very short notice (ten minute or
less). The ramping and following reserve categories do not all require fast response. Future
sensitivity studies could be done to compare the results from PaR to use of the RSS formula.
It might be useful to perform some additional sensitivities on natural gas price. For
example, integration costs would be expected to increase with gas prices, yet at higher gas
prices PAC would be getting a larger benefit from wind energy.
A sensitivity analysis with carbon tax assumptions could also provide some useful insight
and results.
Concurrence provided by:
Andrea Coon – Director of WREGIS, WECC
Matt Hunsaker - Manager, Operations, WECC
Michael Milligan - Principal Researcher, Transmission and Grid Integration Team, NREL
J. Charles Smith - Executive Director, UVIG
Robert Zavadil - Executive Vice President, EnerNex
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APPENDIX I – PLANNING RESERVE MARGIN STUDY
Introduction
The planning reserve margin (PRM), measured as a percentage of coincident system peak load,
is a parameter used in resource planning to ensure there are adequate resources to meet
forecasted load over time. PacifiCorp selects a PRM for use in its resource planning by studying
the relationship between cost and reliability among ten different PRM levels, accounting for
variability and uncertainty in load and generation resources.40 Costs include capital and run-rate
fixed costs for new resources required to achieve ten different PRM levels, ranging from 11
percent to 20 percent, along with system production costs (fuel and non-fuel variable operating
costs, contract costs, and market purchases). In analyzing reliability, PacifiCorp performed a
stochastic loss of load study using the Planning and Risk (PaR) production cost simulation model
to calculate the following reliability metrics for each PRM level:
Expected Unserved Energy (EUE): Measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh), EUE reports the
expected (mean) amount of load that exceeds available resources over the course of a
given year. EUE measures the magnitude of reliability events, but does not measure
frequency or duration.
Loss of Load Hours (LOLH): LOLH is a count of the expected (mean) number of hours
in which load exceeds available resources over the course of a given year. A LOLH of
2.4 hours per year equates to one day in 10 years, a common reliability target in the
industry. LOLH measures the duration of reliability events, but does not measure
frequency or magnitude.
Loss of Load Events (LOLE): LOLE is a count of the expected (mean) number of
reliability events over the course of a given year. A LOLE of 0.1 events per year equates
to one event in 10 years, a common reliability target in the industry. LOLE measures the
frequency of reliability events, but does not measure magnitude or duration.
PacifiCorp’s loss of load study results reflect its participation in the Northwest Power Pool
(NWPP) reserve sharing agreement. This agreement allows a participant to receive energy from
other participants within the first hour of a contingency event, defined as an event when there is
an unexpected failure or outage of a system component, such as a generator, transmission line,
circuit breaker, switch, or other electrical element. PacifiCorp’s participation in the NWPP
reserve sharing agreement improves reliability at a given PRM level. Upon evaluating the
relationship between cost and reliability in its PRM study, PacifiCorp will continue to use a 13
percent target PRM in its resource planning.
Methodology
Figure I.1 shows the workflow used in PacifiCorp’s PRM study. The four basic modeling steps
in the workflow include: (1) using the System Optimizer (SO) model, produce resource
portfolios among eleven different PRM levels ranging between 10 percent and 20 percent; (2)
using the Planning and Risk model (PaR), produce reliability metrics for each resource portfolio;
40 Costs and reliability metrics are calculated for eleven different PRM levels, ranging from 10 percent to 20 percent.
Comparative analysis among each PRM is performed for 10 different PRM levels by comparing the cost and
reliability results from PRM levels ranging between 11 percent and 20 percent to those from the 10 percent PRM.
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(3) using PaR, produce system variable costs for each resource portfolio; (4) calculate the
incremental cost of reliability among PRM levels analyzed.
Figure I.1 – Workflow for Planning Reserve Margin Study
Development of Resource Portfolios
The SO model is used to produce resource portoflios assuming PRM levels ranging between 10
percent and 20 percent. The SO model optimizes expansion resources over a 20-year planning
horizon to meet peak load inclusive of the PRM applicable to each case. As the PRM level is
increased from 10 percent to 20 percent, additional resources are added to the portfolio. Resource
options used in this step of the workflow include demand side management (DSM), gas-fired
combined cycle combustion turbines (CCCT), and gas-fired simple cycle combustion turbines
(SCCT).
Front office transactions (FOTs) are not considered as a resource expansion option in this phase
of the workflow. FOTs are proxy resources used in the IRP portfolio development process that
represent firm forward short-term market purchases for summer on-peak delivery, which
coincides with the time of year and time of day in which PacifiCorp observes its coincident
system peak load. These proxy resources are a reasonable representation of firm market
purchases when performing comparative analysis of different resource portfolios to arrive at a
System
Optimizer
Model
PaR
Production Costs
PaR
Reliability
Incremental
Cost of
Reliability
PRM
PRM
Stochastic
Parameters for
Load and
Generation
Stochastic Parameters for
Load, Generation,
Market Prices
Resource
Portfolios
(Expansion
Resources)
Reliability
Metrics
Production
Costs
Capital &
Run-rate
Fixed Costs
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preferred portfolio in the IRP. However, given the seasonal and intra-day pattern of these proxy
resource options, they are not as well suited for a loss of load study that evaluates reliability
metrics across all hours in a given year. The contribution of firm market purchases to reliability,
up to transmission and market depth limits that are identical for all scenarios, are accounted for
in the loss of load study by allowing system balancing hourly purchases in the subsequent
workflow step where reliability metrics are produced using PaR.
Upfront capital and run-rate fixed costs from each portfolio are recorded and used later in the
workflow where the relationship between cost and reliability is analyzd. Resources from each
portfolio are used in the subsequent workflow steps where reliability metrics and production
costs are produced in PaR.
Development of Reliability Metrics
PaR is used to produce reliability metrics for each of the resource portfolios developed assuming
PRM levels ranging between 10 percent and 20 percent. PaR is a production cost simulation
model, configured to represent PacifiCorp’s integrated system, that uses Monte Carlo random
sampling of stochastic variables to produce a distribution of system operation. For this step in the
workflow, reliability metrics are produced from a 500-iteration PaR simulation with Monte
Carlow draws of stochastic variables that affect system reliability—load, hydro generation, and
thermal unit outages. As discussed above, system balancing hourly purchases are enabled to
capture the contribution of firm market purchases to system reliability. The PaR reliability
studies are used to report instances where load exceeds available resources, including system
balancing hourly purchases. Reported EUE measures the stochastic mean volume of instances
where load exceeds available resources, and is mesasured in GWh. EUE measures the magnitude
of reliability events. Reported LOLH is a count of the stochastic mean hours in which load
exceeds available resources. LOLH measures the duration of reliability events. Reported LOLE
is a count of the stochastic mean events in which load exceeds available resources. LOLE is a
measure of the frequency of reliability events.
Each of the reliability metrics described above is adjusted to account for PacifiCorp’s
participation in the NWPP reserve sharing agreement, which allows a participant to receive
energy from other participants within the first hour of a contingency event. The NWPP
adjustments are made to EUE by reducing the stochastic mean volume of instances where load
exceeds available resources for the first hour of a reliability event. For example, if the stochastic
mean volume of EUE for a reliability event is 120 MWh, equal to 40 MWh in three consecutive
hours, then the adjusted EUE is 80 MWh after removing the first hour of the event. Using this
same example, LOLH would be adjusted from three to two hours, and LOLE would not be
adjusted. The LOLE is only adjusted inasmuch as a given reliability event has a one hour
duration.
Development of System Variable Costs
In addition to completing PaR runs to develop reliability metrics, PaR is also used to produce
system variable operating costs for each of the resource portfolios developed assuming PRM
levels ranging between 10 percent and 20 percent. For the system variable cost PaR runs, Monte
Carlo random sampling of stochastic variables is expanded to include natural gas and wholesale
market prices in addition to the stochastic variables for load, hydro generation, and thermal unit
outages. Including market prices as a stochastic variable is important for this step of the
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workflow because of their influence the economic dispatch of system resources, the cost of
system balancing purchases, and revenues from system balancing sales. The stochastic mean of
system variable costs is added to the upfront capital and run-rate fixed costs from each portfolio
so that total portfolio costs are captured for each PRM level.
Calculating the Incremental Cost of Reliability
Using 2017 as the reference year, the cost of reliability is calculated as the difference in fixed
and variable system costs at each PRM level relative to total costs at a 10 percent PRM. The
incremental cost of reliability is calculated by dividing the cost of reliability by the difference in
EUE at each PRM level relative to EUE at 10 percent PRM. This calculation yields an
incremental cost per megawatt-hour (MWh) of EUE at PRM levels raninging between 11 percent
and 20 percent.
Results
Resource Portfolios
Table I.1 shows new resources added to the portfolio at PRM levels ranging between 10 percent
and 20 percent. Each portfolio includes a 420 megawatt (MW) CCCT. New SCCT resource
capacity totals 976 MW at the 10 percent PRM, rising to 1,996 MW at a 20 percent PRM. DSM
resource additions range between 1,010 MW and 1,107 MW (between 358 MW and 424 MW
during system peak hours). As the PRM is increased, system capacity is largely met with
additional SCCT resources. Because new SCCT resources are added in blocks indicative of a
typical plant size (i.e. the model cannot add a 2 MW SCCT plant), the addition of new DSM
resources does not always increase with each sequential increase in the PRM.
Table I.1 – Expansion Resources Additions by PRM
PRM
(%)
DSM
SCCT
(MW)
CCCT
(MW)
Total at
System Peak
(MW)
Maximum
(MW)
Capacity at
System Peak
(MW)
10 1,029 372 976 420 1,768
11 1,017 363 1,157 420 1,940
12 1,020 365 1,259 420 2,045
13 1,032 375 1,259 420 2,055
14 1,017 363 1,440 420 2,224
15 1,043 384 1,440 420 2,244
16 1,010 358 1,602 420 2,380
17 1,065 397 1,612 420 2,428
18 1,017 363 1,793 420 2,576
19 1,107 424 1,793 420 2,637
20 1,096 416 1,996 420 2,832
Reliability Metrics
Table I.2 shows EUE, LOLH, and LOLE reliability results before and after adjusting these
reliability metrics for PacifiCorp’s participation in the NWPP reserve sharing agreement. Each of
the reliability metrics generally improve as the PRM increases and after accounting for benefits
associated with PacifiCorp’s participation in the NWPP reserve sharing agreement. After
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accounting for its participation in the NWPP reserve sharing agreement, all PRM levels meet a
one day in ten year planning criteria (LOLH at or above 2.4), and PRM levels of between 15 and
16 percent meet a one event in ten year planning criteria (LOLE at or above 0.1).
Table I.2 – Expected Reliability Metrics by PRM
Before NWPP Adjustment After NWPP Adjustment
PRM
(%)
EUE
(GWh/yr)
LOLH
(Hours/yr)
LOLE
(Events/yr)
EUE
(GWh/yr)
LOLH
(Hours/yr)
LOLE
(Events/yr)
10 301 2.60 0.87 200 1.73 0.48
11 183 2.03 0.74 116 1.29 0.41
12 197 1.78 0.50 141 1.27 0.29
13 122 1.51 0.43 87 1.08 0.29
14 84 1.24 0.35 60 0.89 0.25
15 98 1.19 0.30 73 0.89 0.22
16 32 0.34 0.20 13 0.13 0.04
17 68 0.46 0.18 41 0.28 0.07
18 17 0.30 0.12 10 0.18 0.05
19 17 0.40 0.18 9 0.22 0.08
20 13 0.27 0.12 7 0.15 0.04
The reliability metrics do not montonically improve with each incremental increase in the PRM.
This is influenced by the physical location of new resources within PacifiCorp’s system at
varying PRM levels and the ability of these resources to serve load in all load pockets when
Monte Carlo sampling is applied to load, hydro generation, and thermal unit outages.
Considering that the reliability metrics are measuring very small magnitudes of change among
the different PRM levels, the PaR outputs are fit to a logarithmic function to report the overall
trend in reliability improvements as the PRM level increases. Table I.3 shows the fitted EUE,
LOLH, and LOLE results. Figure I.2, Figure I.3 and Figure I.4 show a plot of the fitted trend for
EUE, LOLH, and LOLE, respectively, after accounting for PacifiCorp’s participation in the
NWPP reserve sharing agreement.
Table I.3 – Fitted Reliability Metrics by PRM
Before NWPP Adjustment After NWPP Adjustment
PRM
(%)
EUE
(GWh/yr)
LOLH
(Hours/yr)
LOLE
(Events/yr)
EUE
(GWh/yr)
LOLH
(Hours/yr)
LOLE
(Events/yr)
10 294 2.78 0.90 198 1.88 0.52
11 211 2.05 0.66 142 1.38 0.38
12 162 1.62 0.53 109 1.09 0.30
13 127 1.32 0.43 86 0.88 0.24
14 101 1.08 0.36 67 0.72 0.20
15 79 0.89 0.30 53 0.59 0.16
16 60 0.73 0.25 40 0.48 0.13
17 44 0.59 0.20 29 0.38 0.10
18 30 0.46 0.16 20 0.30 0.08
19 18 0.35 0.13 11 0.22 0.06
20 6 0.25 0.10 3 0.15 0.04
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Figure I.2 – Expected and Fitted Relationship of EUE to PRM
Figure I.3 – Expected and Fitted Relationship of LOLH to PRM
y = -81.27ln(x) + 198.27
R² = 0.9191
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
EU
E
(
G
W
h
)
PRM (%)
EUE ln (EUE)
y = -0.721ln(x) + 1.8837
R² = 0.8878
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
LO
L
H
(
H
o
u
r
)
PRM (%)
LOLH ln (LOLH)
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Figure I.4 – Simulated Relationship of Loss of Load Episode to PRM
System Costs
For the 2017 reference year, Table I.4 shows the stochastic mean of system variable costs and the
upfront capital and run-rate fixed costs, including the cost of new DSM resources, for each
portfolio developed at PRM levels ranging between 10 percent and 20 percent. The fixed costs
associated with these new resource additions drive total costs higher as PRM levels increase.
DSM run-rate costs increase most substantially once the PRM level exceeds 18 percent,
indicating that incremental DSM resource selections for portfolios developed at the 19 percent
and 20 percent PRM levels were taken from higher cost resources in the DSM supply curve.
Table I.4 – System Variable, Up-front Capital, and Run-rate Fixed Costs by PRM
PRM
(%)
System Variable
Costs
($ thousands)
DSM Run-rate
Costs
($ thousands)
Up-front Capital
& Run-rate Fixed
Costs
($ thousands)
Total Cost
($ thousands)
10 1,292,361 34,498 237,119 $1,563,978
11 1,292,341 32,177 256,251 $1,580,769
12 1,288,956 32,838 276,790 $1,598,584
13 1,287,921 34,919 275,976 $1,598,816
14 1,289,097 32,181 295,108 $1,616,386
15 1,287,021 38,644 295,108 $1,620,773
16 1,289,396 30,544 314,025 $1,633,965
17 1,284,925 44,903 314,133 $1,643,961
18 1,289,300 32,177 333,265 $1,654,742
19 1,284,132 143,492 334,144 $1,761,768
20 1,283,763 141,192 363,042 $1,787,997
y = -0.201ln(x) + 0.5222
R² = 0.9149
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
LO
L
E
(
E
v
e
n
t
s
/
Y
e
a
r
)
PRM (%)
LOLE ln (LOLE)
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Incremental Cost of Reliability
Table I.5 shows the incremental cost of reliability at PRM levels ranging between 11 percent and
20 percent. Figure I.5 depicts this same information graphically. These results show the
incremental cost of reliability rises as PRM levels increase from 15 percent and 18 percent, and
increase dramatically at PRM levels above 18 percent. The incremental cost of reliability does
not vary significantly at PRM levels at or below 15 percent.
Table I.5 – Incremental Cost of Reliability by PRM
PRM
(%)
Reduction in Fitted
EUE from EUE at
10% PRM After
NWPP Adjustment
(GWh)
Reduction in Total
System Cost from
Cost at 10% PRM
($ thousands)
Incremental Cost of
EUE Relative to 10%
PRM
($/MWh of EUE)
11 56 $16,791 $298
12 89 $34,606 $388
13 113 $34,838 $309
14 131 $52,408 $401
15 146 $56,795 $390
16 158 $69,987 $443
17 169 $79,983 $473
18 179 $90,764 $508
19 187 $197,790 $1,057
20 195 $224,019 $1,150
Figure I.5 – Incremental Cost of Reliability by PRM
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
($
/
M
W
h
o
f
E
U
E
)
PRM ($)
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Conclusion
Upon evaluating the relationship between cost and reliability in the PRM study, PacifiCorp will
continue to use a 13 percent target PRM in its resource planning. A PRM below 13 percent
would not sufficiently cover the need to carry short-term operating reserve needs (contingency
and regulating margin) and longer-term uncertainties such as extended outages and changes in
customer load.41 A PRM above 15 percent improves reliability above a one event in ten year
planning level, though with a 125 percent to 370 percent increase in the incremental cost per
megawatt-hour of reduced EUE when compared to a 13 percent PRM. With these considerations,
the selected 13 percent PRM level ensures PacifiCorp can reliably meet customer loads while
maintaining operating reserves, with a planning criteria that meets one day in 10 year planning
targets, at the lowest reasonable cost.
41 PacifiCorp must hold approximately 6% of its resources in reserve to meet contingency reserve requirements and
an estimated additional 4.5% to 5.5% of its resources in reserve, depending upon system conditions at the time of
peak load, as regulating margin. This sums to 10.5% to 11.5% of operating reserves before even considering longer-
term uncertainties such as extended outages (transmission or generation) and customer load growth.
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APPENDIX J – WESTERN RESOURCE ADEQUACY
EVALUATION
Introduction
The Utah Commission, in its 2008 IRP acknowledgment order, directed the Company to conduct
two analyses pertaining to the Company’s ability to support reliance on market purchases:
Additionally, we direct the Company to include an analysis of the adequacy of the
western power market to support the volumes of purchases on which the Company
expects to rely. We concur with the Office [of Consumer Services], the WECC is a
reasonable source for this evaluation. We direct the Company to identify whether
customers or shareholders will be expected to bear the risks associated with its
reliance on the wholesale market. Finally, we direct the Company to discuss
methods to augment the Company’s stochastic analysis of this issue in an IRP
public input meeting for inclusion in the next IRP or IRP update.42
To fulfill the first requirement, PacifiCorp evaluated the Western Electricity Coordinating
Council (WECC) Power Supply Assessment (PSA) reports to glean trends and conclusions from
the supporting analysis. This evaluation, along with a discussion on risk allocation associated
with reliance on market purchases, is provided below. As part of this evaluation, the Company
also reviewed the status of resource adequacy assessments prepared for the Pacific Northwest by
the Pacific Northwest Resource Adequacy Forum.
Western Electricity Coordinating Council Resource Adequacy Assessment
The WECC 2014 PSA shows a planning reserve margin (PRM) calculated as a percentage of
resources (generation and transfers) and load, and is the percentage of capacity above demand.
The PRM indicates that there are sufficient resources when the PRM is equal to or greater than
the target planning reserve margin. The 2014 PSA shows WECC not needing additional
resources throughout the entire period of their study, which ends in 2024 (see Figure J.1). Prior
to the 2014 PSA report, WECC utilized eight sub regions in calculating and reporting reserve
margins. For the 2014 PSA report, WECC reduced the sub region count from eight to four, with
a substantial change in the balancing authority areas (BAA) that make up each sub region. Prior
to 2014, PacifiCorp’s western BAA was in the “Northwest” sub region, while PacifiCorp’s
eastern BAA was in the “Basin” sub region. In the 2014 PSA report, both of PacifiCorp’s
BAA’s are now in the “Northwest Power Pool” (NWPP) region. As a result, comparison to prior
year PSA only available on a WECC basis, as none of the prior eight sub regions are comparable
to the current four sub regions.
In WECC PSAs, the region and sub region target reserve margins are calculated using a building
block methodology created by WECC. As such, they do not reflect a criteria-based margin
determination process and do not reflect any balancing authority or load serving entity level
42 Public Service Commission of Utah, PacifiCorp 2008 Integrated Resource Plan, Report and Order, Docket No.
09-2035-01, p. 30.
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requirements that may have been established through other processes (e.g., state regulatory
authorities). They are not intended to supplant any of those requirements.
The WECC building block methodology is comprised of four elements43:
1. Contingency Reserves – An additional amount of operating reserves sufficient to reduce
area control error to zero following loss of generating capacity, which would result from
the most severe single contingency.
2. Regulating Reserves – The amount of reserves sufficient to provide normal regulating
margin. The regulating component of this guideline was calculated using data provided in
WECC’s annual loads and resources data request responses.
3. Additional Forced Outages – Reserves for additional forced outages beyond what might
be covered by operating reserves in order to cover second contingencies are calculated
using the forced outage data supplied to WECC through the loads and resources data
request responses. Ten years of data are averaged to calculate both a summer (July) and
winter (December) forced outage rate. The same forced outage rate is used for all
balancing authorities in WECC when calculating the building block margin.
4. Temperature Adders – Using historic temperature data for up to 20 years, the annual
maximum and minimum temperature for each balancing authority’s area was identified.
That data was used to calculate the average maximum (summer) and minimum (winter)
temperature and the associated standard deviation.
As seen in Figure J.1, the 2014 PSA shows the WECC as having a positive power supply margin
(PSM) in all years. The PSM is a measure of a region’s ability to meet total load requirements,
including its target reserve margin. As such, a PSM of zero or more indicates that demand plus
the target reserve margin was met.
43 Further details of building block elements can be found on the WECC website at the following location:
https://www.wecc.biz/Reliability/2014LAR_MethodsAssumptions.pdf
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Figure J.1 – WECC Forecasted Power Supply Margins, 2007 to 2014
Note: WECC Power Supply Assessments include Class 1 Planned Resources Only
In the 2012 PSA, the WECC study showed a deficit beginning in 2021. For the 2014 PSA there
is no deficit period. Figure J.2 shows the difference between the 2014 and 2012 PSA studies.
For most years the load forecasts (net internal demand) decreased, while capacity resources
increased substantially. The target reserve margins change from year to year, though for the
most part are not a major contributor to the year on year PSA deviations.
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Figure J.2 – 2014 less 2012 WECC PSA
Table J.1 shows the target summer planning reserve margin calculated in the 2014 WECC PSA
report, along with the forecasted yearly results. These results are based on the following
elements:
Generation (existing as of December 31, 2013, as well as that under construction);
Adjustments for scheduled maintenance/inoperable generation;
Hydro energy under adverse water conditions; and
Demand forecasts, both firm and non-firm.
The 2014 WECC power reserve margin results show that there is not a resource need through
2024 whereas the 2012 PSA projected a resource need in 2020.
Table J.1 – 2012 WECC Forecasted Planning Reserve Margins
Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) is a winter peaking WECC sub region comprised of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, western Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia and the
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
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Me
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Capacity Resources Net Internal Demand Target Reserve Margin
Subregion
Target Reserve
Margin 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NWPP 15.5%33.6% 32.1% 303.7% 27.3% 27.1% 26.8% 26.6% 25.3% 21.3% 17.7%
RMRG 13.2%41.7% 58.3% 63.7% 59.6% 53.0% 48.4% 28.4% 13.3% 13.4% 13.3%
SRSG 14.1%31.8% 38.3% 31.1% 28.2% 21.0% 17.0% 15.1% 14.2% 14.2% 14.1%
CA/MX 15.0%15.3% 16.0% 15.9% 15.4% 15.4% 15.3% 15.3% 15.2% 15.1% 15.1%
WECC Total 14.7%27.3% 28.9% 27.6% 25.3% 23.8% 22.7% 21.1% 19.4% 17.6% 16.0%
Summer; Existing and Class 1 ResourcesPlanning Reserve Margin
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Balancing Authority of Northern California. The target summer reserve margin for this region is
15.5%, which is well below the region’s forecasted planning reserve margin for 2015-2024.
Market depth refers to a market’s ability to accept individual transactions without a perceptible
change in market price. While different from market liquidity44 the two are linked in that a deep
market tends to be a liquid market. Electricity market depth is a function of the number of
economic agents, market period, generating capacity, transmission capability, transparency, and
institutional and/or physical constraints. Based on the 2014 PSA, WECC maintains a positive
power supply margin (PSM) through 2024. All of the WECC’s sub regions also are forecasted
to maintain sufficient PSM through 2024. In total, known market transactions, generation
resources, load requirements, and the optimization of transfers within WECC show adequate
market depth to maintain target reserve margins for several years.
Pacific Northwest Resource Adequacy Forum’s Adequacy Assessment
The Pacific Northwest Resource Adequacy Forum issued resource adequacy standards in April
2008, which were subsequently adopted by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The
standard calls for assessments three and five years out, conducted every year, and including only
existing resources and planned resources that are already sited and licensed. In a May 2014
report, the Forum concluded that the likelihood of a shortfall between the region’s winter power
supply and forecasted load growth 5 years out had decreased from 6.6 percent to 6 percent.45
This means that the region will still have to acquire additional resources in the winter period in
order to maintain an adequate power supply46, a finding that supports acquisition actions
currently being taken by regional utilities. Between 2017 and 2019, the region’s electricity
loads, net of planned energy efficiency savings, are expected to grow by about 130 average
megawatts or about a 0.6 percent annual rate. Since the last assessment, 667 megawatts of new
thermal capacity and 267 megawatts of new wind capacity have been added. There are a host of
solutions which would get the targeted loss of load probability down to five percent. Adding 400
MWs of dispatchable generation by 2019 would suffice, as would reducing annual load by 300
average megawatts. WECC’s 2014 PSA shows a combination of lowering loads and increasing
supply in future years.
Customer versus Shareholder Risk Allocation
Market purchase costs are reflected in rates. Consequently, customers bear the price risk of the
Company’s reliance on a given level of market purchases. However, customers also bear the cost
impact of the Company's decision to build or acquire resources if those resources exceed market
alternatives and result in an increase in rates. These offsetting risks stress the need for robust IRP
analysis, efficient RFPs and ability to capture opportunistic procurement opportunities when they
arise.
44 Market liquidity refers to having ready and willing buyers and sellers for large transactions. 45 Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2017, at
https://www.nwcouncil.org/energy/powersupply/2014-04/ 46 A five percent loss of load probability has been deemed, by the Pacific Northwest Power Council, as the
maximum tolerable level.
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APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION
RESULTS
Portfolio Case Build Tables
This section provides the System Optimizer portfolio build tables for each of the case scenarios as
described in the portfolio development section of Chapter 7. There are 30 core cases. The different
cases were run under one of three Regional Haze scenarios.
Table K.1 – Core Case Study Reference Guide
Case
Reg. Haze
[1]
111(d) Def.
[2]
111(d)
Strat. [3] CO2 Price
Class 2
DSM [4] FOTs
1st Year of
New
Thermal
C01-R Ref None None None Base Base 2028
C01-1 1 None None None Base Base 2024
C01-2 2 None None None Base Base 2024
C02-1 1 1 A None Base Base 2024
C02-2 2 1 A None Base Base 2024
C03-1 1 1 B None Base+ Base 2028
C03-2 2 1 B None Base+ Base 2025
C04-1 1 1 C None Base+ Base 2028
C04-2 2 1 C None Base+ Base 2025
C05-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024
C05-2 2 2 A None Base Base 2024
C05-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028
C05a-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024
C05b-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024
C05a-2 2 2 A None Base Base 2024
C05a-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028
C05a-3Q 3 2 A None Base Base 2028
C05b-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028
C06-1 1 2 B None Base+ Base 2028
C06-2 2 2 B None Base+ Base 2025
C07-1 1 2 C None Base+ Base 2028
C07-2 2 2 C None Base+ Base 2025
C09-1 1 2 A None Base Limited 2022
C09-2 2 2 A None Base Limited 2022
C11-1 1 2 A None Accelerated Base 2024
C11-2 2 2 A None Accelerated Base 2024
C12-1 1 3a None None Base Base 2024
C12-2 2 3a None None Base Base 2024
C13-1 1 3b None None Base Base 2023
C13-2 2 3b None None Base Base 2023
C14-1 1 2 A Yes Base Base 2024
C14-2 2 2 A Yes Base Base 2024
C14a-1 1 2 A Yes Base Base 2022
C14a-2 2 2 A Yes Base Base 2022
[1] Regional Haze assumptions are defined in the Core Case Fact Sheet for each case.
[2] 1 = 111(d) emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation; 2 = 111(d)
emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers; 3a =
111(d) implemented as a mass cap applicable to new and existing fossil resources in PacifiCorp’s system; 3b = 111(d) implemented
as a mass cap applicable to existing fossil resources in PacifiCorp’s system
[3] A = cost-effective energy efficiency, fossil re-dispatch before adding new renewables; B = increased energy efficiency, fossil re-
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dispatch before adding new renewables; C = increased energy efficiency, new renewables before fossil re-dispatch
[4] Base = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves; Base+ = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves
with forced selections of approximately 1.5% of retail sales; Accelerated = accelerated Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply
curves
Table K.2 – Sensitivity Case Study Reference Guide
Case Description Reg.
Haze[1]
111(d)
Strat. [2] CO2 Price Class 2 DSM
[3]
1st Year of
New
Thermal
S-01 Low Load 1 A None Base 2028
S-02 High Load 1 A None Base 2020
S-03 1-in-20 Load 1 A None Base 2019
S-04 Low DG 1 A None Base 2024
S-05 High DG 1 A None Base 2027
S-06 Pumped Storage 1 A None Base 2028
S-07 Energy Gateway 2 1 C None Base+ 2028
S-08 Energy Gateway 5 1 C None Base+ 2028
S-09 PTC Extension 1 A None Base 2024
S-10_ECA East BAA 3 A None Base 2028
S-10_WCA West BAA 3 A None Base 2020
S-10_System Benchmark
System
3 A None Base 2028
S-11 111(d) and High
CO2 Price
1 A High Base 2024
S-12 Stakeholder Solar
Cost Assumptions
1 A None Base 2027
S-13 Compressed Air
Storage
1 A None Base 2027
S-14 Class 3 DSM 1 A None Base 2024
S-15 Restricted 111(d)
Attributes
1 A None Base 2020
[1] Regional Haze assumptions are defined in the Core Case Fact Sheet for each case.
[2] A = cost-effective energy efficiency, fossil re-dispatch before adding new renewables; C = increased energy efficiency, new
renewables before fossil re-dispatch
[3] Base = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves; Base+ = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves
with forced selections of approximately 1.5% of retail sales;
Additional notes:
All Sensitivities incorporate: 111(d) emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil
generation and retail customers;
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Table K.3 – East-Side Resource Name and Description
Resource List Detailed Description
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Dave Johnston Brownfield
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Dave Johnston Brownfield
CCCT - DJohns - G 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Dave Johnston Brownfield
CCCT - DJohns - G 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Dave Johnston Brownfield
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Dave Johnston Brownfield
CCCT - Goshen - F 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - West Box Elder, Utah Area
CCCT - Goshen - G 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - West Box Elder, Utah Area
CCCT - Goshen - J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - West Box Elder, Utah Area
CCCT - Hunter - F 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Hunter Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Hunter - F 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Hunter Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Hunter - G 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Hunter Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Hunter - G 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Hunter Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Hunter - J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Hunter Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Huntington - F 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Huntington Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Huntington - F 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Huntington Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Huntington - G 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Huntington Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Huntington - G 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing - Huntington Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Huntington Plant Brownfield
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing - Naughton Plant Brownfield
CCCT F 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT FD 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT GH 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT GH 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing
IC Aero UT Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Utah
IC Aero WYNE Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Wyoming NE
IC Aero WYSW Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Wyoming SW
SCCT Aero UT Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Utah
SCCT Aero WYNE Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Wyoming NE
SCCT Frame ID Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Frame - West Box Elder, Utah Area
SCCT Frame UT Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Frame - Utah
SCCT Frame WYNE Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Frame - Wyoming NE
SCCT Frame WYSW Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Frame - Wyoming SW
Battery Storage - East Battery Storage – East
CAES - East Compressed Air Energy Storage
Fly Wheel - East Fly Wheel – East
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Resource List Detailed Description
Pump Storage - East Pump Storage – East
Reciprocating Engine - East Reciprocating Engine
Modular-Nuclear-East Small Modular Reactor x 12 Nuclear
Nuclear - East Advanced Fission Nuclear
Fuel Cell - East Fuel Cell – East
Wind, DJohnston, 43 Wind, Wyoming After DJ Retirement, 43% Capacity Factor
Wind, GO, 31 Wind, Goshen Idaho, 31% Capacity Factor
Wind, UT, 31 Wind, Utah, 31% Capacity Factor
Wind, WYAE, 43 Wind, Wyoming Aeolius, 43% Capacity Factor
Utility Solar - PV - East Utility Solar, Utah - Photovoltaic
DSM, Class 1, ID-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - Idaho
DSM, Class 1, ID-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - Idaho
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - Idaho
DSM, Class 1, UT-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - Utah
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - Utah
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - Utah
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - Wyoming
DSM, Class 1, WY-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - Wyoming
DSM, Class 1, WY-Irrigate DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - Wyoming
DSM, Class 3, ID-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - Idaho
DSM, Class 3, ID-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - Idaho
DSM, Class 3, ID-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - Idaho
DSM, Class 3, ID-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - Idaho
DSM, Class 3, UT-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - Utah
DSM, Class 3, UT-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - Utah
DSM, Class 3, UT-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - Utah
DSM, Class 3, UT-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - Utah
DSM, Class 3, WY-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - Wyoming
DSM, Class 3, WY-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - Wyoming
DSM, Class 3, WY-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - Wyoming
DSM, Class 3, WY-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - Wyoming
DSM, Class 2, ID DSM, Class 2, Idaho
DSM, Class 2, UT DSM, Class 2, Utah
DSM, Class 2, WY DSM, Class 2, Wyoming
FOT Mona Q3 Front Office Transaction - 3rd Quarter HLH Product - Mona
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Table K.4 – West-Side Resource Name and Description
Resource List Detailed Description
CCCT F 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine F-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT GH 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT GH 2x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine GH-Machine 2x1 with Duct Firing
CCCT J 1x1 Combine Cycle Combustion Turbine J-Machine 1x1 with Duct Firing
IC Aero WV Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Willamette Valley
IC Aero WW Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Walla Walla
IC Aero PO Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Portland
IC Aero SO-CAL Inter-cooled Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Southern Oregon
SCCT Aero PO Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Portland
SCCT Aero WV Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Willamette Valley
SCCT Aero WW Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Aero - Walla Walla
SCCT Frame WW Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Frame - Walla Walla
Fly Wheel Fly Wheel
Battery Storage Battery Storage
Pump Storage Pump Storage
Utility Solar - PV Utility Solar - Photovoltaic
OR Solar (Util Cap Standard & Cust Incentive Prgm) OR Solar (Utility Solar Capacity Standard & Customer Incentive Program)
Wind, YK, 29 Wind, Arlington, OR, 29% Capacity Factor
Wind, WW, 29 Wind, Walla Walla, 29% Capacity Factor
DSM, Class 1, CA-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - California
DSM, Class 1, CA-DLC-IRR DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - California
DSM, Class 1, CA-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - California
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - Oregon
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-IRR DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - Oregon
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - Oregon
DSM, Class 1, WA-Curtail DSM Class 1, Curtailment - Washington
DSM, Class 1, WA-DLC-IRR DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Irrigation - Washington
DSM, Class 1, WA-DLC-RES DSM Class 1, Direct Load Control-Residential - Washington
DSM, Class 3, CA-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - California
DSM, Class 3, CA-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - California
DSM, Class 3, CA-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - California
DSM, Class 3, CA-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - California
DSM, Class 3, OR-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - Oregon
DSM, Class 3, OR-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - Oregon
DSM, Class 3, OR-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - Oregon
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Resource List Detailed Description
DSM, Class 3, OR-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - Oregon
DSM, Class 3, WA-C&I Pricing DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Pricing - Washington
DSM, Class 3, WA-C&I Demand Buyback DSM Class 3, Commercial & Industrial Demand Buyback - Washington
DSM, Class 3, WA-Irrigate Price DSM Class 3, Irrigation Pricing - Washington
DSM, Class 3, WA-Res Price DSM Class 3, Residential Pricing - Washington
DSM, Class 2, CA DSM, Class 2, California
DSM, Class 2, OR DSM, Class 2, Oregon
DSM, Class 2, WA DSM, Class 2, Washington
FOT COB Flat Front Office Transaction – Annual Flat Product - COB
FOT COB Q3 Front Office Transaction - 3rd Quarter HLH Product - COB
FOT MidColumbia Flat Front Office Transaction - Annual Flat Product - Mid Columbia
FOT MidColumbia Q3 Front Office Transaction - 3rd Quarter HLH Product - Mid Columbia
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 Front Office Transaction - 3rd Quarter HLH Product - Mid Columbia
FOT NOB Q3 Front Office Transaction - 3rd Quarter HLH Product - Nevada Oregon Border
FOT COB - Jan Front Office Transaction - January HLH Product - COB
FOT MidColumbia - Jan Front Office Transaction - January HLH Product - Mid Columbia
FOT MidColumbia - Jan - 2 Front Office Transaction - January HLH Product - Mid Columbia
FOT NOB - Jan Front Office Transaction - January HLH Product - Nevada Oregon Border
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Table K.5 – Core Case System Optimizer Results
Case PVRR
($M)
Cumulative CO2 Emissions
(Thousand Short Tons)
C01-R 26,828 969,315
C01-1 26,683 897,452
C02-1 27,787 825,935
C03-1 28,889 809,295
C04-1 29,310 865,036
C05-1 26,646 890,106
C05a-1 26,591 879,838
C05b-1 26,649 885,644
C06-1 27,930 875,231
C07-1 28,516 873,897
C09-1 26,809 895,314
C11-1 26,649 889,635
C12-1 26,655 862,398
C13-1 26,902 839,068
C14-1 39,442 812,401
C14a-1 39,304 762,475
C01-2 27,254 849,333
C02-2 28,313 781,935
C03-2 29,509 767,859
C04-2 29,913 822,396
C05-2 27,177 845,522
C05a-2 27,240 832,613
C06-2 28,549 832,553
C07-2 29,115 830,308
C09-2 27,454 850,072
C11-2 27,175 844,736
C12-2 27,241 821,818
C13-2 27,360 807,512
C14-2 39,584 772,949
C14a-2 39,347 747,893
C05-3 26,615 920,441
C05a-3 26,578 906,487
C05a-3Q, Preferred Portfolio 26,591 903,937
C05b-3 26,649 912,759
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Table K.6 – Sensitivity Case System Optimizer Results
Sensitivity PVRR
($M)
Cumulative CO2 Emissions
(Thousand Short Tons)
S-01 24,715 865,610
S-02 28,334 914,156
S-03 27,709 892,507
S-04 26,885 895,085
S-05 26,016 878,263
S-06 27,094 881,487
S-07 29,227 876,749
S-08 29,977 871,943
S-09 26,443 886,173
S-10_ECA 19,672 667,684
S-10_System 26,480 905,154
S-10_WCA 8,129 250,205
S-11 45,091 642,166
S-12 26,029 878,261
S-13 27,046 882,676
S-14 26,602 887,261
S-15 27,057 882,840
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Table K.7 – Core Cases, Detailed Capacity Expansion Portfolios
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (218) - - - - - - - (218)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 313 - 635 - 401 - 1,772
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - 25
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - 238 - - - - - - - - - - - 238 238
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20.0 - - - - - 20.0
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57.8 - - - - - 57.8
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.5 - - - - - 16.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 94.2 - - - - - 94.2
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 47 93
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 80 86 93 99 105 85 85 84 84 83 77 66 65 63 64 871 1,626
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 14 16 15 16 14 15 15 15 122 270
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 112 120 127 103 104 104 105 103 97 84 84 82 83 1,040 1,989
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 137 75 295 295 75 175 143 - 60
West Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 15.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 24 22 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 19 19 303 512
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 98 182
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 36 32 33 32 34 33 30 29 29 27 27 418 724
FOT COB Q3 - 92 148 113 181 224 - - - - - - - 268 196 268 268 72 268 268 76 118
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 279 312 257 250 266 287 321 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 320 335
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (760) - (694) (77) - (358) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 135 139 151 409 163 134 147 136 586 136 546 113 748 110 511
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 967 1,023 988 1,056 1,099 779 812 757 750 766 787 821 1,280 1,146 1,438 1,438 1,022 1,318 1,286
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,209 1,234 918 964 1,166 913 900 934 957 1,866 1,282 1,984 1,552 1,770 1,428 1,797
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 736 - 423 - 423 824 - - 2,406
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25.9 - 25.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19.0 - 19.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45.0 - 45.0
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 88
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 80 84 87 89 90 73 73 74 75 75 72 71 73 71 73 839 1,568
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 121 266
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 92 94 93 90 91 93 91 94 1,004 1,922
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 11 - - 127 112 - 83 131 203 44 75 175 170 75 75 300 25 79
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - 454
CCCT - WillamValcc - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - - - - - 477 477
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - - - 454 - 477 932
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 24
Total Wind - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 24
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 28
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 302 505
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 97 178
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 30 30 31 29 29 29 28 28 415 711
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 114 268 261 - 268 268 264 268 268 268 209 54 268 268 155 230 268 169 197
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 314 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 354 365
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 145 146 152 314 137 146 173 623 120 121 122 861 124 542 120 545 1,397 167
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 989 1,153 1,136 814 1,270 1,255 1,139 1,226 1,274 1,346 1,128 1,004 1,318 1,312 1,105 1,180 1,443
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,170 1,135 1,306 1,450 951 1,416 1,427 1,762 1,346 1,395 1,469 1,989 1,128 1,860 1,432 1,650 2,577 1,610
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - - - - - - - - 635 635
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 635 423 - - 423 - - 401 - 736 635 635 3,253
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - 215 - - - - - - - - - - - 215 215
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.9 - - 7.0 - - 4.6 - - 24.6
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.5 - - - - - 6.5
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.5 - - 13.0 - - - - - 16.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.5 - - 26.5 - - 4.6 - - 47.6
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 48 95
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 97 86 97 104 106 105 85 85 84 84 81 75 74 73 72 64 911 1,687
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 15 15 17 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 15 123 274
DSM, Class 2 Total 80 90 99 102 116 102 115 124 127 128 104 104 104 104 101 95 94 93 93 83 1,082 2,056
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - 33 - 146 47 - 219 256 300 254 49 300 111 103 300 75 23 110
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - - - - 454
CCCT - WillamValcc - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - 477
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 477 454 - - - - - 932
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 10.6 21.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - 5.0 - - - - 10.6 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 15.6 26.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 26 25 24 22 22 23 22 21 21 20 21 20 18 306 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 10 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 100 184
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 45 42 38 36 37 37 36 33 33 34 32 31 30 29 30 28 26 422 729
Battery Storage - West - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
FOT COB Q3 - 91 146 111 266 268 - 268 268 106 268 268 268 268 264 268 99 268 268 226 152 199
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 226 375 375 375 375 375 343 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 357 366
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 134 148 146 147 163 165 151 161 379 809 570 137 154 559 609 606 524 123 862 744
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 726 966 1,021 986 1,141 1,176 843 1,289 1,189 981 1,362 1,399 1,443 1,397 1,187 1,443 1,084 1,246 1,443 1,176
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,168 1,133 1,304 1,341 994 1,450 1,569 1,790 1,932 1,536 1,597 1,955 1,797 2,049 1,608 1,369 2,305 1,920
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C01-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
162
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,481 - 423 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 86
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 87 89 90 73 73 72 72 70 66 65 65 63 64 839 1,522
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 260
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 90 90 88 84 84 84 82 83 1,004 1,868
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 - - - 21 - 44 75 75 44 - 75 44 75 - 275 3 37
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 282 - - - - - - - - 37 - - - - 282 319
Total Wind - - - - - - 282 - - - - - - - - 37 - - - - 282 319
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 28
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 33 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 19 20 20 19 19 303 503
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 97 177
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 30 30 29 28 29 29 27 27 415 708
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 114 268 121 - 186 149 102 142 148 222 38 - 198 218 7 - - 118 108
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 107 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 337 375 375 375 331 375 333 350
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 152 719 419 147 155 569 124 131 121 857 117 572 123 513 1,590 110
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 989 1,153 996 607 1,061 1,046 977 1,061 1,098 1,172 957 837 1,148 1,137 957 831 1,150
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,305 1,715 1,026 1,208 1,200 1,546 1,184 1,229 1,293 1,814 954 1,720 1,261 1,470 2,421 1,259
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C02-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
163
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 846 - 423 - 635 401 - - 1,270 - 423 3,998
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - 106 115
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 9 - 12 - - - - 106 127
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 118 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 - - 118 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 86 90 94 93 75 79 80 80 79 73 72 75 70 71 852 1,605
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 121 272
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 108 114 115 92 97 99 99 98 92 93 96 91 92 1,019 1,967
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 - - - 37 - 75 75 - 44 - 75 44 111 60 300 5 41
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 190 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 190 200
Total Wind - - - - - - 190 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 190 200
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 33 29 27 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 303 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 28 29 417 725
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 123 - 206 149 215 169 200 - 254 - 174 187 268 - 70 131 132
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 129 375 375 375 375 375 347 375 308 375 375 375 375 375 336 350
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 147 153 764 329 149 160 573 973 140 554 141 765 545 133 162 1,389 121
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 998 629 1,081 1,062 1,090 1,119 1,150 847 1,173 808 1,124 1,106 1,254 935 1,245
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,761 958 1,230 1,221 1,663 2,092 1,290 1,401 1,313 1,573 1,669 1,239 1,415 2,324 1,366
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C02-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
164
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 423 - 401 1,269 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 142 142 155 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 132 130 130 129 128 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 44 44 44 63 44 128 75 75 75 - - 30
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 144 - - - - - 144
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 144 - - - - - 144
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 332 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 332 332
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 48 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 50 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 136 - - - - 185 186 169 188 268 112 268 268 44 92 - 53 106
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 335 78 375 316 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 233 321 341
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 226 221 229 718 208 221 225 229 185 210 201 516 196 745 186 576 1,440 805
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,011 835 578 875 816 1,060 1,105 1,088 1,107 1,206 1,031 1,271 1,218 994 1,042 733
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,116 1,240 1,553 786 1,096 1,041 1,289 1,290 1,299 1,308 1,721 1,228 2,016 1,404 1,570 2,482 1,538
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C03-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
165
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - 423 - 824 - - 1,371 - - 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 142 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 131 131 130 129 129 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - 17 44 75 44 44 86 44 44 75 - 171 2 32
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 140 - - - - - 140
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 140 - - - - - 140
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 337 337
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 21.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - 3.7 - - - - 4.5 - - - - - - - 3.7 8.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - 5.0 - - - - - 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.7 - 10.6 - 3.4 4.5 - - 5.0 10.6 - - - 14.3 37.8
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 48 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 51 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
Battery Storage - West - - - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 4
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 136 - - - - 268 233 192 237 146 268 196 142 238 - - 62 113
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 333 76 373 316 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 269 375 320 342
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 226 222 228 723 208 222 223 229 1,031 204 206 625 196 1,146 187 175 1,542 171
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,011 833 576 873 816 1,160 1,152 1,142 1,156 1,065 1,229 1,115 1,061 1,188 769 1,046
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,115 1,240 1,556 784 1,095 1,039 1,388 2,183 1,346 1,361 1,690 1,425 2,261 1,248 1,363 2,312 1,217
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C03-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
166
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 423 - 401 1,269 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Wind, GO, 31 - - - - - - - - - - 33 166 115 142 121 - - - - - - 577
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - 33 166 115 142 121 - - - - - 25 602
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 142 142 155 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 132 130 130 129 128 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 - 44 33 - - - - 5
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - 91 78 229 202 - - - - - - - - - 398 600
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 334 66 - - - - - - - - - - - - 400 400
Total Wind - - - - - - 334 157 78 229 202 - - - - - - - - - 798 1,000
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - 3.7 - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 3.7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 10.6 - 3.7 - 10.6 - - 5.0 - 10.6 - - - 14.4 40.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 48 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 51 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 136 - - - - - - - - - - 42 - - - - 35 20
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 373 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 323 397 395
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 310 - 225 152 348 340 301 303 369 187 375 375 184 232 - 276 271
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 226 222 229 791 542 386 298 451 420 376 316 658 322 601 186 576 1,440 805
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,011 810 473 725 652 848 840 801 803 883 687 961 908 684 732 423
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,116 1,240 1,600 1,015 1,111 950 1,299 1,260 1,177 1,120 1,540 1,009 1,562 1,094 1,260 2,172 1,228
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C04-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
167
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - 423 - 824 - - 1,371 - - 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Wind, GO, 31 - - - - - - - - - - 33 166 115 142 121 - - - - - - 577
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - 33 166 115 142 121 - - - - - 25 602
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 114 111 122 109 112 122 124 123 104 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,179
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 20 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 142 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 146 148 149 146 132 131 129 129 128 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - 9 - - 6 - - - 1
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - 91 78 229 202 - - - - - - - - - 398 600
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 334 66 - - - - - - - - - - - - 400 400
Total Wind - - - - - - 334 157 78 229 202 - - - - - - - - - 798 1,000
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 8.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - 1.4 15.6 41.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 48 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 50 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 137 - - - - 72 - - - - - - - - - - 42 21
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 373 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 363 400 397 397
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 310 - 232 148 375 375 344 347 236 375 309 254 375 - 238 279 282
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 225 221 228 791 542 380 308 447 1,270 376 316 767 317 1,001 187 175 1,543 172
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,012 810 473 732 648 947 883 844 847 736 884 809 754 881 463 738
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,116 1,240 1,601 1,015 1,111 956 1,395 2,152 1,220 1,163 1,504 1,201 1,810 941 1,056 2,006 910
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C04-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
168
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,481 - 423 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 86
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 88 89 90 73 73 72 72 70 66 65 65 63 64 840 1,522
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 260
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 90 90 88 84 84 84 82 83 1,004 1,869
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 11 - - 125 110 35 118 156 229 44 44 214 203 75 63 291 28 86
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 8.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - 1.4 15.6 41.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 28
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 28 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 303 503
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 97 177
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 27 27 416 709
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 114 268 261 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 238 118 268 268 216 102 191 169 195
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 314 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 354 365
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 146 146 152 314 137 147 155 596 124 131 121 857 117 536 123 513 1,590 111
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 989 1,153 1,136 814 1,268 1,252 1,178 1,261 1,299 1,372 1,157 1,037 1,356 1,346 1,166 1,040 1,357
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,170 1,135 1,306 1,450 951 1,415 1,407 1,773 1,385 1,430 1,493 2,014 1,155 1,893 1,469 1,679 2,630 1,468
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
169
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 846 - 423 - 635 401 - - 1,270 - 423 3,998
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 12 - - - 9 - - - - - - 118 127
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 12 - - - 9 - - - - - - 118 127
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - 58 - - - - - - - - 36 - - 58 94
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - 4.0
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.0 - - - 9.0
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 91 97 78 81 83 84 81 75 75 75 69 71 851 1,622
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 121 272
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 102 108 110 118 96 99 101 104 101 95 95 96 90 92 1,017 1,985
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 37 - 168 129 154 180 210 44 227 - 177 157 294 81 300 50 108
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 28 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 303 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 28 28 417 724
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 128 268 116 268 268 268 163 255 169 198
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 358 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 358 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 241 138 149 215 588 977 141 556 145 768 526 136 171 1,388 120
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 988 1,153 1,180 858 1,311 1,272 1,297 1,322 1,353 1,047 1,370 991 1,320 1,300 1,437 1,119 1,430
Total Annual Additions 859 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,305 1,422 996 1,460 1,487 1,885 2,299 1,494 1,603 1,514 1,759 1,846 1,436 1,608 2,507 1,550
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
170
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,481 - 423 3,464
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 86
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 87 89 90 73 73 74 72 70 66 65 65 63 64 840 1,523
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 260
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 92 90 88 84 84 84 82 83 1,005 1,870
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 53 - 179 169 101 184 222 294 79 44 277 267 86 75 300 51 117
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - 5.0 - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 10.6 5.0 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 24 23 21 21 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 303 506
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 97 177
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 32 30 31 29 29 29 27 27 416 712
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 182 268 268 268 148 242 169 207
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 374 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 360 368
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 152 135 137 153 149 569 124 131 124 857 118 536 123 513 1,595 110
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 988 1,153 1,196 874 1,322 1,312 1,244 1,327 1,365 1,437 1,221 1,101 1,420 1,410 1,229 1,098 1,417
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,305 1,330 1,011 1,475 1,461 1,812 1,451 1,496 1,560 2,078 1,219 1,956 1,533 1,743 2,694 1,527
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05a-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
171
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,481 - 423 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - 13
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - 12
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 86
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 88 89 90 73 73 72 72 70 66 65 65 63 64 840 1,522
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 260
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 90 90 88 84 84 84 82 83 1,005 1,869
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 53 - 185 169 101 184 222 295 44 44 146 135 75 44 225 52 97
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 277 - - - - - - - 277
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 277 - - - - - - - 277
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 28
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 33 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 303 503
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 97 177
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 27 27 415 709
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 114 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 170 50 268 268 148 53 191 170 182
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 374 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 360 368
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 152 135 137 147 155 569 124 131 121 1,313 117 536 123 513 1,590 110
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 989 1,153 1,196 874 1,328 1,312 1,244 1,327 1,365 1,438 1,089 969 1,289 1,278 1,098 972 1,291
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,305 1,330 1,011 1,475 1,467 1,813 1,451 1,496 1,559 2,402 1,086 1,825 1,402 1,611 2,562 1,401
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05b-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
172
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 846 - 423 - 635 401 - - 1,270 - 423 3,998
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - 9
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - 9
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62 - - - 62
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 - - - 11.2
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 - - - 10.0
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.1 - - - - 3.1
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.1 26.1 - - - 29.1
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 86 90 91 93 78 81 84 84 81 75 76 74 69 69 849 1,620
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 122 272
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 108 110 115 96 99 103 104 101 95 96 95 89 89 1,015 1,983
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 52 - 181 163 192 218 248 44 263 21 214 190 300 75 300 60 124
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 23 24 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 19 304 515
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 36 32 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 28 28 418 725
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 165 268 131 268 268 268 175 263 169 202
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 371 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 360 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 135 139 149 157 574 977 141 558 145 768 526 140 214 1,387 117
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 1,195 871 1,324 1,306 1,335 1,361 1,391 1,084 1,406 1,027 1,357 1,333 1,443 1,125 1,438
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,329 1,010 1,473 1,463 1,909 2,338 1,533 1,642 1,551 1,796 1,883 1,473 1,657 2,512 1,555
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05a-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
173
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 635 - - 2,217
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - 25
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 - 54 - 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 85 90 94 93 75 81 80 80 79 73 72 73 73 71 851 1,607
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 121 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 102 108 113 115 92 99 99 99 98 92 93 94 94 92 1,017 1,969
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 185 57 144 126 300 300 300 - 71
West Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - 261 - - - - - - - - - - - 261 261
Total Wind - - - - - - - - 261 - - - - - - - - - - - 261 261
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 599 - 599
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - 3.7 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 3.7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 3.7 10.6 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 19.3 43.9
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 28 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 303 512
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 28 28 417 721
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 113 178 220 - - - - - - - 268 268 268 268 219 173 263 75 124
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 274 307 227 182 263 293 360 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 309 332
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 135 138 149 414 160 126 141 130 555 129 1,282 133 224 757 798
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 988 1,053 1,095 774 807 727 682 763 793 860 1,328 1,200 1,287 1,269 1,394 1,348 1,438
Total Annual Additions 859 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,205 1,230 913 956 1,141 842 889 935 990 1,883 1,329 2,569 1,403 1,618 2,106 2,236
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05-3
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
174
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 635 - - 2,217
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - 26
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - 26
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 - 54 - 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25.9 - 25.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19.0 - 19.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - 45.0 - 49.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 46 92
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 94 83 86 90 91 93 81 81 84 84 81 75 76 75 73 73 852 1,634
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 122 273
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 113 99 103 108 111 115 99 99 103 104 101 95 96 96 94 94 1,020 1,999
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 248 117 191 182 300 300 300 - 84
West Expansion Resources
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 584 - 584
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 15.6 36.8
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 33 29 27 25 25 23 24 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 20 304 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 36 32 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 28 28 418 724
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 176 217 - - - - - - 7 268 268 268 268 268 222 268 75 129
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 226 375 375 375 375 375 271 303 289 254 333 363 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 322 346
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 147 155 137 139 149 157 151 130 141 135 559 132 1,295 126 231 757 831
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 726 968 1,023 988 1,051 1,092 771 803 789 754 833 863 926 1,391 1,260 1,334 1,325 1,443 1,397 1,443
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,205 1,228 910 952 946 905 963 1,005 1,061 1,950 1,392 2,629 1,451 1,674 2,154 2,274
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05a-3
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
175
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 635 - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 635 635 - 2,852
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 45 90
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 91 93 75 76 80 80 77 75 72 72 73 70 847 1,596
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 121 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 110 114 92 94 99 99 97 94 93 92 94 92 1,012 1,958
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 161 44 110 104 268 300 74 - 53
West Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - - 15.6 36.8
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 33 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 21 20 20 303 511
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 29 30 28 28 417 721
FOT COB Q3 - 62 29 - 60 104 - - - - - - - 268 248 268 268 268 185 138 26 95
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 370 375 375 269 291 261 254 271 292 335 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 317 335
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 135 137 149 157 149 123 137 130 555 139 1,284 122 122 762 755
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 937 904 870 935 979 769 791 761 754 771 792 835 1,304 1,167 1,253 1,247 1,411 1,360 1,087
Total Annual Additions 860 1,084 1,050 1,016 1,088 1,113 906 941 917 903 893 928 965 1,859 1,305 2,537 1,369 1,533 2,123 1,841
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
176
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 635 - - 2,217
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - 25
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 - 54 - 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 85 90 94 93 75 81 80 80 79 73 72 71 73 71 851 1,605
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 121 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 102 108 114 115 92 99 99 99 98 92 93 92 94 92 1,017 1,967
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 139 44 98 80 217 300 300 - 61
West Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 - - - - - - - 48
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 400 - - - - - - - 400
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 448 - - - - - - - 448
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 599 - 599
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 8.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - 0.3 15.6 40.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 28 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 303 511
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 28 28 417 721
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 113 178 220 - - - - - - 15 268 235 268 268 257 129 218 75 121
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 274 307 291 255 337 367 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 323 347
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 135 138 149 160 150 126 141 130 1,003 129 1,282 133 222 757 799
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 988 1,053 1,095 774 807 791 755 837 867 934 1,282 1,154 1,241 1,223 1,350 1,304 1,393
Total Annual Additions 859 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,205 1,230 913 956 950 905 963 1,009 1,064 2,285 1,283 2,523 1,357 1,572 2,061 2,192
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C05b-3
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
177
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 423 - 401 1,269 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - 150 - - - - - - - - - - - - 150 150
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 20 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 143 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 132 130 130 129 128 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - 32 77 61 79 178 44 278 225 76 300 8 3 68
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 48 46 44 41 39 37 36 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 470 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 66 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 50 46 45 45 42 42 662 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 137 131 - 116 57 268 268 268 268 268 228 268 268 193 17 - 92 148
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 192 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 342 358
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 226 221 229 232 209 371 225 229 186 210 201 516 196 601 186 576 1,440 805
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,012 1,006 692 991 932 1,175 1,220 1,204 1,222 1,321 1,147 1,421 1,368 1,144 1,192 883
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,116 1,240 1,237 901 1,362 1,156 1,404 1,405 1,414 1,424 1,837 1,343 2,022 1,554 1,720 2,632 1,688
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C06-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
178
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - 423 - 824 - - 1,371 - - 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - 150 - - - - - - - - - - - - 150 150
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 20 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 143 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 132 131 130 129 129 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - 132 124 108 127 44 200 125 70 198 42 174 13 67
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 49 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 51 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 99 19 136 130 - 116 57 268 268 268 268 260 268 268 268 268 - 145 92 160
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 192 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 342 358
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 226 221 229 232 208 371 225 229 1,031 210 201 625 196 1,001 187 175 1,548 170
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 974 894 1,011 1,005 692 991 932 1,275 1,267 1,251 1,270 1,179 1,343 1,268 1,213 1,341 917 1,194
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,115 1,240 1,237 900 1,362 1,157 1,504 2,299 1,462 1,471 1,804 1,540 2,269 1,400 1,515 2,464 1,364
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C06-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
179
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 423 - 401 1,269 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 111 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 143 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 132 130 130 129 128 1,357 2,728
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 44 44 44 44 44 73 44 - 29 - - 18
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 213 - - - - 213
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 45 - - - - - - - - 225 130 - - - 45 400
Total Wind - - - - - - 45 - - - - - - - - 225 343 - - - 45 613
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 3.4 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 51 49 45 44 41 39 37 37 37 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 74 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 50 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 19 136 - - - - 152 153 137 155 254 80 268 161 - - - 50 85
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 310 42 338 273 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 357 375 95 307 326
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 226 221 229 791 253 223 230 218 186 210 201 516 196 829 529 576 1,440 805
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 894 1,011 810 542 838 773 1,027 1,072 1,056 1,074 1,173 999 1,216 1,080 857 904 595
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,115 1,240 1,601 795 1,061 1,004 1,246 1,257 1,266 1,276 1,689 1,195 2,045 1,609 1,432 2,344 1,401
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C07-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
180
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - 423 - 824 - - 1,371 - - 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 82 149
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 115 112 122 109 112 122 124 123 105 119 121 121 118 105 104 102 102 101 1,083 2,180
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 20 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 192 399
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 142 142 154 138 143 154 157 157 132 147 148 149 146 131 131 130 129 129 1,357 2,729
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 74 75 44 44 44 44 28 75 - 139 - 28
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 91 - - - - - - - - 14 78 - - - 91 183
Total Wind - - - - - - 91 - - - - - - - - 14 78 - - - 91 183
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - 405 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 21.2 - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 21.2 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 21.2 - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 29.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 60 58 50 48 45 44 41 39 37 37 36 37 35 33 33 33 30 30 469 809
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 164 285
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 80 73 68 65 64 63 61 54 53 53 53 51 46 45 45 42 42 661 1,145
FOT COB Q3 - 93 100 18 136 - - - - 227 145 138 188 97 262 183 126 206 - - 57 96
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 310 31 327 269 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 237 375 304 333
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 226 222 228 791 299 223 223 240 1,031 200 201 625 196 1,015 265 175 1,543 170
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 975 893 1,011 810 531 827 769 1,102 1,094 1,088 1,107 1,016 1,181 1,102 1,029 1,156 737 1,014
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,116 1,239 1,600 830 1,050 992 1,342 2,125 1,288 1,308 1,642 1,377 2,117 1,294 1,331 2,280 1,185
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C07-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
181
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - 313 - 824 - - 1,058 423 846 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 25 26
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 25 26
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - 3.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21.1 - 3.5 24.6
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - 10.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.4 - 10.1 16.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - 13.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32.4 - 13.5 46.0
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 6 6 6 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 51 98
DSM, Class 2, UT 83 93 100 102 110 85 86 90 93 97 81 81 84 84 81 75 75 75 74 73 938 1,719
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 10 13 15 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 125 276
DSM, Class 2 Total 94 107 116 120 132 101 103 108 113 118 99 99 103 104 100 95 95 96 95 94 1,114 2,094
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 21
Total Wind - - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 21
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 421 - - 421
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - 21.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 21.2 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - 26.2 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 10.6 - - - 26.2 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 31
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 37 34 31 27 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 309 520
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 10 11 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 102 186
DSM, Class 2 Total 55 52 50 47 45 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 30 28 428 737
FOT COB Q3 - 67 108 58 265 245 - 4 - - - 42 105 248 117 73 54 214 268 208 75 104
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 214 375 375 375 375 375 338 375 340 334 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 348 361
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 20
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 149 166 165 167 216 318 139 588 572 153 130 131 136 449 132 952 136 126 1,638 545
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 714 942 983 933 1,040 1,020 738 779 740 734 775 817 880 1,023 892 848 829 989 1,043 983
Total Annual Additions 863 1,107 1,149 1,100 1,257 1,338 877 1,367 1,312 888 905 948 1,015 1,472 1,024 1,801 965 1,115 2,680 1,528
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C09-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
182
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - - - 423 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635 - - - - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - 423 - 423 846 - - 635 - 635 - - 1,137 - 846 4,099
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 25 26
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 25 26
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 144 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 9 144 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - 3.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 - 11.3 3.5 25.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 - 10.0
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - 10.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.4 - 2.5 10.1 19.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - 13.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.6 - 23.8 13.5 54.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 6 6 6 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 51 98
DSM, Class 2, UT 83 93 100 102 110 85 86 90 91 93 79 81 84 84 81 76 76 76 73 76 931 1,716
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 10 13 15 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 124 277
DSM, Class 2 Total 94 107 116 120 132 101 103 108 110 114 97 99 103 104 101 96 96 97 94 98 1,106 2,091
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 39 - - - - - - - - - - 39 39
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 39 - - - - - - - - - - 39 39
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 124 - 384 - 508
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - 21.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 21.2 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - 26.2 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 10.6 - - - 26.2 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 31
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 37 34 31 27 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 23 20 21 309 524
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 10 11 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 102 186
DSM, Class 2 Total 55 52 50 47 45 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 33 32 30 30 32 28 30 428 741
FOT COB Q3 - 67 108 58 266 249 - 13 7 27 54 95 158 8 216 247 234 268 118 268 79 123
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 214 375 375 375 375 375 338 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 355 365
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 20
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 149 166 165 167 216 308 139 567 146 612 975 131 136 772 134 765 137 272 1,260 546
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 714 942 983 933 1,041 1,024 738 788 782 802 829 870 933 783 991 1,022 1,009 1,043 893 1,043
Total Annual Additions 863 1,107 1,149 1,100 1,257 1,332 877 1,356 928 1,413 1,804 1,001 1,069 1,555 1,125 1,786 1,146 1,315 2,153 1,588
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C09-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
183
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 635 - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,058 635 423 3,676
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 46 87
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 81 87 91 102 89 89 91 89 87 74 75 80 79 77 71 69 67 65 57 875 1,587
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 10 11 13 15 13 14 15 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 13 128 268
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 95 103 109 122 106 108 110 109 107 91 92 98 98 95 89 87 86 84 74 1,049 1,942
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 52 32 - 53 94 168 44 44 146 152 75 282 75 8 61
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - - 15.6 36.8
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 39 39 38 37 35 32 31 28 17 16 14 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 361 483
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 97 169
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 51 51 51 52 48 46 43 42 39 26 25 23 23 21 19 18 18 17 16 475 682
FOT COB Q3 - 87 134 88 237 207 - 268 268 231 268 268 268 177 48 268 268 171 208 163 152 181
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 248 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 348 361
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 153 154 160 174 333 154 158 161 573 117 128 121 857 127 531 105 504 1,164 725
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 962 1,009 963 1,112 1,082 748 1,195 1,175 1,106 1,196 1,237 1,311 1,096 967 1,289 1,295 1,121 1,366 1,113
Total Annual Additions 859 1,114 1,163 1,123 1,286 1,414 902 1,353 1,336 1,679 1,313 1,365 1,432 1,953 1,093 1,820 1,400 1,625 2,530 1,838
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C11-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
184
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 846 - - 423 635 401 - - 1,270 - 423 3,998
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - 34 - - - - - - - - - 26 34 60
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 - 6.0 - 17.1
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 - 2.5 - 12.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.1 - 8.5 - 34.6
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 46 90
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 81 87 95 102 89 89 91 95 92 81 81 80 80 77 71 69 69 64 66 890 1,626
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 10 11 13 15 13 14 15 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 128 274
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 95 103 113 122 106 108 110 115 113 98 99 99 99 97 90 88 88 83 85 1,064 1,990
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 97 79 80 106 142 215 179 - 154 148 300 75 300 26 94
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - 3.7 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 3.7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - 3.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 3.7 10.6 5.0 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 17.7 43.9
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 17 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 39 39 39 37 35 32 31 28 17 16 14 14 12 11 11 11 10 11 362 486
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 98 170
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 51 51 51 52 48 46 43 42 39 27 26 23 23 21 19 18 19 17 17 476 686
FOT COB Q3 - 87 134 86 235 250 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 80 268 268 262 182 263 160 199
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 291 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 352 363
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 153 154 164 175 260 154 156 160 640 976 135 122 546 752 510 117 133 1,370 136
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 962 1,009 961 1,110 1,125 791 1,240 1,222 1,223 1,249 1,285 1,358 1,322 955 1,297 1,291 1,437 1,132 1,438
Total Annual Additions 859 1,114 1,163 1,125 1,285 1,385 945 1,396 1,382 1,864 2,225 1,420 1,480 1,868 1,707 1,806 1,408 1,570 2,502 1,574
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C11-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
185
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313 - 627
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - - 1,036 313 423 2,932
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 13 - - - - 16 - 106 135
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 13 - - - - 16 - 106 135
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - 63 - - - - - - - - - - - 63 63
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 - - - 11.2
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.5 - - - 3.5
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.2 - - - 16.2
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35.8 - - - 35.8
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 90
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 80 84 90 91 90 78 81 80 84 81 75 74 73 63 64 843 1,596
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 15 15 121 267
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 110 111 95 99 98 103 100 95 94 94 82 83 1,009 1,952
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 38 - 168 128 60 132 162 229 44 44 178 165 300 300 300 40 113
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - 454
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - 454
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 10.6 - - - - - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5 - - - - 4.5
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 10.6 10.6 - - 3.4 - 4.5 - - - 15.6 44.7
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 22 22 21 20 21 21 18 19 302 507
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 98 180
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 32 32 31 30 30 30 27 27 416 716
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 225 91 268 268 258 122 160 169 194
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 359 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 359 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 241 137 149 220 569 137 140 130 884 135 547 128 160 1,615 423
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 1,181 859 1,311 1,271 1,203 1,275 1,305 1,372 1,144 1,010 1,321 1,308 1,433 1,297 1,335
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,421 996 1,461 1,491 1,772 1,411 1,445 1,502 2,028 1,146 1,868 1,437 1,592 2,912 1,758
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C12-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
186
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - 423 423 - 401 635 423 423 3,151
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - 55 - - - - - - - - - - 55 55
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24.6 - - 24.6
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.4 - - 28.4
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.5 - - 16.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69.4 - - 69.4
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 80 86 90 91 94 81 81 84 84 81 75 74 73 73 66 849 1,621
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 15 122 270
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 108 110 115 99 99 102 104 101 95 94 94 94 86 1,015 1,982
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 38 - 168 146 152 202 181 245 151 75 300 300 300 300 300 51 143
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - - - - - - - - - 454
CCCT - WillamValcc - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - - 477
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - 477 - - - - - - - 932
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 10.6 21.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 15.6 - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 19.0 29.6
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 20 19 302 509
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 180
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 29 30 28 27 416 718
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 207 268 268 268 182 268 260 71 264 211 169 198
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 357 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 358 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 241 139 148 162 649 1,017 131 134 613 555 547 123 525 827 535
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 1,180 857 1,311 1,289 1,294 1,284 1,324 1,388 1,294 1,132 1,443 1,435 1,246 1,439 1,386
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,421 996 1,459 1,451 1,943 2,301 1,455 1,522 1,908 1,687 1,990 1,558 1,771 2,266 1,921
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C12-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
187
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - - - 635
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 635 - 423 824 - - 2,195
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25.9 - 25.9
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.5 - 12.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38.4 - 38.4
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 47 92
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 83 86 90 98 101 81 85 84 84 75 72 71 73 71 73 865 1,633
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 14 15 16 16 17 122 270
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 99 103 109 118 123 99 103 103 104 94 90 91 93 91 94 1,034 1,995
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 - - 114 - - 75 94 157 300 175 273 268 300 300 278 12 117
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 454 - 909
CCCT - WillamValcc - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - - - - - - 477 477
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - - - - 454 454 477 1,386
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 22
Total Wind - - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 22
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 5.0
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 20 19 19 19 18 18 302 503
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 98 179
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 29 28 28 28 27 26 417 710
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 258 - 268 - 245 249 268 268 268 268 268 268 30 105 - 139 169
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 310 375 328 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 349 362
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 316 139 172 632 158 130 135 135 450 123 753 119 544 1,396 613
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 1,133 810 1,257 828 1,120 1,199 1,237 1,300 1,443 1,318 1,416 1,411 1,205 1,280 1,153
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,449 949 1,429 1,459 1,278 1,330 1,372 1,435 1,892 1,441 2,170 1,530 1,748 2,676 1,766
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C13-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
188
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - - - - - - - 846 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - 423 423 423 - - 423 - 401 - - 635 423 846 3,151
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - 127 127
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - 55 - - - - - - - - - - 55 55
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 - - 13.4 - - 24.6
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.6 - - 9.9 - - 16.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.8 - - 23.3 - - 41.0
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 46 92
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 83 86 93 95 105 85 85 84 84 81 75 74 73 71 64 870 1,645
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 16 15 16 17 15 122 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 99 103 112 115 127 103 103 104 104 101 95 94 93 92 83 1,038 2,008
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 36 - 151 - - 147 184 247 200 44 300 292 300 300 300 20 126
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - SOregonCal - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 454 - - - 454
CCCT - WillamValcc - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 477 - - - - - - 477
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 477 - - 454 - - - 932
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - - 21.2 21.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 15.6 - 14.0 - - - - - - - - - - 29.6 29.6
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 20 19 302 511
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 33 30 29 29 28 27 417 722
FOT COB Q3 - 92 148 113 268 268 - 268 39 21 268 268 268 268 214 268 268 26 268 217 122 177
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 355 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 358 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 243 139 164 574 675 557 135 136 559 611 544 123 577 778 533
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 967 1,023 988 1,152 1,178 855 1,294 914 896 1,290 1,327 1,390 1,343 1,133 1,443 1,435 1,201 1,443 1,392
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,421 994 1,458 1,488 1,571 1,847 1,462 1,526 1,902 1,744 1,987 1,558 1,777 2,221 1,925
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C13-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
189
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 401 - - 313 - 423 1,137
Modular-Nuclear-East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,037 - 1,037 518 - 2,592
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 106 449
Wind, UT, 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 250 - - - - - 250
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - 250 - - 17 - 106 699
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - 599 151 - - - - - - - 750
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 5 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 57 107
DSM, Class 2, UT 75 84 98 99 107 95 101 106 108 108 88 87 87 87 84 78 77 76 74 74 981 1,790
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 11 14 16 14 15 16 17 18 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 137 298
DSM, Class 2 Total 87 98 114 119 129 114 122 128 131 132 108 108 108 108 105 99 98 97 95 95 1,174 2,195
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 61 26 - 44 44 69 188 44 294 - - - - 9 38
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 151 - - - - - 151
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 151 - - - - - 151
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 5.3
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 1.4 15.6 38.1
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 19 34
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 39 36 32 31 28 30 29 28 26 26 25 25 29 29 23 29 27 27 338 602
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 11 12 11 12 10 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 113 202
DSM, Class 2 Total 55 52 53 50 47 43 41 44 43 42 37 37 37 37 40 39 32 38 37 36 469 839
FOT COB Q3 - 80 122 72 221 233 - 268 268 207 233 255 69 268 264 268 - - - - 147 141
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 221 375 375 375 375 375 269 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 252 256 266 288 349 340
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 142 157 167 168 176 264 163 176 184 597 145 156 743 622 156 939 1,167 135 1,504 651
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 721 955 997 947 1,096 1,108 769 1,204 1,169 1,082 1,152 1,174 1,012 1,331 1,183 1,437 752 756 766 788
Total Annual Additions 863 1,113 1,164 1,115 1,272 1,372 932 1,380 1,353 1,679 1,297 1,330 1,756 1,953 1,339 2,376 1,919 891 2,270 1,439
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C14-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
190
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 846 - - - - 401 - - 313 - 423 1,983
IC Aero WYD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 83 - - 83
Modular-Nuclear-East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,037 - 518 518 - 2,074
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 106 - - - 220 - - - - 17 - 212 449
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 299 - - 426 2 - 727
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 106 - - - 220 - 299 - - 443 2 212 1,176
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - 431 146 - - - - - - - 577
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45.8 - - 45.8
DSM, Class 1, WY-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.8 - - 50.8
DSM, Class 2, ID 5 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 57 107
DSM, Class 2, UT 75 91 98 100 110 98 101 106 109 108 88 87 87 87 84 78 77 76 74 74 996 1,806
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 11 14 16 14 15 17 17 18 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 137 300
DSM, Class 2 Total 87 106 114 119 132 117 122 128 132 133 108 108 108 108 105 99 98 97 95 95 1,191 2,213
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 49 12 10 44 46 75 176 299 299 - - - - 7 50
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 314 - - - - - 314
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 400 - - - - - 400
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 714 - - - - - 714
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 225 307 - - - - - 532
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 8.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.4 15.6 41.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 19 35
DSM, Class 2, OR 45 40 39 36 32 31 29 30 29 28 26 26 32 32 32 29 23 29 27 27 338 620
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 10 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 113 203
DSM, Class 2 Total 56 52 53 50 47 43 41 44 43 42 37 37 44 44 43 39 33 38 37 36 470 858
FOT COB Q3 - 74 115 65 211 222 - 268 268 268 249 268 137 268 268 268 - - - - 149 147
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 220 375 375 375 375 375 257 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 20 108 109 115 348 304
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (77) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 143 165 167 169 179 267 163 177 186 704 994 156 583 519 374 1,869 1,167 135 1,540 653
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 720 949 990 940 1,086 1,097 757 1,192 1,155 1,153 1,168 1,189 1,087 1,319 1,442 1,442 520 608 609 615
Total Annual Additions 863 1,113 1,157 1,109 1,265 1,363 920 1,368 1,341 1,857 2,162 1,345 1,669 1,837 1,815 3,311 1,687 743 2,149 1,268
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C14-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
191
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - (418) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (418) (418)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Hunter 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (471) - - - - - - - - - - (471) (471)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - - - - - - 846 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - 423 - 846 - - - - - 401 - - 313 - 1,269 1,983
Modular-Nuclear-East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,555 - 1,037 - - 2,592
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 106 449
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 106 449
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - 82 72 - - - - - - - - 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 5 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 58 108
DSM, Class 2, UT 75 91 98 102 110 98 101 106 109 108 88 87 87 87 84 78 77 76 74 74 998 1,807
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 11 14 16 14 15 17 17 18 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 137 300
DSM, Class 2 Total 87 106 114 121 132 117 122 128 132 133 108 108 108 108 105 99 98 97 95 95 1,193 2,215
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - 4 68 31 16 82 73 102 294 155 300 - - - - 12 56
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 426 - - - - - 426
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166 - 234 - - - - - 400
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166 - 660 - - - - - 826
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - 405 - 32 - - - - - 437
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.3 5.0 8.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.4 15.6 41.5
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 19 35
DSM, Class 2, OR 45 40 39 36 32 31 30 30 29 28 26 26 32 32 32 29 23 23 27 27 340 616
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 11 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 113 203
DSM, Class 2 Total 56 52 53 50 47 43 43 44 43 42 37 37 44 44 43 39 32 33 37 36 472 854
FOT COB Q3 - 73 115 63 210 220 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 - - - - 175 168
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 330 336 351 373 400 390
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 220 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 - - - - 360 292
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - (418) (450) - (825) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 143 165 167 171 179 267 165 599 186 1,021 148 238 224 1,050 149 1,242 1,685 130 1,499 133
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 720 948 990 938 1,085 1,095 1,147 1,211 1,174 1,159 1,225 1,216 1,245 1,437 1,298 1,443 430 436 451 473
Total Annual Additions 863 1,113 1,157 1,109 1,264 1,362 1,311 1,810 1,360 2,180 1,373 1,454 1,468 2,487 1,447 2,685 2,115 566 1,950 606
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C14a-1
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
192
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - (418) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (418) (418)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (269) - - - - - - - - - - (269)
Hunter 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (467) - - - - (467)
Huntington 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (459) - - - - - - - - - - (459)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Wyodak (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (268) - - (268)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - - - - - - 423 846
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - - - - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 423 - - - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - 423 - 423 846 - - - 635 401 - - 313 - 846 3,041
IC Aero WYD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166 - - 166
Modular-Nuclear-East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,555 - 518 - - 2,074
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - 106 - - - 220 - - - - 17 - 212 449
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 174 2 - 176
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - 106 - - - 220 - - - - 191 2 212 625
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - 154
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - 5.0
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45.8 - - 45.8
DSM, Class 1, WY-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 5.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.8 5.0 - 55.8
DSM, Class 2, ID 5 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 58 109
DSM, Class 2, UT 75 91 98 102 110 98 101 106 109 108 88 87 87 87 84 78 77 76 74 74 998 1,807
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 11 14 16 14 15 17 17 18 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 138 300
DSM, Class 2 Total 87 106 114 121 132 117 122 128 132 133 108 108 108 108 105 99 98 97 96 96 1,194 2,216
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - 2 66 30 27 65 63 61 298 44 237 - - - - 13 45
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - - - - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - - - - - - - 26
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - - - - - - - 26
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 - - - - - - - 125
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 19 35
DSM, Class 2, OR 45 40 39 36 33 31 31 30 29 28 26 26 33 32 29 29 23 29 27 27 342 622
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 114 204
DSM, Class 2 Total 56 53 53 50 48 43 44 44 43 42 37 37 45 45 40 39 32 38 37 36 475 861
FOT COB Q3 - 73 115 63 209 219 268 268 268 268 245 268 268 268 137 268 - - - - 175 160
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 220 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 228 232 247 265 360 341
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - (418) (450) - (460) (728) - - (220) (359) (694) (544) - (956) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 143 166 167 171 180 267 166 600 186 704 995 156 307 524 780 538 1,696 135 1,371 139
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 720 948 990 938 1,084 1,094 1,145 1,209 1,173 1,170 1,185 1,206 1,204 1,441 1,056 1,380 728 732 747 765
Total Annual Additions 863 1,114 1,157 1,109 1,264 1,361 1,311 1,809 1,358 1,874 2,179 1,362 1,511 1,964 1,836 1,918 2,423 867 2,118 903
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case C14a-2
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
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Table K.8 – Sensitivity Cases, Detailed Capacity Expansion Portfolios
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 846 - - 1,247 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 88
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 94 93 77 81 80 80 70 66 65 65 63 64 850 1,560
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 262
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 113 114 94 99 98 99 88 84 84 84 82 83 1,015 1,910
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 54 82 125 252 104 64 44 146 300 75 - 62
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 21
Total Wind - - - - - - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 21
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - 5.0 - - - - - 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - 5.0 10.6 - - - - 19.0
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 24 23 21 22 22 22 20 19 19 20 19 19 303 505
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 7 7 98 178
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 29 28 28 29 27 27 417 712
FOT COB Q3 - - - - - - - - - 266 268 268 268 268 268 221 211 268 195 140 27 132
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 122 297 328 168 317 276 214 374 359 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 283 329
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 314 158 144 149 149 125 134 130 445 117 963 122 113 1,356 745
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 622 797 828 668 817 776 714 874 859 1,141 1,197 1,225 1,268 1,394 1,247 1,160 1,130 1,289 1,370 1,090
Total Annual Additions 755 943 974 814 969 1,090 872 1,019 1,009 1,290 1,322 1,359 1,398 1,840 1,364 2,123 1,252 1,402 2,727 1,834
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-01
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - 423 - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - - 423 313 - 635 401 - 1,058 423 846 4,099
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 46 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 83 86 93 94 97 81 81 80 80 79 73 72 73 71 73 861 1,622
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 122 269
DSM, Class 2 Total 80 90 99 102 111 99 103 112 114 119 99 99 98 99 97 92 92 93 91 94 1,029 1,982
FOT Mona Q3 - - 20 12 203 - - 152 167 114 212 258 44 137 64 139 44 75 300 282 67 111
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 24
Total Wind - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 24
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 10.6 - - - - 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 10.6 - - - 10.6 10.6 - - - 5.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 20 19 303 511
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 99 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 45 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 31 29 29 30 28 28 418 721
FOT COB Q3 - 200 268 268 268 228 - 268 268 268 268 268 203 268 225 268 14 169 199 182 203 205
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 335 375 375 375 375 375 309 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 364 370
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 134 147 146 147 153 739 139 147 174 582 134 141 553 444 128 767 533 123 1,183 545
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 835 1,075 1,163 1,155 1,346 1,103 809 1,295 1,310 1,257 1,355 1,401 1,122 1,280 1,163 1,281 933 1,119 1,374 1,339
Total Annual Additions 969 1,222 1,310 1,302 1,498 1,842 948 1,443 1,484 1,839 1,488 1,543 1,675 1,724 1,292 2,048 1,466 1,241 2,557 1,884
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-02
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - F 1x1 - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 313
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,270 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - 313 - 423 - - - 313 - 824 - - 1,693 - 736 3,567
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - 3.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.5 3.5
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - 5.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.3 5.3
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - 6.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.5 6.5
DSM, Class 1 Total - 15.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15.4 15.4
DSM, Class 2, ID 8 9 6 6 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 59 104
DSM, Class 2, UT 127 136 100 102 109 93 86 90 91 93 78 81 80 80 81 75 74 75 73 64 1,026 1,786
DSM, Class 2, WY 12 15 10 12 15 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 15 136 283
DSM, Class 2 Total 147 160 116 120 130 111 103 108 110 114 95 99 98 99 100 94 94 96 94 83 1,220 2,172
Battery Storage - East - 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
FOT Mona Q3 - 200 233 188 265 236 - 112 50 38 144 164 164 231 232 242 243 300 298 223 132 178
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
IC Aero WV - - - - 101 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 101 101
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 13
Total Wind - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 13
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 10.6
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 - - - - - 3.7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 3.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - 10.6 - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - - 3.7 - - - - 14.0 17.8
DSM, Class 2, CA 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 34
DSM, Class 2, OR 58 56 37 34 31 27 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 20 21 21 20 19 339 547
DSM, Class 2, WA 17 17 11 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 116 200
DSM, Class 2 Total 78 77 50 47 45 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 28 27 476 781
Battery Storage - West - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10
Geothermal, Greenfield - West - 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 30
FOT COB Q3 315 268 268 268 268 268 175 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 225 268 251 263 263
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 225 307 176 166 276 328 139 471 146 576 127 131 131 444 132 951 124 126 1,815 110
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 1,190 1,343 1,376 1,331 1,408 1,379 1,050 1,255 1,193 1,181 1,287 1,307 1,307 1,374 1,374 1,385 1,386 1,400 1,441 1,349
Total Annual Additions 1,415 1,650 1,551 1,498 1,684 1,706 1,189 1,726 1,339 1,757 1,414 1,438 1,438 1,819 1,506 2,337 1,510 1,526 3,256 1,459
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-03
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,270 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - 313 - 824 - - 1,693 - 423 3,676
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 86
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 91 92 74 73 72 73 71 66 65 65 63 64 845 1,531
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 121 261
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 110 112 91 89 90 92 90 84 84 84 82 83 1,010 1,878
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 15 - - 142 133 114 237 53 44 82 122 130 138 240 75 114 40 82
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 10.6 - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - 1.1 19.0 41.3
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 303 504
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 98 178
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 29 27 27 417 710
FOT COB Q3 - 96 151 117 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 160 222 268 268 268 268 268 167 268 170 206
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 228 375 375 375 375 375 321 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 355 365
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 314 137 149 149 607 121 554 120 436 119 948 113 118 1,802 111
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 728 971 1,026 992 1,158 1,143 821 1,285 1,276 1,257 1,380 1,088 1,141 1,225 1,265 1,273 1,281 1,383 1,117 1,257
Total Annual Additions 861 1,117 1,172 1,138 1,311 1,457 959 1,435 1,425 1,864 1,501 1,642 1,261 1,661 1,384 2,221 1,393 1,500 2,919 1,368
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-04
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
197
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 313 - 423 - 423 824 635 - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 87
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 88 89 90 73 73 74 73 71 68 71 71 69 64 840 1,546
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 15 121 263
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 108 111 90 90 92 92 90 86 90 91 89 83 1,005 1,896
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - 53 145 189 208 44 196 44 122 92 75 300 229 20 85
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 10.6
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 - 3.4 - 10.6 - - - - - - - - 8.4 19.0
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 28
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 303 504
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 97 177
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 29 28 27 416 709
FOT COB Q3 - 71 139 90 252 185 - 230 268 268 268 268 239 268 140 268 268 221 204 103 150 187
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 224 375 375 375 375 375 262 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 349 362
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 153 314 137 147 144 176 120 131 545 436 119 538 119 542 940 745
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 724 946 1,014 965 1,127 1,060 762 1,105 1,196 1,288 1,332 1,351 1,158 1,339 1,059 1,265 1,235 1,171 1,379 1,207
Total Annual Additions 857 1,092 1,160 1,111 1,280 1,373 899 1,252 1,340 1,464 1,452 1,482 1,704 1,775 1,179 1,803 1,353 1,713 2,319 1,952
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-05
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
198
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 736 - 423 - - 1,882 - - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 142 - - 12 154
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 46 92
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 86 92 94 93 78 81 80 80 79 73 73 71 71 70 854 1,609
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 16 122 272
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 111 114 115 96 99 99 99 98 92 93 92 92 90 1,022 1,973
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 43 - 171 101 21 100 130 196 44 44 156 139 300 34 209 34 85
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - 209 - - - - - - - - - - - 209 209
Total Wind - - - - - - - - 209 - - - - - - - - - - - 209 209
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 25 24 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 19 19 305 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 37 36 31 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 28 27 420 724
Pump Storage - West - - - - - - - - - 400 - - - - - - - - - - 400 400
FOT COB Q3 - 92 148 112 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 197 68 268 268 218 - 137 169 183
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 226 375 375 375 375 375 363 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 359 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 147 153 172 139 151 370 551 130 142 131 868 130 546 133 264 2,002 118
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 726 967 1,023 987 1,152 1,186 863 1,314 1,244 1,164 1,243 1,273 1,339 1,116 987 1,299 1,282 1,393 909 1,221
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,358 1,002 1,465 1,614 1,715 1,373 1,415 1,470 1,984 1,117 1,845 1,415 1,657 2,910 1,339
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-06
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
199
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - 1,269 - - 423 401 - 2,406
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - 500 - - - - - - - - - - - - 500 500
Total Wind - - - - - - - 525 - - - - - - - - - - - - 525 525
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - 108 - - - - - - - - - 23 - - - 108 131
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 81 148
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 112 110 122 108 112 116 124 123 99 119 119 121 118 104 103 101 101 100 1,073 2,157
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 20 23 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 20 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 189 392
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 139 139 154 138 143 148 157 157 126 146 146 149 145 130 130 128 128 127 1,343 2,697
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - 44 44 50 149 44 - - - 266 75 - 34
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - Jbridger - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - 10.6 - 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 61 55 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 36 36 37 34 32 32 33 30 30 464 801
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 19 19 19 17 17 17 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 163 282
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 83 77 73 68 65 64 62 60 53 53 52 53 50 45 45 45 41 42 655 1,134
FOT COB Q3 - 93 102 25 143 142 - 72 18 262 268 253 268 268 200 - - - 20 139 86 114
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 192 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 170 149 223 375 375 342 329
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 223 216 227 205 318 742 219 228 179 209 198 515 195 1,455 198 173 993 569
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 977 900 1,018 1,017 692 947 893 1,137 1,187 1,172 1,193 1,292 1,119 670 649 723 1,161 1,089
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,200 1,117 1,246 1,222 1,010 1,689 1,112 1,365 1,366 1,381 1,391 1,807 1,314 2,125 847 896 2,154 1,658
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-07
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
200
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 423 - 736 635 - 2,640
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - 383 365 - - - - - - 211 - - - - 748 959
Total Wind - - - - - - - 383 365 - - - - - - 211 - - - - 748 959
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 81 148
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 112 108 122 108 112 119 124 123 99 119 119 121 118 104 103 101 101 100 1,074 2,158
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 18 20 22 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 189 392
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 139 138 154 138 143 150 156 157 126 146 146 149 145 130 130 128 128 127 1,344 2,698
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - 3 44 44 48 57 44 131 - 75 75 - 0 26
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
CCCT - Jbridger - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - 10.6 10.6 10.6 - - - - - - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5 - - - - 4.5
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 8.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 8.4 - 10.6 10.6 10.6 - - - - 4.5 - - - 19.0 44.7
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 28 51
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 58 57 51 48 45 44 41 39 37 36 36 37 34 32 32 33 30 30 464 801
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 20 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 163 282
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 81 79 73 68 65 64 62 60 53 53 52 53 50 45 45 45 41 42 655 1,134
FOT COB Q3 - 93 103 26 144 143 - 130 26 268 266 250 268 268 108 268 - 36 189 - 93 129
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 195 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 358 375 375 331 342 356
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 132 146 221 217 227 205 207 606 583 228 189 209 198 624 195 809 602 174 1,311 803
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 978 901 1,019 1,018 695 1,005 901 1,146 1,185 1,169 1,190 1,200 1,027 1,274 858 986 1,139 831
Total Annual Additions 859 1,115 1,199 1,118 1,247 1,223 902 1,610 1,485 1,374 1,374 1,379 1,389 1,825 1,222 2,084 1,460 1,159 2,450 1,635
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-08
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
201
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,270 - - 1,270
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - - - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 423 - 824 - - 1,583 - 423 3,253
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 106 449
Wind, UT, 31 - - - - - - - 143 - - - - - - - - - - - - 143 143
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - 143 - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 249 592
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.5 - 3.5
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 3.5 - 8.5
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 44 87
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 88 89 90 74 73 74 74 77 72 72 73 71 71 840 1,570
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 121 266
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 106 109 111 91 90 92 92 96 90 92 93 91 92 1,005 1,923
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 10 38 - 152 131 63 149 186 259 277 150 114 97 300 94 300 39 116
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.4 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 3.4 15.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 19.0 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 33 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 22 21 20 20 20 20 19 303 507
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 97 178
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 31 31 31 29 29 29 28 28 416 714
FOT COB Q3 - 93 149 113 268 268 - 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 228 166 267 169 212
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 359 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 359 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 146 146 146 152 241 137 289 160 569 121 131 123 873 127 943 131 122 1,725 123
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,024 988 1,153 1,181 859 1,295 1,274 1,206 1,292 1,329 1,402 1,420 1,293 1,257 1,240 1,403 1,135 1,442
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,170 1,135 1,305 1,422 996 1,584 1,434 1,775 1,413 1,461 1,524 2,293 1,420 2,200 1,372 1,525 2,859 1,566
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-09
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
202
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 1,058 - - 2,640
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - 3.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.5 - - - - 3.5 20.0
DSM, Class 1, UT-Curtail - - 24.0 24.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48.5 48.5
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - 5.3 6.5 6.6 - 13.3 - - - - - - - - - - 26.1 - - - 31.7 57.8
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - 6.5 - - - 3.5 - - - - - - - - - 6.4 - - - - 10.1 16.5
DSM, Class 1, WY-Curtail - - 13.0 13.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.2 26.2
DSM, Class 1 Total - 15.4 43.5 44.2 - 16.8 - - - - - - - - - 22.9 26.1 - - - 119.9 168.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 8 9 6 6 7 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 60 107
DSM, Class 2, UT 127 136 106 105 108 96 86 93 98 105 85 85 84 84 81 77 76 73 63 64 1,060 1,831
DSM, Class 2, WY 13 15 11 13 14 13 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 138 286
DSM, Class 2 Total 148 160 123 124 129 114 103 112 118 127 103 103 104 104 102 97 97 93 82 83 1,258 2,225
Battery Storage - East - 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
Geothermal, Greenfield - East - 30.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30.0 30.0
FOT Mona Q3 711 458 358 283 277 281 - - - - - - - 286 229 300 299 299 250 165 237 210
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 148 213 166 169 129 131 103 112 118 127 103 103 104 527 102 1,282 123 93 1,140 83
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 711 458 358 283 277 281 - - - - - - - 286 229 300 299 299 250 165
Total Annual Additions 859 672 525 452 406 412 103 112 118 127 103 103 104 813 331 1,582 422 392 1,390 248
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-10_ECA
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
203
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Chehalis (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - (512) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (512) (512)
Expansion Resources
IC Aero PO - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106 106
IC Aero WV - - - - - - - - 101 - - - - - - - - - - - 101 101
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - 10.6 10.6 - - - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 31.8 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 11.2 - 14.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - 10.6 10.6 5.0 - - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 3.4 3.0 11.2 36.8 54.4
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 19 19 302 507
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 97 179
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 31 32 32 32 29 29 29 28 28 415 715
Battery Storage - West - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
FOT Mid Columbia Flat - - - - - 38 125 202 29 57 72 114 119 117 137 197 189 196 192 233 45 101
FOT COB - Jan - - - - - 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 297 149 223
FOT MidColumbia - Jan 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia - Jan - 2 51 77 281 253 336 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 287 331
FOT NOB - Jan 100 76 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 99
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions - - - - - (512) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 54 56 58 55 48 144 36 47 136 35 31 31 32 32 32 29 29 33 31 39
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 551 553 781 753 836 1,210 1,298 1,374 1,201 1,229 1,244 1,286 1,291 1,289 1,309 1,369 1,361 1,368 1,364 1,405
Total Annual Additions 605 609 839 807 884 1,354 1,333 1,421 1,338 1,264 1,275 1,317 1,322 1,321 1,340 1,399 1,390 1,401 1,395 1,444
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-10_WCA
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
204
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - - - - - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 846 - - - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 1,159 - - 635 423 - 2,640
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 91 93 75 80 80 80 79 73 73 73 73 71 847 1,603
DSM, Class 2, WY 6 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 121 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 110 115 92 98 98 99 98 92 93 94 94 92 1,013 1,964
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 184 56 144 138 300 300 300 - 71
West Expansion Resources
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 303 511
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 180
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 28 28 416 721
FOT COB Q3 - 62 29 - 60 104 - - - - - - - 268 268 268 268 268 223 165 25 99
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 370 375 375 160 198 196 162 248 290 357 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 281 317
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 - - - - - - - - - (762) - (1,144) (77) - (627) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 135 137 144 146 149 123 130 130 555 129 1,282 123 124 757 543
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 937 904 870 935 979 660 698 696 662 748 790 857 1,327 1,199 1,287 1,280 1,443 1,398 1,340
Total Annual Additions 860 1,084 1,050 1,016 1,088 1,113 797 843 842 811 871 920 988 1,881 1,328 2,569 1,403 1,567 2,155 1,883
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-10_System
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
205
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - 313
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - - - 423 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - 423
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423 - - 401 - - 313 - 423 1,560
Modular-Nuclear-East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,110 - - - - 3,110
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - 326 - - - - 17 - 106 449
Wind, GO, 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - 426 69 18 - - 12 100 31 - 656
Wind, UT, 31 - - - - - - - - - - 250 - - - - - - - - - - 250
Wind, WYAE, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 389 - - - - - - - 389
Total Wind - - - - - 106 - - - - 250 - 426 784 18 - - 12 117 31 106 1,744
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - 750 - - - - - - - - - - 750 750
DSM, Class 2, ID 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 60 111
DSM, Class 2, UT 80 91 100 101 110 99 103 107 109 109 89 89 88 88 85 79 78 77 76 75 1,009 1,835
DSM, Class 2, WY 8 9 12 14 16 15 15 17 18 19 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 141 303
DSM, Class 2 Total 92 106 117 121 132 119 124 130 134 134 110 110 110 110 107 101 100 99 97 97 1,209 2,250
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Modular-Nuclear-West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 518 - - - - 518
Wind, WW, 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 376 33 92 - 18 - 10 - 567
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 376 33 92 - 18 - 10 - 567
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - 339 66 - - - - - - - - 405
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - 3.4 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 21 39
DSM, Class 2, OR 47 42 40 37 36 34 31 39 36 35 33 33 33 32 32 29 28 29 27 27 376 679
DSM, Class 2, WA 11 11 12 12 13 11 11 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 117 208
DSM, Class 2 Total 60 55 54 51 51 46 44 52 51 50 45 46 45 45 43 39 38 38 37 36 514 927
FOT COB Q3 - 67 106 53 198 206 - 268 254 - - - - - - - - - - - 115 58
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 - - - - 400 320
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 215 375 375 375 375 375 248 375 375 264 293 193 88 5 15 156 - - - - 335 205
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 - - 9 30 100 82
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 152 168 171 172 183 271 168 187 195 1,357 408 505 1,108 1,315 202 632 3,777 168 564 175
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 715 942 981 928 1,073 1,081 748 1,170 1,129 764 793 693 588 505 515 656 - - 9 30
Total Annual Additions 866 1,110 1,152 1,100 1,256 1,353 917 1,357 1,325 2,121 1,201 1,199 1,696 1,820 716 1,288 3,777 168 574 205
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-11
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
206
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - 423 - - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 313 - 423 - 423 824 - - 2,406
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - 26
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 - 26
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 - 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - 4.0
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - 4.0
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 91
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 86 90 92 93 75 81 80 80 81 75 74 73 71 73 850 1,612
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 121 270
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 108 112 114 92 99 99 99 100 94 94 93 92 94 1,016 1,973
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 18 40 140 172 194 44 170 44 80 47 75 300 300 20 81
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - 259 - - - - - - - - 108 - 6 259 373
Total Wind - - - - - - - - 259 - - - - - - - - 108 - 6 259 373
Utility Solar - PV - West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 605 - 605
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - - 10.6
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 3.4 - 10.6 - - - - - - - - - 8.4 19.0
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 35 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 20 19 303 510
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 181
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 50 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 29 30 28 28 417 720
FOT COB Q3 - 70 139 89 251 244 - 268 268 268 268 268 220 268 105 268 268 147 128 268 160 190
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 224 375 375 375 375 375 282 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 351 363
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 135 139 149 410 149 133 131 553 445 132 547 123 654 944 916
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 724 945 1,014 964 1,126 1,119 782 1,161 1,183 1,283 1,315 1,336 1,139 1,312 1,024 1,223 1,190 1,097 1,303 1,443
Total Annual Additions 857 1,092 1,160 1,111 1,279 1,253 921 1,310 1,593 1,433 1,448 1,467 1,692 1,758 1,156 1,770 1,312 1,752 2,247 2,359
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-12
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
207
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 313 - 423 - 401 1,481 - - 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - 4.9
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.9 - 4.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 45 90
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 84 90 94 93 75 77 80 80 77 73 66 65 66 69 850 1,577
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 15 15 16 121 266
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 101 108 113 115 92 95 99 99 97 92 84 84 85 89 1,016 1,933
CAES - East - - - - - - - - - 300.0 - - - - - - - - - - 300.0 300.0
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - 9 - - 122 103 119 197 229 44 73 44 255 244 143 75 300 35 98
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - - 29
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - - 29
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - - 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - - 10.6 - - - 10.6 31.8
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 5.0 8.4
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 5.0 10.6 - - 10.6 - - - 3.4 10.6 - - - 15.6 40.2
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 29
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 303 509
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 98 180
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 31 32 32 32 31 30 29 29 27 27 417 718
FOT COB Q3 - 93 148 113 268 260 - 268 268 268 268 268 150 268 169 268 268 189 128 212 169 194
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 227 375 375 375 375 375 313 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 354 364
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 146 146 153 314 137 149 160 450 153 138 553 445 128 548 124 513 1,593 122
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 727 968 1,023 988 1,152 1,135 813 1,265 1,246 1,262 1,339 1,372 1,069 1,216 1,088 1,397 1,387 1,206 1,078 1,387
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,134 1,305 1,449 950 1,415 1,405 1,711 1,492 1,510 1,622 1,661 1,216 1,946 1,511 1,720 2,671 1,508
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
Case S-13
PACIFICORP – 2015 IRP APPENDIX K – DETAIL CAPACITY EXPANSION RESULTS
208
Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
Expansion Resources
CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 313 - 846 - - 1,459 - 423 3,041
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 108 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46 108 154
DSM, Class 3, ID-C&I Pricing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - 1.6
DSM, Class 3, ID-C&I Demand Buyback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 - 0.1
DSM, Class 3, ID-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 - 1.8
DSM, Class 3, ID-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.7 - 2.7
DSM, Class 3, UT-C&I Pricing - - - - - - - 20.6 6.2 3.4 - - - - - - - 3.4 - 0.9 30.2 34.5
DSM, Class 3, UT-C&I Demand Buyback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.3 - 5.3
DSM, Class 3, UT-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - 0.8
DSM, Class 3, UT-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69.4 - 69.4
DSM, Class 3, WY-C&I Pricing - - - - - - - 8.9 - 4.1 - - - - - - - - - 1.5 13.0 14.5
DSM, Class 3, WY-C&I Demand Buyback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 - 4.2
DSM, Class 3, WY-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.3 - 0.3
DSM, Class 3, WY-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.7 - 9.7
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 29.5 6.2 7.5 - - - - - - - 3.4 - 98.3 43.2 144.9
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 46 92
DSM, Class 2, UT 69 78 84 86 92 81 86 91 94 93 81 81 80 84 81 75 74 73 71 71 853 1,625
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 8 10 12 14 12 13 14 15 16 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 122 273
DSM, Class 2 Total 79 90 99 102 111 97 103 110 114 115 99 99 99 104 100 95 94 94 92 93 1,021 1,989
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - - - 75 60 - 56 88 151 294 163 98 80 238 217 300 14 91
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Coal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Expansion Resources
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - 79 - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 79
Total Wind - - - - - - - 79 - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 79
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 8.4
DSM, Class 3, CA-C&I Pricing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.7 - 0.7
DSM, Class 3, CA-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.7 - 0.7
DSM, Class 3, CA-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - 1.6
DSM, Class 3, OR-C&I Pricing - - 7.4 - - - - 6.1 - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 0.2 13.5 16.7
DSM, Class 3, OR-C&I Demand Buyback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - 2.0
DSM, Class 3, OR-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.7 - 1.7
DSM, Class 3, OR-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - 8.1 - - - 5.7 6.4 - - 9.7 - 29.9
DSM, Class 3, WA-C&I Pricing - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.1 4.0 5.1
DSM, Class 3, WA-C&I Demand Buyback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5 - 0.5
DSM, Class 3, WA-Irrigate Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.1 - 1.1
DSM, Class 3, WA-Res Price - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.3 - 8.3
DSM, Class 1 Total - - 7.4 - - - - 10.1 - - 5.0 8.1 3.4 - - 5.7 9.4 - - 27.6 17.5 76.7
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 30
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 39 36 32 29 27 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 21 303 514
DSM, Class 2, WA 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 98 182
DSM, Class 2 Total 54 49 47 44 42 38 36 36 36 35 32 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 28 29 417 725
FOT COB Q3 - 93 141 105 268 268 - 268 268 249 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 175 259 166 212
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 226 375 375 375 375 375 321 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 355 365
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) - - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 133 147 154 146 153 268 139 265 156 580 136 139 135 449 132 977 133 127 1,579 294
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 726 968 1,016 980 1,143 1,143 821 1,218 1,203 1,124 1,199 1,231 1,294 1,437 1,306 1,241 1,223 1,381 1,267 1,434
Total Annual Additions 860 1,114 1,169 1,127 1,296 1,411 960 1,483 1,359 1,705 1,334 1,370 1,429 1,886 1,438 2,218 1,357 1,509 2,846 1,728
1/ Front office transaction amounts reflect one-year transaction periods, are not additive, and are reported as a 10/20-year annual average.
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Capacity (MW)Resource Totals 1/
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 10-year 20-year
East Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
Hayden 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (45) - - - - (45)
Hayden 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (33) - - - - (33)
Hunter 2 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (269) - - (269)
Huntington 2 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversion - - - - - - - (450) - - - - - - - - - - - - (450) (450)
Carbon 1 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)(67) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (67) (67)
Carbon 2 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)(105) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (105) (105)
Cholla 4 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)- - - - - - - - - - (387) - - - - - - - - - - (387)
DaveJohnston 1 (Thermal Early Retirement/Convers - - - - (106) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) (106)
DaveJohnston 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (106) - - - - - - - (106)
DaveJohnston 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (220) - - - - - - - (220)
DaveJohnston 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) - - (330)
Naughton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (156) - - - - - (156)
Naughton 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (201) - - - - - (201)
Naughton 3 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions)(50) - - (280) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (330) (330)
Gadsby 1-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (358) - - (358)
Coal Ret_AZ - Gas RePower - - - - - - - - - - 387 - - - - - - - - - - 387
Coal Ret_WY - Gas RePower - - - 337 - - - - - - - - - - - (337) - - - - 337 -
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CCCT - DJohns - F 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 313 - - - - - - - 313
CCCT - DJohns - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Huntington - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - - - 423
CCCT - Naughton - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401 - - - 401
CCCT - Utah-N - F 2x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 635 - - 635
CCCT - Utah-N - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 423 - - 423
CCCT - Utah-S - J 1x1 - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - - - 423 - - - - 423 846
Total CCCT - - - - - - - - - 423 - - - 736 - 423 - 401 1,481 - 423 3,464
Wind, DJohnston, 43 - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Total Wind - - - - - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 25
Utility Solar - PV - East - - - - - 154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 154
DSM, Class 1, ID-Irrigate - - - - - - - 8.8 - - - - 7.6 - - - - - - - 8.8 16.4
DSM, Class 1, UT-DLC-RES - - - - - - - 37.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 37.2 47.2
DSM, Class 1, UT-Irrigate - - - - - - - 13.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.2 13.2
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 59.2 - - - - 7.6 - - - - - - 10.0 59.2 76.7
DSM, Class 2, ID 4 4 5 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 54 99
DSM, Class 2, UT 80 89 96 102 108 96 100 104 106 105 85 85 86 72 70 65 65 63 62 64 985 1,701
DSM, Class 2, WY 7 9 10 12 14 13 14 16 15 17 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 127 271
DSM, Class 2 Total 90 102 111 119 129 114 120 126 127 128 104 105 106 90 88 83 84 82 81 83 1,167 2,070
FOT Mona Q3 - - - - - 261 - 283 262 173 247 274 293 77 - 276 275 95 - 255 98 139
West Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions
JimBridger 1 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - (354) - - - - - - - - - - (354) (354)
JimBridger 2 (Thermal Early Retirement/Conversions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (359) - - (359)
Chehalis - - - - - (465) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (465) (465)
Expansion Resources
IC Aero PO - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106 106
Wind, YK, 29 - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Total Wind - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - - - 27 27
Oregon Solar Capacity Standard - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7
DSM, Class 1, CA-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 1.0
DSM, Class 1, CA-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.6 - 2.6
DSM, Class 1, CA-Irrigate - - - - - - - 3.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 3.6 4.2
DSM, Class 1, OR-Curtail - - - - - - - 10.6 - - - - 21.2 - - - - - - 1.1 10.6 32.9
DSM, Class 1, OR-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - 7.5 - - - - - - - 3.0 - 10.5
DSM, Class 1, OR-Irrigate - - - - - - - 8.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.3 8.4 8.7
DSM, Class 1, WA-Curtail - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.2 - - - - - 3.0 0.3 - 9.5
DSM, Class 1, WA-DLC-RES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 - 3.7
DSM, Class 1, WA-Irrigate - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5 - - - - - - 0.6 - 5.1
DSM, Class 1 Total - - - - - - - 22.6 - - - 7.5 31.8 - - - - - 3.0 13.1 22.6 78.1
DSM, Class 2, CA 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 19 33
DSM, Class 2, OR 44 40 37 34 30 30 28 28 26 25 23 26 25 23 22 21 21 23 27 27 322 559
DSM, Class 2, WA 9 10 11 10 11 9 10 11 11 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 104 191
DSM, Class 2 Total 55 52 49 47 44 41 39 40 39 39 34 37 37 34 33 30 30 32 36 36 445 783
FOT COB Q3 - 73 118 69 219 268 229 268 268 268 268 268 268 268 234 268 268 268 261 268 178 221
FOT MidColumbia Q3 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FOT MidColumbia Q3 - 2 217 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 359 367
FOT NOB Q3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Existing Plant Retirements/Conversions (222) - - 57 (106) (465) - (450) - (354) - - - (326) - (694) (77) - (1,316) -
Annual Additions, Long Term Resources 145 161 160 166 173 441 159 248 165 617 138 149 183 860 120 536 114 515 1,601 142
Annual Additions, Short Term Resources 717 948 993 944 1,094 1,404 1,104 1,426 1,405 1,316 1,390 1,417 1,436 1,220 1,109 1,419 1,418 1,238 1,136 1,398
Total Annual Additions 862 1,109 1,154 1,110 1,267 1,844 1,263 1,674 1,571 1,932 1,528 1,566 1,618 2,079 1,229 1,955 1,532 1,753 2,736 1,540
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APPENDIX L – STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION COST
SIMULATION RESULTS
Introduction
This appendix reports additional results for the Monte Carlo production cost simulations
conducted with the Planning and Risk (PaR) model for the core and sensitivity cases. These
results supplement the data presented in Volume I Chapter 8 of the IRP document. The results
presented include the following:
Screening of portfolios balancing costs and risk
Statistics of the stochastic simulation results
Components of portfolios’ present value revenue requirements (PVRR)
Energy-not-serve
Customer rate impact of portfolios in the final screen as compares with the preferred
portfolio
Loss of load probability of the preferred portfolio
The figures and tables in this appendix are the following for the core and sensitivity cases:
Figure L.1 through Figure L.6 – Stochastic Risk Profile under regional haze scenarios 1
and 2 by price scenario, Core Cases
Figure L.7 – Stochastic Risk Profile under regional haze scenarios 1 and 2 and medium gas
plus high CO2 price
Table L.1 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Table L.2 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Table L.3 through Table L.6 – Stochastic Risk Results by price scenario, Core Cases
Table L.7 through Table L.9 – Stochastic Risk Results by price scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Table L.10 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Table L.11 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Table L.12 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Table L.13 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity
Cases
Table L.14 through Table L.17 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034) by
price scenario, Core Cases
Table L.18 through Table L.20 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034) by
price scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Table L.21 through Table L.24 – Portfolio PVRR Cost Components by price scenario, Core
Cases
Table L.25 through Table L.27 – Portfolio PVRR Cost Components by price scenario,
Sensitivity Cases
Table L.28 –10-year Average Incremental Customer Rate Impact ($m), Final Screen
Portfolios
Table L.29 – Loss of Load Probability for a Major (> 25,000 MWh) July Event, Final
Screen Portfolios, Base Price Curve
Table L.30 – Average Loss of Load Probability during Summer Peak, Final Screen
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Figure L.1 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, Low Price
Figure L.2 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, Base Price
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Figure L.3 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 3, High Price
Figure L.4 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, Low Price
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Figure L.5 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, Base Price
Figure L.6 – Stochastic Risk Profile under Regional Haze Scenario 2, High Price
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Figure L.7 – Stochastic Risk Profile, High CO2
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Table L.1 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Case Low Base High High CO2
C01-R 26,888 27,990 29,347 50,810
C01-1 26,060 27,739 29,614 49,361
C02-1 26,798 28,350 30,096 49,234
C03-1 28,029 29,521 31,205 50,491
C04-1 29,534 30,856 32,379 51,042
C05-1 26,220 27,900 29,778 49,374
C05a-1 25,993 27,718 29,641 49,417
C05b-1 26,147 27,813 29,678 49,306
C06-1 27,710 29,278 31,043 50,612
C07-1 28,462 29,912 31,556 50,711
C09-1 26,435 28,049 29,865 49,142
C11-1 26,271 27,931 29,784 49,322
C12-1 26,115 27,801 29,690 49,343
C13-1 25,963 27,649 29,523 49,373
C14-1 27,627 28,900 30,464 48,497
C14a-1 28,012 29,675 31,604 47,750
C01-2 26,489 28,545 30,742 49,087
C02-2 27,154 29,088 31,161 48,858
C03-2 28,416 30,282 32,281 50,038
C04-2 29,908 31,601 33,439 50,592
C05-2 26,564 28,629 30,838 48,980
C05a-2 26,419 28,517 30,756 49,069
C06-2 28,077 30,023 32,106 50,143
C07-2 28,795 30,634 32,606 50,293
C09-2 26,827 28,831 30,976 48,895
C11-2 26,623 28,675 30,865 49,013
C12-2 26,477 28,557 30,771 49,161
C13-2 26,361 28,422 30,624 48,878
C14-2 28,229 29,841 31,686 48,100
C14a-2 27,824 29,825 32,025 47,531
C05-3 26,427 27,799 29,376 50,011
C05a-3 26,159 27,570 29,184 49,913
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C05b-3 26,361 27,736 29,319 49,940
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Table L.2 – Stochastic Mean PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Case Low Base High
S-01 24,588 25,914 27,408
S-02 27,558 29,523 31,696
S-03 27,179 28,797 30,603
S-04 26,436 28,160 30,075
S-05 25,628 27,194 28,972
S-06 26,655 28,338 30,217
S-07 29,160 30,593 32,236
S-08 29,946 31,332 32,935
S-09 26,229 27,872 29,725
S-10_ECA 19,782 20,824 21,924
S-10_WCA 8,028 8,465 8,988
S-10_System 25,768 27,169 28,742
S-11 30,654 31,539 32,774
S-12 25,662 27,209 28,975
S-13 26,586 28,274 30,156
S-14 26,171 27,843 29,715
S-15 26,653 28,306 30,138
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Table L.3 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, Low Price Curve
Case Standard
Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
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Fixed Costs
C01-R 176 26,609 27,190 18,157
C01-1 207 25,750 26,433 18,280
C02-1 189 26,530 27,113 18,004
C03-1 194 27,779 28,357 20,157
C04-1 190 29,271 29,845 19,579
C05-1 205 25,933 26,554 18,486
C05a-1 216 25,686 26,368 18,673
C05b-1 197 25,883 26,480 18,498
C06-1 211 27,415 28,091 20,474
C07-1 193 28,198 28,782 20,007
C09-1 171 26,182 26,684 18,326
C11-1 196 25,997 26,589 18,546
C12-1 212 25,795 26,507 18,625
C13-1 204 25,676 26,343 18,375
C14-1 220 27,355 28,039 18,268
C14a-1 223 27,708 28,394 18,428
C01-2 255 26,138 26,901 18,929
C02-2 218 26,809 27,509 18,400
C03-2 226 28,111 28,822 20,469
C04-2 228 29,557 30,258 19,887
C05-2 239 26,216 26,937 18,905
C05a-2 251 26,095 26,765 19,099
C06-2 232 27,742 28,402 20,731
C07-2 225 28,480 29,130 20,361
C09-2 218 26,507 27,183 18,720
C11-2 263 26,231 27,131 19,169
C12-2 293 26,073 27,051 19,143
C13-2 227 25,995 26,705 18,842
C14-2 198 27,967 28,592 18,241
C14a-2 222 27,516 28,165 18,661
C05-3 202 26,125 26,799 18,303
C05a-3 182 25,883 26,442 18,377
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 175 25,807 26,328 18,353
C05b-3 184 26,069 26,622 18,246
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Table L.4 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, Base Price Curve
Case Standard Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
C01-R 223 27,592 28,374 19,311
C01-1 264 27,322 28,195 20,042
C02-1 240 27,979 28,795 19,640
C03-1 244 29,181 29,964 21,731
C04-1 241 30,515 31,279 20,981
C05-1 256 27,500 28,363 20,235
C05a-1 269 27,304 28,221 20,470
C05b-1 246 27,452 28,255 20,248
C06-1 263 28,899 29,785 22,131
C07-1 243 29,563 30,350 21,539
C09-1 218 27,705 28,413 20,004
C11-1 246 27,558 28,374 20,288
C12-1 265 27,378 28,289 20,396
C13-1 260 27,258 28,096 20,145
C14-1 253 28,563 29,365 19,551
C14a-1 267 29,294 30,119 20,177
C01-2 304 28,106 29,003 21,045
C02-2 269 28,657 29,522 20,411
C03-2 273 29,893 30,762 22,399
C04-2 274 31,156 32,061 21,670
C05-2 285 28,162 29,100 21,070
C05a-2 298 28,102 28,962 21,289
C06-2 276 29,589 30,423 22,751
C07-2 273 30,226 31,024 22,262
C09-2 264 28,420 29,254 20,792
C11-2 307 28,181 29,251 21,268
C12-2 340 28,063 29,120 21,270
C13-2 279 27,966 28,864 21,001
C14-2 248 29,514 30,290 19,915
C14a-2 270 29,423 30,277 20,769
C05-3 252 27,379 28,257 19,738
C05a-3 231 27,191 27,934 19,842
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 224 27,123 27,811 19,814
C05b-3 234 27,334 28,086 19,683
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Table L.5 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, High Price Curve
Case Standard Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
C01-R 287 28,846 29,785 20,743
C01-1 329 29,088 30,113 22,034
C02-1 302 29,623 30,594 21,463
C03-1 304 30,764 31,697 23,487
C04-1 300 31,939 32,870 22,574
C05-1 317 29,277 30,333 22,197
C05a-1 333 29,129 30,218 22,499
C05b-1 306 29,230 30,213 22,195
C06-1 324 30,573 31,614 23,995
C07-1 304 31,108 32,043 23,255
C09-1 278 29,421 30,311 21,887
C11-1 309 29,312 30,273 22,218
C12-1 329 29,165 30,229 22,358
C13-1 326 29,025 30,015 22,097
C14-1 298 30,055 30,984 21,131
C14a-1 318 31,143 32,105 22,171
C01-2 363 30,216 31,346 23,336
C02-2 330 30,651 31,687 22,577
C03-2 330 31,813 32,800 24,493
C04-2 331 32,906 34,000 23,601
C05-2 341 30,279 31,371 23,375
C05a-2 356 30,241 31,339 23,608
C06-2 332 31,592 32,648 24,914
C07-2 330 32,116 33,144 24,328
C09-2 319 30,486 31,525 23,020
C11-2 362 30,285 31,493 23,486
C12-2 397 30,194 31,381 23,522
C13-2 339 30,088 31,176 23,331
C14-2 307 31,259 32,225 21,850
C14a-2 326 31,540 32,604 23,072
C05-3 313 28,857 29,885 21,385
C05a-3 292 28,693 29,649 21,520
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 284 28,625 29,537 21,452
C05b-3 297 28,830 29,781 21,330
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Table L.6 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Core Cases, High CO2 Price Curve
Case Standard
Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
C01-R 263 50,336 51,179 42,258
C01-1 297 48,859 49,877 41,802
C02-1 291 48,767 49,682 40,662
C03-1 275 50,084 50,894 42,790
C04-1 266 50,600 51,421 41,267
C05-1 303 48,893 49,891 41,902
C05a-1 316 48,915 49,968 42,350
C05b-1 286 48,826 49,703 41,848
C06-1 290 50,185 51,110 43,586
C07-1 273 50,260 51,206 42,457
C09-1 259 48,708 49,533 41,233
C11-1 289 48,830 49,789 41,834
C12-1 311 48,849 49,892 42,067
C13-1 303 48,960 49,949 42,027
C14-1 327 47,997 49,045 39,253
C14a-1 324 47,344 48,296 38,303
C01-2 332 48,596 49,704 41,712
C02-2 292 48,412 49,462 40,329
C03-2 294 49,639 50,613 42,332
C04-2 290 50,144 51,054 40,750
C05-2 303 48,424 49,532 41,523
C05a-2 339 48,569 49,610 41,985
C06-2 292 49,678 50,663 42,979
C07-2 294 49,861 50,832 42,067
C09-2 295 48,478 49,459 41,008
C11-2 336 48,485 49,665 41,740
C12-2 364 48,597 49,814 42,001
C13-2 289 48,377 49,353 41,516
C14-2 311 47,652 48,634 38,429
C14a-2 329 46,958 48,044 38,608
C05-3 294 49,530 50,522 42,095
C05a-3 274 49,463 50,381 42,357
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 278 49,199 50,101 42,160
C05b-3 274 49,464 50,351 42,036
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Table L.7 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, Low Price Curve
Case Standard Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
S-01 171 24,358 24,874 17,109
S-02 197 27,278 27,854 19,342
S-03 161 26,970 27,437 18,792
S-04 199 26,144 26,768 18,581
S-05 196 25,368 25,976 18,119
S-06 229 26,335 27,129 18,695
S-07 187 28,905 29,449 19,855
S-08 198 29,689 30,325 19,837
S-09 217 25,917 26,617 18,571
S-10_ECA 272 19,456 20,276 13,809
S-10_WCA 128 7,854 8,256 5,941
S-10_System 162 25,535 25,989 17,959
S-11 181 30,375 30,969 17,116
S-12 209 25,375 26,047 18,180
S-13 204 26,294 26,907 18,567
S-14 199 25,893 26,498 18,517
S-15 206 26,347 26,976 18,649
Table L.8 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, Base Price Curve
Case Standard Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
S-01 220 25,589 26,338 18,517
S-02 254 29,122 29,964 21,397
S-03 211 28,481 29,131 20,460
S-04 252 27,760 28,629 20,383
S-05 248 26,846 27,680 19,768
S-06 284 27,922 28,926 20,476
S-07 237 30,249 31,008 21,370
S-08 249 30,993 31,812 21,306
S-09 267 27,467 28,355 20,279
S-10_ECA 314 20,404 21,361 14,878
S-10_WCA 141 8,258 8,707 6,394
S-10_System 211 26,834 27,466 19,418
S-11 224 31,167 31,946 18,043
S-12 261 26,824 27,721 19,797
S-13 256 27,870 28,733 20,334
S-14 252 27,451 28,312 20,273
S-15 258 27,909 28,695 20,423
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Table L.9 – Stochastic Risk Results, PVRR ($m), Sensitivity Cases, High Price Curve
Case Standard Deviation 5th percentile 95th percentile
Upper Tail (mean
of 3 Highest) No
Fixed Costs
S-01 277 26,990 27,883 20,077
S-02 324 31,182 32,190 23,643
S-03 271 30,180 31,039 22,333
S-04 315 29,571 30,609 22,391
S-05 310 28,529 29,502 21,631
S-06 349 29,702 30,827 22,468
S-07 298 31,798 32,735 23,084
S-08 310 32,504 33,471 22,991
S-09 327 29,220 30,244 22,233
S-10_ECA 365 21,388 22,568 16,053
S-10_WCA 159 8,753 9,268 6,956
S-10_System 273 28,307 29,142 21,062
S-11 283 32,304 33,254 19,406
S-12 324 28,490 29,533 21,651
S-13 320 29,649 30,689 22,290
S-14 316 29,219 30,245 22,237
S-15 325 29,638 30,626 22,400
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Table L.10 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Case Low Base High High CO2
C01-R 28,248 29,408 30,837 53,369
C01-1 27,382 29,149 31,120 51,855
C02-1 28,154 29,790 31,626 51,718
C03-1 29,447 31,019 32,789 53,036
C04-1 31,026 32,420 34,023 53,613
C05-1 27,547 29,319 31,295 51,869
C05a-1 27,311 29,129 31,152 51,915
C05b-1 27,471 29,226 31,189 51,791
C06-1 29,114 30,768 32,624 53,167
C07-1 29,901 31,429 33,159 53,271
C09-1 27,769 29,469 31,381 51,619
C11-1 27,601 29,350 31,298 51,811
C12-1 27,440 29,215 31,201 51,838
C13-1 27,281 29,053 31,023 51,871
C14-1 29,029 30,368 32,013 50,950
C14a-1 29,432 31,181 33,209 50,164
C01-2 27,834 29,995 32,309 51,573
C02-2 28,529 30,564 32,746 51,332
C03-2 29,857 31,820 33,921 52,569
C04-2 31,421 33,204 35,139 53,145
C05-2 27,910 30,084 32,406 51,457
C05a-2 27,757 29,966 32,323 51,550
C06-2 29,498 31,544 33,738 52,677
C07-2 30,252 32,185 34,263 52,834
C09-2 28,187 30,293 32,552 51,368
C11-2 27,980 30,138 32,440 51,496
C12-2 27,830 30,013 32,340 51,652
C13-2 27,697 29,865 32,183 51,346
C14-2 29,659 31,356 33,297 50,532
C14a-2 29,232 31,339 33,655 49,933
C05-3 27,767 29,211 30,870 52,537
C05a-3 27,481 28,967 30,667 52,432
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 27,406 28,890 30,563 52,121
C05b-3 27,692 29,140 30,808 52,458
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Table L.11 – Stochastic Risk Adjusted PVRR ($m) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity Cases
Case Low Base High
S-01 25,832 27,231 28,803
S-02 28,951 31,021 33,305
S-03 28,551 30,253 32,155
S-04 27,774 29,592 31,606
S-05 26,926 28,578 30,447
S-06 28,011 29,784 31,759
S-07 30,633 32,144 33,873
S-08 31,463 32,923 34,609
S-09 27,560 29,289 31,238
S-10_ECA 20,796 21,892 23,052
S-10_WCA 8,441 8,901 9,451
S-10_System 27,067 28,542 30,199
S-11 32,203 33,137 34,437
S-12 26,964 28,595 30,451
S-13 27,931 29,710 31,691
S-14 27,496 29,259 31,228
S-15 28,002 29,741 31,670
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Table L.12 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Core Cases
Case Low Base High High CO2
C01-R 954,131 968,854 966,480 770,940
C01-1 884,900 891,716 887,700 749,180
C02-1 877,961 885,913 882,086 729,463
C03-1 865,727 873,288 869,936 733,376
C04-1 859,153 867,139 863,921 727,016
C05-1 882,521 889,576 885,516 736,826
C05a-1 884,354 891,521 887,442 741,484
C05b-1 885,615 892,956 889,002 739,289
C06-1 869,416 876,150 872,465 739,385
C07-1 865,338 872,280 868,916 734,375
C09-1 883,946 891,909 887,727 727,116
C11-1 881,361 888,468 883,908 734,810
C12-1 878,575 887,201 883,248 738,260
C13-1 880,500 889,921 886,142 751,840
C14-1 845,210 855,017 851,563 703,575
C14a-1 786,902 794,662 790,518 669,998
C01-2 833,847 839,679 835,188 721,516
C02-2 828,825 835,872 831,792 701,058
C03-2 819,487 825,881 821,982 701,549
C04-2 813,156 819,638 815,845 696,154
C05-2 833,961 840,153 835,753 709,547
C05a-2 836,923 843,280 838,861 713,725
C06-2 823,300 828,898 824,711 707,456
C07-2 819,570 825,263 821,324 702,313
C09-2 837,389 844,468 840,009 704,503
C11-2 832,417 838,547 833,673 709,203
C12-2 832,979 840,373 836,123 725,364
C13-2 831,714 840,321 836,068 714,659
C14-2 798,739 806,523 802,567 678,744
C14a-2 762,962 769,632 765,115 661,706
C05-3 920,425 929,133 925,789 767,434
C05a-3 920,690 929,808 926,533 766,421
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 922,019 930,639 926,565 760,565
C05b-3 920,445 929,146 925,797 767,672
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Table L.13 – Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Thousand Tons) by Price Scenario, Sensitivity
Cases
Case Low Base High
S-01 854,947 862,891 860,285
S-02 906,398 913,399 908,198
S-03 883,328 891,064 886,684
S-04 886,590 893,822 889,722
S-05 872,672 879,615 875,786
S-06 879,179 885,555 881,575
S-07 867,801 875,603 872,134
S-08 865,604 873,525 870,110
S-09 875,527 882,938 878,961
S-10_ECA 664,332 671,039 667,937
S-10_WCA 235,827 240,945 242,142
S-10_System 923,536 928,931 924,459
S-11 815,094 827,344 824,962
S-12 873,102 879,784 875,867
S-13 878,753 885,215 881,317
S-14 880,406 887,152 883,024
S-15 869,631 876,787 873,126
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Table L.14 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, Low Price
Curve
Case
Average Annual
Energy Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034 (GWh)
C01-R 59.2 79.5
C01-1 41.4 53.1
C02-1 57.1 79.4
C03-1 60.6 81.0
C04-1 60.0 80.6
C05-1 59.7 84.6
C05a-1 61.5 83.0
C05b-1 59.6 81.2
C06-1 62.4 85.3
C07-1 59.9 81.4
C09-1 55.3 78.4
C11-1 58.2 80.7
C12-1 64.2 84.9
C13-1 42.0 53.3
C14-1 76.1 55.0
C14a-1 76.0 98.8
C01-2 72.5 99.6
C02-2 80.5 113.9
C03-2 76.5 105.2
C04-2 78.3 103.7
C05-2 83.0 128.5
C05a-2 85.6 128.0
C06-2 78.5 109.2
C07-2 78.5 107.5
C09-2 73.6 107.3
C11-2 84.2 135.3
C12-2 84.3 127.3
C13-2 71.8 98.6
C14-2 78.6 96.0
C14a-2 75.0 96.7
C05-3 64.2 83.6
C05a-3 61.1 79.5
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 58.9 80.2
C05b-3 62.8 80.4
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Table L.15 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, Base Price
Curve
Case
Average Annual
Energy Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034 (GWh)
C01-R 60.2 80.0
C01-1 42.2 53.3
C02-1 58.0 79.7
C03-1 61.7 81.2
C04-1 61.0 80.7
C05-1 60.6 84.9
C05a-1 62.5 83.2
C05b-1 60.5 81.4
C06-1 63.6 85.4
C07-1 60.9 81.5
C09-1 55.9 78.6
C11-1 58.9 80.9
C12-1 65.2 85.4
C13-1 43.0 53.5
C14-1 76.7 54.3
C14a-1 77.0 99.3
C01-2 73.2 100.0
C02-2 81.4 114.2
C03-2 77.7 105.4
C04-2 79.4 103.9
C05-2 84.0 128.7
C05a-2 86.5 128.5
C06-2 79.9 109.6
C07-2 79.6 107.8
C09-2 74.1 107.6
C11-2 85.0 135.8
C12-2 85.7 127.6
C13-2 72.5 99.2
C14-2 79.8 96.2
C14a-2 75.7 96.9
C05-3 65.3 84.3
C05a-3 62.3 79.8
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 59.8 80.5
C05b-3 64.0 80.7
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Table L.16 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, High Price
Curve
Case
Average Annual
Energy Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034 (GWh)
C01-R 61.5 80.8
C01-1 43.5 53.8
C02-1 59.4 80.5
C03-1 63.3 82.1
C04-1 62.6 81.6
C05-1 62.2 85.8
C05a-1 64.2 84.0
C05b-1 62.2 82.2
C06-1 65.2 86.4
C07-1 62.6 82.4
C09-1 57.3 79.5
C11-1 60.3 81.6
C12-1 66.8 86.0
C13-1 44.3 54.2
C14-1 78.3 55.8
C14a-1 78.7 100.4
C01-2 74.7 100.5
C02-2 83.0 115.4
C03-2 79.4 106.3
C04-2 81.1 104.8
C05-2 85.7 129.9
C05a-2 88.3 129.6
C06-2 81.5 110.5
C07-2 81.3 108.9
C09-2 75.5 108.6
C11-2 86.7 136.7
C12-2 87.6 128.6
C13-2 74.0 100.1
C14-2 81.2 97.1
C14a-2 77.5 97.6
C05-3 66.8 85.3
C05a-3 63.7 80.7
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 61.1 81.4
C05b-3 65.4 81.5
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Table L.17 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Core Cases, High CO2
Price Curve
Case
Average Annual
Energy Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034 (GWh)
C01-R 61.9 79.4
C01-1 50.2 58.2
C02-1 61.0 83.3
C03-1 67.6 83.0
C04-1 68.1 83.5
C05-1 63.9 89.0
C05a-1 66.3 86.0
C05b-1 63.4 82.6
C06-1 69.0 87.7
C07-1 67.2 84.6
C09-1 57.7 80.0
C11-1 62.0 82.6
C12-1 72.3 88.7
C13-1 53.1 56.9
C14-1 97.9 61.5
C14a-1 99.7 121.0
C01-2 97.2 117.9
C02-2 101.4 132.5
C03-2 99.0 122.4
C04-2 100.7 122.1
C05-2 103.9 145.8
C05a-2 106.7 146.0
C06-2 100.4 127.9
C07-2 100.7 124.7
C09-2 94.3 125.3
C11-2 104.8 154.4
C12-2 111.4 144.9
C13-2 95.5 116.2
C14-2 93.9 111.7
C14a-2 94.1 113.8
C05-3 68.2 86.0
C05a-3 64.2 79.3
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 60.8 80.1
C05b-3 66.8 80.3
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Table L.18 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Low
Price Curve
Case
Avera e Annual Ener
Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034
S-01 43.1 61.6
S-02 56.5 73.6
S-03 27.3 46.9
S-04 61.3 83.6
S-05 51.9 72.4
S-06 66.5 83.5
S-07 57.3 81.0
S-08 58.5 82.0
S-09 74.5 96.7
S-10_ECA 50.3 54.8
S-10_WCA 17.4 46.3
S-10_System 32.8 56.7
S-11 66.8 89.5
S-12 54.7 73.1
S-13 61.3 81.7
S-14 60.7 81.6
S-15 55.9 74.5
Table L.19 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Base
Price Curve
Case
Avera e Annual Ener
Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034
S-01 43.9 61.8
S-02 57.2 73.9
S-03 27.4 46.9
S-04 62.1 83.8
S-05 52.8 72.4
S-06 67.8 83.9
S-07 58.3 81.1
S-08 59.5 82.1
S-09 75.6 97.1
S-10_ECA 51.2 54.8
S-10_WCA 17.1 46.1
S-10_System 33.4 57.1
S-11 67.3 90.1
S-12 55.8 73.3
S-13 62.2 82.0
S-14 61.6 82.0
S-15 56.3 74.2
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Table L.20 – Average Annual Energy Not Served (2015 – 2034), Sensitivity Cases, Price
Curve
Case
Average Annual
Energy Not Served,
2015-2034 (GWh)
Upper Tail Mean Energy Not Served
Cumulative Total,
2015-2034
S-01 45.2 62.3
S-02 58.8 74.5
S-03 28.4 47.4
S-04 63.8 84.8
S-05 54.3 73.4
S-06 69.7 84.5
S-07 59.8 81.8
S-08 60.8 82.8
S-09 77.3 98.1
S-10_ECA 52.3 54.8
S-10_WCA 17.4 46.3
S-10_System 34.2 57.4
S-11 68.5 91.0
S-12 57.3 74.1
S-13 63.7 82.8
S-14 63.1 82.8
S-15 57.3 74.5
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Table L.21 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, Low Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M
incl. FOT
Emission
Cost
Long
Term
Contracts Renewables DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
C01-R 13,671 1,487 0 908 1,901 800 (3,190) 2,202 9,109 26,888
C01-1 13,419 1,598 0 910 1,904 737 (2,943) 2,241 8,193 26,060
C02-1 13,251 1,480 0 911 1,927 728 (3,016) 2,314 9,205 26,798
C03-1 12,902 1,424 0 909 1,910 3,003 (2,910) 2,484 8,306 28,029
C04-1 12,775 1,283 0 909 1,976 3,003 (3,046) 2,244 10,391 29,534
C05-1 13,320 1,595 0 911 1,904 728 (2,894) 2,472 8,184 26,220
C05a-1 13,369 1,633 0 912 1,897 731 (2,867) 2,529 7,789 25,993
C05b-1 13,368 1,600 0 912 1,907 728 (2,938) 2,459 8,111 26,147
C06-1 12,954 1,499 0 910 1,902 3,008 (2,857) 2,582 7,713 27,710
C07-1 12,868 1,389 0 909 1,920 3,004 (2,952) 2,428 8,897 28,462
C09-1 13,399 1,414 0 912 1,905 949 (2,943) 2,330 8,469 26,436
C11-1 13,266 1,553 0 914 1,903 907 (2,894) 2,471 8,151 26,271
C12-1 13,299 1,610 0 911 1,910 763 (2,867) 2,532 7,955 26,115
C13-1 13,400 1,586 0 910 1,904 789 (2,911) 2,273 8,012 25,963
C14-1 12,559 1,617 0 910 1,935 1,120 (2,920) 2,502 9,904 27,627
C14a-1 12,470 1,728 0 914 1,943 1,155 (2,902) 2,587 10,118 28,012
C01-2 13,318 1,641 0 911 1,903 847 (2,878) 2,639 8,108 26,489
C02-2 13,267 1,546 0 910 1,930 777 (2,976) 2,515 9,184 27,154
C03-2 12,944 1,493 0 909 1,911 3,002 (2,899) 2,638 8,417 28,416
C04-2 12,810 1,350 0 909 1,976 2,994 (3,034) 2,425 10,478 29,908
C05-2 13,368 1,665 0 910 1,911 777 (2,872) 2,660 8,143 26,564
C05a-2 13,422 1,683 0 912 1,898 780 (2,859) 2,711 7,872 26,419
C06-2 13,010 1,570 0 910 1,903 3,003 (2,846) 2,729 7,800 28,077
C07-2 12,923 1,469 0 909 1,916 3,004 (2,925) 2,611 8,888 28,795
C09-2 13,464 1,477 0 913 1,905 944 (2,927) 2,500 8,552 26,828
C11-2 13,300 1,643 0 913 1,911 934 (2,863) 2,701 8,084 26,623
C12-2 13,388 1,694 0 911 1,911 774 (2,873) 2,669 8,003 26,478
C13-2 13,380 1,670 0 912 1,911 798 (2,869) 2,590 7,969 26,362
C14-2 12,534 1,632 0 910 1,958 1,152 (2,929) 2,546 10,426 28,229
C14a-2 12,676 1,764 0 914 1,931 1,163 (2,865) 2,623 9,618 27,824
C05-3 13,475 1,492 0 908 1,911 773 (3,010) 2,320 8,557 26,427
C05a-3 13,490 1,519 0 908 1,898 787 (2,953) 2,340 8,171 26,159
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 13,525 1,463 0 903 1,938 764 (2,944) 2,327 8,115 26,090
C05b-3 13,472 1,492 0 908 1,909 774 (3,007) 2,318 8,495 26,361
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Table L.22 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, Base Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M
incl. FOT
Emission
Cost
Long
Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
C01-R 15,171 1,616 0 912 1,901 800 (4,138) 2,618 9,109 27,990
C01-1 15,211 1,743 0 914 1,904 737 (3,760) 2,796 8,193 27,739
C02-1 14,998 1,605 0 916 1,927 728 (3,861) 2,833 9,205 28,350
C03-1 14,503 1,554 0 913 1,910 3,003 (3,727) 3,059 8,306 29,521
C04-1 14,348 1,389 0 912 1,975 3,003 (3,902) 2,739 10,391 30,856
C05-1 15,082 1,744 0 916 1,904 728 (3,705) 3,049 8,184 27,900
C05a-1 15,147 1,788 0 917 1,897 731 (3,670) 3,119 7,789 27,718
C05b-1 15,136 1,750 0 917 1,907 728 (3,760) 3,024 8,111 27,813
C06-1 14,563 1,644 0 913 1,902 3,008 (3,656) 3,191 7,713 29,278
C07-1 14,452 1,514 0 912 1,920 3,004 (3,775) 2,987 8,897 29,912
C09-1 15,194 1,522 0 919 1,905 949 (3,777) 2,868 8,469 28,049
C11-1 15,017 1,697 0 920 1,903 906 (3,706) 3,043 8,151 27,932
C12-1 15,075 1,762 0 916 1,910 763 (3,686) 3,105 7,955 27,801
C13-1 15,217 1,736 0 914 1,904 789 (3,745) 2,823 8,012 27,649
C14-1 14,022 1,754 0 915 1,936 1,120 (3,757) 3,007 9,904 28,900
C14a-1 14,234 1,866 0 921 1,943 1,155 (3,715) 3,153 10,118 29,675
C01-2 15,382 1,796 0 916 1,903 847 (3,672) 3,265 8,108 28,545
C02-2 15,341 1,674 0 915 1,930 777 (3,808) 3,074 9,184 29,088
C03-2 14,861 1,619 0 913 1,911 3,002 (3,705) 3,263 8,417 30,282
C04-2 14,685 1,452 0 912 1,976 2,994 (3,872) 2,976 10,478 31,601
C05-2 15,470 1,817 0 915 1,911 777 (3,673) 3,269 8,143 28,629
C05a-2 15,543 1,838 0 917 1,898 780 (3,656) 3,326 7,872 28,518
C06-2 14,940 1,710 0 913 1,903 3,003 (3,633) 3,387 7,800 30,023
C07-2 14,826 1,590 0 912 1,916 3,004 (3,732) 3,229 8,888 30,634
C09-2 15,609 1,588 0 919 1,906 944 (3,753) 3,067 8,552 28,831
C11-2 15,384 1,791 0 919 1,911 933 (3,661) 3,313 8,084 28,676
C12-2 15,509 1,851 0 916 1,911 774 (3,681) 3,274 8,003 28,557
C13-2 15,519 1,818 0 918 1,912 798 (3,693) 3,182 7,969 28,422
C14-2 14,270 1,768 0 915 1,958 1,152 (3,754) 3,107 10,426 29,841
C14a-2 14,727 1,903 0 921 1,931 1,163 (3,666) 3,229 9,618 29,826
C05-3 15,075 1,619 0 912 1,911 773 (3,861) 2,812 8,557 27,799
C05a-3 15,099 1,651 0 912 1,898 787 (3,794) 2,847 8,171 27,571
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 15,129 1,586 0 904 2,010 764 (3,804) 2,797 8,115 27,500
C05b-3 15,071 1,620 0 912 1,909 774 (3,855) 2,810 8,495 27,736
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Table L.23 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, High Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M
incl. FOT
Emission
Cost
Long
Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
C01-R 16,484 1,737 0 911 1,901 800 (4,965) 3,369 9,109 29,348
C01-1 16,797 1,885 0 914 1,904 737 (4,481) 3,665 8,193 29,614
C02-1 16,528 1,726 0 916 1,927 728 (4,605) 3,672 9,205 30,096
C03-1 15,929 1,671 0 913 1,910 3,003 (4,453) 3,925 8,306 31,205
C04-1 15,752 1,482 0 912 1,975 3,003 (4,667) 3,531 10,391 32,379
C05-1 16,630 1,886 0 916 1,904 728 (4,415) 3,946 8,184 29,778
C05a-1 16,710 1,937 0 917 1,897 731 (4,371) 4,032 7,789 29,641
C05b-1 16,691 1,894 0 917 1,907 728 (4,482) 3,913 8,111 29,678
C06-1 16,000 1,775 0 913 1,902 3,008 (4,361) 4,094 7,713 31,043
C07-1 15,872 1,626 0 912 1,920 3,004 (4,511) 3,836 8,897 31,556
C09-1 16,759 1,624 0 919 1,905 949 (4,502) 3,741 8,469 29,866
C11-1 16,512 1,831 0 920 1,903 905 (4,403) 3,966 8,151 29,784
C12-1 16,618 1,908 0 916 1,910 763 (4,391) 4,010 7,955 29,690
C13-1 16,795 1,876 0 914 1,903 789 (4,463) 3,696 8,012 29,523
C14-1 15,332 1,881 0 915 1,935 1,120 (4,481) 3,857 9,904 30,464
C14a-1 15,823 1,993 0 921 1,942 1,155 (4,419) 4,070 10,118 31,604
C01-2 17,176 1,941 0 916 1,903 847 (4,364) 4,215 8,108 30,742
C02-2 17,147 1,799 0 915 1,930 777 (4,538) 3,947 9,184 31,161
C03-2 16,540 1,737 0 913 1,911 3,002 (4,417) 4,179 8,417 32,281
C04-2 16,334 1,544 0 912 1,976 2,994 (4,622) 3,822 10,478 33,439
C05-2 17,303 1,962 0 915 1,911 777 (4,371) 4,197 8,143 30,838
C05a-2 17,387 1,986 0 917 1,898 780 (4,349) 4,264 7,872 30,756
C06-2 16,636 1,841 0 913 1,903 3,003 (4,326) 4,336 7,800 32,106
C07-2 16,499 1,703 0 912 1,916 3,004 (4,450) 4,132 8,888 32,606
C09-2 17,464 1,693 0 919 1,905 944 (4,470) 3,967 8,552 30,976
C11-2 17,160 1,932 0 920 1,911 932 (4,344) 4,271 8,084 30,865
C12-2 17,344 1,999 0 916 1,911 774 (4,379) 4,203 8,003 30,771
C13-2 17,347 1,960 0 918 1,911 798 (4,393) 4,113 7,969 30,624
C14-2 15,820 1,893 0 915 1,958 1,152 (4,474) 3,997 10,426 31,686
C14a-2 16,539 2,034 0 921 1,931 1,163 (4,356) 4,176 9,618 32,025
C05-3 16,481 1,740 0 912 1,911 773 (4,612) 3,614 8,557 29,376
C05a-3 16,510 1,776 0 912 1,898 787 (4,532) 3,663 8,171 29,184
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 16,507 1,698 0 909 2,113 764 (4,579) 3,559 8,115 29,086
C05b-3 16,477 1,743 0 912 1,909 774 (4,606) 3,616 8,495 29,319
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Table L.24 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Core Cases, High CO2 Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M
incl. FOT
Emission
Cost
Long
Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
C01-R 15,444 2,118 16,568 923 1,901 800 (4,008) 7,953 9,109 50,810
C01-1 16,274 2,333 15,826 924 1,904 737 (4,159) 7,328 8,193 49,361
C02-1 15,983 2,108 15,095 924 1,927 728 (4,216) 7,481 9,205 49,234
C03-1 15,236 2,046 15,285 923 1,911 3,003 (4,051) 7,832 8,306 50,491
C04-1 15,079 1,752 15,027 923 1,976 3,003 (4,324) 7,215 10,391 51,042
C05-1 16,100 2,343 15,324 924 1,905 728 (3,997) 7,864 8,184 49,374
C05a-1 16,183 2,418 15,497 925 1,898 731 (3,959) 7,935 7,789 49,417
C05b-1 16,148 2,346 15,395 925 1,907 728 (4,034) 7,780 8,111 49,306
C06-1 15,331 2,199 15,462 924 1,902 3,008 (3,957) 8,030 7,713 50,612
C07-1 15,214 1,973 15,304 923 1,920 3,004 (4,158) 7,634 8,897 50,711
C09-1 16,320 1,968 14,978 925 1,905 949 (4,087) 7,714 8,469 49,142
C11-1 16,013 2,274 15,273 926 1,904 910 (4,002) 7,872 8,151 49,322
C12-1 16,060 2,382 15,431 924 1,911 763 (3,972) 7,890 7,955 49,343
C13-1 16,215 2,333 15,992 924 1,904 789 (4,121) 7,325 8,012 49,373
C14-1 14,656 2,265 13,942 924 1,936 1,120 (4,086) 7,836 9,904 48,497
C14a-1 15,354 2,361 12,787 925 1,943 1,155 (4,218) 7,325 10,118 47,750
C01-2 16,684 2,405 14,765 925 1,904 847 (4,144) 7,596 8,108 49,088
C02-2 16,610 2,191 14,011 924 1,931 777 (4,256) 7,487 9,184 48,858
C03-2 15,941 2,120 14,038 923 1,911 3,002 (4,119) 7,804 8,417 50,038
C04-2 15,772 1,824 13,820 923 1,977 2,994 (4,399) 7,205 10,478 50,592
C05-2 16,781 2,428 14,277 924 1,912 777 (4,068) 7,807 8,143 48,980
C05a-2 16,858 2,461 14,426 925 1,899 780 (4,043) 7,892 7,872 49,070
C06-2 16,052 2,273 14,213 924 1,903 3,003 (4,022) 7,998 7,800 50,143
C07-2 15,930 2,071 14,048 923 1,917 3,004 (4,191) 7,702 8,888 50,293
C09-2 17,023 2,041 14,108 925 1,906 944 (4,184) 7,580 8,552 48,895
C11-2 16,663 2,397 14,292 926 1,911 935 (4,058) 7,863 8,084 49,013
C12-2 16,891 2,486 14,942 924 1,912 774 (4,194) 7,424 8,003 49,161
C13-2 16,858 2,436 14,554 924 1,912 798 (4,117) 7,544 7,969 48,878
C14-2 15,309 2,266 12,999 924 1,958 1,152 (4,235) 7,302 10,426 48,100
C14a-2 16,027 2,416 12,470 925 1,931 1,163 (4,226) 7,207 9,618 47,531
C05-3 15,769 2,151 16,368 923 1,911 773 (4,138) 7,696 8,557 50,011
C05a-3 15,790 2,206 16,335 923 1,898 787 (4,036) 7,840 8,171 49,913
C05a-3Q
Preferred Portfolio 15,750 2,099 16,121 919 2,175 764 (4,071) 7,743 8,115 49,616
C05b-3 15,771 2,152 16,374 923 1,909 774 (4,134) 7,676 8,495 49,940
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Table L.25 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, Low Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M incl.
FOT
Long Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Transmission
Capital and
O&M
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
S-01 12,648 1,429 905 1,904 758 (2,998) 2,079 0 7,864 24,588
S-02 13,961 1,686 919 1,905 789 (2,846) 2,535 0 8,609 27,558
S03 13,373 1,724 907 1,957 1,576 (3,054) 1,947 0 8,749 27,179
S-04 13,441 1,610 910 1,904 738 (2,904) 2,454 0 8,282 26,436
S-05 13,054 1,556 910 1,904 735 (2,902) 2,430 0 7,942 25,628
S-06 13,200 1,575 915 1,911 786 (2,863) 2,652 0 8,479 26,655
S-07 12,915 1,438 908 1,946 2,830 (2,935) 2,331 945 8,782 29,160
S-08 12,823 1,449 909 1,967 2,826 (2,943) 2,329 2,044 8,543 29,946
S-09 13,192 1,618 909 1,931 742 (2,878) 2,584 0 8,130 26,229
S-10_ECA 9,930 703 348 1,726 1,245 (2,073) 1,368 0 6,536 19,782
S-10_WCA 3,198 766 574 304 199 (635) 1,268 0 2,352 8,027
S-10_System 13,461 1,459 901 1,938 768 (2,973) 2,110 0 8,106 25,768
S-11 12,055 1,499 909 1,990 1,280 (3,044) 2,048 0 13,917 30,654
S-12 13,055 1,559 911 1,912 772 (2,946) 2,442 0 7,956 25,662
S-13 13,203 1,587 915 1,904 766 (2,846) 2,604 0 8,452 26,586
S-14 13,252 1,600 911 1,906 786 (2,887) 2,527 0 8,076 26,172
S-15 12,903 1,595 912 1,904 989 (2,762) 2,717 0 8,397 26,654
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Table L.26 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, Base Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M incl.
FOT
Long Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Transmission
Capital and
O&M
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
S-01 14,196 1,561 908 1,904 758 (3,850) 2,574 0 7,864 25,914
S-02 15,965 1,840 929 1,905 789 (3,642) 3,128 0 8,609 29,523
S03 15,157 1,899 912 1,957 1,576 (3,903) 2,449 0 8,749 28,797
S-04 15,257 1,759 916 1,904 738 (3,718) 3,021 0 8,282 28,160
S-05 14,701 1,705 914 1,904 735 (3,714) 3,008 0 7,942 27,194
S-06 14,901 1,725 919 1,911 786 (3,656) 3,273 0 8,479 28,338
S-07 14,528 1,564 912 1,946 2,830 (3,767) 2,853 945 8,782 30,593
S-08 14,395 1,583 912 1,967 2,826 (3,777) 2,839 2,044 8,543 31,332
S-09 14,914 1,774 914 1,931 742 (3,689) 3,155 0 8,130 27,872
S-10_ECA 11,282 733 352 1,796 1,245 (2,725) 1,604 0 6,536 20,824
S-10_WCA 3,426 916 574 304 199 (791) 1,484 0 2,352 8,465
S-10_System 14,993 1,579 901 2,010 768 (3,794) 2,606 0 8,106 27,169
S-11 13,403 1,596 914 1,990 1,280 (3,944) 2,382 0 13,917 31,539
S-12 14,695 1,705 915 1,912 772 (3,759) 3,014 0 7,956 27,209
S-13 14,908 1,739 921 1,904 766 (3,639) 3,223 0 8,452 28,274
S-14 14,977 1,750 916 1,906 786 (3,691) 3,122 0 8,076 27,844
S-15 14,511 1,758 917 1,904 989 (3,543) 3,373 0 8,397 28,307
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Table L.27 – Portfolio PVRR ($m) Cost Components, Sensitivity Cases, High Price Curve
Case
Thermal
Fuel
Variable
O&M incl.
FOT
Long Term
Contracts Renewable DSM
System
Balancing
Sales
System
Balancing
Purchases
Transmission
Capital and
O&M
Capital
and Fixed
O&M Cost
Total
PVRR
S-01 15,572 1,683 908 1,903 758 (4,615) 3,335 0 7,864 27,408
S-02 17,686 1,986 929 1,905 789 (4,314) 4,106 0 8,609 31,696
S03 16,701 2,062 917 1,958 1,576 (4,642) 3,283 0 8,749 30,603
S-04 16,849 1,903 916 1,904 738 (4,430) 3,913 0 8,282 30,075
S-05 16,165 1,846 914 1,904 735 (4,428) 3,894 0 7,942 28,972
S-06 16,410 1,867 919 1,911 786 (4,356) 4,201 0 8,479 30,217
S-07 15,959 1,683 912 1,946 2,830 (4,501) 3,681 945 8,782 32,236
S-08 15,792 1,707 912 1,967 2,826 (4,514) 3,658 2,044 8,543 32,935
S-09 16,431 1,923 914 1,931 742 (4,396) 4,050 0 8,130 29,725
S-10_ECA 12,495 742 356 1,903 1,245 (3,296) 1,943 0 6,536 21,924
S-10_WCA 3,548 1,054 574 304 199 (913) 1,869 0 2,352 8,987
S-10_System 16,325 1,689 906 2,114 768 (4,562) 3,397 0 8,106 28,742
S-11 14,620 1,679 914 1,990 1,280 (4,722) 3,095 0 13,917 32,774
S-12 16,155 1,846 915 1,912 772 (4,481) 3,900 0 7,956 28,975
S-13 16,418 1,883 924 1,904 766 (4,337) 4,146 0 8,452 30,156
S-14 16,497 1,894 917 1,906 786 (4,394) 4,034 0 8,076 29,716
S-15 15,922 1,917 917 1,904 989 (4,223) 4,316 0 8,397 30,139
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Table L.28 –10-year Average Incremental Customer Rate Impact ($m), Final Screen
Portfolios
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C05-3 10.9 7 10.2 4 9.7 4 10.3 4
C05a-3 0.1 2 0.3 2 0.7 2 0.4 2
C05b-1 4.0 4 11.8 6 20.8 6 12.2 6
C05b-3 0.9 3 1.0 3 1.5 3 1.1 3
C09-1 15.1 8 21.4 8 29.0 8 21.8 8
C13-1 4.1 5 11.6 5 20.1 5 11.9 5
Table L.29 – Loss of Load Probability for a Major (> 25,000 MWh) July Event, Final
Screen Portfolios, Base Price Curve
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2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2016 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24%
2017 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28%
2018 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2%
2019 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2020 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 40% 36%
2021 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 22% 18%
2022 36% 50% 36% 36% 50% 36% 38% 50%
2023 40% 44% 40% 40% 44% 40% 40% 2%
2024 4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 4% 0%
2025 32% 40% 34% 34% 40% 34% 32% 12%
2026 44% 46% 44% 44% 46% 44% 44% 6%
2027 48% 50% 48% 48% 50% 48% 48% 8%
2028 48% 46% 58% 50% 44% 50% 44% 2%
2029 12% 12% 22% 12% 8% 14% 8% 2%
2030 6% 10% 6% 8% 6% 8% 6% 2%
2031 56% 56% 56% 54% 56% 54% 56% 6%
2032 56% 58% 56% 56% 54% 56% 54% 6%
2033 56% 52% 56% 56% 50% 56% 54% 24%
2034 64% 64% 66% 64% 64% 68% 64% 16%
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Table L.30 – Average Loss of Load Probability during Summer Peak, Final Screen
Portfolios, Base Price Curve
Average for operating years 2015 through 2024
Event Size
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> 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
> 1,000 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 98%
> 10,000 50% 52% 51% 51% 52% 51% 52% 44%
> 25,000 19% 21% 19% 19% 21% 19% 20% 16%
> 50,000 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
> 100,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
> 500,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Average for operating years 2015 through 2034
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> 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
> 1,000 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 100% 99% 98%
> 10,000 64% 65% 65% 64% 65% 64% 64% 40%
> 25,000 31% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 12%
> 50,000 5% 6% 7% 5% 6% 6% 4% 2%
> 100,000 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%
> 500,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
> 1,000,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
PacifiCorp – 2015 IRP Appendix M - Case Fact Sheets
- 245 - Case Overview
APPENDIX M – CASE STUDY FACT SHEETS
Case Fact Sheet Overview
This appendix documents the 2015 Integrated Resource Plan modeling assumptions used for the Core Case
studies and the Sensitivity Case studies. The Core Fact sheets were provided to the public to further discussion
at the November 14, 2014 Public Input Meeting. These aided in the discussion during the public process and
provided details beyond the high level summary tables. Sensitivities were discussed extensively at the January and February meetings. Those fact sheets are included following the Core Fact sheets.
Case Fact Sheets - Overview
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Core Case Fact Sheets
The following Core Case Fact sheets summarize key assumptions and portfolio results for each portfolio being developed for the 2015 IRP. All cases produce resource portfolios capable of meeting state renewable portfolio standard requirements. Similarly, in addition to the specific 111(d) and Regional Haze compliance requirements
specified for each case, all cases include costs to meet known and assumed compliance obligations for Mercury
and Air Toxics (MATS), coal combustion residuals (CCR) under subtitle D of RCRA, cooling water intake
structures under §316(b) of the Clean Water Act, and effluent guidelines.
Quick Reference Guide
Case Reg. Haze [1] 111(d) Def. [2] 111(d) Strat. [3] CO2 Price Class 2 DSM [4] FOTs 1st Year of New Thermal
SO PVRR w/o Trans. ($m)
SO PVRR w/ Trans. ($m)
C01-R Ref None None None Base Base 2028 $26,822 $26,828
C01-1 1 None None None Base Base 2024 $26,647 $26,683
C01-2 2 None None None Base Base 2024 $27,233 $27,254
C02-1 1 1 A None Base Base 2024 $27,693 $27,787
C02-2 2 1 A None Base Base 2024 $28,213 $28,313
C03-1 1 1 B None Base+ Base 2028 $28,835 $28,889
C03-2 2 1 B None Base+ Base 2025 $29,447 $29,509
C04-1 1 1 C None Base+ Base 2028 $29,111 $29,310
C04-2 2 1 C None Base+ Base 2025 $29,706 $29,913
C05-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024 $26,603 $26,646
C05-2 2 2 A None Base Base 2024 $27,127 $27,177
C05-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028 $26,569 $26,615
C05a-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024 $26,566 $26,591
C05b-1 1 2 A None Base Base 2024 $26,605 $26,649
C05a-2 2 2 A None Base Base 2024 $27,190 $27,240
C05a-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028 $26,560 $26,578
C05a-3Q 3 2 A None Base Base 2028 $26,570 $26,591
C05b-3 3 2 A None Base Base 2028 $26,604 $26,649
C06-1 1 2 B None Base+ Base 2028 $27,919 $27,930
C06-2 2 2 B None Base+ Base 2025 $28,530 $28,549
C07-1 1 2 C None Base+ Base 2028 $28,449 $28,516
C07-2 2 2 C None Base+ Base 2025 $29,028 $29,115
C09-1 1 2 A None Base Limited 2022 $26,764 $26,809
C09-2 2 2 A None Base Limited 2022 $27,361 $27,454
C11-1 1 2 A None Accelerated Base 2024 $26,612 $26,649
C11-2 2 2 A None Accelerated Base 2024 $27,124 $27,175
C12-1 1 3a None None Base Base 2024 $26,638 $26,655
C12-2 2 3a None None Base Base 2024 $27,215 $27,241
C13-1 1 3b None None Base Base 2023 $26,860 $26,902
C13-2 2 3b None None Base Base 2023 $27,340 $27,360
C14-1 1 2 A Yes Base Base 2024 $39,364 $39,442
C14-2 2 2 A Yes Base Base 2024 $39,342 $39,584
C14a-1 1 2 A Yes Base Base 2022 $39,229 $39,304
C14a-2 2 2 A Yes Base Base 2022 $39,271 $39,347
[1] Regional Haze assumptions are defined in the Core Case Fact Sheet for each case. [2] 1 = 111(d) emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation; 2 = 111(d) emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers; 3a = 111(d) implemented as a mass
cap applicable to new and existing fossil resources in PacifiCorp’s system; 3b = 111(d) implemented as a mass cap applicable to existing fossil resources in PacifiCorp’s system [3] A = cost-effective energy efficiency, fossil re-dispatch before adding new renewables; B = increased energy efficiency, fossil re-dispatch before
adding new renewables; C = increased energy efficiency, new renewables before fossil re-dispatch [4] Base = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves; Base+ = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves with forced selections of approximately 1.5% of retail sales; Accelerated = accelerated Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves
Case Fact Sheets - Overview
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Sensitivity Fact Sheets
The following Sensitivity Fact sheets summarize key assumptions and portfolio results for each sensitivity being developed for the 2015 IRP. All sensitivities produce resource portfolios capable of meeting state renewable portfolio standard requirements. Similarly, in addition to the specific 111(d) and Regional Haze
compliance requirements specified for each case, all cases include costs to meet known and assumed
compliance obligations for Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS), coal combustion residuals (CCR) under subtitle D
of RCRA, cooling water intake structures under §316(b) of the Clean Water Act, and effluent guidelines.
Quick Reference Guide
Case Description Reg. Haze[1] 111(d) Strat. [2] CO2 Price Class 2 DSM [3] 1st Year of New Thermal SO PVRR w/o Trans. ($m) SO PVRR w/ Trans. ($m)
S-01 Low Load 1 A None Base 2028 $24,680 $24,715
S-02 High Load 1 A None Base 2020 $28,269 $28,334
S-03 1-in-20 Load 1 A None Base 2019 $27,529 $27,709
S-04 Low DG 1 A None Base 2024 $26,843 $26,885
S-05 High DG 1 A None Base 2027 $25,987 $26,016
S-06 Pumped Storage 1 A None Base 2028 $27,022 $27,094
S-07 Energy Gateway
2
1 C None Base+ 2028 $29,221 $29,227
S-08 Energy Gateway 5 1 C None Base+ 2028 $29,966 $29,977
S-09 PTC Extension 1 A None Base 2024 $26,416 $26,443
S-10_ECA East BAA 3 A None Base 2028 $19,377 $19,672
S-10_WCA West BAA 3 A None Base 2020 $8,096 $8,129
S-10_System Benchmark
System
3 A None Base 2028 $26,460 $26,480
S-11 111(d) and High CO2 Price 1 A High Base 2024 $44,629 $45,091
S-12 Stakeholder Solar
Cost Assumptions
1 A None Base 2027 $25,993 $26,029
S-13 Compressed Air Storage 1 A None Base 2027 $26,950 $27,046
S-14 Class 3 DSM 1 A None Base 2024 $26,565 $26,602
S-15 Restricted 111(d)
Attributes
1 A None Base 2020 $26,985 $27,057
[1] Regional Haze assumptions are defined in the Core Case Fact Sheet for each case. [2] A = cost-effective energy efficiency, fossil re-dispatch before adding new renewables; C = increased energy efficiency, new
renewables before fossil re-dispatch [3] Base = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves; Base+ = base Class 2 DSM achievable potential supply curves with
forced selections of approximately 1.5% of retail sales; Additional notes:
All Sensitivities incorporate: 111(d) emission rate targets applied to PacifiCorp’s system for states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers;
Case: C01-R
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CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C01-R is a reference case that assumes known and
potential future Regional Haze requirements for installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) without any future
requirements to reduce CO2 emissions, whether through a CO2 price or 111(d) regulation.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal None.
Forward Price Curve
Case C01-R gas and power prices utilize medium natural gas price assumptions consistent with the Company’s September
30, 2014 OFPC through 2018 without incorporating 111(d) impacts. Post-2018 prices are followed by a 12-month blend
that segues into a pure fundamentals forecast.
Regional Haze
C01-R Regional Haze assumptions are summarized in the following table.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 SCR by Dec 2017
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Coal Unit Description
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 SCR by Mar 2019, Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Huntington 2 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak SCR by Mar 2019
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
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Case: C01-R
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Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,822
Transmission Upgrades $6
Total Cost $26,828
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown in
the figure below.
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Case: C01-1
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CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C01-1 is a reference case that, for planning purposes,
assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes. This case produces a portfolio without any future requirements to reduce CO2 emissions, whether
through a CO2 price or 111(d) regulation.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal None.
Forward Price Curve
Case C01-1 gas and power prices utilize medium natural gas price assumptions consistent with the Company’s September
30, 2014 OFPC through 2018 without incorporating 111(d) impacts. Post-2018 prices are followed by a 12-month blend
that segues into a pure fundamentals forecast.
Regional Haze Case C01-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The following figure shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for
any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
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Case: C01-1
- 251 - Case C01-1
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,647
Transmission Integration $30
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,683
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Case C01-R in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles Not applicable.
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C01-R C01-1
Case: C01-2
- 252 - Case C01-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C01-2 is a reference case that, for planning purposes,
assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes. This case produces a portfolio without any future requirements to reduce CO2 emissions, whether
through a CO2 price or 111(d) regulation.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal None.
Forward Price Curve
Case C01-2 gas and power prices utilize medium natural gas price assumptions consistent with the Company’s September
30, 2014 OFPC through 2018 without incorporating 111(d) impacts. Post-2018 prices are followed by a 12-month blend
that segues into a pure fundamentals forecast.
Regional Haze
Case C01-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
* SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
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Case: C01-2
- 253 - Case C01-2
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,233
Transmission Integration $11
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,254
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer)
System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Case C01-R in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles Not applicable.
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C01-R C01-2
Case: C02-1
- 254 - Case C02-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C02-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of
fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C02-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108
AZ 753 702
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C02-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze
Case C02-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
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Case: C02-1
- 255 - Case C02-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,693
Transmission Integration $87
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,787
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the following figure.
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Case: C02-1
- 256 - Case C02-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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C01-R C01-1 C02-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C02-1
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PacifiCorp's Share of MTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250
PacifiCorp's Share of COCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp's Share of AZCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
Case: C02-2
- 258 - Case C02-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C02-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of
fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C02-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108
AZ 753 702
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C02-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze
Case C02-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
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Case: C02-2
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Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $28,213
Transmission Integration $91
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $28,313
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the following figure.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C02-2
- 260 - Case C02-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C02-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
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1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C02-2
- 261 - Case C02-2
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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2,500
PacifiCorp's Share of MTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250
PacifiCorp's Share of COCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp's Share of AZCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
Case: C03-1
- 262 - Case C03-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C03-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency, increased energy efficiency
acquisition, and re-dispatch of fossil generation. New renewable resources are added after re-dispatch of fossil
generation, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C03-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108 AZ 753 702 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C03-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C03-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C03-1
- 263 - Case C03-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy
efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources
that are not selected or forced in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by
state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $28,835
Transmission Integration $48
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $28,889
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C03-1
- 264 - Case C03-1
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C03-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C03-1
- 265 - Case C03-1
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
PacifiCorp's Share of MTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250
PacifiCorp's Share of COCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
(250)02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp's Share of AZCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
Case: C03-2
- 266 - Case C03-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C03-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency, increased energy efficiency
acquisition, and re-dispatch of fossil generation. New renewable resources are added after re-dispatch of fossil
generation, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C03-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108 AZ 753 702 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C03-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C03-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Case: C03-2
- 267 - Case C03-2
Coal Unit Description
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail
sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources that are not selected or forced in any given year are not
available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $29,447
Transmission Integration $53
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $29,509
9,000
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C03-2
- 268 - Case C03-2
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C03-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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500
750
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C03-2
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0
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1,000
1,500
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PacifiCorp's Share of MTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250
PacifiCorp's Share of COCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp's Share of AZCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
Case: C04-1
- 270 - Case C04-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C04-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency, increased energy efficiency
acquisition, and renewable resource acquisition. Re-dispatch of fossil generation is implemented after adding new
renewable resources, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C04-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108 AZ 753 702 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C04-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C04-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C04-1
- 271 - Case C04-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy
efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources
that are not selected or forced in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by
state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $29,111
Transmission Integration $193
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $29,310
9,000
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10,000
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UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C04-1
- 272 - Case C04-1
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
0
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C01-R C01-1 C04-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C04-1
- 273 - Case C04-1
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
PacifiCorp's Share of MTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250
PacifiCorp's Share of COCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp's Share of AZCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Net RE Goal
Case: C04-2
- 274 - Case C04-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C04-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency, increased energy efficiency
acquisition, and renewable resource acquisition. Re-dispatch of fossil generation is implemented after adding new
renewable resources, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C04-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
MT 1,882 1,771
CO 1,159 1,108 AZ 753 702 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C04-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C04-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Case: C04-2
- 275 - Case C04-2
Coal Unit Description
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail
sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources that are not selected or forced in any given year are not
available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $29,706
Transmission Integration $198
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $29,913
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the following figure.
9,000
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C04-2
- 276 - Case C04-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C04-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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750
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1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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800
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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800
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05-1
- 277 - Case C05-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while
prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning
purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal
and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C05-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C05-1
- 278 - Case C05-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,603
Transmission Integration $36
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,646
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05-1
- 279 - Case C05-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C05-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05-2
- 280 - Case C05-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while
prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning
purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal
and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C05-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Case: C05-2
- 281 - Case C05-2
Coal Unit Description
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,127
Transmission Integration $41
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,177
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05-2
- 282 - Case C05-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C05-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05-3
- 283 - Case C05-3
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05-3 is an alternative to Cases C05-1 and C05-2
incorporating a different assumption for assumed outcome for Regional Haze compliance outcomes. The case produces a
portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil
generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable
energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate
reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes an alternative to the two Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C05-3 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05-3 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05-3 reflects an alternative to Regional Haze Scenarios
1 and 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table
below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on
acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
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Case: C05-3
- 284 - Case C05-3
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,569
Transmission Integration $40
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,615
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05-3
- 285 - Case C05-3
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R, C01-1 and C01-2 in the
figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05a-1
- 286 - Case C05a-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05a-1 is an alternative to Case C05-1 that assumes
future Oregon RPS requirements can be deferred with acquisition of unbundled Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in
the 2015-2019 timeframe. The case produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in
all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies
on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different
Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C05a-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05a-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05a-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C05a-1
- 287 - Case C05a-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,566
Transmission Integration $19
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,591
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05a-1
- 288 - Case C05a-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C05a-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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750
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05b-1
- 289 - Case C05b-1
Description
Case C05b-1 is an alternative to Case C05-1 that delays building resources to meet Oregon RPS requirements until the
balance of banked RECs is exhausted. This results in resource additions in 2028 to meet state requirements. The case
produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp
has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of
renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission
rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C05a-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Case C05b-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05b-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C05b-1
- 290 - Case C05b-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,605
Transmission Integration $38
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,649
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05b-1
- 291 - Case C05b-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R, C01-1 and C01-2 in the
figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
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Case: C05a-2
- 292 - Case C05a-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05a-2 is an alternative to Case C05-2 that assumes
future Oregon RPS requirements can be deferred with acquisition of unbundled Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in
the 2015-2019 timeframe. The case produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in
all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies
on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different
Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C05a-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05a-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05a-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
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Case: C05a-2
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Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that
are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,190
Transmission Integration $41
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,240
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05a-2
- 294 - Case C05a-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C05a-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05a-3
- 295 - Case C05a-3
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05a-3 is an alternative to Cases C05a-1 and C05a-2 that
assumes future Oregon RPS requirements can be deferred with acquisition of unbundled Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in
the 2015-2019 timeframe and under a different assumption for assumed Regional Haze compliance outcomes. The case
produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp
has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of
renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission
rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes an alternative to the two Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C05a-3 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Case C05a-3 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05a-3 reflects an alternative to Regional Haze Scenario
1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
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Case: C05a-3
- 296 - Case C05a-3
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that
are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,560
Transmission Integration $11
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,578
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05a-3
- 297 - Case C05a-3
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R, C01-1, and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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Case: C05a-3Q
- 298 - Case C05a-3Q
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05a-3Q is an alternative to Cases C05a-3 that
incorporates the most current information on executed QF contracts. This case assumes future Oregon RPS requirements
can be deferred with acquisition of unbundled Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in the 2015-2019 timeframe and under
a different assumption for assumed Regional Haze compliance outcomes. The case produces a portfolio that meets
PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail
customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy
efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For
planning purposes, this case assumes an alternative to the two Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C05a-3Q reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05a-3Q gas and power prices reflect medium natural
gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September
2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05a-3Q reflects an alternative to Regional Haze
Scenarios 1 and 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the
table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner
perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
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Case: C05a-3Q
- 299 - Case C05a-3Q
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that
are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,570
Transmission Integration $14
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,591
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05a-3Q
- 300 - Case C05a-3Q
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R, C01-1, and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C01-2 C05a-3Q
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C05b-3
- 301 - Case C05b-3
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C05b-3 is an alternative to Case C05a-3 that delays
building resources to meet Oregon RPS requirements until the balance of banked RECs is exhausted. This results in resource
additions in 2028 to meet state requirements. The case produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state
111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance
strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-
dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes an alternative to the two Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C05a-3 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C05b-3 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C05b-3 reflects an alternative to Regional Haze Scenario
1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
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Case: C05b-3
- 302 - Case C05b-3
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that
are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,604
Transmission Integration $38
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,649
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C05b-3
- 303 - Case C05b-3
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R, C01-1, and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C01-2 C05b-3
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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750
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C06-1
- 304 - Case C06-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C06-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency,
increased energy efficiency acquisition, and re-dispatch of fossil generation. New renewable resources are added after re-
dispatch of fossil generation, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional
Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C06-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017 up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Case C06-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C06-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C06-1
- 305 - Case C06-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
* SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy
efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources
that are not selected or forced in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by
state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,919
Transmission Integration $5
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,930
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C06-1
- 306 - Case C06-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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C01-R C01-1 C06-1
(250)02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C06-2
- 307 - Case C06-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C06-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency,
increased energy efficiency acquisition, and re-dispatch of fossil generation. New renewable resources are added after re-
dispatch of fossil generation, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional
Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C06-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017 up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Case C06-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C06-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Case: C06-2
- 308 - Case C06-2
Coal Unit Description
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail
sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources that are not selected or forced in any given year are not
available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $28,530
Transmission Integration $10
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $28,549
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
9,500
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UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C06-2
- 309 - Case C06-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C06-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
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1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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600
800
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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600
800
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C07-1
- 310 - Case C07-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C07-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation and has retail customers.
The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency,
increased energy efficiency acquisition, and renewable resource acquisition. Re-dispatch of fossil generation is
implemented after adding new renewable resources, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two
different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C07-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C07-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C07-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Case: C07-1
- 311 - Case C07-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy
efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources
that are not selected or forced in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by
state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $28,449
Transmission Integration $60
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $28,516
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
9,500
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C07-1
- 312 - Case C07-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C07-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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400
600
800
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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600
800
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C07-2
- 313 - Case C07-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C07-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp owns fossil generation and has retail customers.
The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency,
increased energy efficiency acquisition, and renewable resource acquisition. Re-dispatch of fossil generation is
implemented after adding new renewable resources, as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two
different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C07-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017
up to 1.5% of retail sales.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C07-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C07-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Case: C07-2
- 314 - Case C07-2
Coal Unit Description
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Additional energy efficiency beyond economic selections, up to 1.5% of retail
sales, is forced into the resource portfolio. Class 2 resources that are not selected or forced in any given year are not
available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $29,028
Transmission Integration $78
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $29,115
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C07-2
- 315 - Case C07-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C07-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C09-1
- 316 - Case C09-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C09-1 is a variant of Case C05-1 in which the acquisition
of front office transactions (FOTs) is eliminated at Mona (300 MW) and NOB (100 MW) beginning 2019. This case
produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp
has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of
renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission
rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C09-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C09-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C09-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C09-1
- 317 - Case C09-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,764
Transmission Integration $39
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,809
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource
additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
9,500
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C09-1
- 318 - Case C09-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C09-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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750
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C09-2
- 319 - Case C09-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C09-2 is a variant of Case C05-2 in which the acquisition
of front office transactions (FOTs) is eliminated at Mona (300 MW) and NOB (100 MW) beginning 2019. This case
produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp
has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of
renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission
rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance
scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C09-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim
emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C09-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C09-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
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Case: C09-2
- 320 - Case C09-2
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,361
Transmission Integration $83
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,454
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C09-2
- 321 - Case C09-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
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C01-R C01-2 C09-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C11-1
- 322 - Case C11-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C11-1 is a variant of Case C05-1 in which accelerated
Class 2 DSM supply curves are used in developing the resource portfolio. This case produces a portfolio that meets
PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail
customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy
efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For
planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C11-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C11-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C11-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C11-1
- 323 - Case C11-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Accelerated case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Accelerated achievable potential by
state and year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,606
Transmission Integration $35
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,649
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
9,500
10,000
10,500
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Coincident System Peak Load
Medium
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1,000
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Acc. Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT ORWAWYIDCABase Achiev. Potential
-
100
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600
700
800
900
1,000
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C11-1
- 324 - Case C11-1
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
(4)
(3) (2) (1)
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
0
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System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer)
C01-R C01-1 C11-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C11-2
- 325 - Case C11-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C11-2 is a variant of Case C05-2 in which accelerated
Class 2 DSM supply curves are used in developing the resource portfolio. This case produces a portfolio that meets
PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail
customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy
efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For
planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C11-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional
CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state
assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Case C11-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C11-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
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Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C11-2
- 326 - Case C11-2
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
* SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Accelerated case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Accelerated achievable potential by
state and year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,124
Transmission Integration $41
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,175
Resource Portfolio Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
9,000
9,500
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
12,000
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Acc. Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT ORWAWYIDCABase Achiev. Potential
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900
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C11-2
- 327 - Case C11-2
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C11-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C12-1
- 328 - Case C12-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C12-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation. The 111(d) emission goals are
implemented as a mass cap applied to new and existing fossil generation. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of
two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C12-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule applied as a mass
cap applicable to all new and existing fossil generation beginning 2020. No additional CO2 price signal is applied to
this case. The figure below shows the mass cap applied to this case.
Forward Price Curve
Case C12-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C12-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Nominal Average Annual Power Prices (Flat)
Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C12-1
- 329 - Case C12-1
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,638
Transmission Integration $10
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,655
9,000
9,500
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
12,000
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13,000
13,500
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Coincident System Peak Load
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C12-1
- 330 - Case C12-1
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
Not applicable.
(5.00) (4.00) (3.00) (2.00) (1.00) - 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C12-1
Case: C12-2
- 331 - Case C12-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C12-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation. The 111(d) emission goals are
implemented as a mass cap applied to new and existing fossil generation. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of
two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C12-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule applied as a mass
cap applicable to all new and existing fossil generation beginning 2020. No additional CO2 price signal is applied to
this case. The figure below shows the mass cap applied to this case.
Forward Price Curve
Case C12-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d)
rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C12-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes
inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for
planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been
determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
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Sep 2014 OFPC
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Nominal Average Annual Power Prices (Flat)
Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C12-2
- 332 - Case C12-2
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
* SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,215
Transmission Integration $15
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,241
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9,500
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
12,000
12,500
13,000
13,500
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20
3
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20
3
4
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Coincident System Peak Load
Medium
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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900
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C12-2
- 333 - Case C12-2
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
Not applicable.
(6.00) (5.00) (4.00) (3.00) (2.00) (1.00) - 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
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System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer)
C01-R C01-2 C12-2
Case: C13-1
- 334 - Case C13-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C13-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation. The 111(d) emission goals are
implemented as a mass cap applied to existing fossil generation. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of
two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C13-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule applied as a mass
cap applicable to existing fossil generation beginning 2020. No additional CO2 price signal is applied to this case. The
figure below shows the mass cap applied to this case.
Forward Price Curve Case C13-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C13-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
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Sep 2014 OFPC
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Nominal Average Annual Power Prices (Flat)
Sep 2014 OFPC
Case: C13-1
- 335 - Case C13-1
Load Forecast
The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,860
Transmission Integration $36
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,902
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
9,000
9,500
10,000
10,500
11,000
11,500
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12,500
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13,500
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Coincident System Peak Load
Medium
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1,000
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2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
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Case: C13-1
- 336 - Case C13-1
111(d) Compliance Profiles Not applicable.
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C01-R C01-1 C13-1
Case: C13-2
- 337 - Case C13-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C13-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation. The 111(d) emission goals are
implemented as a mass cap applied to existing fossil generation. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of
two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance
outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C13-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule applied as a mass
cap applicable to existing fossil generation beginning 2020. No additional CO2 price signal is applied to this case. The
figure below shows the mass cap applied to this case.
Forward Price Curve Case C13-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas
prices and regional compliance with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule as implemented in the Company’s September 2014
official forward price curve (OFPC).
Regional Haze Case C13-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
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Case: C13-2
- 338 - Case C13-2
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak
load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,340
Transmission Integration $11
Transmission Reinforcement $10
Total Cost $27,360
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure
below.
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UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
Case: C13-2
- 339 - Case C13-2
111(d) Compliance Profiles
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C01-R C01-2 C13-2
Case: C14-1
- 340 - Case C14-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C14-1 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. This
case also includes a CO2 price signal beginning 2020 at approximately $22/ton rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034. For
111(d) compliance purposes, the compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy
and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as
required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting
potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C14-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with an additional CO2 price signal beginning 2020. The table below summarizes
the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
The CO2 price signal applied to this case is summarized in the
following figure, with prices start at about $22/ton in 2020 rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034.
Forward Price Curve
C14-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices adjusted for increased electric power sector demand with a
national CO2 price signal applicable to the case. Power prices include the assumed CO2 price signal as an incremental
dispatch cost for all fossil generation. The figures below summarize C14-1 gas and power prices alongside the
Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
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Case: C14-1
- 341 - Case C14-1
Regional Haze Case C14-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast
The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
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Case: C14-1
- 342 - Case C14-1
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $39,364
Transmission Integration $70
Transmission Reinforcement $7
Total Cost $39,442
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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Case: C14-1
- 343 - Case C14-1
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Case: C14-2
- 344 - Case C14-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C14-2 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share
of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. This
case also includes a CO2 price signal beginning 2020 at approximately $22/ton rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034. For
111(d) compliance purposes, the compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy
and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as
required. For planning purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting
potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
C14-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with an additional CO2 price signal beginning 2020. The table below summarizes
the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
The CO2 price signal applied to this case is summarized in the
following figure, with prices start at about $22/ton in 2020 rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034.
Forward Price Curve
C14-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices adjusted for increased electric power sector demand with a
national CO2 price signal applicable to the case. Power prices include the assumed CO2 price signal as an incremental
dispatch cost for all fossil generation. The figures below summarize C14-2 gas and power prices alongside the
Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
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Case: C14-2
- 345 - Case C14-2
Regional Haze Case C14-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance
outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and
joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The figure below shows the medium system coincident peak load forecast applicable to this case before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C14-2
- 346 - Case C14-2
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $39,342
Transmission Integration $230
Transmission Reinforcement $13
Total Cost $39,584
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C14-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C14-2
- 347 - Case C14-2
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C14a-1
- 348 - Case C14a-1
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C14a-1 is an alternative to Case C14-1 in which
endogenous coal unit retirements for coal units not already assumed to retire early for Regional Haze compliance
purposes is allowed. This case produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. This case also includes a CO2 price signal
beginning 2020 at approximately $22/ton rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034. For 111(d) compliance purposes, the
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while
prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning
purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal
and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C14a-1 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with an additional
CO2 price signal beginning 2020. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate
target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
The CO2 price signal applied to this case is summarized in the following figure, with prices start at about $22/ton in 2020
rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034.
Forward Price Curve
C14a-1 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices adjusted for increased electric power sector demand with a
national CO2 price signal applicable to the case. Power prices include the assumed CO2 price signal as an incremental
dispatch cost for all fossil generation. The figures below summarize C14a-1 gas and power prices alongside the
Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
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Case: C14a-1
- 349 - Case C14a-1
Regional Haze Case C14a-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze
compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized in the following figure.
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Class 2 DSM Cumulative Achievable Potential
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Case: C14a-1
- 350 - Case C14a-1
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $39,229
Transmission Integration $69
Transmission Reinforcement $7
Total Cost $39,304
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-1 in the following
figure.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-1 C14a-1
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case: C14a-1
- 351 - Case C14a-1
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Case C14a-2
- 352 - Case C14a-2
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Case C14a-2 is an alternative to Case C14-2 in which
endogenous coal unit retirements for coal units not already assumed to retire early for Regional Haze compliance
purposes is allowed. This case produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. This case also includes a CO2 price signal
beginning 2020 at approximately $22/ton rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034. For 111(d) compliance purposes, the
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while
prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning
purposes, this case assumes one of two different Regional Haze compliance scenarios reflecting potential inter-temporal
and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal C14a-2 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with an additional
CO2 price signal beginning 2020. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate
target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
The CO2 price signal applied to this case is summarized in the following figure, with prices start at about $22/ton in 2020
rising to nearly $76/ton by 2034.
Forward Price Curve
C14a-2 gas and power prices reflect medium natural gas prices adjusted for increased electric power sector demand with a
national CO2 price signal applicable to the case. Power prices include the assumed CO2 price signal as an incremental
dispatch cost for all fossil generation. The figures below summarize C14a-2 gas and power prices alongside the
Company’s September 2014 official forward price curve (OFPC).
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Case C14a-2
- 353 - Case C14a-2
Regional Haze Case C14a-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze
compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2023
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2024
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down Dec 2024
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2028
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2032
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast
This case uses base supply curves with economic resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) This case uses base supply curves with economic resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized in the following figure.
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Case C14a-2
- 354 - Case C14a-2
Distributed Generation
Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states. Distributed generation by state and year are
summarized in the following figure.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $39,271
Transmission Integration $69
Transmission Reinforcement $7
Total Cost $39,347
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C01-R and C01-2 in the following figure.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C01-R C01-2 C14a-2
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Case C14a-2
- 355 - Case C14a-2
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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PacifiCorp – 2015 IRP Appendix M - Case Fact Sheets
- 356 -
Sensitivity Case Fact Sheets
Sensitivity Case Fact Sheets S-01 – S-15
Sensitivity: S-01 (Low Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 357 - Sensitivity S-01
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-01 assumes a low load forecast in producing a
portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil
generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable
energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate
reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-01 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-1 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-1 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sep 2014 OFPC
Sensitivity: S-01 (Low Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 358 - Sensitivity S-01
Coal Unit Description
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
*SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast A low load forecast derived using low economic driver
assumptions will be used. The figure below shows the change in system coincident peak as compared to the medium (base)
load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $24,680
Transmission Integration $28
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $24,715
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-01 (Low Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 359 - Sensitivity S-01
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-01 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
(5.00) (4.00) (3.00) (2.00) (1.00)
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C05-1 S-01
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Uath
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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Sensitivity: S-02 (High Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 360 - Sensitivity S-02
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-02 assumes a high load forecast in producing a
portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil
generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable
energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate
reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-02 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-2 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-2 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-02 (High Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 361 - Sensitivity S-02
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast A high load forecast derived using high economic drivers and
high industrial load growth will be used. The figure below shows the change in system coincident peak as compared to the medium (base) load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation
resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $28,269
Transmission Integration $59
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $28,334
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-02 (High Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 362 - Sensitivity S-02
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-02 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-03 (1 in 20 Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 363 - Sensitivity S-03
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-03 assumes a 1-in-20 peak load forecast in
producing a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp
has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of
renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission
rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-03 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-3 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze
Sensitivity S-3 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze
compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
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Sensitivity: S-03 (1 in 20 Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 364 - Sensitivity S-03
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast A 1 in 20 load forecast reflecting the top peak producing weather over the past 20 years will be used. The figure below
shows the change in system coincident peak as compared to the medium (base) load forecast before accounting for any
potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,529
Transmission Integration $175
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,709
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-03 (1 in 20 Load Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 365 - Sensitivity S-03
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-03 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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C05-1 S-03
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-04 (Low Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 366 - Sensitivity S-04
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-04 assumes a low penetration of distributed
generation (DG) in producing a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies
on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario
1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core
Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-04 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-4 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-4 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-04 (Low Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 367 - Sensitivity S-04
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Low distributed generation penetration is assumed in all states.
Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,843
Transmission Integration $36
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,885
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Distributed Generation -Low Penetration Case
UT OR WA WY ID CA Base
Sensitivity: S-04 (Low Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 368 - Sensitivity S-04
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-04 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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Sensitivity: S-05 (High Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 369 - Sensitivity S-05
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-05 assumes a high penetration of distributed
generation (DG) in producing a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies
on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario
1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core
Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-05 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215 *EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-5 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-5 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-05 (High Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 370 - Sensitivity S-05
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation High distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $25,987
Transmission Integration $22
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,016
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Distributed Generation -High Penetration Case
UT OR WA WY ID CA Base
Sensitivity: S-05 (High Distributed Generation Forecast)
February 26, 2015 - 371 - Sensitivity S-05
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-05 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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C05-1 S-05
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-06 (Pumped Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 372 - Sensitivity S-06
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-06 assumes construction of a 400 MW pumped
storage facility on the Company’s west side. This facility replaced the need for a 423 MW CCT in 2024. As with the
other cases this one produced a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies
on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario
1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core
Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-06 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-6 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-6 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-06 (Pumped Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 373 - Sensitivity S-06
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $27,022
Transmission Integration $66
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,094
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-06 (Pumped Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 374 - Sensitivity S-06
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-06 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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C05-1 S-06
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Uath
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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Sensitivity: S-07 (Energy Gateway 2)
February 26, 2015 - 375 - Sensitivity S-07
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-07 is one of two Energy Gateway sensitivities.
This assumes construction of the following segments, and in-service dates; Segment C (2013), Segment D (2022), Segment
G (2015). A portfolio was produced that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which
PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible
allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve
incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1
reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core
Case C07-1, a portfolio with a higher penetration of renewable resources.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-07 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-7 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-7 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-07 (Energy Gateway 2)
February 26, 2015 - 376 - Sensitivity S-07
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost* without Transmission Upgrades $29,221
Transmission Integration $0
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $29,227
*System costs incorporate EG-2 build out.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-07 (Energy Gateway 2)
February 26, 2015 - 377 - Sensitivity S-07
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C07-1 and S-07 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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C07-1 S-07
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-08 (Energy Gateway 5)
February 26, 2015 - 378 - Sensitivity S-08
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-08 is one of two Energy Gateway sensitivities.
This assumes construction of the following segments, and in-service dates; Segment C (2013), Segment D (2022), Segment
E (2024), Segment G (2015), Segment F (2023). A portfolio was produced that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d)
emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of
fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This
sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C07-1, a portfolio with a higher penetration of renewable resources.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-08 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-8 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-8 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-08 (Energy Gateway 5)
February 26, 2015 - 379 - Sensitivity S-08
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost* without Transmission Upgrades $29,966
Transmission Integration $5
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $29,977
*System costs incorporate EG-5 build out.
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-08 (Energy Gateway 5)
February 26, 2015 - 380 - Sensitivity S-08
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C07-1 and S-08 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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C07-1 S-08
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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Sensitivity: S-09 (PTC Extension)
February 26, 2015 - 381 - Sensitivity S-09
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-09 assumes extension of the production tax
credit (PTC) through the study period. The PTC starts at $2.30 per kilowatt-hour beginning in 2015 and escalates at
inflation through 2034, as opposed to having expired at end of 2013. The portfolio produced meets PacifiCorp’s share of
state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The
compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while
prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning
purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off
compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-09 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve
Sensitivity S-9 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-9 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-09 (PTC Extension)
February 26, 2015 - 382 - Sensitivity S-09
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs continues in perpetuity at $2.30 per kilowatt-hour ($2015)
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast
The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below shows the system coincident peak load forecast before
accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,416
Transmission Integration $19
Transmission Reinforcement $7
Total Cost $26,443
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-09 (PTC Extension)
February 26, 2015 - 383 - Sensitivity S-09
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-09 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-10 (Separate East/West BAAs)
February 26, 2015 - 384 - Sensitivity S-10
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description
Sensitivity S-10 assumes separate balancing authority areas (BAA) for the Company’s East and West territory.
Independent portfolios were developed for each area, focusing on summer peak needs in the East, and winter peak needs in
the West. This sensitivity uses assumptions for Regional Haze scenario 3 as well as meeting all renewable and 111(d)
requirements for both BAAs. A benchmark portfolio was also developed using the same assumptions, consistent with the
draft preferred portfolio. The benchmark portfolio meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all
states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to each BAA
relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to
achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-3.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-10 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029)
(lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond)
(lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-10 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated
with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price
curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-10 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 3 which is an
alternative to Regional Haze Scenarios 1 and 2, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze
compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnson 1 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnson 4 Shut Down Dec 2027
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
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Hunter 2 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Jim Bridger 1 SCR by Dec 2022
Jim Bridger 2 SCR by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) Cost East
BAA
West
BAA
East/West
Total
System
Benchmark
System Cost wo Transmission
Upgrades $19,377 $8,096 $27,473 $26,460
Transmission Integration $289 $33 $322 $14
Transmission
Reinforcement $6 $0 $6 $6
Total Cost $19,672 $8,129 $27,801 $26,480
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Distributed Generation -Base PenetrationCase
UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-10 (Separate East/West BAAs)
February 26, 2015 - 386 - Sensitivity S-10
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figures below. Figures are included for the East and West as stand-alone BAAs, and the
benchmark system portfolio.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer)
System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown for the separate BAAs alongside those for the Benchmark System,
and Case C05-3 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
East BAA
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PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-10 (Separate East/West BAAs)
February 26, 2015 - 387 - Sensitivity S-10
West BAA
Benchmark System
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
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Sensitivity: S-11 (111(d) and High CO2 Prices)
February 26, 2015 - 388 - Sensitivity S-11
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-11 produces a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s
share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. This
case also includes a CO2 price signal beginning 2020 at approximately $22/ton rising to nearly $162/ton by 2034. For
111(d) compliance purposes, the compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy
and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as
required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 compliance reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C14-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal
Sensitivity S-11 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with an additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the
interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh) WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency
savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC
resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-11 gas and power prices will utilize medium natural gas and high CO2 price assumptions. The graphs
below summarize S-11 gas and power prices alongside those using medium natural gas prices as well as the electricity
market price impacts of EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-11 includes high CO2 prices starting in 2020 at $22.39/ton rising to nearly $162/ton by 2034.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-11 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
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regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast
The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below shows the system coincident peak load forecast before
accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m)
System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $44,629
Transmission Integration $455
Transmission Reinforcement $7
Total Cost $45,091
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C14-1 and S-11 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of WYCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of UTCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-11 (111(d) and High CO2 Prices)
February 26, 2015 - 391 - Sensitivity S-11
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PacifiCorp Share of ORCompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
(200)
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PacifiCorp Share of WACompliance Profile (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-12 (Stakeholder Solar Cost Assumptions)
February 26, 2015 - 392 - Sensitivity S-12
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-12 is based on recommendations from
stakeholders. This sensitivity assumes that the costs of solar resources decrease linearly on real basis through the 20-year
IRP study period, consistent with a “learning curve” approach. S-12 also assumes a high penetration of DG in line with the
solar cost assumptions. As with the other cases this one produced a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state
111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance
strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-
dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This
sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-12 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-12 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-12 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-12 (Stakeholder Solar Cost Assumptions)
February 26, 2015 - 393 - Sensitivity S-12
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation High distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $25,993
Transmission Integration $31
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $26,029
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UT OR WA WY ID CA
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Distributed Generation -High Penetration Case
UT OR WA WY ID CA Base
Sensitivity: S-12 (Stakeholder Solar Cost Assumptions)
February 26, 2015 - 394 - Sensitivity S-12
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-12 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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Cumulative Nameplate Capacity
DSM FOTs GasRenewableGas Conversion OtherEarly Retirement End of Life Retirement
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C05-1 S-12
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,500
PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
PacifiCorp Share of Uath
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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800
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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800
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-13 (Compressed Air Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 395 - Sensitivity S-13
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-13 assumes construction of a 300 MW
compressed air energy storage facility on the Company’s east side. This facility replaced the need for a 423 MW CCT in
2024. As with the other cases this one produced a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate
goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this
case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of fossil
generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional
Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of
Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-13 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-13 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-13 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Sensitivity: S-13 (Compressed Air Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 396 - Sensitivity S-13
Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
Shut Down by Dec 2029
Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,950
Transmission Integration $90
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,046
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UT OR WA WY ID CA
Sensitivity: S-13 (Compressed Air Storage)
February 26, 2015 - 397 - Sensitivity S-13
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-13 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles
The following figures summarize how compliance with state emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar
represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of
new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated
renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of Wyoming
Compliance Path (lb/MWh)
Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
0
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EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Oregon
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
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PacifiCorp Share of Washington
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Net Final Rate New Thermal Redispatch
EE Allocated RE Goal
Sensitivity: S-14 (Class 3 DSM)
February 26, 2015 - 398 - Sensitivity S-14
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-14 incorporates Class 3 DSM resource
alternatives. As with the other cases this one produced a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d) emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil
generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-dispatch of
fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-
temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-14 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal
(Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target
(2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322 OR 407 372
WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission
rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”. The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is
summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-14 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-14 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze
compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency,
regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
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Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Jim Bridger 1 Shut Down by Dec 2023
Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
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Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
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Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM) Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource
selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources that are not selected in any given year are not available for
selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and year are summarized below. For this sensitivity, Class 3 DSM resources, which are generally considered non-firm due to the voluntary nature of
customer response to price signals, will be considered firm resources. Only incremental potential is included in this sensitivity. To avoid overstating the capacity contribution of
Class 3 DSM resources in this sensitivity, the potential for each Class 3 DSM product was adjusted for expected interactions among competing Class 1 and 3 DSM resource
alternatives.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,565 Transmission Integration $31 Transmission Reinforcement $6 Total Cost $26,602
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer)
System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-14 in the figure
below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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Sensitivity: S-15 (Restricted Allocation)
February 26, 2015 - 402 - Sensitivity S-15
CASE ASSUMPTIONS
Description Sensitivity S-15 assumes any renewable electric credits
(RECs) used to meet state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) will also be retired to meet EPA 111(d) compliance
requirements. As with the other cases this one produced a portfolio that meets PacifiCorp’s share of state 111(d)
emission rate goals in all states in which PacifiCorp has fossil generation and retail customers. The compliance strategy
applied to this case relies on flexible allocation of non-RPS renewable energy and energy efficiency while prioritizing re-
dispatch of fossil generation to achieve incremental emission rate reductions as required. For planning purposes, this case
assumes Regional Haze Scenario 1 reflecting potential inter-temporal and fleet trade-off compliance outcomes. This
sensitivity is a variant of Core Case C05-1.
Federal CO2 Policy/Price Signal Sensitivity S-15 reflects EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule with no
additional CO2 price signal. The table below summarizes the interim emission rate goal and the final emission rate target by
state assumed to apply to PacifiCorp’s system.
State
Interim Goal (Avg. 2020-2029) (lb/MWh)
Final Target (2030 & Beyond) (lb/MWh)
WY 1,808 1,714
UT* 1,378 1,322
OR 407 372 WA 264 215
*EPA’s calculation of the target for UT treated PacifiCorp’s
Lakeside 2 NGCC plant as an existing resource. The emission rate assumed for UT assumes Lake Side 2 is correctly
classified as “under construction”.
The 111(d) compliance strategy implemented for this case is summarized as follows:
Flexible allocation of system renewable resources and
flexible allocation of cumulative energy efficiency savings beginning 2017 from ID and CA, where
PacifiCorp does not own fossil generation.
Cumulative cost-effective selection of energy efficiency
beginning 2017.
New NGCC generation in WY and UT (new NGCC resources are not allowed in OR, WA, and ID).
Re-dispatch of existing fossil generation, as required.
Addition of new renewable resources, as required.
Forward Price Curve Sensitivity S-15 gas and power prices will utilize medium
natural gas prices as well as market price impacts associated with EPA’s proposed 111(d) rules. These forecasts begin with
the Company’s base September 30, 2014 official forward price curve.
Regional Haze Sensitivity S-15 reflects Regional Haze Scenario 1, which
assumes inter-temporal and fleet trade-off Regional Haze compliance outcomes as shown in the table below. This
scenario is for planning purposes recognizing that agency, regulator, and joint owner perspectives on acceptability have
not been determined.
Coal Unit Description
Carbon 1 Shut Down Apr 2015
Carbon 2 Shut Down Apr 2015
Cholla 4 Conversion by Jun 2025
Colstrip 3 SCR by Dec 2023
Colstrip 4 SCR by Dec 2022
Craig 1 SCR by Aug 2021
Craig 2 SCR by Jan 2018
Dave Johnston 1 Shut Down Mar 2019
Dave Johnston 2 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 3 Shut Down Dec 2027
Dave Johnston 4 Shut Down Dec 2032
Hayden 1 SCR by Jun 2015
Hayden 2 SCR by Jun 2016
Hunter 1 SCR by Dec 2021
Hunter 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Hunter 3 SCR by Dec 2024
Huntington 1 Shut Down by Dec 2036
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Huntington 2 Shut Down by Dec 2021
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Jim Bridger 2 Shut Down by Dec 2032
Jim Bridger 3 SCR by Dec 2015
Jim Bridger 4 SCR by Dec 2016
Naughton 1 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 2 Shut Down by Dec 2029
Naughton 3 Conversion by Jun 2018;
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Wyodak Shut Down by Dec 2039
SCR = selective catalytic reduction
Federal Tax Incentives
PTCs expire end of 2013
ITC of 30% expire end of 2016, thereafter it continues in
perpetuity at 10%.
Load Forecast The medium load forecast will be used. The figure below
shows the system coincident peak load forecast before accounting for any potential contribution from DSM or
distributed generation resources.
Energy Efficiency (Class 2 DSM)
Base case supply curves and ramp rates with resource selections up to the achievable potential. Class 2 resources
that are not selected in any given year are not available for selection in future years. Achievable potential by state and
year are summarized below.
Distributed Generation Base case distributed generation penetration is assumed in all
states. Distributed generation by state and year are summarized below.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
System Optimizer PVRR ($m) System Cost without Transmission Upgrades $26,985
Transmission Integration $66
Transmission Reinforcement $6
Total Cost $27,057
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Sensitivity: S-15 (Restricted Allocation)
February 26, 2015 - 404 - Sensitivity S-15
Resource Portfolio
Cumulative changes to the resource portfolio (new resource additions and resource retirements), represented as nameplate
capacity, are summarized in the figure below.
System CO2 Emissions (System Optimizer) System CO2 emissions from System Optimizer are shown
alongside those from Cases C05-1 and S-15 in the figure below.
111(d) Compliance Profiles The following figures summarize how compliance with state
emission rate goals is achieved. The sum of each stacked bar represents the fossil emission rate. The net final rate represents
the fossil rate after accounting for the emission rate impacts of new thermal (new NGCC units or nuclear, as applicable), re-
dispatch of fossil units, energy efficiency (EE), and allocated renewable energy (RE).
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PacifiCorp Share of WyomingCompliance Path (lb/MWh)
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APPENDIX N – 2014 WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY
CONTRIBUTION STUDY
Introduction
The capacity contribution of wind and solar resources, represented as a percentage of resource
capacity, is a measure of the ability for these resources to reliably meet demand. For purposes of
this report, PacifiCorp defines the peak capacity contribution of wind and solar resources as the
availability among hours with the highest loss of load probability (LOLP). PacifiCorp calculated
peak capacity contribution values for wind and solar resources using the capacity factor
approximation method (CF Method) as outlined in a 2012 report produced by the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL Report)47.
The capacity contribution of wind and solar resources affects PacifiCorp’s resource planning
activities. PacifiCorp conducts its resource planning to ensure there is sufficient capacity on its
system to meet its load obligation at the time of system coincident peak inclusive of a planning
reserve margin. To ensure resource adequacy is maintained over time, all resource portfolios
evaluated in the integrated resource plan (IRP) have sufficient capacity to meet PacifiCorp’s net
coincident peak load obligation inclusive of a planning reserve margin throughout a 20-year
planning horizon. Consequently, planning for the coincident peak drives the amount and timing
of new resources, while resource cost and performance metrics among a wide range of different
resource alternatives drive the types of resources that can be chosen to minimize portfolio costs
and risks.
PacifiCorp derives its planning reserve margin from a LOLP study. The study evaluates the
relationship between reliability across all hours in a given year, accounting for variability and
uncertainty in load and generation resources, and the cost of planning for system resources at
varying levels of planning reserve margin. In this way, PacifiCorp’s planning reserve margin
LOLP study is the mechanism used to transform hourly reliability metrics into a resource
adequacy target at the time of system coincident peak. This same LOLP study was utilized for
calculating the peak capacity contribution using the CF Method. Table N.1 summarizes the peak
capacity contribution results for PacifiCorp’s east and west balancing authority areas (BAAs).
Table N.1 – Peak Capacity Contribution Values for Wind and Solar
East BAA West BAA
Wind Fixed Tilt
Solar PV
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14.5% 34.1% 39.1% 25.4% 32.2% 36.7%
47 Madaeni, S. H.; Sioshansi, R.; and Denholm, P. “Comparison of Capacity Value Methods for Photovoltaics in the
Western United States.” NREL/TP-6A20-54704, Denver, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, July 2012
(NREL Report). http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/54704.pdf
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Methodology
The NREL Report summarizes several methods for estimating the capacity value of renewable
resources that are broadly categorized into two classes: 1) reliability-based methods that are
computationally intensive; and 2) approximation methods that use simplified calculations to
approximate reliability-based results. The NREL Report references a study from Milligan and
Parsons that evaluated capacity factor approximation methods, which use capacity factor data
among varying sets of hours, relative to the more computationally intensive reliability-based
effective load carrying capability (ELCC) metric. As discussed in the NREL Report, the CF
Method was found to be the most dependable technique in deriving capacity contribution values
that approximate those developed using the ELCC Method.
As described in the NREL Report, the CF Method “considers the capacity factor of a generator
over a subset of periods during which the system faces a high risk of an outage event.” When
using the CF Method, hourly LOLP is calculated and then weighting factors are obtained by
dividing each hour’s LOLP by the total LOLP over the period. These weighting factors are then
applied to the contemporaneous hourly capacity factors for a wind or solar resource to produce a
weighted average capacity contribution value.
The weighting factors based on LOLP are defined as:
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where wi is the weight in hour i, LOLPi is the LOLP in hour i, and T is the number of hours in the
study period, which is 8,760 hours for the current study. These weights are then used to calculate
the weighted average capacity factor as an approximation of the capacity contribution as:
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where Ci is the capacity factor of the resource in hour i, and CV is the weighted capacity value of
the resource.
To determine the capacity contribution using the CF method, PacifiCorp implemented the
following two steps:
1. A 500-iteration hourly Monte Carlo simulation of PacifiCorp’s system was produced
using the Planning and Risk (PaR) model to simulate the dispatch of the Company’s
system for a sample year (calendar year 2017). This PaR study is based on the
Company’s 2015 IRP planning reserve margin study using a 13% target planning reserve
margin level. The LOLP for each hour in the year is calculated by counting the number of
iterations in an hour in which system load could not be met with available resources and
dividing by 500 (the total number iterations). For example, if in hour 9 on January 12th
there are two iterations with Energy Not Served (ENS) out of a total of 500 iterations,
then the LOLP for that hour would be 0.4%.48
48 0.4% = 2 / 500.
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2. Weighting factors were determined based upon the LOLP in each hour divided by the
sum of LOLP among all hours. In the example noted above, the sum of LOLP among all
hours is 143%.49 The weighting factor for hour 9 on January 12th would be 0.2797%.50
The hourly weighting factors are then applied to the capacity factors of wind and solar
resources in the corresponding hours to determine the weighted capacity contribution
value in those hours. Extending the example noted, if a resource has a capacity factor of
41.0% in hour 9 on January 12th, its weighted annual capacity contribution for that hour
would be 0.1146%.51
Results
Table N.2 summarizes the resulting annual capacity contribution using the CF Method described
above as compared to capacity contribution values assumed in the 2013 IRP.52 In implementing
the CF Method, PacifiCorp used actual wind generation data from wind resources operating in its
system to derive hourly wind capacity factor inputs. For solar resources, PacifiCorp used hourly
generation profiles, differentiated between single axis tracking and fixed tilt projects, from a
feasibility study developed by Black and Veatch. A representative profile for Milford County,
Utah was used to calculate East BAA solar capacity contribution values, and a representative
profile for Lakeview County, Oregon was used to calculate West BAA solar capacity
contribution values.
Table N.2 – Peak Capacity Contribution Values for Wind and Solar
East BAA West BAA
Wind Fixed Tilt
Solar PV
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Tracking
Solar PV
Wind Fixed Tilt
Solar PV
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Solar PV
CF Method
Results 14.5% 34.1% 39.1% 25.4% 32.2% 36.7%
2013 IRP
Results 4.2% 13.6% n/a 4.2% 13.6% n/a
Figure N.1 presents daily average LOLP results from the PaR simulation, which shows that loss
of load events are most likely to occur during the spring, when maintenance is often planned, and
during peak load months, which occur in the summer and the winter.
49 For each hour, the hourly LOLP is calculated as the number of iterations with ENS divided by
the total of 500 iterations. There are 715 ENS iteration-hours out of total of 8,760 hours. As a
result, the sum of LOLP is 715 / 500 = 143%. 50 0.2797% = 0.4% / 143%, or simply 0.2797% = 2 / 715. 51 0.1146% = 0.2797% x 41.0%. 52 In its 2013 IRP, PacifiCorp estimated capacity contribution values for wind and solar
resources by evaluating capacity factors for wind and solar resources at a 90% probability level
among the top 100 load hours in a given year.
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Figure N.1 – Daily LOLP
Figure N.2 presents the relationship between monthly capacity factors among wind and solar
resources (primary y-axis) and average monthly LOLP from the PaR simulation (secondary y-
axis) in PacifiCorp’s CF Method analysis. As noted above, the average monthly LOLP is most
prominent in April (spring maintenance period), summer (July peak loads), and winter (when
loads are high).
Figure N.2 – Monthly Resource Capacity Factors as Compared to LOLP
Figure N.3 through Figure N.5 present the hourly distribution of capacity factors among wind
and solar resources (primary y-axis) as compared to the hourly distribution of LOLP (secondary
y-axis) for a typical day in the months of April, July, and December, respectively. Among a
typical day in April, LOLP events peak during morning and evening ramp periods when
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Conclusion
PacifiCorp conducts its resource planning by ensuring there is sufficient capacity on its system to
meet its net load obligation at the time of system coincident peak inclusive of a planning reserve
margin. The peak capacity contribution of wind and solar resources, represented as a percentage
of resource capacity, is the weighted average capacity factor of these resources at the time when
the load cannot be met with available resources. The peak capacity contribution values
developed using the CF Method are based on a LOLP study that aligns with PacifiCorp’s 13%
planning reserve margin, and therefore, the values represent the expected contribution that wind
and solar resources make toward achieving PacifiCorp’s target resource planning criteria.
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APPENDIX O – DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT STUDY
Introduction
Navigant Consulting, Inc. prepared this Distributed Generation Resource Assessment for Long-
term Planning Study on behalf of PacifiCorp. A key objective of this research is to assist
PacifiCorp in developing distributed generation resource penetration forecasts to support its 2015
IRP. The purpose of this study is to project the level of distributed resources PacifiCorp’s
customers might install over the next twenty years.
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Distributed Generation Resource
Assessment for Long-Term Planning
Study
Supply Curve Support
Prepared for:
PacifiCorp
Prepared by:
Karin Corfee
Graham Stevens
Shalom Goffri
June 9, 2014
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
One Market Street
Spear Street Tower, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.356.7100
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... v
Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................. vii
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Report Organization ............................................................................................................................. 1-3
2. DG Technology Definitions ............................................................................................. 2-1
2.1 What is a “Distributed Generation” Source? .................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Size Limits for this Study ....................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.2 Determination of Applicable Technologies ......................................................................... 2-2
2.1.3 Solar DG Technology Definition ........................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.4 Small Distributed Wind Technology Definition ................................................................. 2-5
2.1.5 Small Scale Hydro Technology Definition ........................................................................... 2-7
2.1.6 CHP Reciprocating Engines Technology Definition ........................................................ 2-10
2.1.7 CHP Microturbine Technology Definition ........................................................................ 2-14
3. Resource Cost & Performance Assumptions ................................................................. 3-1
3.1 Photovoltaic ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Performance ............................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.2 Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.2 Small-Scale Wind .................................................................................................................................. 3-5
3.2.1 Performance ............................................................................................................................. 3-5
3.2.2 Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.3 Small-Scale Hydro ................................................................................................................................ 3-6
3.3.1 Performance ............................................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 CHP Reciprocating Engines ................................................................................................................ 3-8
3.4.1 Performance ............................................................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.2 Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.5 CHP Micro-turbines ............................................................................................................................. 3-9
3.5.1 Performance ............................................................................................................................. 3-9
3.5.2 Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 3-9
4. DG Market Potential and Barriers ................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Incentives ............................................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Federal Incentives ................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 State Incentives ........................................................................................................................ 4-1
4.1.3 Rebate Incentives ..................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.2 Market Barriers to DG Penetration ..................................................................................................... 4-4
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4.2.1 Technical Barriers .................................................................................................................... 4-4
4.2.2 Economic Barriers ................................................................................................................... 4-5
4.2.3 Legal / Regulatory Barriers .................................................................................................... 4-6
4.2.4 Institutional Barriers ............................................................................................................... 4-6
5. Methodology to Develop 2015 IRP DG Penetration Forecasts .................................. 5-1
5.1 Market Penetration Approach............................................................................................................. 5-1
5.1.1 Assess Technical Potential ..................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1.2 Simple Payback........................................................................................................................ 5-7
5.1.3 Payback Acceptance Curves .................................................................................................. 5-9
5.1.4 Market Penetration Curves .................................................................................................... 5-9
5.1.5 Scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 5-13
6. Results ................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.1 Technical Potential ................................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.2 Overall Scenario Results ...................................................................................................................... 6-2
6.3 Results by State ..................................................................................................................................... 6-5
6.4 Results by Technology ....................................................................................................................... 6-15
Appendix A. Glossary ........................................................................................................... A-1
Appendix B. Summary Table of Results ........................................................................... B-2
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List of Figures and Tables
Figures:
Figure 1-1. PacifiCorp Service Territory ............................................................................................................... vi
Figure 1-2. Technical Potential Results ................................................................................................................ vii
Figure 1-3. Distributed Generation Supply Curve Results, Base Case ...........................................................viii
Figure 1-4. Low and High Penetration Scenario Results .................................................................................... ix
Figure 1-1. PacifiCorp Service Territory ............................................................................................................. 1-2
Figure 2-1. Solar Technology Types .................................................................................................................... 2-3
Figure 2-2. PV System Applications .................................................................................................................... 2-4
Figure 2-3. Wind Turbine Examples ................................................................................................................... 2-5
Figure 2-4. U.S. SWT Sales, by Market Segment (2007-2012) ........................................................................... 2-7
Figure 2-5. Small Hydro Definition ..................................................................................................................... 2-8
Figure 2-6. Small Hydro Sizes .............................................................................................................................. 2-9
Figure 2-7. Example Small Hydro Sites, Turbines ............................................................................................ 2-9
Figure 2-8. Residential CHP Schematic ............................................................................................................ 2-11
Figure 2-9. Typical Commercial CHP System Components .......................................................................... 2-11
Figure 2-10. Reciprocating Engine Cutaway .................................................................................................... 2-12
Figure 2-11. Diesel/Gas-Fired DG Technology Applications......................................................................... 2-13
Figure 2-12. Reciprocating Engine Sizes and Fuels Used ............................................................................... 2-13
Figure 2-13. Microturbine Schematic ................................................................................................................ 2-14
Figure 2-14. Example Micro-turbines (Capstone Turbine Corporation) ...................................................... 2-14
Figure 3-1. Example Solar Panels: Mono-crystalline and Poly-crystalline ................................................... 3-1
Figure 3-2. Typical Crystalline Solar Cell Cross Section .................................................................................. 3-2
Figure 3-3. Example Solar Module Power Warranty ........................................................................................ 3-2
Figure 3-4. Photovoltaic Module Price Trends. ................................................................................................. 3-4
Figure 3-5. Hydropower project capacity factors in the Clean Development Mechanism .......................... 3-6
Figure 4-1. Net Metering Policies in the U.S. ..................................................................................................... 4-6
Figure 4-2. US Benchmark Interest Rate ............................................................................................................. 4-7
Figure 5-1. US Wind Resource Map .................................................................................................................... 5-6
Figure 5-2. Payback Acceptance Curves ............................................................................................................. 5-9
Figure 5-3. Fisher-Pry Market Penetration Dynamics .................................................................................... 5-11
Figure 5-4. DG Market Penetration Curves Used ........................................................................................... 5-12
Figure 6-1. Technical Potential Results ............................................................................................................... 6-1
Figure 6-2. Base Case Results ............................................................................................................................... 6-2
Figure 6-3. Low Penetration Scenario Results ................................................................................................... 6-3
Figure 6-4. High Penetration Scenario Results .................................................................................................. 6-4
Figure 6-5. Utah Base Case Results ..................................................................................................................... 6-5
Figure 6-6. Utah Residential PV Market Drivers ............................................................................................... 6-7
Figure 6-7. Utah Small Commercial PV Market Drivers .................................................................................. 6-8
Figure 6-8. Utah Near-Term PV Projections ...................................................................................................... 6-9
Figure 6-9. California Base Case Results .......................................................................................................... 6-10
Figure 6-10. Idaho Base Case Results ................................................................................................................ 6-11
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Figure 6-11. Oregon Base Case Results ............................................................................................................. 6-12
Figure 6-12. Washington Base Case Results ..................................................................................................... 6-13
Figure 6-13. Wyoming Base Case Results ........................................................................................................ 6-14
Figure 6-14. Reciprocating Engines Base Case Results ................................................................................... 6-15
Figure 6-15. Micro-turbines Base Case Results ................................................................................................ 6-16
Figure 6-16. Small Hydro Base Case Results ................................................................................................... 6-17
Figure 6-17. Photovoltaics Base Case Results .................................................................................................. 6-18
Figure 6-18. Photovoltaics Residential Base Case Results .............................................................................. 6-19
Figure 6-19. Photovoltaic Commercial Base Case Results ............................................................................. 6-20
Figure 6-20. Small Wind Base Case Results ..................................................................................................... 6-21
Figure 6-21. Small Wind Residential Results ................................................................................................... 6-22
Figure 6-22. Small Wind Commercial Results ................................................................................................. 6-23
Tables:
Table 2-1. PacifiCorp Net Metering Limits ........................................................................................................ 2-1
Table 2-2. Applicable DG Technologies ............................................................................................................. 2-2
Table 2-3. Common Applications for Small Wind Systems ............................................................................. 2-6
Table 3-1. PV Installation and Maintenance Cost Assumptions ..................................................................... 3-3
Table 3-2. Small Scale Wind Cost Assumptions ................................................................................................ 3-5
Table 3-3. Small Scale Hydro Cost Assumptions .............................................................................................. 3-7
Table 3-4. CHP Reciprocating Engines Cost Assumptions .............................................................................. 3-8
Table 3-5. CHP Microturbine Cost Assumptions .............................................................................................. 3-9
Table 4-1. State Tax Incentives ............................................................................................................................. 4-2
Table 4-2. Rebate Incentives ................................................................................................................................. 4-3
Table 5-1. CHP Technical Potential ..................................................................................................................... 5-2
Table 5-2. CHP Install Base .................................................................................................................................. 5-3
Table 5-3. Small Hydro Technical Potential Results ......................................................................................... 5-4
Table 5-4. PV System Size per Customer Class Example (Utah) ..................................................................... 5-5
Table 5-5. Utah PV Technical Potential............................................................................................................... 5-5
Table 5-6. Small Wind Technical Potential Results ........................................................................................... 5-7
Table 5-7. Residential Tax Rates .......................................................................................................................... 5-8
Table 5-8. Commercial Tax Rate .......................................................................................................................... 5-8
Table 5-9. Scenario Variable Modifications ...................................................................................................... 5-13
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Disclaimer
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and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries. The work presented in this report represents our best efforts and
judgments based on the information available at the time this report was prepared. Navigant
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Executive Summary
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Navigant) prepared this Distributed Generation Resource Assessment for
Long-term Planning Study on behalf of PacifiCorp. A key objective of this research is to assist PacifiCorp
in developing distributed generation resource penetration forecasts to support its 2015 Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP). The purpose of this study is to project the level of distributed resources PacifiCorp’s
customers might install over the next twenty years.
Navigant evaluated five Distributed Generation resources in detail in this report:
1. Photovoltaic (Solar)
2. Small Scale Wind
3. Small Scale Hydro
4. Combined Heat and Power Reciprocating Engines
5. Combined Heat and Power Micro-turbines
Other technologies were excluded as they were: 1) analyzed elsewhere for the IRP; 2) are too large to be
considered “Distributed” resources; or 3) are not economically viable on a large scale. Project sizes were
restricted to be less than the size limits of the relevant state net metering regulation, i.e. less than 2 MW
in Oregon and Utah; <1 MW in CA; <100 kW in ID and WA; and <25 kW in WY.
Distributed generation technical potential and market penetration was estimated by technology and by
geography, i.e. the portion of the individual states that are in PacifiCorp’s service territory, including
parts of California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (Figure 1-1).
Figure 1-1. PacifiCorp Service Territory1
1 http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/About_Us/Company_Overview/Service_Area_Map.pdf
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Key Findings
Using public data sources for costs and technology performance, Navigant conducted a Fisher-Pry2
payback analysis to determine market penetration for DG technologies. This was done for individual
residential and commercial customers of PacifiCorp by rate class.
Navigant estimates approximately 10 GW of technical potential in PacifiCorp’s territory. As displayed in
Figure 1-2, PV technology represents the highest technical potential across the five technologies
examined.
Figure 1-2. Technical Potential Results
The main body of the report contains results by state, technology, and sector.
2 Fisher-Pry are researchers who studied the economics of “S-curves”, which describe how quickly products
penetrate the market. They codified their findings based on payback period, which measures how long it takes to
recoup initial high first costs with energy savings over time.
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Our overall results reflect our base case market penetration analysis, and we found that the near term
outlook is roughly 50 MW in 2019 and reaches 900 MW by 2034, the end of the IRP period (Figure 1-3).
Figure 1-3. Distributed Generation Supply Curve Results, Base Case
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In the low and high penetration cases, 33 MW and 95MW penetration is achieved by 2019, rapidly
expanding thereafter to achieve 290 and 2630 MW of penetration in 2034, respectively (Figure 1-4).
Figure 1-4. Low and High Penetration Scenario Results
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1. Introduction
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Navigant) prepared this Distributed Generation Resource Assessment for
Long-term Planning Study on behalf of PacifiCorp. A key objective of this research is to assist PacifiCorp
in developing distributed generation resource penetration forecasts to support its 2015 Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP). The purpose of this study is to project the level of distributed resources PacifiCorp’s
customers will install over the next 20 years. Navigant evaluated five distributed generation resources in
detail in this report:
1. Photovoltaic (Solar)
2. Small Scale Wind
3. Small Scale Hydro
4. Combined Heat and Power Reciprocating Engines
5. Combined Heat and Power Micro-turbines
Other technologies were excluded as they were: 1) analyzed elsewhere for the IRP; 2) are too large to be
considered “Distributed” resources; or 3) are not economically viable on a large scale. Project sizes were
restricted to be less than the size limits of the relevant state net metering regulation, i.e. less than 2 MW
in Oregon and Utah; <1 MW in CA; <100 kW in ID and WA; and <25 kW in WY.
Distributed generation technical potential and market penetration was estimated by technology and by
geography, i.e. the portion of the individual states that are in PacifiCorp’s service territory, including
parts of California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (Figure 1-1).
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Figure 1-1. PacifiCorp Service Territory3
1.1 Methodology
In assessing the technical and market potential of each distributed generation (DG) resource and
opportunity in PacifiCorp’s service area, the study considered a number of key factors, including:
• Technology maturity, costs, & future cost improvements
• Industry practices, current and expected
• Net metering policies
• Tax incentives
• Utility rebates
• O&M costs
• Historical performance, and expected performance improvements
• Availability of DG resources
• Consumer behavior and market penetration
3 http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/About_Us/Company_Overview/Service_Area_Map.pdf
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Using public data sources for costs and technology performance, Navigant conducted a Fisher-Pry4
payback analysis to determine market penetration for DG technologies. This was done for individual
residential and commercial customers of PacifiCorp by rate class.
A five-step process was used to determine the IRP penetration scenarios for DG resources:
1. Assess a Technology’s Technical Potential: Technical potential is the amount of a technology
that can be physically installed without considering economics.
2. Calculate First Year Simple Payback Period for Each Year of Analysis: From past work in
projecting the penetration of new technologies, Navigant has found that Simple Payback Period
is the best indicator of uptake. Navigant used all relevant federal, state, and utility incentives in
its calculation of paybacks, including their expiration dates.
3. Project Ultimate Adoption Using Payback Acceptance Curves: Payback Acceptance Curves
estimate what percentage of a market will ultimately adopt a technology, but do not factor in
how long adoption will take.
4. Project Market Penetration Using Market Penetration Curves: Market penetration curves
factor in market and technology characteristics to project how long adoption will take.
5. Project Market Penetration under Different Scenarios. In addition to the Base Case scenario, a
High and Low Case scenarios were evaluated that used different 20-year average cost
assumptions, performance assumptions, and electricity rate assumptions.
Navigant examined the cost of electricity from the customer perspective, called “levelized cost of
energy” (LCOE). A LCOE calculation takes total installation costs, incentives, annual costs such as
maintenance and financing costs, and system energy output, and calculates a net present value $/kWh
for electricity which can be compared to current retail prices. A simple payback calculation involves the
same analysis conducted for year 1, and calculates the first year costs divided by first year energy
savings to see how long it will take for the investment to pay for itself. Navigant has used LCOE and
payback analyses to examine consumer decisions as to whether purchase of distributed resources makes
economic sense for these customers, and then projects DG penetration based on these analyses.
1.2 Report Organization
The remainder of this report is organized as follows:
• Distribution Generation Technology Definitions
• Resource Cost & Performance Assumptions
• DG Market Potential and Barriers
• Market Barriers to DG
• Methodology to Develop 2015 DG Penetration Forecasts
4 Fisher-Pry are researchers who studied the economics of “S-curves”, which describe how quickly products
penetrate the market. They codified their findings based on payback period, which measures how long it takes to
recoup initial high first costs with energy savings over time.
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• Results
• Appendix A: Glossary.
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2. DG Technology Definitions
2.1 What is a “Distributed Generation” Source?
Distributed generation (DG) sources provide on-site energy generation and are generally of relatively
small size, usually no larger than the amount of power used at a particular location.
2.1.1 Size Limits for this Study
For this study, the DG resources must meet the size requirements for net metering for the six states of
PacifiCorp’s service territory, as installations that take into account net metering benefits are likely to be
most economical. These size requirements are generally less than 2 MW, per Table 2-1 below.
Table 2-1. PacifiCorp Net Metering Limits
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860-022-0075
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25 kW residential
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commercial
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incentives/
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5 The NEM credit for DG generation used to nullify or offset purchases from the utility.
6 http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/DistGen/netmetering.htm
7 The rate block of the energy component of retail rates that the DG customer is able to avoid paying as a result of
each kWh of DG production to which NEM applies.
8 http://www.rockymountainpower.net/env/nmcg.html
9 OR Revised Statues 757.300; Or Admin R. 860-039; OR Admin R. 860-022-0075
10 http://www.energy.utah.gov/renewable_energy/renewable_incentives....
11 Rev. Code Wash. § 80.60
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Net Metering applies to all DG technologies under consideration, with the possible exception of
combined heat and power (CHP), as notated in Column 3 of Table 2-1.
2.1.2 Determination of Applicable Technologies
Technologies considered for this study include commercialized technologies that are generally installed
in system sizes smaller than the net metering limits designated in Table 2-1, with a focus on technologies
that are achieving market penetration in PacifiCorp’s service territory (namely solar and wind). Table 2-2
below lists potentially applicable technologies, which ones were included (those in grey), and the
reasons why a number of technologies were not included at this time. Note, future IRP’s may include
consideration of more technologies, especially those upon the cusp of commercialization (such as fuel
cells), but resource constraints excluded them at present. Nevertheless, we believe we have captured the
major trends and DG technologies that will impact PacifiCorp over the next decade, as newer
technologies will take a long time to overcome commercialization challenges and significantly penetrate
the market.
Table 2-2. Applicable DG Technologies
Distributed Generation Technology 2013 Net
Meter
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Study? Comment
Photovoltaic ~94% Yes Highest level of DG market penetration
Small Scale Wind ~6% Yes
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2013 IRP CHP
Memo]
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No Turbine sizes generally larger than 2 MW
Fuel Cells No
No Large scale, does not apply to DG
Anaerobic
Digester (AD) No Similarly, AD is not generally economic
on a small scale
Solar Hot Water
[see 2013 IRP SHW Memo ] No
12 http://psc.state.wy.us/
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2.1.3 Solar DG Technology Definition
There are primarily two methods of converting sunlight into electricity: solar electric (photovoltaic),
and solar thermal. These are depicted below in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1. Solar Technology Types
Solar thermal technologies, which concentrate energy to raise the temperature of a heat transfer fluid,
usually require system sizes of 50MW or higher to be economical, so we have excluded them from
further consideration.
Commercialized solar electric technologies include crystalline silicon (~90% of the market), and thin film
(~10% of the market). Other solar technologies include concentrating photovoltaics (CPV), and
photovoltaics with tracking.
For purposes of this study, we define photovoltaics to be crystalline or thin film module technologies
that are mounted at either a fixed angle (usually 30-45 degrees) to a pitched roof, or mounted at a fixed
angle (usually 5-10 degrees) on a flat rooftop, as most “less than 2 MW” applications are typically
rooftop mounted. Concentrating photovoltaic technologies are currently uneconomic, with little market
penetration, and tracking technologies are used mostly on large-scale fields (>2 MW project scale).
Photovoltaics can be used at many system sizes and voltages, sometimes called applications (see Figure
2-2 below). For purposes of this study, we are considering grid-connected applications only, as
PacifiCorp is interested in the distributed resources that will impact future resource decisions, and off-
grid applications are by definition not connected to PacifiCorp’s electrical grid. In addition, we exclude
large central/substation applications that operate at transmission voltages because these projects are
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almost all done at larger than 2 MW scale, the net metering limit. This excludes a few large industrial
rate consumers from this study.
Figure 2-2. PV System Applications
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2.1.4 Small Distributed Wind Technology Definition13
Wind technologies produce electricity by using a tower to hold up a multi-bladed structure. Wind spins
the blades and generated power in a wind turbine. Sizes can range from very large structure (100’s of
feet tall), to much smaller (10s of feet tall), as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3. Wind Turbine Examples
Large Med Small Small
Small wind systems are most commonly defined as those with rated nameplate capacities between 1 kW
and 100 kW; however, some groups include small wind turbines (SWT) of up to 500 kW in that category.
For purposes of keeping power classes consistent when comparing historical and forecast annual
installed data, Navigant uses the range of SWTs less than 100kW, unless otherwise noted. The primary
focus of this report is on-grid-connected systems, as these systems will impact PacifiCorp’s future load.
A small wind system consists of, as necessary, a turbine, tower, inverter, wiring, and foundation, and
these systems can be used for both grid-tied and off-grid applications. Micro-wind is a subset of the
small wind classification and is generally defined as turbines of less than 1 kW in capacity. These units
are typically used in off-grid applications such as battery charging, providing electricity on sailboats and
recreational vehicles, and for pumping water on farms and ranches. We consider micro-wind
applications to be a part of the small wind residential segment.
Community wind is another distributed wind category; it is typically a larger-scale project that includes
one or several medium- to large-scale turbines to create a small wind farm with total capacity in the
range of 1 MW to 20 MW. In this arrangement, the wind farm is at least majority-owned by the end
users. Community wind projects in Minnesota and Iowa, for example, have utilized 1 MW-plus turbines.
For comparison, community wind installations made up approximately 5.6% of total U.S. installed wind
capacity in 2010 and 6.7% in 2011. However, because community wind projects tend to be on the large
size, over the above net meter limits, these projects are considered to be part of the large wind market,
and are not considered DG.
13 Note, this section is taken from “Small Wind Power: Demand Drivers, Market Barriers, Technology Issues,
Competitive Landscape, and Global Market”, a Navigant Research report, 1Q 2013, by Dexter Gauntlett and
Mackinnon Lawrence.
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Overall, small wind represents far less than 1% of U.S. annual installed wind capacity. Small wind
turbines (SWT) are classified as either horizontal-axis or vertical-axis. Horizontal-axis wind turbines
(HAWTs) must be installed at a height of 60 ft. to 150 ft. (usually on a tower) in order to access sufficient
unhindered wind to be efficient. They can also be installed atop tall buildings. Unlike HAWTs, vertical-
axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are designed to utilize more turbulent wind patterns such as those found in
urban areas [an example of this type of turbine is shown at the far right of Figure 2-3]. VAWTs are
associated with rooftop installations and are sometimes integrated into a building’s architecture. In
general, VAWTs are much less efficient than HAWTs, but the actual output of any turbine depends on
wind conditions at the site. Most experts agree that, in light of their economics and energy output, urban
SWTs have yet to constitute a viable or sustainable market – at least with current designs. Table 2-3
illustrates common SWT applications based on turbine size. For this study, only the on-grid applications
in blue are being modeled and considered further.
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Another picture of how SWT size varies with application is shown in Figure 2-4 from a recent market
survey conducted by Pacific Northwest Laboratory in 2013. Off-grid small turbines tend to be .1-.9 kW in
size; residential turbine sizes vary from 1-10 kW, mimicking residential loads; and commercial small
wind markets use a broader 11-100 kW in turbine sizes. Note, also that the total small wind capacity
additions for the country in 2012 was ~54 MW, which is relatively low compared to the over 13000 MW
amount of total wind power installed in the US in 201214.
14 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report, US Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley Livermore Laboratory.
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Figure 2-4. U.S. SWT Sales, by Market Segment (2007-2012)15
2.1.5 Small Scale Hydro Technology Definition
In assessing hydro potential, Navigant references a number of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reports
that inventory the potential for small- and large-scale hydro:`
• “Assessment of Natural Stream Sites for Hydroelectric Dams in the Pacific Northwest Region”,
Hall, Verdin, and Lee, March 2012, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-11-23130
• “Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power
and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants”, US Department of Energy, DOE-ID-11263,
January 2006
• “Water Energy Resources of the United States with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power
Resources”, US Department of Energy, DOE.UD-11111, April 2004
The 2012 report details data for the Pacific Northwest Region, which covers Oregon, Washington, Idaho;
the older report in 2006 represents the best information available for Utah, Wyoming, and California.
DOE has also posted GIS software on-line for these hydro resources, especially the Pacific Northwest,
which has the highest technical potential.
These reports define high power as > 1 MW, low power as < 1 MW, high-head as > 30 feet, and low head
as < 30 feet. For the Pacific Northwest, we had access to the actual technical potential measurements by
15 2012 Market Report on Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications, Aug 2013, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Orrell et al.
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site, so defined small hydro as less than 2 MW, the net metering limit, to be consistent with the rest of the
study.
As an example, Figure 2-5 shows the sites assessed in the Pacific Northwest, where each blue dot
represents a potential site. The red zone below 2 MW represents our definition of small hydro for
purposes of this study. It captures both high-head, low flow streams (i.e. large drops/waterfalls with
small amounts of water), to low head, high flow streams (i.e. small drops with large amounts of water
flowing), that each can add up to 2 MW of power produced annually. The studies examined estimated
annual mean flow and power rates using state of the art digital elevation models and rainfall/weather
records, and represent a maximum ideal power potential that may differ from specific site assessments
that will include exact stream geometry, economic considerations, etc.
Figure 2-5. Small Hydro Definition16
Figure 2-6 shows the hydraulic head vs. flow rates, and how these relate to conventional turbine designs,
micro-hydro designs, and unconventional systems (ultra low head, kinetic energy turbines, etc.). Our
study includes assessment of all of these technologies, as long as the estimated power produced
annually is below 2 MW. Electric power is produced when water flows through a turbine, which spins a
generator/alternator to generate electricity directly. See Figure 2-6 for an example site and a few
representative turbine styles.
16 Figure 26, “Assessment of Natural Stream Sites for Hydroelectric Dams in the Pacific Northwest Region”, Douglas
Hall, Kristine Verdin, Randy Lee, March 2012.
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Figure 2-6. Small Hydro Sizes17
Figure 2-7. Example Small Hydro Sites, Turbines
17 Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro
Classes of Hydroelectric Plants, DOE-ID-11263, January 2006, US Department of Energy, page xviii.
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2.1.6 CHP Reciprocating Engines Technology Definition
In a combined heat and power application, a small CHP power source will burn a fuel to produce both
electricity and heat. In many applications, the heat is transferred to water, and this hot water is then used
to heat a building (or sets of buildings, in the case of college or business campuses). The heat transfer
fluid can also be steam, heating the building via radiators. Finally, in a factory setting the heat generated
can be used directly in industrial processes (such a furnaces, etc.) Figure 2-8 and Figure 2-9 show
example schematics for these systems.
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Figure 2-8. Residential CHP Schematic18
Figure 2-9. Typical Commercial CHP System Components19
The CHP source can be a large variety of possible devices; the most common on the market is an engine
known as a “reciprocating engine.” As shown in Figure 2-10, a reciprocating engine is an internal
combustion engine that uses pistons to turn a crankshaft that is connected to a generator used to produce
electricity. Waste heat is extracted from the engine jacket and the exhaust gases to heat a building. This
internal combustion engine is very similar to an automobile engine, but is typically somewhat larger.
18 http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2012/03/04/japan-moves-the-needle-on-micro-chp/
19 www.atcogas.com
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Figure 2-10. Reciprocating Engine Cutaway20
Navigant Research has done extensive surveys of diesel and gas-fired DG technology markets, and has
found that ~80% of reciprocating engine sales are estimated to be for portable (i.e. for construction)
and/or backup power applications21. For purposes of this study, these two applications are excluded
because neither application would provide base-load power for PacifiCorp. Our main focus is therefore
on the applications shown in Figure 2-11, namely base-load power applications and CHP applications.
20 a2dialog.wordpress.com
21 “Diesel Generator Sets: Distributed Reciprocating Engines for Portable, Standby, Prime, Continuous, and
Cogeneration Applications”, 1Q2013, Dexter Gauntlett, Navigant Research.
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Figure 2-11. Diesel/Gas-Fired DG Technology Applications
Similar surveys show that reciprocating engines come in a large variety of sizes, and that natural gas
fuels are typically in use ~ 11% of the time. We assume that diesel and gasoline fuels will be used in
portable and/or remote backup situations, excluding these installations.
Figure 2-12. Reciprocating Engine Sizes and Fuels Used
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2.1.7 CHP Microturbine Technology Definition
The definition for the microturbine category is equivalent to that for reciprocating engines above, except
that the CHP source is a microturbine rather than a reciprocating engine. A schematic of this type of
device is shown in Figure 2-13.
Figure 2-13. Microturbine Schematic22
The microturbine uses natural gas to start a combustor, which drives a turbine. The turbine, in turn
drives an AC generator and compressor, and the waste heat is exhausted to the user. The device
therefore produces electrical power from the generator, and waste heat to the user. Emissions tend to be
very low, allowing installation in locations with strict emissions controls, and they tend to have fewer
moving parts than reciprocating engines, which they compete with directly in various applications.
Navigant used the performance specifications of a typical microturbine design as profiled in various
market reports23,24. Figure 2-14 shows one example offering.
Figure 2-14. Example Micro-turbines (Capstone Turbine Corporation)
22 www.understandingchp.com
23 “Catalog of CHP Technologies”, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, December 2008
24 “Combined Heat and Power: Policy Analysis and Market Assessment 2011-2030”, ICF, February 2012
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3. Resource Cost & Performance Assumptions
3.1 Photovoltaic
3.1.1 Performance
Navigant has based its assessment of photovoltaic performance over time on manufacturer specification
sheets and warranties. In general, solar panels are sized for either one or two man installation and
handling, to allow them to fit them easily onto racks that are mounted onto rooftops, and that are of a
weight and size for easy handling. For rooftop applications in particular, solar panels typically have an
aluminum frame around the panel, to protect against accidental corner breakage and chipping of the
front glass.
Figure 3-1. Example Solar Panels: Mono-crystalline and Poly-crystalline
The amount of power generated by the solar cell module depends on the particular material and
configuration of the technology, as well as local sunlight conditions.25 Figure 3-2 illustrates a typical
crystalline technology cross section, showing the grid pattern (the fine lines in Figure 3-1), and the
various electrical components of the cell. Over time, manufacturers have improved material quality,
25 Navigant also factored in assumptions on single or dual axis tracking and the panel’s orientation.
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material types, processes, and optics to generate slightly more power in the same area. For mature
technologies, these gains have been on the order of .1% / year for mainstream commercial cells26.
Figure 3-2. Typical Crystalline Solar Cell Cross Section
A photovoltaic module will experience some slight amount of degradation over time, as the wires in the
cells age and oxidation increases resistance, as differential thermal expansion ages the cells, etc. In the
industry, it is an industry standard to offer a limited power output warranty which covers this
degradation. An example warranty is shown in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3. Example Solar Module Power Warranty
In summary, we assume .1% efficiency gains over the next 20 years, mimicking solar technology
performance over the last 20 years; and assume a .7% annual degradation rate in keeping with current
module warranties that guarantee 80% power after 25 years.
26 Based on February Photon International’s annual survey of PV module specification sheets over the last twenty
years.
b) 25 Year Limited Power Output Warranty
In addition, Trina Solar warrants that for a period of twenty-five years
commencing on the Warranty Start Date loss of power output of the nominal
power output specified in the relevant Product Data Sheet and measured at
Standard Test Conditions (STC) for the Product(s) shall not exceed:
For Polycrystalline Products (as defined in Sec. 1 a): 2.5 % in the first year,
thereafter 0.7% per year, ending with 80.7% in the 25th year after the
Warranty Start Date,
For Monocrystalline Products (as defined in Sec. 1 b): 3.5 % in the first year,
thereafter 0.68% per year, ending with 80.18% in the 25th year after the
Warranty Start Date.
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3.1.2 Cost
Amalgamating a number of public sources of data regarding PV installed and maintenance costs with
our own private sources and internal databases, we used the following assumptions and sources for
these costs:
Table 3-1. PV Installation and Maintenance Cost Assumptions
DG
Resource Units Sources Residential Commercial
Installed
Cost $/kWDC $4000 $3125
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• Photovoltaic System Pricing Trends:
Historical, Recent, and Near - Term
Fixed
O&M $/kW-Yr $23 $25
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• Addressing Solar Photovoltaic
Operations and Maintenance
Challenges, 2010, EPRI
• True South Renewables, Solar Plaza
Module prices have come down dramatically over the last few decades, as the brown line shows in
Figure 3-4. This has impacted system prices sharply, as module price has traditionally been ~50% of total
system price.
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Figure 3-4. Photovoltaic Module Price Trends27.
In our base case, Navigant assumes that PV annual system installation cost reductions will continue at
the same rate as has occurred over the last ten years. Plotting the data from the above graph, this equals
4.7% cost reduction annually for commercial installations, and slightly higher 5.3% cost reduction for
residential installations. Note, a higher proportion of installation costs have become non-module costs
(installation labor, design, permitting, etc.) recently, and the U.S. is a relatively immature market relative
to scale regarding these non-module factors. Our expectation is that these non-module costs will start to
mimic more mature markets such as Germany where costs are demonstrably lower28.
However, costs likely cannot be reduced at such a relatively high rate forever. Navigant assumes that
DOE’s modeled System Overnight Capital Cost will form a floor for future PV system prices, reaching
1.80 $/WpDC (commercial), and 2.10 $/WpDC (residential). For our high and low penetration cases, we
vary these cost projections by +/- 10%.
27 Photovoltaic System Pricing Trends: Historical, Recent, and Near-Term Projections, 2013 Edition”,Feldman et al,
NREL/LBNL, PR-6A20-60207
28 “Why are Residential PV Prices in Germany So Much Lower Than in the United States?” A Scoping Analysis”,
Joachim Seel, Galen Barbose, and Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Feb 2013, sponsored by
SunShot, US Department of Energy.
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3.2 Small-Scale Wind
3.2.1 Performance
Large-scale wind has dramatically improved system capacity factor over 10% over the last two
decades29. This has reflected larger and larger turbine sizes, improvements in air flow modeling, blade
angle control, indirect to direct drive innovations, etc. Small wind suffers from (a) size limitations, and
(b) wind strength close to the earth tends to be much lower, Navigant assumes small wind system
performance improvements will be roughly half of those achieved by its bigger cousins to reflect these
factors and physical limits. We therefore assume that capacity factors will change from around 20% in
2013 to approximately 33% in 2034.
3.2.2 Cost
The most recent public cost data that we could find regarding small wind installed cost and maintenance
costs are shown in Table 3-2:
Table 3-2. Small Scale Wind Cost Assumptions
DG
Resource Costs Units
Baseline
2013
Sources
Installed Cost
(Residential)
$/kW
$6960 Capacity weighted average, "2012 Market
Report on Wind Technologies in Distributed
Applications." Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory for U.S. DOE, August 2013.
Commercial estimates based on reduced
Installed Cost
(Commercial) $5568
Fixed O&M $/kW-Yr $30
"2012 Market Report on Wind Technologies in
Distributed Applications." Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory for U.S. DOE, August
The above capacity factor improvement is equivalent to a cost reduction potential of -2.5 % annual cost
improvement over the next 20 years. If small wind gets to much larger scale than at present, then further
cost reductions may be possible, but currently paybacks for this technology are very long, so this is less
likely, and we therefore include this possibility as part of our high penetration scenario only.
21 “Recent Developments in the Levelized Cost of Energy from U.S. Wind Power Projects”, Wiser et al, Feb 2012,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Contract No DE-AC02-
05CH11231.
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3.3 Small-Scale Hydro
3.3.1 Performance
Hydropower project capacity factor can vary widely, as Figure 3-5 illustrates. Navigant assumes 50%
capacity factor in the base case as typical30, using a band of +/- 5% to capture the variation in average
project capacity factor as part of its low and high penetration scenarios.
Figure 3-5. Hydropower project capacity factors in the Clean Development Mechanism31
30 This datapoint of 50% is echoed in three DOE potential studies referenced in section 2.1.7 .
31 Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series, Volume 1: Power Sector, Issue 3/5, Hydropower, June
2012, International Renewable Energy Agency, Figure 2.4, which references E. Branche, “Hydropower: the strongest
performer in the CDM process, reflecting high quality of hydro in comparison to other renewable energy sources,
EDF, Paris, 2011.
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3.3.2 Cost
Cost data for small scale hydro is found in Table 3-3, with the sources annotated. In keeping how other
mature technologies are treated in the IRP, Navigant assumes no further future cost improvements for
this technology.
Table 3-3. Small Scale Hydro Cost Assumptions
Small Scale Hydro
DG
Resource
Units
Baseline
2013
Sources
Installed
Cost $/kW $4000
Double average plant costs in "Quantifying the Value
of Hydropower in the Electric Grid: Plant Cost
Elements." Electric Power Research Institute,
November 2011; this accounts for permitting/project
Fixed
O&M $/kW-Yr $52
Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series.
"Hydropower." International Renewable Energy
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3.4 CHP Reciprocating Engines
3.4.1 Performance
Reciprocating internal combustion engines are a widespread and well-known technology. There are
several varieties of stationary engine available for power generation market applications and duty
cycles. Reciprocating engines for power generation are available in a range of sized from several
kilowatts to over 5 MW. We used an electric heat rate of 11,000 Btu/kWh corresponding to electrical
efficiencies around 30%-33%.
3.4.2 Cost
The latest cost data for CHP reciprocating engines is shown in Table 3-4.
Table 3-4. CHP Reciprocating Engines Cost Assumptions
CHP Reciprocating Engines
DG
Resource Costs Units
Baseline
2013
Sources
Installed Cost $/kW $2325
Combined Heat and Power: Policy Analysis
and Market Assessment 2011-2030, ICF
International; Catalog of CHP Technologies,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Combined Heat and Power Partnership;
Annual Cost
Reductions % -1.4%
20% by 2030; "Combined Heat and Power:
Policy Analysis AND 2011-2030 Market
Assessment." ICF International, Inc., February
Variable O&M $/MWh $19 Catalog of CHP Technologies, 2008, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Fuel Cost $/MWh $77 [UT]
Example State: UT; Electric Heat Rate: 11,000
BTU/kWh; Fuel Cost: ~$6.90/MMbtu*. Note,
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3.5 CHP Micro-turbines
3.5.1 Performance
Micro-turbines are small electricity generators that burn gaseous and liquid fuels to create high-speed
rotation that turns an electrical generator. The capacity for micro-turbines available and in development
is generally from 30 to 250 kilowatts (kW). We assumed electric heat rate around 14,800 Btu/kWh used
which corresponds to a thermal to electric efficiency around 23%-25%. The electrical efficiency increases
as the microturbine becomes larger.23,24
3.5.2 Cost
Table 3-5 shows the latest cost data and assumptions for micro-turbines.
Table 3-5. CHP Microturbine Cost Assumptions
CHP Micro-turbines
Resource Units 2013 Sources
Installed Cost $/kW $2650
Combined Heat and Power: Policy Analysis and
Market Assessment 2011-2030, ICF International;
Catalog of CHP Technologies, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and
Combined Heat and Power Partnership;
Annual Cost
Reductions % -1.4% Analysis AND 2011-2030 Market Assessment."
ICF International, Inc., February 2012. CEC-200-
Variable
O&M $/MWh $23.5 Catalog of CHP Technologies, 2008, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Fuel Cost $/MWh $104 (UT) Fuel Cost: ~$6.90/MMbtu*
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4. DG Market Potential and Barriers
A number of DG resources are more expensive than grid electricity to the consumer on a levelized cost of energy
basis. As a result, there are various forms of incentives that close the “grid parity gap” for some DG technologies.
4.1 Incentives
4.1.1 Federal Incentives
A primary incentive, which Congress allows for wind and solar DG technologies, is the federal Business
Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC), which allows the owner of the system to claim a tax credit off a
certain percentage of the installed price of these distributed generation resources.32 For example, for
solar PV technologies the ITC is currently 30% of the overall installed system cost. This ITC for solar PV
is set to reduce from 30% down 10% at the end of 2016. For CHP reciprocating engines and CHP
microturbine technologies, the ITC for businesses is 10%. An equivalent personal credit is given for
residential customers.
For our base case analysis, Navigant presumes that aside from the expiration of the 30% ITC incentive
down to 10% in 2017, current regulatory incentives will continue throughout the analysis period. In
general, due to the uncertainties associated with varying political policy over time, Navigant does not
attempt to predict whether or when particular policies will be enacted, and assumes that existing policy
applies. Our base case therefore includes all current incentives, including expiration dates. Our high and
low cases explicitly model potential changes in technology cost assumptions, technology performance
assumptions, and future electricity rate assumptions, as discussed below. Policy changes that have
equivalent payback impacts are therefore also modeled as part of our high and low scenarios. In other
words, if the high penetration case includes 10% steeper cost reductions / year, and incentives are offered
that are equivalent to this level of cost reduction, our high case includes this type of policy change
(whether due to a policy change, or steeper cost reductions than expected).
4.1.2 State Incentives
State incentives within PacifiCorp’s service territory that apply to the technologies under consideration
in sizes < 2 MW are shown below in Table 4-1.
32 www.dsireusa.org
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Table 4-1. State Tax Incentives33
Personal Tax Credit
(residential) Corporate Tax Credit Sales Tax
40%/20%/20%/20% personal
max over 4 years
Wind: $2/kWh in first year,
max $1500
commercial PV, wind systems: 10% of installed cost, up to
As the table shows, there are a few state incentives that improve the payback and penetration of DG
technologies beyond what is supported by the federal incentive. In particular, Oregon and Utah’s
incentives significantly increase penetration. In general, depending on varying state goals and budgets,
Navigant has observed that state incentives tend to complement or step up when federal incentives are
reduced. Note as well that state incentives tend to be subject to varying budget restrictions over time and
can therefore be somewhat volatile; this volatility can be lower for rate supported programs.
33 See http://www.dsireusa.org/summarytables/finre.cfm. Incentives and Rebates were examined as of 06/01/14; note
that not all incentives listed on the website apply due to 2 MW size restrictions, alternate technologies, etc.
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4.1.3 Rebate Incentives
On top of state tax incentives, states or specific utilities within a state also offer rebates for DG
installations. Typically these programs pay an up-front rebate to reduce the initial installation cost of the
system, and are subject to strict budget limits. Rebate incentives that apply to PacifiCorp’s service
territory are shown in Table 4-2:
Table 4-2. Rebate Incentives
Rebates34
CA
Pacific Power PV Rebate Program:
$1.13/Wp CEC-AC Res
OR
Oregon State Rebate Programs:
Small Wind Incentive Program
$5.00/kWh, up to 50% of installed cost
Solar Electric Incentive Program
$.75/WpDC (res) $1.00 /Wp (0-35 kW); .45-$1.00/Wp (35-200 kW) commercial
$7500 max
UT
Rocky Mountain Power PV Rebate Program:
$1.25->1.05/W-AC (res). $1.00->.80/W-AC (0-25kW);
$.80->.60/W-AC (25-1000 kW) commercial
Max: $5000 (res). $25,000 (0-25 kW). $800,000 (25-1000 kW)
PacifiCorp is spending over $50 million from 2013-2017 in California and Utah, supporting DG
technologies, and Oregon state’s rebate program is spending ~$2 million annually within PacifiCorp’s
service territory. Given that these expenditures are rate-payer based, we assume the Oregon state rebate
budget levels will extend throughout the IRP period as part of our base case.
34 See http://www.dsireusa.org/summarytables/finre.cfm. Incentives and Rebates were examined as of 06/01/14; note
that not all incentives listed on the website apply due to 2 MW size restrictions, alternate technologies, expiring CSI
budgets, etc.
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4.2 Market Barriers to DG Penetration
There are a number of market barriers to wider use of distributed resources in PacifiCorp’s service
territory. These include technical, economic, regulatory/legal, and institutional barriers. Each of these
barriers is discussed in turn.
4.2.1 Technical Barriers
4.2.1.1 Maximum DG Penetration Limits
If DG sources are renewable, these usually have reduced availability / capacity factor when the resources
is not available, and can also be highly variable.
Because no widespread cost-effective energy storage solutions exist, backup power generation is needed
when variable sources are suddenly unavailable (i.e., storms blocking the sun, or the wind dies down
suddenly). This, in turn, can increase costs. From a technical perspective, a number of jurisdictions
(Germany, Denmark, other utilities in the US35) have demonstrated that renewable sources can represent
20-30% of grid power without energy storage solutions. California is on target for reaching its 33% by
2020 renewable goal36, while many other states in PacifiCorp’s service territory have varying renewables
penetration..
4.2.1.2 Interconnection Standards
Technical interconnection standards must be in place to ensure worker safety and grid reliability, and at
the DG level these concerns have largely been addressed by standards such as IEEE 1547, which is
concerned with voltage and frequency tolerances for distributed resources. Other technical codes and
standards include ANSI C84 (voltage regulation), IEEE 1453 (flicker), IEEE 519 (harmonics), NFPA NEC
/ IEEE NESC (safety)37.
However, as DG penetration levels increase to high levels (greater than 10%+), jurisdictions such as
Germany have found that voltage control / ride-through can be an issue. Similarly, standards are a work
in progress regarding advanced inverters and the grid support they can provide (reactive control, etc.).
Finally, there is a lack of standards regarding utility two-way control of DG systems at high penetration
levels. Two-way control, with attendant communication systems and higher costs, can allow the utility
to turn off DG sources during periods of low load for better source/demand matching and dispatch.
Standards bodies – IEEE, etc. – continue to make progress on defining these types of technical standards
that will become more important should PacifiCorp face higher levels of DG market penetration.
From a practical perspective, there is a plethora of different technical ways to interconnect DG
equipment to the grid, and parts/schematic standardization is helpful to reduce maintenance costs
(training, spare parts inventories, etc.) and improve safety. As DG penetration increases, we expect
PacifiCorp to examine these issues as necessary with larger amounts of DG penetration.
35 On May 2013, Xcel Energy produced 60% of its power from wind. See
http://www.xcelenergy.com/Environment/Renewable_Energy/Wind/Do_You_Know:_Wind
36 See http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/
37 “Interconnection Standards for PV Systems: Where are we? Where are we going?”, Abraham Ellis, Sandia
National Laboratory, Cedar Rapids, IA, Oct 2009.
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4.2.2 Economic Barriers
4.2.2.1 Cost Barriers
DG sources tend to be more expensive than conventional sources due to a number of effects:
• Site Project Costs: Site project costs are spread out over smaller project sizes. For example, a 467
MW coal plant38 compared to a 100kW PV commercial roof installation. Because site project costs
are relatively constant, these costs are higher for the DG installation.
• Efficiency: DG sources tend to be less efficient than conventional sources (with CHP being the
exception). Less power produced by a source leads to higher costs on a $/kWh basis.
• Technology scale: As technologies move into mass production, equipment costs can come down
dramatically; but until then, costs can be high, creating a barrier to market penetration. If a
process is relatively slow, or expensive materials are used, this can result in high costs even at
high scale.
• DG Preferential Use: If DG is used preferentially over conventional sources, conventional source
power costs can increase due to more start-stops, or less efficient operation.
Each of these barriers is being address in the US market, varying by technology, and we therefore expect
DG costs to come down over time, as shown above in our cost assumption for each technology. The US
DOE is focusing research efforts on reducing soft costs, technical innovations can address efficiency
gaps, and we expect many technologies to get to scale over the IRP period.
4.2.2.2 Resource Availability
DG sources are dependent on the availability of their respective resources, especially from an economic
perspective. For example, a CHP project needs a large enough local thermal load to be economically
attractive. Similarly, a small scale hydro project needs to have adequate water flow annually to generate
enough power to be viable and a small wind project needs high enough wind speed (typically class 3 or
4) to be viable.39 A solar project needs enough solar insolation to be worth developing in addition to
appropriate rooftop orientation and rooftop area availability.
4.2.2.3 Trade Barriers/ Issues
There have been recent trade actions that have impacted the US market for PV modules, one DG
technology. The US and the EU have levied trade sanctions and tariffs on to Chinese PV panel
producers, increasing module costs in the U.S. Conversely, Chinese government subsidies resulted in a
large overcapacity of module factories in China, and this has reduced prices dramatically over the last 5
years, as well as driven a number of US manufacturers out of business. Trade issues can therefore be
both a barrier as well as a spur to DG market growth.
38 A typical size for a coal plant (source: EIA)
39 Class 3 wind has annual wind speeds of 11.5-12.5 mph; class 4 is 12.5-13.4 mph.
(http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/tables/1-1T.html)
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4.2.3 Legal / Regulatory Barriers
4.2.3.1 Net Metering
All PacifiCorp states have approved net metering programs for DG as shown in Figure 4-1. The
provisions of these programs vary by state. For customers owning DG, net metering can reduce the DG
payback period, which may influence a customer’s investment decision. For customers leasing DG, it is
uncertain whether and to what extent net metering has impacted the lease price offered to a customer
and the total cost of a leasing customer’s total electric consumption.
Figure 4-1. Net Metering Policies in the U.S.40
4.2.4 Institutional Barriers
Institutional barriers include mis-matched incentives and financing barriers.
4.2.4.1 Mis-matched Incentives
Typically, when a DG power source is purchased and installed, the benefits accrue directly to the
customer rather than a utility. Utilities feel higher DG usage by customers as a drop in load and
revenue, making it difficult for a utility to recover its fixed costs if actual sales in a 12-month period do
not equal the forecast sales used in setting rates.
40 www.dsireusa.org
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4.2.4.2 Financing Barriers
As displayed in Figure 4-2, we are currently enjoying the lowest interest rates available in a generation.
Figure 4-2. US Benchmark Interest Rate41
At some point, these interest rates may rise, significantly increasing the cost of financing DG projects,
which typically have high up-front costs and use a loan and/or equity financing to enable projects to
proceed. Countervailing this increasing interest rate possibility are trends regarding the risk premium
for DG projects. As DG sources get to larger and larger scale from a financing perspective (i.e. deal size
and bankability), the risk premium for these projects is likely to go down, especially for newer
technologies. In particular, we are seeing solar projects shift from high equity content toward higher loan
content, at correspondingly lower interest rates.
Current incentives tend to rely on ITC incentives, which require a healthy tax equity market for larger-
scale project financing. A recent barrier to larger DG projects occurred when the tax equity appetite
shrank dramatically during the recent financial crisis, slowing DG market growth. Congress reacted by
creating the Treasury Grant program in response, but this took some time to get set up and operational.
41 http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/interest-rate
Jan/13
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5. Methodology to Develop 2015 IRP DG Penetration Forecasts
5.1 Market Penetration Approach
The following five-step process was used to determine the IRP penetration scenarios for DG resources:
1. Assess a Technology’s Technical Potential: Technical potential is the amount of a technology
that can physically be installed without taking economics into account.
2. Calculate First Year Simple Payback Period for Each Year of Analysis: From past work in
projecting the penetration of new technologies, Navigant has found that Simple Payback Period
is the best indicator of uptake. Navigant used all relevant federal, state, and utility incentives in
its calculation of paybacks, including their expiration dates.
3. Project Ultimate Adoption Using Payback Acceptance Curves: Payback Acceptance Curves
estimate what percentage of a market will ultimately adopt a technology, but do not factor in
how long adoption will take.
4. Project Actual Market Penetration Using Market Penetration Curves: Market penetration
curves factor in market and technology characteristics to project how long adoption will take.
5. Project Market Penetration under Different Scenarios. In addition to the Base Case scenario, a
High Penetration and a Low Penetration case were evaluated that used different 20-year average
cost assumptions, performance assumptions, and electricity rate assumptions.
Navigant examined the cost of electricity from the customer perspective, called “levelized cost of
energy” (LCOE). A levelized cost of energy calculation takes total installation costs, incentives, annual
costs such as maintenance and financing costs, and system energy output, and calculates a net present
value $/kWh for electricity which can be compared to current retail prices. A simple payback calculation
involves the same analysis conducted for year 1, and calculates the first year costs divided by first year
savings to see how long it will take for the investment to pay for itself. Navigant has used LCOE and
payback analyses to examine consumer decisions as to whether purchase of distributed resources makes
economic sense for these customers, and then projects DG penetration based on these analyses.
Each of these five steps is explained below.
5.1.1 Assess Technical Potential
Each technology considered has its own characteristics and data sources that influenced how we
assessed technical potential, which is the amount of a technology that can be physically installed within
PacifiCorp’s service territory without taking economics into account. We consider each technology in the
following subsections.
5.1.1.1 CHP (Reciprocating Engines and Micro-turbines) Technical Potential
CHP technologies can substitute 1:1 for grid power. The technical potential is therefore the amount of
power being used by applicable customer classes. In the case of CHP, market studies and our own work
has shown that smaller installations are uneconomic, so our technical potential focused on large
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commercial users. We multiplied the total number of large commercial customers times the minimum
peak summer loads. For example, in Utah, large commercial class customers (schedule 8 electricity rates)
number 274, and the minimum peak load for these customers is 661 kW, yielding a technical potential of
274 x 661 kW = 181 MW. Customer information and building load data was provided by PacifiCorp for
each state.
We then compared these technical potentials to a 2013 CHP national assessment, called “The
Opportunity for CHP in the United States”42. This national assessment provides technical potential
figures by state, so we multiplied their state estimates times PacifiCorp’s area coverage ratio to
determine the studies assessment of CHP potential per this study.
Table 5-1. CHP Technical Potential
“The Opportunity for CHP in the United States” PacifiCorp Data
State Potential
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% PacifiCorp
Coverage
PacifiCorp
Potential
2013 Customer x Load
Potential (MW)
6456 7% 452 15
ID 211 11% 23 11
OR 657 22% 145 303
418 72% 301 181
WA 1052 4% 42 67
105 39% 41 135
In three states, WA, WY, and OR, the PacifiCorp data exceeded the figures from the national assessment.
In these cases (shown in green) we reduced the technical potential to match the national study, which
utilized more data regarding the availability of economic thermal loads; conversely, given the
imprecision in the % coverage estimates, we conservatively used PacifiCorp’s data when it was lower
than that assessed by the study (CA, ID, and UT). The difference in CA is especially stark, as PacifiCorp’s
territory is mostly forested area with little large commercial activity. The bolded figures in Table 5-1 are
the final technical potential used for each state.
We also examined current CHP installations < 2 MW from available databases, and found a very low
number of installations. In Table 5-2, the 2nd column shows the total number of reciprocating engine CHP
projects since 1980 installed, with the number following the slash showing what proportion of these are
less than 2 MW in size.
42 ICF International, Hedman et al, May 2013, for the American Gas Association
43 ibid, Table 7 (industrial 50-1000 kW + 1-5MW categories) + Table 8 Commercial (same categories), p32-33.
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Table 5-2. CHP Install Base
Combined Heat and Power National Database44
State Engine Installations
(Total / < 2 MW)
1980-2013 Micro-turbine
Installations
[in MW]
Given this very small installation base since 1980 within PacifiCorp’s territory, and summarizing, we
conservatively used the minimum CHP technical potential from two sources, PacifiCorp’s customer
data, and an area-ratio estimate from a national CHP study.
5.1.1.2 Small Hydro Technical Potential
The detailed national small hydro studies conducted by the Department of Energy in 2004 to 2013,
referenced in Section 2.1.5 formed the basis of our estimate of technical potential for small hydro.
In the Pacific Northwest Basin, which covers WA, OR, ID, and WY, a very detailed stream by stream
analysis was done in 2013, and DOE sent us this data directly. For these states we had detailed GIS
PacifiCorp service territory data combined with detailed GIS data on each stream / water source. For
each state, we subtracted out the streams that were not in PacifiCorp’s service territory, and summed the
technical potentials.
For the other two states, Utah and California, we relied on an older 2006 national analysis, and
multiplied the given state figures time the area coverage for PacifiCorp within that state that are shown
on Table 5-1 above.
44 http://www.eea-inc.com/chpdata. This ICF database is supported by the US Department of Energy and Oak
Ridge National Laboratory. It was accessed 6/1/2014.
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Table 5-3. Small Hydro Technical Potential Results
State 2012 Small Hydro Potential (MW)45
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5.1.1.3 Photovoltaic Technical Potential
For photovoltaics, a similar approach was taken as the CHP technologies above. We assessed peak load
from customer data records provided by PacifiCorp and multiplied by summer peak loads to determine
technical potential for each customer class (i.e. rate schedule)46. Rate schedules and customer classes
analyzed were chosen according to the following criteria:
1. Rate classes must represent significant revenue
2. Single customer contracts are excluded to preserve confidentiality
3. Partial requirements customers are generally large, over 1 MW, and are qualifying facilities
under PURPA and therefore not net-metered customers. They have been excluded.
4. Transmission voltage customers were excluded, as PV projects at these voltage levels are likely
to be large-scale PV fields, and exceed the 2 MW net metering limit
We then compared this to the estimated maximum PV array available on the rooftop for an average
member of this customer class; the available rooftop area in some cases limited technical potential (for
large power users, sometimes sharply). Our assumption is that ground mount system sizes will be larger
than the 2 MW net metering limit, and are therefore accounted for elsewhere in the IRP.
To estimate maximum available PV array size, we multiplied a number of factors:
• Average rooftop size, derived from PacifiCorp surveys on establishment square feet, divided by
an average of two stories
• Assumed PV access factor. Residential tilted rooftops have a 1 in 4 chance of facing south;
commercial rooftop access factor is higher as rooftops are flat, but some shading occurs
• Average PV Module Power density (W/Sq Ft). Derived from typical packing factor of 80%
(accounting for maintenance footpaths, tilted racking, etc.) and 2013 manufacturer module
power specification sheets
45 Note, average hydro technical potential is not likely to change annually
46 Note customer classes were chosen
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An example of this system size calculation is shown for Utah in Table 5-4. Columns 2 through 4 were
multiplied together to obtain column 5, and the minimum of the 2013 system size and the summer peak
load is the output in the rightmost column.
Table 5-4. PV System Size per Customer Class Example (Utah)
2103 Utah
Customer Class
(Rate Schedule)
Maximum Available PV Array Size Peak
Load One
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PV Power
2013
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2013
Summer
Peak Load
Class
System
Size
17600 65% 12 137 1112.7 137
1258 25% 15 4.7 2.8 2.8
9600 65% 12 75 3.4 3.4
This output column of class system size was then multiplied by the number of customers to obtain
technical potential per class. The commercial classes were then summed to show final residential and
commercial technical potential for the state of Utah, as shown in Table 5-5.
Table 5-5. Utah PV Technical Potential
2103 Utah Customer
Class
(Rate Schedule)
System Number of
Customers Potential per Residential
137 274 38
1580 Irrigation (10) 33.9 2784 94
Small Commercial (23) 3.4 82668 282
89.4 13072 1169
2.8 740189 2096 2100
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5.1.1.4 Small Wind
For small wind, NREL publishes wind data in GIS format47. An example wind resource map is shown in
Figure 5-1. Using PacifiCorp GIS service territory data, we excluded areas in each state outside of its
service territory, and then proportionally determined the area within the territory that was Class 4 and
above (i.e. the non-green area Figure 5-1 divided by total service area).
Figure 5-1. US Wind Resource Map
These proportions were multiplied by (the customer peak load) times (number of customers) to
determine the technical potential for small wind within PacifiCorp’s service territory. A summary of the
results is shown in Table 5-6.
47 http://www.nrel.gov/gis/data_wind.html
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Table 5-6. Small Wind Technical Potential Results
State % Class 4+
in service
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Residential Commercial
5% .8 3.9
5.4% 10 6
8.4% 19 62
16% 48 116
8.4% 5 15
50.7% 62 139
Wyoming has the highest technical potential due to its very high wind; Utah is next because a large
number of customers within Utah are PacifiCorp customers and it has relatively higher wind resources.
5.1.1.5 Technical Potential Over Time
The previous subsections show how Navigant calculated technical potential in 2013. To project how
technical potential will change over time (because of either more customers or larger loads per
customer), Navigant escalated technical potentials at the same rate PacifiCorp projects its load will
change over time. PacifiCorp provided Navigant with its load forecast through 2034.
5.1.2 Simple Payback
For each customer class (rate schedule), technology, and state, Navigant calculates simple payback
period using the following formula:
Simple Payback Period = (Net Initial Costs)/(Net Annual Savings)
Net Initial Costs = Installed Cost – Federal Incentives – Capacity Based Incentives*(1 – Tax Rate)
Net Annual Savings = Annual Energy Bills Savings + (Performance Based Incentives – O&M Costs – Fuel
Costs)*(1 – Tax Rate)
• Federal tax credits can be taken against a system’s full value if other (i.e. utility or state supplied)
capacity based or performance based incentives are considered taxable.
• Navigant’s Market Penetration model calculates first year simple payback assuming new
installations for each year of analysis.
• For electric bills savings, Navigant conducted an 8760 hourly analysis to take into account actual
rate schedules, actual output profiles, and demand charges. CHP performance and hydro
performance assumptions are listed in the relevant performance / cost assumptions in section 3.
PV performance and wind performance profiles were calculated for representative locations
48 The wind data this table is based on was last updated June 2012
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within each state based on the solar advisory model (which now also models wind). Building
load profiles were provided by PacifiCorp, and were scaled to match the average electricity
usage for each class based on billing data.
• For thermal savings (if a CHP technology is chosen), the model examines at annual space
heating loads and assume most of that is offset by CHP.
Tax rates used are listed in Table 5-7. We used a tax calculator to estimate federal tax rates for median
household incomes, and added this to state sales taxes and state income taxes to estimate a residential
household tax rate for each state.
Table 5-7. Residential Tax Rates
Median
Household
Income ($$)49
Income Tax
Rate as % of
50
2013 State
Sales Tax51
State Income
Tax52
2013
Residential
Tax Rate
$49,161 7% 0% 8% 14.7%
$54,901 8% 4% 0% 11.8%
To estimate commercial taxes, we added federal corporate taxes of 35% to state sales taxes, as shown in
Table 5-8.
Table 5-8. Commercial Tax Rate
2013 State
Sales Tax Corporate Commercial
35%
6% 41%
7% 42%
49 http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/. Latest available data is for 2012
50 www.calcxml.com
51 http://www.taxrates.com/state-rates
52 http://www.tax-rates.org/taxtables/income-tax-by-state
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5.1.3 Payback Acceptance Curves
For distributed resources, Navigant used the following payback acceptance curves to model market
penetration of DG sources from the retail customer perspective:
Figure 5-2. Payback Acceptance Curves
These payback curves are based upon work for various utilities, federal government organizations, and
state local organizations. They were developed from customer surveys, mining of historical program
data, and industry interviews. Given a calculated payback, the curve predicts what ultimate level of
market penetration of the technical potential is likely. For example, if the technical potential is 100MW, a
3 year commercial payback predicts that 15% of this, or 15MW, will be ultimately achieved over the long
term.
5.1.4 Market Penetration Curves
To determine the future DG market penetration within PacifiCorp’s territory, the team modeled the
growth of DG technologies between now and 2034 for the IRP. The model is a Fisher-Pry-based
technology adoption model that calculates the market growth of DG technologies. It uses a lowest-cost
approach (to consumers) to develop expected market growth curves based on maximum achievable
market penetration and market saturation time, as defined below.53
53 Michelfelder and Morrin, “Overview of New Product Diffusion Sales Forecasting Models” provides a summary of
product diffusion models, including Fisher-Pry. Available:
law.unh.edu/assets/images/uploads/pages/ipmanagement-new-product-diffusion-sales-forecasting-models.pdf
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• Market Penetration – The percentage of a market that purchases or adopts a specific product or
technology. The Fisher-Pry model estimates the achievable market penetration based on the
simple payback period of the technology (per the curve show in Figure 5-2)
• Market Saturation Time – The duration (in years) for a technology to increase market
penetration from 10% to 90%.
The Fisher-Pry model estimates market saturation time based on 12 different market input factors; those
with the most substantial impact include:
• Payback Period – Years required for the cumulative cost savings to equal or surpass the
incremental first cost of equipment.
• Market Risk – Risk associated with uncertainty and instability in the marketplace, which can be
due to uncertainty over costs, industry viability, or even customer awareness, confidence, or
brand reputation. An example of a high market risk environment is a jurisdiction lacking long-
term, stable guarantees for incentives.
• Technology Risk – Measures how well-proven and readily available the technology is. For
example, technologies that are completely new to the industry are higher risk, whereas
technologies that are only new to a specific market (or application) and have been proven
elsewhere would be lower risk.
• Government Regulation – Measure of government involvement in the market. A government
stated goal is an example of low government involvement, whereas a government mandated
minimum efficiency requirement is an example of high involvement, having a significant impact
on the market.
The model uses these factors to determine market growth instead of relying on individual assumptions
about annual market growth for each technology or various supply and/or demand curves that may
sometimes be used in market penetration modeling. With this approach, the model does not account for
other more qualitative limiting market factors, such as the ability to train quality installers or
manufacture equipment at a sufficient rate to meet the growth rates. Corporate sustainability, and other
non-economic growth factors, are also not modeled.
The model is an imitative model that uses equations developed from historical penetration rates of real
products for over two decades. It has been validated in this industry via comparison to historical data for
solar photovoltaics, a key focus of the study. The Fisher-Pry market growth curves have been developed
and refined over time based on empirical adoption data for a wide range of technologies. Some of the
original technologies used to develop the Fisher-Pry model include: water-based versus oil-based paints,
plastic versus metal in cars, synthetic rubber for natural rubber, organic versus inorganic insecticides,
and jet-engine aircraft for piston-engine aircraft.54 Figure 5-3 shows four example market growth curves
from the model, each with different market saturation times (5, 10, 15, & 20 years) and increasing
achievable market penetration. Although increased market penetration (reduced payback period) can go
hand-in-hand with reduced saturation time, these plots are intended to illustrate that to reach near-term
54 Fisher, J. C. and R. H. Pry, "A Simple Substitution Model of Technological Change", Technological
Forecasting and Social Change, 3 (March 1971), 75-88.
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goals, reducing market saturation time is more important than maximizing the long-term achievable
market penetration. However, with increased long-term maximum achievable penetration, it may be
possible to achieve the same near-term market growth goals with a longer (and less burdensome) market
saturation time.
Figure 5-3. Fisher-Pry Market Penetration Dynamics
The market penetration curves used in this study, Navigant assumed that the first year introduction
occurred when the simple payback period was less than 25 years (per the payback acceptance curves
used, this is the highest payback period that has any adoption. When the above payback period, market
risk, technology risk, and government regulation factors above are analyzed, our general Fisher-Pry
based method gives rise to the following market penetration curves used in this study:
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Figure 5-4. DG Market Penetration Curves Used
The model is designed to analyze the adoption of a single technology entering a market, and we assume
that the DG market penetration analyzed for each technology is additive because the underlying
resources limiting installations (sun, wind, hydro, high thermal loads) are generally mutually exclusive
(wind tends to blow harder at night when the sun is not available, etc.), and because current levels of
market penetration are relatively low—there are plenty of customers available for each technology. For
future IRP efforts when market penetrations are higher, we recommend increasing accuracy by ratio-ing
competing technologies by payback period to ensure no double-counting.
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5.1.5 Scenarios
Navigant analyzed three DG scenarios with its market penetration model, to capture the impact of major
changes that could affect market penetration. For the low and high penetration cases, we varied
technology costs, performance, and electricity rate assumptions per Table 5-9:
Table 5-9. Scenario Variable Modifications
Technology Costs Performance Electricity Rates
Base Case • See section 3. • As modeled • Inflation rate per IRP
Low DG
Penetration
• Hydro (mature): 0%
• PV: 10% lower cost
reduction/year
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the base case
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Penetration
• Hydro (mature): 2%
cost reduction/year
• PV: 10% steeper cost
reduction/year
• Other: 5% steeper
cost reduction/year
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0% better (mature)
• Micro-turbines: 2%
better
• Hydro: 5% better
(reflecting wide
performance
distribution
uncertainty)
• PV/Wind: 1% better
• +.5%/year, relative to
the base case
The primary driving variable is the amount of cost reduction expected over the next 20 years. Average
technology performance assumptions are relatively constant, with a higher variability for hydro as
project output is more variable and site specific. Finally, electricity rate changes are modeled in a
relatively conservative band, reflecting the long-term stability of electricity rates in the United States.
Note that these are all changes to the averages over 20 years, and we expect higher one- year or short
term volatility on all of these variables, both up and down. However, when averaged over a long period
of time for the 20-year IRP period, long-term trends show this level of variation.
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6. Results
6.1 Technical Potential
While technical potential results have been shared for most technologies in the last section, these are
summarized by the following graph:
Figure 6-1. Technical Potential Results
As can be seen, the PV (both commercial and residential) technical potential is the highest of all the DG
technologies evaluated. Total technical potential is ~10 GW, roughly equivalent to PacifiCorp’s peak
summer loads. As indicated in the technical barriers section, it may be difficult for PacifiCorp to
incorporate total levels of PV (both DG and large-scale fields) beyond 20-33% without economical energy
storage.
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6.2 Overall Scenario Results
As shown in Figure 6-2, the near-term ten-year outlook is ~50 MW until 2021, when cost reduction and
continued UT/OR incentives significantly improves payback and PV uptake increases dramatically,
reaching 900 MW by 2034, the end of the IRP period.
Figure 6-2. Base Case Results
In the low penetration scenario, lower cost reduction than expected results in less short term market
penetration, ~ 30 MW; the knee of the higher uptake curve is delayed until 2029 relative to the base case.
Over the entire period, penetration is 275 MW by 2034, 60% lower than the base case.
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Figure 6-3. Low Penetration Scenario Results
Conversely, in the high penetration scenario, lower costs than expected over the long-term combined
with continued UT incentives have the potential to increase DG penetration by 2034 to 2.6 GW from a
customer economics perspective.
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6.3 Results by State
In this section, we present the results of the base case state by state:
In Utah, assumed continued PV state incentives and continuing cost reductions spur the PV market,
especially after medium term year 2021, and penetration is projected to increase to ~750 MW in the base
case by 2034.
Figure 6-5. Utah Base Case Results
To illustrate the underlying drivers for this Utah result, which is large proportion of DG penetration for
PacifiCorp overall, let us examine a bit more closely the cases of Residential PV and small commercial
PV customers in Utah.
Plotted in the figure below are the residential installation costs minus incentives – the out of pocket
installation cost -- against the annual electric energy savings for Utah residential PV customers. On a
secondary axis to the right, the payback period is also shown. The out of pocket installation costs drop
in the next few years due to cost reduction, shoot back up in 2017 with the expiration of federal
incentives, and continue coming down due to assumed cost reductions over time. The annual electric
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savings increase gently due to modest performance improvements and load growth55. The payback
period starts at 14 years in 2013, drops to 11 years by 2016, shoots back up to 14 years in 2017, and then,
in year 2021, crosses the 10-year mark. At this point, penetration starts to increase (see lower graph).
Even though the absolute levels of penetration are low (see Figure 5-2 for the payback curve), sizable
market penetration in MW occurs because the residential market in Utah is relatively large.
The small commercial PV market in Utah is similar, except that significant periods of <10 year paybacks
occur much later (a blip in 2016, and then 2028+), and the overall market potential is much smaller.
55 Note, the calculations are assumed future average retail electricity rates, not variable costs which a customer can
avoid.
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Figure 6-6. Utah Residential PV Market Drivers
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Figure 6-7. Utah Small Commercial PV Market Drivers
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Figure 6-8. Utah Near-Term PV Projections
If we zoom in a little and examine only the near-term and PV-only in Utah, as shown in Figure 6-8, the
consumer economic model is projecting that the commercial portion of PacifiCorp’s PV Incentive
program may not have a high enough incentive level to achieve 60 MW of PV penetration by 2017, but
that residential installations, while capped at .5 MW annually in the incentive program, will partially
compensate56. Note, as well, that commercial installations can be higher than projected due to corporate
sustainability initiatives that are not captured in our economic model. For example, a single IKEA project
last year in Utah of 1.5 MW quadrupled the total amount of commercial PV installations in Utah. Also, in
2016, we assume that the 30% federal Investment Tax Incentive will expire to 10%, leading to relatively
flat installations for a few years until further cost reduction can compensate. The current program, as
structured, does not compensate for this 20% projected increase in costs.
56 Note, there is a 12-18 month delay between program permit acceptance and actual installation that was factored in
to our calculations of this incentive
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In California, with much higher electricity rates and a small PacifiCorp rebate program, grid parity is
closer than in other PacifiCorp states and payback periods are lower. However, overall penetration is
limited because CA is a very low (>5%) proportion of PacifiCorp revenue. Residential penetration
dominates, but at an overall lower level than in Utah.
Figure 6-9. California Base Case Results
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In Idaho, there is much larger commercial electricity use in PacifiCorp’s territory than residential.
Accordingly, commercial PV is dominant, once PV prices reduce enough to achieve significant market
penetration. Incentives are lower, so this transition occurs somewhat later than in other states, around
2023.
Figure 6-10. Idaho Base Case Results
Oregon has a much larger small hydro technical potential than other states, and achieves some hydro
penetration. Wind and PV incentives, and good wind availability, spur penetration of these sources.
Overall, penetration is lower than in Utah due to longer payback periods.
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Figure 6-11. Oregon Base Case Results
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Washington, with a relatively small PacifiCorp area, and rates that are somewhat lower, is projected to
achieve up to 10 MW by 2034 in the base case.
Figure 6-12. Washington Base Case Results
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Wyoming is projected to achieve ~ 37 MW by 2034:
Figure 6-13. Wyoming Base Case Results
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6.4 Results by Technology
Each technology is shown in turn.
Non-construction and non-standby power reciprocating engines will mostly occur in OR, CA, ID, and
UT. Negligible penetration is projected for WY and WA57.
Figure 6-14. Reciprocating Engines Base Case Results
57 Hence these are not showing as series in Figure 36.
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As a relatively more expensive cousin of reciprocating engines, lower levels of penetration are projected
in fewer states. Installations are projected to occur primarily in CA, ID, and OR.
Figure 6-15. Micro-turbines Base Case Results
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Small levels of small hydro penetration are likely to occur in some states -- WY, WA, UT, and OR. WA,
and UT have higher technical potential, leading to slightly more penetration; Oregon, with the highest
technical potential, achieves ~5 MW of penetration when current incentives expire in 2017, with little
penetration thereafter.
Figure 6-16. Small Hydro Base Case Results
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Due to higher residential electricity rates, and therefore lower payback periods, residential installations
dominate PV projections, especially after 2022.
Figure 6-17. Photovoltaics Base Case Results
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As shown below and in the Utah results above, most of this dramatic residential growth after 2022 is
projected to occur in Utah, with continued incentives and continued cost reduction lowering payback
residential payback periods.
Figure 6-18. Photovoltaics Residential Base Case Results
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Commercial PV projections are much lower. Utah dominates due to higher incentives and its relatively
large proportion of technical potential.
Figure 6-19. Photovoltaic Commercial Base Case Results
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Residential small wind installations are projected to be more economic than commercial:
Figure 6-20. Small Wind Base Case Results
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These are dominated by Oregon market penetration, which occurs largely due to an incentive that is
projected to phase out by 2021.
Figure 6-21. Small Wind Residential Results
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Commercial small scale wind is projected to be much smaller, with long payback periods:
Figure 6-22. Small Wind Commercial Results
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Appendix A. Glossary
$/WpDC -- $/ peak watt DC. Solar modules produce DC power which is then converted to AC by an
inverter
CHP – Combined Heat and Power
DG - Distributed Generation – electricity sources that are purchased by the consumer
HAWT – Horizontal-axis wind turbine
IRP – Integrated Resource Plan
ITC – Investment Tax Credit
LCOE – Levelized Cost of Energy, a measure of the cost of electricity in $/kWh
MW – Mega-watt, a measure of power
Net Meter – a regulation which allows the customer to feed excess power generated back into the grid
O&M – Operations and Maintenance costs
PV – Photovoltaic, or Solar, or Solar Electric (used interchangeably). A technology that generates
electricity when a module is exposed to sunlight.
PV Array – multiple PV modules grouped together to generate power
PV Module – a 1-2 m2 solar component that can be readily handled by 1-2 people which generates DC
electricity (like a battery)
SWT – Small Wind Turbine
Solar Electric – Photovoltaic
Solar Thermal – an alternative PV technology which concentrates solar energy to raise the temperature
of a heat transfer fluid
VAWT – Vertical-axis wind turbine
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Appendix B. Summary Table of Results
Base Case (MW Projected)
2015 2020 2025 2030
CA 9.8 11.4 21.5 36.3
ID 0.4 1.8 7.9 16.0
OR 5.3 15.5 24.0 36.7
UT 9.9 24.7 239.3 513.4
WA 0.1 0.4 2.6 6.1
WY 0.2 0.9 5.6 11.1
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APPENDIX P – ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS RESOURCE
ASSESSMENT STUDY
Introduction
Harris Group Incorporated was engaged by PacifiCorp to assess the magnitude of the potential
electrical power generation from dairy waste in the State of Washington. The purpose of the
assessment is to evaluate the potential for inclusion of the dairy resource in PacifiCorp’s 2015
Integrated Resource Plan.
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Anaerobic Digesters Resource Assessment
for
PacifiCorp
Washington Service Territory
Prepared for
HARRIS GROUP INC.
Report 80306
June 26, 2014
ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
PACIFICORP WASHINGTON SERVICE TERRITORY
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................... 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1
Resource Assessment Overview ................................................................................................. 1
PacifiCorp Service Territory ....................................................................................................... 2
Washington Dairy Background .................................................................................................. 3
Observations and Conclusions .................................................................................................... 5
Section 2 – Digester Technology ............................................................................................ 5
Section 3 – Power Production Estimate .................................................................................. 5
Section 4 – Environmental and Regulatory ............................................................................ 6
Section 5 – Development Cost ................................................................................................ 6
Section 6 – Operating Costs .................................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2 – DIGESTER TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................. 7
Dairy Based Digester Design ...................................................................................................... 7
Manure Management .................................................................................................................. 9
Biogas Production ....................................................................................................................... 9
Biogas Conditioning ................................................................................................................. 10
Electrical Power Generation ..................................................................................................... 11
Engines and Prime Movers ................................................................................................... 11
Heat Recovery Systems ........................................................................................................ 11
Generators ............................................................................................................................. 11
Manure Effluent Management .................................................................................................. 11
Emission Control Systems ........................................................................................................ 12
SECTION 3 – POWER PRODUCTION ESTIMATE ................................................................. 13
Quantifying Energy Potential from Dairies in PacifiCorp’s WA State Territory ..................... 13
Required Parameters for Quantifying Energy Potential ........................................................... 13
Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 14
Results ....................................................................................................................................... 20
SECTION 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY ...................................................... 23
WA Solid Waste Permitting ..................................................................................................... 23
WA Water Permitting ............................................................................................................... 23
WA Air Permitting .................................................................................................................... 23
Local Jurisdiction Permitting .................................................................................................... 23
REC Qualification ..................................................................................................................... 24
Other Investment Incentives ..................................................................................................... 24
Greenhouse Gas Reduction ....................................................................................................... 25
SECTION 5 – DEVELOPMENT COST ...................................................................................... 27
ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
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Completed Major Equipment Revisions ................................................................................... 27
SECTION 6 – OPERATING COSTS .......................................................................................... 29
Addition of Other Organic Wastes ........................................................................................... 29
George DeRuyter & Sons Dairy ............................................................................................... 30
APPENDIX 1 ................................................................................................................................ 31
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SECTION 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Harris Group Incorporated (“HGI”) has been engaged by PacifiCorp to assess the magnitude of
the potential electrical power generation from dairy waste in the State of Washington. The
purpose of the assessment is to evaluate the potential for inclusion of the dairy resource in
PacifiCorp’s 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”).
Introduction
The 2013 IRP Acknowledgment Letter issued by the Washington Public Utilities Commission
requested an analysis of the potential within PacifiCorp’s service territory for anaerobic digesters
to provide power generation resources to be included in the IRP.
In this study HGI has included a technical analysis of the potential generation capacity based on
a thorough review of the available information on the numbers and sizes of dairies within the
PacifiCorp service territory. In addition, HGI has provided an analysis of the Renewable Energy
Credit (“REC”) registration potential, greenhouse gas reduction potential, environmental
permitting summary, capital investment estimate, and operating cost estimate. Other
applications of anaerobic digestion that may exist within PacifiCorp’s service territory are
beyond the scope of this report. Those other applications are not as readily identifiable or as
concentrated as the dairy resources in the Yakima Valley. Other sources of organic feed are also
not considered in this assessment due to their diverse nature, additional environmental
permitting, and cost associated with the transportation over a large geographic area.
Harris Group and professionals within HGI have significant experience in the development of
anaerobic digester (“AD”) projects utilizing dairy manure as the primary substrate for biogas
production. HGI has developed expertise in the following AD project related activities.
Resource Assessment Overview
Biogas Plant Process Design;
Project Permitting;
Detailed Plant Design;
Power Generation and Interconnection;
Power Purchase Agreements;
Biogas Conditioning Process Design;
Natural Gas Compression and Metering;
Natural Gas Purchase Agreements;
Resource Evaluation, and
Plant Operations.
Harris Group has combined our own experience in the development of biogas projects with a
thorough literature search that included collecting available data on farm locations and sizes
from the State of Washington Departments of Agriculture and Ecology. Based on the available
farm information HGI determined the numbers of farms that are located within PacifiCorp’s
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service territory and began the process of evaluation of those resources and the potential to
generate electrical power to satisfy power demand requirements in the service territory.
PacifiCorp has service areas in the State of Washington that encompass a large concentration of
dairies in the Yakima River Valley in Yakima County. A few of the dairies are located near the
service territory in Benton County. PacifiCorp has additional service territories in the far
southeast parts of the state that encompasses parts of Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield
Counties. The State of Washington does not report any significant dairy operations in those
counties. This report focuses on the dairies in Yakima County.
PacifiCorp Service Territory
Figure 1-1 shows the locations of dairies in the State of Washington. Figure 1-2 shows the
locations of dairies within PacifiCorp’s service territories.
Figure 1-1: State of Washington Dairies
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Figure 1-2: Dairies within the PacifiCorp Service Territory
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) published a report in October 2011
that described the state of the dairy industry and a summary of dairy based digesters.
Washington Dairy Background
1
The report
states that based on the 2010 registration data for WSDA Nutrient Management plans there are
443 commercial dairies in the State. Figure 1-3 taken from the report shows the size distribution
of dairies based on the US EPA size categories developed under the Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) rules.
1 WSDA Publication AGR PUB 602-343 (N/10/11) “Washington Dairies and Digesters”
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Figure 1-3: Diary Size Distribution in Washington
Milk is Washington’s second most valuable agricultural commodity behind apples and ranks
Washington as the 10th largest dairy producing state in the US. The report states that the trend in
the US in all dairy producing states is towards consolidation into larger and larger farms that
develop significant economies of scale to better manage production costs but at the same time
concentrates animal wastes in smaller areas. Whatcom County is listed as home to the most
dairies while Yakima County is home to largest number of dairy cows indicating a smaller
number of larger farms.
The primary focus of this report is the two size ranges of farms shown as 700-2499 cows and
greater than 2500 cows. These farms represent the portion of the dairy industry in Washington
potentially capable of supporting AD development projects. The total represents approximately
24 percent of the dairies in Washington.
There are currently 10 different digesters in commercial operation in Washington all producing
power that range in generator capacity from 400 to 1200 kW. The largest digester is operating in
Yakima County at the George DeRuyter & Sons Dairy supplying 1200 kW of power to
PacifiCorp. It is reported that all of the digesters operating in Washington add varying amounts
of other organic material to the digesters to provide additional biogas for fuel. The State of
Washington has enacted specific environmental regulations that allow the digesters to receive
pre-consumer organic waste-derived materials under certain conditions without the need for
obtaining a solid waste permit. The conditions require that no more than 30 percent of the feed
material can come from organic wastes and the digester designs and operations must meet
federal standards defined in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Practice
Standard 366, Anaerobic Digester. The majority of the digesters in Washington utilize digester
technology provided by GHD, Inc, now operating as DVO, Inc.
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The principal observations and opinions that we have reached during our assessment of digestion
based power resources in Washington are set forth below.
Observations and Conclusions
Section 2 – Digester Technology
1. The use of anaerobic digesters as a combination of waste management and a source of
renewable energy is a well developed technology. There has been significant growth in the
use of digesters that utilize dairy waste as a feed material in the US over the last 20 years.
2. There are numerous federal and state programs that support the assessment and development
of the technology. The State of Washington has a well developed regulatory and acceptance
program.
3. There are four primary digester technologies in use in agricultural use.
• Covered anaerobic lagoons
• Fixed-film digester
• Complete-mix digester
• Plug flow digester
4. The plug flow technology is the predominant technology in use around the US and
Washington.
5. The production of biogas is straight forward and the use of biogas as a fuel in reciprocating
engines for power production does not pose a significant risk to resource development.
Interconnection of those resources to the power grid can be completed without significant
technical risk. There may be specific project locations or project capacities where system
upgrades may be required.
Section 3 – Power Production Estimate
1. Power estimates have been made using accepted protocols that have been applied to an
inventory of resources provided by the State of Washington.
2. The only dairy resources in Washington that are in the service territory maintained by
PacifiCorp are in Yakima County. There may be a few dairies in Benton County near the
service territory that could be considered.
3. If all of the dairies in Yakima County installed anaerobic digesters, the total installed power
would range from approximately 16.0 MW to 26.6 MW. The annual energy production
would range from approximately 129 GWh/yr to 214 GWh/yr and would avoid 310,000 to
514,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions per year.
4. If the size of the AD systems was limited to 500 kW and larger, there are 11 potential
projects that would total approximately 10.2 MW and produce approximately 82 GWh/yr and
would avoid approximately 197,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions per year.
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Section 4 – Environmental and Regulatory
1. The State of Washington has a well developed and straight forward permit program that
specifically addresses anaerobic digester development.
2. With the passage of Initiative 937 in 2006 the State of Washington passed a renewable
energy standard that applies to PacifiCorp. The Renewable Portfolio Standard calls for
electric utilities that serve more than 25,000 customers to obtain 15 percent of their power
from renewable sources by the year 2020. Between January 1, 2012 through December 31,
2015 at least 3 percent of PacifiCorp’s load must be supplied by renewable sources. For the
period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2019 the percentage increases to 9 percent.
The increase to 15 percent must be met by January 1, 2020.
3. All of the generation that could be produced from AD projects with dairies in the Yakima
County service territory would generate REC’s that could be registered and traded.
4. REC’s can be registered with WREGIS and traded within the WECC states. It is beyond the
scope of this assessment to establish the market value of REC’s traded within the region.
Section 5 – Development Cost
1. Development or capital costs for development of the resources are based on data provided by
the US EPA AgStar Program.
2. The total capital investment estimate that would be required to develop 100 percent of the
resources would be approximately $91MM. It is not practical to assume that all projects rise
to the level of investment quality. May of the smaller farms would not be practical.
3. Another way to consider the investment is to assume a unit cost per kilowatt of installed
capacity to be $3000 to $3500. This figure would be applicable to systems from 500 kW to
the maximum size project available in the county. This figure is consistent with Harris
Group’s experience with similar projects.
Section 6 – Operating Costs
1. Based on the data from the Natural Resources Conservation Service analysis and assuming a
plug flow digester design it is estimated that the total operating costs for electrical production
are $0.09/kWh. The cost analysis is based on the operating results of nine different projects.
2. The development of AD projects on farms that depend solely on electrical revenue for
profitability is not currently economically attractive in an area like Yakima County where
wholesale rates for power are relatively low compared to other parts of the country. Projects
that meet the requirements of a Qualifying Facility in accordance with the Washington
Schedule 37 rates would also not be currently economically attractive based on the value of
the power production alone. Projects must include the production and sale of other
marketable by products such as compost to reduce the reliance on electrical revenues alone to
develop successful projects. Projects must also monetize the value of REC’s and Carbon
Credits.
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Large-scale anaerobic digesters in use on dairy farms in the USA fall into four classifications or
types of digesters:
Dairy Based Digester Design
Covered anaerobic lagoons with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 35 to 60 days. Ponds
operate at ambient conditions, so gas yield is reduced in cool seasons (methane production is
severely limited in cold climates). Variations incorporating sludge recycling or distributed
inflow are referred to as enhanced covered anaerobic ponds.
Fixed-film digester, usually heated, containing media that increase the surface area available
for bacteria to adhere to, thus preventing washout. As more than 90 percent of the bacteria
are attached to the media, an HRT of days, rather than weeks, is possible. Separation of fixed
solids by settling and screening is necessary to prevent fouling.
Complete-mix digester sometimes referred to as a continuously stirred tank reactor; usually a
circular tank with mixing to prevent solids settling and to maintain contact between bacteria
and organic matter. Mixing also maintains a uniform distribution of supplied heat.
Plug flow digester, usually a long concrete tank where manure with as-excreted consistency
is loaded at one end and flows in a plug to the other end. The digester is heated. Although it
can have locally mixed zones, it is not mixed longitudinally.
The determination of which digestion technologies are appropriate for a given project depend on
the project specific conditions. The majority of the digesters in use in Washington are of the
modified plug flow type which includes mixing zones and the introduction of other organic
wastes.
Figure 2-1 shows typical process flow diagram provided by the US EPA AgStar Program. The
flow diagram is a good representation of the digestion process and includes other uses for energy
and byproducts from the AD process.
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Figure 2-1: Process Flow Diagram
Figure 2-2 shows the relative distribution of digester types in use in the US. The mixed plug
flow digester is the predominant technology. The two primary reasons for the popularity of the
mixed plug flow digesters are lower capital costs and relative ease of operation. All of the
digester technologies would produce a comparable quantity and quality of biogas fuel for
generation.
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Figure 2-2: Distribution of AD Technology in the US
Manure management practices have an impact on the cost of AD. Dairies use a variety of
manure collection and storage methods. The herd management practices also have an impact on
the quality and quantity of manure collected and processed. Lactating dairy herd management
practices can be classified by two different housing methods.
Manure Management
Dry Lot – Animals are allowed to loaf in large pens where manure is dropped over a large
area and mixed with significant quantities of inert material.
Free Stall – Animals are confined in free stall barns where manure drops in concrete lanes
and is scraped or flushed to collection with small amounts of additional inert material.
Larger dairies also manage replacement herds and depending on the dairy the manure may be
collected and included with the lactating herd waste of managed separately through composting.
Flush dairies flush the feeding lanes with large quantities of water which dilutes the manure and
adds significant volumes of water to the waste necessitating the use of larger digester systems.
In all cases the amount and quality of manure collected will vary from dairy to dairy dictating the
choice of digestion technology, digester capacity, pre treatment and concentration of manure
streams, and sand and grit removal.
Typical manure digester projects utilize a digester residence time of 20 to 30 days. Each day the
manure output from the dairy is fed to the digester and an equal volume of digested manure is
discharged for storage and eventual disposal. Many projects also separate the cellulosic fiber
and compost that material for sale as a soil amendment or utilize the digested solids as bedding
Biogas Production
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in the barns. In any case the liquid fraction that contains the majority of the nutrients must be
discharged. The predominant disposal practice in the US and other parts of the world is land
application as fertilizer to cropland.
The biogas production is a biological process whereby complex organic compounds are degraded
in two steps by two classes of microorganisms in the digester. In the first step, acidifying
bacteria hydrolyze the organic compound into organic acids. In the second step, methanogenic
bacteria convert the organic acids into methane and carbon dioxide. A typical composition of
biogas from all sources is shown below.
The range of methane content for biogas derived from manure is typically 60 to 65 percent with
the carbon dioxide at 35 to 40 percent.
The biogas production is not technology driven. The same total amount of biogas can be
produced from any of the digester technologies. There are differences in the rate at which the
gas is produced which drives some of the technology decisions. For purposes of this report we
assume that regardless of the technology utilized, all of the farms in the Yakima River Valley
would produce gas at the maximum potential based solely on the number of animals. This is an
appropriate way to consider the maximum electrical potential in the PacifiCorp service territory.
The limiting factor would be the actual size of the dairy. Smaller dairies may not have the capital
resources to support the high costs to install the gas production and power generation equipment.
Based on the composition above the biogas should be conditioned prior to use as a combustion
fuel to remove the hydrogen sulfide (H2S). There are a number of cost effective technologies
available to remove the H2S.
Biogas Conditioning
Iron Sponge
Chemical/Biological External Scrubbers
Internal Biological Removal in the Digester
In all cases it is desirable to remove the H2S prior to combustion to reduce the sulfur dioxide
emissions in the exhaust and to reduce corrosion in the exhaust components of the engine.
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Systems that generate electricity from biogas consist of:
Electrical Power Generation
an internal combustion engine (compression or spark ignition) or a micro-turbine,
an optional heat recovery system,
generator, and
control system.
Engines and Prime Movers
In Europe it is a popular option to utilize compression ignition (converted diesel) internal
combustion engines. Compression engines are also known as dual-fuel engines. A small amount
of diesel (10%–20% of the amount needed for diesel operation alone) is mixed with the biogas
before combustion. Dual-fuel engines offer an advantage during start-up and downtime as they
can run on anywhere from 0 percent to 85 percent biogas.
The majority of the projects in the US utilize spark-ignition internal combustion engines. All of
the major gas engine manufacturers supply standard engines rated for use with biogas as the fuel.
Typical heat rates for these types of reciprocating engines range from 9,000 to 10,000 Btu/kWh.
The online capacity factor for these engines can average 95 percent due to their inherent
reliability provided adequate service and maintenance procedures are implemented.
Microturbines are not favored for use with raw biogas due to the dirty composition of the fuel
which leads to reliability problems. Larger gas turbines are typically much larger than needed
for biogas projects except for those projects that would produce in excess of 5 MW per project.
One of the advantages that gas turbines have is a lower NOx emission profile. For engines that
utilize lean burn control technology the NOx emission rate would range from 0.6 to 1.1 g/bhp-hr.
Heat Recovery Systems
Commercially available heat exchangers can recover heat from the engine water cooling system
and exhaust. Typically, heat exchangers will recover around 0.8 kWh of heat per kWh of
electrical output from the engine jacket and 0.75 kWh from the exhaust, increasing total
(electrical plus thermal) energy efficiency to 65 to 80 percent. The heat is generally used for
maintaining the digester temperatures, building heat, and in some cases providing refrigeration
for milk cooling.
Generators
Generators typically run in parallel with the utility interconnection and export power in
synchronization with the grid. The engine/generator sets are supplied by competent well known
manufacturers that package complete systems with reliable controls to manage the power export
to the interconnection and grid.
Digested manure can be further processed to separate fibrous solids for compost or animal
bedding. Separation also impacts the distribution of nutrients that must be managed under
Manure Effluent Management
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Nutrient Management Plans (“NMP”). Phosphorus will be largely distributed in the separated
solids while nitrogen will be largely distributed in the liquid. The NMP is a management system
that limits the amount of nutrient that can be applied to crop land to that fraction that can be
utilized by growing crops. The limits are established to control excess nutrients that migrate to
surface water and ground water systems. Digested manure reduces the organic fraction of those
nutrients that are not in a form that can be utilized by crops in the current application year. The
inorganic forms of nutrients in digested manure is more likely to be utilized by growing crops at
the time of application and not accumulate and contaminate water sources. Ultimately manure
whether it’s digested or not is land applied for disposal.
Typical air emission controls include flares for excess biogas and engines that utilize lean burn
carburetion for NOx and CO control. Permitting for these emissions is a relatively straight
forward process with low risk for negative outcomes.
Emission Control Systems
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SECTION 3 – POWER PRODUCTION ESTIMATE
There are numerous anaerobic digestion (“AD”) technologies available, and each technology
provider has its own proprietary calculation to determine the potential energy production from a
given mass of manure. In order to avoid publishing proprietary data, a method to calculate
energy potential was chosen that is based on an industry accepted methodology for calculating
the biomethane production from dairy cow manure. It is based on the
Quantifying Energy Potential from Dairies in PacifiCorp’s WA State Territory
U.S. Livestock Project
Protocol, Version 4.0 (the “Protocol”) published by the Climate Action Reserve and relies
heavily on years of research and other calculation protocols, most notably the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change Protocol for calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock
Waste. The calculations provided in this protocol are derived from internationally accepted
methodologies.2
The following parameters are necessary to quantify the energy potential:
Required Parameters for Quantifying Energy Potential
Population – PL
The Protocol differentiates between livestock categories (L) (e.g. lactating dairy cows, dry cows,
heifers, etc.). This accounts for differences in methane generation across livestock categories.
Volatile solids – VSL
The Volatile Solids (“VS”) represents the daily organic material in the manure for each livestock
category and consists of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable fractions. The VS content of
manure is a combination of excreted fecal material and urinary excretions, expressed in a dry
matter weight basis (kg/animal).3
MassL
This value is the annual average live weight of the animals, per livestock category. This data is
necessary because default VS values are supplied in units of kg/day/1,000 kg mass. Therefore,
the average mass of the corresponding livestock category is required in order to convert the units
of VS into kg/day/animal. Site specific livestock mass is preferred for all livestock categories.
Since site-specific data is unavailable, Typical Animal Mass (“TAM”) values were used.
Maximum methane production – B0,L
This value represents the maximum methane-producing capacity of the manure, differentiated by
livestock category (L) and diet. Again, because site specific data is not available, this calculation
uses the default B0 factors supplied as part of the Protocol.
2 The Reserve’s GHG reduction calculation method is derived from the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development
Mechanism (ACM0010 V.5), the EPA’s Climate Leaders Program (Manure Offset Protocol, August 2008), and the
RGGI Model Rule (January 5, 2007).
3 IPCC 2006 Guidelines volume 4, chapter 10, p. 10.42.
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MS
The MS value estimates the fraction of total manure produced from each livestock category that
is collected and delivered the anaerobic digestion system. It is expressed as a percent (%),
relative to the total amount of VS produced by the livestock category. Different manure
management systems have different MS values. For example, a freestall barn system has an MS
value of 0.95, whereas a drylot system has an MS value of 0.60.
Methane conversion factor – MCF
Each anaerobic digestion technology has a volatile solids-to-methane conversion efficiency that
represents the degree to which maximum methane production (B0) is achieved and is a function
of the temperature and retention time of organic material in the system.4 This method to
calculate methane conversion from VS reflects the performance of the anaerobic digestion
system using the van’t Hoff-Arrhenius equation, farm-level data on temperature, VS loading
rate, and VS retention time.5
The following summarizes the steps to calculate the potential energy production:
Methodology
1. Determine total manure produced from the dairies
2. Calculate the volatile solids available in for anaerobic digestion
3. Calculate the conversion of volatile solids to biomethane
4. Calculate the conversion of biomethane to electricity
Step 1: Determine Total Manure Production
Data on cow numbers for specific dairies is not publicly available. However, the Washington
Department of Agriculture maintains a database of dairies in the state that have nutrient
management plans. This database is publicly available and, while it does not contain specific
data on the number of cows at each dairy, it provides a range for the numbers of mature dairy
cows and heifers at each dairy. This data was overlaid on the map of PacifiCorp’s service
territory in Washington State. This results in 60 dairies that are consolidated into eight different
size categories based on the number of mature cows on site (see Table 3-1).
4 IPCC 2006 Guidelines volume 4, chapter 10, p. 10.43. 5 The method is derived from Mangino et al., “Development of a Methane Conversion Factor to Estimate Emissions
from Animal Waste Lagoons” (2001).
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Table 3-1: Number of Dairies of Various Sizes
Number of
Mature Cows
38 to 199
Dairies
2
200 to 699 15
700 to 1699 22
1700 to 2699 11
2700 to 3699 2
3700 to 4699 4
5700 to 6839 2
6840 and above 2
Total: 60
For each dairy, there is a range of the number of mature cows and heifers. This data was used to
derive a range of the daily amount of manure for each dairy. Depending on their size, feed, and
lactation status, different types of cows produce varying amounts of manure. The Protocol uses
industry accepted values of TAM to estimate the daily manure produce for each livestock
category (L) (see Table 3-2).
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Table 3-2: Typical Animal Mass for each Livestock Category
Dairy cows (on feed)
2009-2010
604b 680c
Non-milking dairy cows (on feed) 684a 684a
Heifers (on feed) 476b 407c
Bulls (grazing) 750b 750c
Calves (grazing) 118b 118c
Heifers (grazing) 420b 351c
Cows (grazing) 533b 582.5c
Nursery swine 12.5a 12.5a
Grow/finish swine 70a 70a
Breeding swine 198b 198c
Sources for TAM:
a American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) Standards 2005, ASAE D384.2.
b Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Inventory of US GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2006 (2007),
Annex 3, Table A-161, pg. A-195.
c Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Inventory of US GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2010 (2012),
Annex 3, Table A-191, pg. A-246.
Step 2: Calculate the Volatile Solids Available for Digestion
Consistent with the Protocol, appropriate VSL values for dairy livestock categories were obtained
from the state-specific lookup tables available through the Climate Action Reserve. The VSL
values for lactating cows, mature dry cows, and heifers are shown in Table 3-3.L
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Table 3-3: Daily Volatile Solids Production for each Livestock Category
VSL Livestock Category (L)
Dairy cows
(kg/day/1000 kg mass)
11.50a
Non-milking dairy cows 11.50a
Heifers 8.43a
Bulls (grazing) 6.04b
Calves (grazing) 6.41b
Heifers (grazing) 8.25a
Cows (grazing) 7.82a
Nursery swine 8.89b
Grow/finish swine 5.36b
Breeding swine 2.71b
a Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - U.S Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Sources and
Sinks, 1990-2012 (2013), Annex 3, Table A-204.
b Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Climate Leaders Draft Manure Offset Protocol,
October 2006, Table IIa: Animal Waste Characteristics , p. 18.
In order to arrive at VSL in the appropriate units (kg/animal/day), Equation 3.1 is used:
VSL = VSTable x MassL/1,000 (Equation 3.1) Where:
VSL = Volatile solid excretion on a dry matter weight basis,
kg/animal/day
VSTable = Volatile solid excretion from Climate Action Reserve lookup table,
from Table 3, kg/day/1000kg
MassL = Average live weight for livestock category L from Table 2 , kg
The VSL is then converted into the monthly amount of VS available from each dairy by applying
the population and manure management factors arrived at previously, using Equation 3.2.
Because the dairies in the study area predominately utilize drylot manure management systems,
the MSL for all livestock categories is 0.60, meaning that 60 percent of the total manure
produced is collected and could be delivered to an AD system.
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VSavail, L = (VSL x PL x MSL x daysmo) (Equation 3.2)
Where:
VSavail, L = Monthly volatile solids available for the anaerobic digestion
system by livestock category L, kg dry matter
VSL = Volatile solids produced by livestock category L on a dry matter
basis, kg/animal/day
PL = Average population of livestock category L
MSL = Percent of manure produced by each livestock category L, that is
collected in the manure management system and delivered to the
AD system, %
daysmo = Calendar days per month, days
Step 3: Calculate the Conversion of Volatile Solids to Biomethane
Now that the VS that are delivered to the AD system are known, the amount of methane that can
be generated from those VS via anaerobic processes must be calculated. This is accomplished by
multiplying the B0,L, the maximum methane capacity for each livestock category, by VSdeg, the
amount of the VS delivered to the AD system (calculated in Equation 3.2) that is degraded and
converted to methane (see Equation 3.3). The B0,L for each livestock category is derived from
empirical data (see Table 3-4). The VSdeg is a function of the total VSavail and the ‘f’ factor,
which incorporates the van’t Hoff-Arrhenius equation described previously.
BECH4, L = (VSdeg, L x B0,L x daysmo) (Equation 3.3)
Where:
BECH4, L = Total monthly baseline methane emissions from anaerobic manure
storage/treatment system AS from livestock category L, m3
CH4/mo
VSdeg, L = Monthly volatile solids degraded in AD system for livestock
category L, kg dry matter
B0,L = Maximum methane producing capacity of manure for livestock
category L – see Table 4 for default values, m3CH4/kg of VS
daysmo = Calendar days per month, days
Livestock Category (L)
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Table 3-4: Maximum Methane Production for each Livestock Category
B0,La
Livestock Category (L)
Dairy cows
(m3 CH4/kg VS added)
0.24
Non-milking dairy cows 0.24
Heifers 0.17
Bulls (grazing) 0.17
Calves (grazing) 0.17
Heifers (grazing) 0.17
Cows (grazing) 0.17
Nursery swine 0.48
Grow/finish swine 0.48
Breeding swine 0.35
a Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Climate Leaders Draft Manure Offset Protocol,
October 2006, Table IIa: Animal Waste Characteristics , p. 18.
VSdeg, L = ƩL(VSavail, L x f) (Equation 3.4)
Where:
VSdeg, L = Monthly volatile solids degraded by AD system by livestock
category L, kg dry matter
VSavail, L = Monthly volatile solids available for degradation AD system by
livestock category L, kg dry matter
f = The van’t Hoff-Arrhenius factor = “the proportion of volatile
solids that are biologically available for conversion to methane
based on the monthly temperature of the system”6
The ‘f’ factor (see Equation 3.5) converts total available volatile solids in the AD system to
methane-convertible volatile solids, based on the monthly temperature of the AD system. For
heated AD systems that operate at either mesophilic (35–40°C) or thermophilic (50–60°C)
temperatures, the ‘f’ factor is at the maximum value of 0.95. The ‘f’ factor comes into play only
for AD systems that are significantly influenced by ambient temperatures (e.g. covered lagoons).
It is assumed that the AD systems that are being contemplated in the study area are either
mesophilic or thermophilic. Thus, the ‘f’ factor is 0.95.
6 Mangino, et al.
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f = exp[E(Tmo - Tref)/(R x Tref x Tmo)] (Equation 3.5) Where:
f = The van’t Hoff-Arrhenius factor
E = Activation energy constant (15,175), cal/mol
Tmo = Monthly average AD system temperature (K = °C + 273). If Tmo <
5°C then f = 0.104. If Tmo > 29.5°C then f = 0.95, Kelvin
Tref = 303.16; Reference temperature for calculation, Kelvin
R = Ideal gas constant (1.987), cal/Kmol
The result of Equation 3.3 is the volume (in m3) of biomethane per month from each dairy that
results in the collection delivery and anaerobic digestion of the manure-derived volatile solids.
Step 4: Calculate the Conversion of Biomethane to Electricity
For the volumes of biomethane that can be generated via the AD systems that are being
considered for the dairies in the study area, the most appropriate biomethane-to-electricity
conversion technology is a reciprocating engine-generator. While the electrical conversion
efficiencies of reciprocating engine-generators generally increase in size, they vary by
manufacturer. Therefore, rather than attempting to predict a conversion efficiency for each size
of dairy, a first approximation of 37.5 percent was used as an electrical conversion efficiency for
each size of AD system. This was used to calculate the electrical power production for each
dairy, based on its calculated volume of biomethane.
In addition, to arrive at the annual electrical energy production, it was assumed that each engine-
genset was operating at the equivalent of full capacity for 90 percent of the hours each year.
Based on the dairy data provided by the Washington Department of Agriculture and the
methodology described above,
Results
Table 3-5 summarizes the potential electrical power production
from the dairies. If all of the dairies installed anaerobic digesters, the total installed power would
range from approximately 16.0 MW to 26.6 MW. The annual energy production would range
from approximately 129 GWh/yr to 214 GWh/yr. These ranges are based on the range of dairy
sizes.
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Table 3-5: Electrical Power Production Ranges by Dairy Size
Number of
Mature Cows
Minimum
Power
Dairies
Maximum
Power
(kW)
Average Power
(kW)
38 to 199
(kW)
2 8 38 23
200 to 699 15 47 151 99
700 to 1699 22 143 248 246
1700 to 2699 11 322 520 421
2700 to 3699 2 576 779 677
3700 to 4699 4 679 894 787
5700 to 6839 2 1,102 1,345 1,221
6840 and above 2 1,242 1,509 1,375
Total: 60 15,971 26,576 21,273
Because the economics of installing digesters on smaller dairies may not be favorable, another
useful way to view the potential is by grouping the engine-gensets by size. Figure 3-1
summarizes this information, based on the average number of mature dairy cows within each of
the dairy size categories. If the size of the AD systems were limited to 500 kW and larger, there
are 11 potential projects that would total approximately 10.2 MW and produce approximately
82 GWh/yr.
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Figure 3-1: Potential Annual Electricity Production from Dairy AD Systems
2 Dairies
46 kW Total
32 Dairies
5452 kW Total
15 Dairies
5560 kW Total
2 Dairies
1074 kW Total
5 Dairies
3942 kW Total
1 Dairy
1120 kW Total
3 Dairies
4078 kW Total
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5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
45,000,000
50,000,000
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SECTION 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY
The State of Washington has a well developed and straight forward permit program that
specifically addresses anaerobic digester development. The following paragraphs briefly
describe the various permit programs.7
AD systems that contain at least 50 percent manure and no more than 30 percent other organic
waste may operate under an exemption from solid waste handling permits. Systems not subject
to the exemptions must obtain a solid waste handling permit.
WA Solid Waste Permitting
AD systems operating at permitted CAFOs do not need an additional permit if the system is
digesting only manure.
WA Water Permitting
Water quality permits are required for discharges to surface and ground water (RCW 90.48.160).
Operators, including digesters and participating dairies, must manage their operations to ensure
that they do not discharge to surface or ground water. When discharge is unavoidable, water
quality permits are required prior to any discharge.
Anaerobic digesters located on licensed dairies need to be covered under the dairy’s nutrient
management plan (Chapter 90.64 RCW). The Dairy Nutrient Management Act (“NMA”)
requires all licensed dairies to develop, update, and implement NMP’s, register with WSDA,
allow regular inspections, and keep records verifying that the NMP is being followed. These
records can also show that discharges are not occurring, thus avoiding the need for water quality
permits.
New or modified sources of air pollution in the state of Washington require an air permit prior to
beginning construction and operation (Clean Air Act, Chapter 70.94 RCW; New Source Review
WAC 173-400-110). Air permits (Notice of Construction or Orders of Approval) regulate
criteria pollutants such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, and also toxic
air pollutants such as ammonia and hydrogen sulfide
WA Air Permitting
Local or county planning agency requirements for the planned anaerobic digesters must be
satisfied. Requirements may include permit approvals for building, grading, water systems,
shorelines, right-of-way, utilities, site plans, septic systems, floodplains, zoning, and others.
Local Jurisdiction Permitting
The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) may require review of the environmental impacts of
the planned digester by a local or state agency (Chapter 43.21C RCW). State policy requires
state and local agencies to consider the likely environmental consequences of the decisions they
make, including decisions to approve or deny license applications or permit proposals.
7 Washington State University Fact Sheet FS040E
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With the passage of Initiative 937 in 2006 the State of Washington passed a renewable energy
standard that applies to PacifiCorp. The Renewable Portfolio Standard calls for electric utilities
that serve more than 25,000 customers to obtain 15 percent of their power from renewable
sources by the year 2020. Between January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015 at least
3 percent of PacifiCorp’s load must be supplied by renewable sources. For the period January 1,
2016 through December 31, 2019 the percentage increases to 9 percent. The increase to
15 percent must be met by January 1, 2020. For purposes of the standard anaerobic digesters
qualify as renewable sources. Energy from renewable sources is eligible for compliance if the
facility began operations after March 31, 1999. The facility must be located in the Pacific
Northwest as defined by the Bonneville Power Administration.
REC Qualification
All of the generation that could be produced from AD projects with dairies in the Yakima
County service territory would generate REC’s that could be registered and traded. The Western
Renewable Energy Generation Information System (“WREGIS”) is an independent renewable
energy tracking system for the region covered by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
(“WECC”). REC’s can be registered with WREGIS and traded within the WECC states. It is
beyond the scope of this assessment to establish the market value of REC’s traded within the
region.
Investment Tax Credit
Other Investment Incentives
The federal business energy investment tax credit is available for CHP projects. The credit is
equal to 10 percent of expenditures, with no maximum limit stated. Eligible CHP property
generally includes systems up to 50 MW in capacity that exceeds 60 percent energy efficiency,
subject to certain limitations and reductions for large systems. The efficiency requirement does
not apply to CHP systems that use biomass for at least 90 percent of the system's energy source,
but the credit may be reduced for less-efficient systems. This credit applies to eligible property
placed in service after October 3, 2008.
Production Tax Credit
The federal electricity production tax credit has expired and is no longer available.
Washington Renewable Energy Cost Recovery Incentive Payment Program
In May 2005, Washington enacted Senate Bill 5101, establishing production incentives for
individuals, businesses, and local governments that generate electricity from solar power, wind
power or anaerobic digesters. The incentive amount paid to the producer starts at a base rate of
$0.15 per kilowatt-hour (“kWh”) and is adjusted by multiplying the incentive by the following
factors:
For electricity produced using solar modules manufactured in Washington State: 2.4.
For electricity produced using a solar or wind generator equipped with an inverter
manufactured in Washington State: 1.2.
For electricity produced using an anaerobic digester, by other solar equipment, or using a
wind generator equipped with blades manufactured in Washington State: 1.0.
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For all other electricity produced by wind: 0.8.
These multipliers result in production incentives ranging from $0.12 to $0.54/kWh, capped at
$5,000 per year. Ownership of the renewable-energy credits (“RECs”) associated with
generation remains with the customer-generator and does not transfer to the state or utility.
Washington Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption
In Washington State, there is a 75 percent exemption from tax for the sales of equipment used to
generate electricity using fuel cells, wind, sun, biomass energy, tidal or wave energy,
geothermal, anaerobic digestion or landfill gas. The tax exemption applies to labor and services
related to the installation of the equipment, as well as to the sale of equipment and machinery.
Eligible systems are those with a generating capacity of at least 1 kilowatt (kW). Purchasers of
the systems listed above may claim an exemption in the form of a remittance. Originally
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2013, the exemption has been extended through January 1, 2020.
According to the USEPA, methane is a greenhouse gas that is approximately 21 times more
effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
Anthropogenic sources of methane include landfills, natural gas and petroleum systems,
agricultural activities, coal mining, stationary and mobile combustion, wastewater treatment, and
certain industrial processes. Methane emissions generated by the manure management practices
of large dairy operations have been identified as a significant source of GHGs. The US EPA is
required to regulate GHG emissions under the broad provisions and authorities of the Clean Air
Act. Therefore, reducing GHG emissions has become important and a potential source of
revenue on some dairies. Anaerobic digesters can provide a means for dairy farms to participate
in markets for GHG avoidance and sequestration.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Anaerobic digestion is a waste stabilization process. Stabilization occurs by the microbially
mediated decomposition of the carbon in complex organic compounds to methane and carbon
dioxide. This natural process takes place in the manure storage lagoons that exist at most large
dairies and results in the generation of biogas, which is made up of approximately 2/3 methane
and 1/3 carbon dioxide. Because this process takes place in controlled conditions in an
engineered AD system, such a system provides the opportunity to capture and combust the
biogas it produces. It is the capture and combustion of this biogas, along with the ability to
maximize the degree of waste stabilization that differentiates anaerobic digestion in an AD
system from anaerobic decomposition, which occurs naturally in lagoons and other livestock
manure storage structures.
The total amount of GHG credits produced from an AD system can be calculated using a
protocol published by the Climate Action Reserve and accepted by programs that value and trade
the credits. The protocol calculates the net GHG emissions reductions from digestion,
subtracting post-digester installation GHG emissions to those that would be emitted without
digestion. In order to sell credits, a project must have these reductions certified by a third party
registry. According to the Climate Trust, a third party that certifies such credits, a typical project
in the Pacific Northwest that incorporates an on-farm AD system will generate 2.5 to 3.5 credits
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per mature cow equivalent each year.8
Using the average of the two values and the range of
animals described in Section 3, if all of the dairies that could produce more than 500 kW
developed AD systems, they would avoid 164,000 to 230,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions per year.
8 Weisberg, Peter. Environmental Market Revenue Opportunities for Biogas Projects. NEBC NW Biogas
Workshop, Portland, OR, April 27, 2012.
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SECTION 5 – DEVELOPMENT COST
The capital requirements to install a digester will vary widely depending on digester design
chosen, size, and choice of equipment for utilization of the biogas. In 2009 the US EPA
AgSTAR program analyzed the investment at 19 dairy projects that installed plug flow digester
similar the digesters in use in Washington. The analysis of investments made versus herd size at
19 dairy farm plug-flow digesters yielded an estimate of $566,006 + $617 per cow in
2009 dollars. The estimates provided in this assessment have been normalized to 2014 dollars
using an inflation rate of 1.5 percent per year. Ancillary items that may be incurred are charges
for connecting to the utility grid and equipment to remove hydrogen sulfide, which could add up
to 20 percent to the base amount. There is considerable interest in digester designs that are
economically feasible for smaller farms, but some digester components are difficult to scale
down. A complete mix digester with separator installed on a 160-cow Minnesota dairy farm in
2008 cost $460,000, or $2,875/cow. Another way to consider the investment is to assume a unit
cost per kilowatt of installed capacity to be $3000 to $3500. Smaller farms would not likely
invest the capital to install digesters for power production. Figure 5-1 below shows the total
value of the potential capital investment if all of the farms in a given generation capacity were
developed based on the AgStar estimated cost. Figure 5-2 shows the individual farm investment
based on the generation capacity. The total capital investment estimate that would be required to
develop 100 percent of the resources would be approximately $91MM. It is not practical to
assume that all projects rise to the level of investment quality. May of the smaller farms would
not be practical. We have included the capital investment shown for each generator capacity in
Figure 5-2.
Completed Major Equipment Revisions
Figure 5-1: Total Capital Investment
$1,265,973
$33,443,363
$24,305,787
$4,182,408
$14,128,399
$4,108,188
$13,741,425
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5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
0-49 50-249 250-499 500-749 750-999 1000-1249 1250-1499
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Total Capital Cost For Each Category of Farm
Sizes
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Figure 5-2: Total Investment on an Individual Farm at Various Generation Capacities
$632,986
$1,045,105
$1,620,386
$2,091,204
$2,825,680
$4,108,188
$4,580,475
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
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SECTION 6 – OPERATING COSTS
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has been heavily involved in developing the
federal design and operation standards for the design and installation of farm based digesters.
Much of the work and information published by the AgStar program referenced NRCS Practice
Standards. The following operating cost information is based on an analysis done by the
NRCS.9
Table 6-1: USDA NRCS Operating Cost Analysis
Based on the data from the NRCS analysis and keeping with the plug flow digester design it is
shown that the operating costs with electrical production are $0.09/kWh. The cost analysis is
based on the operating results of nine different projects. It is not reported in the discussion how
large the systems are or what the basis of the fixed and variable expenses are. It should be
expected that fixed operating costs would be lower based on economies of scale for larger
digester projects.
It has been accepted in the dairy based digester industry that using the electrical power internally
and offsetting retail electricity rates with the generator output can yield better economic
performance than the sale of power at wholesale rates. Including the various incentives does not
normally lead to profitable commercial operations generally. The use of additional organic can
boost the gas production by as much as 300 percent with very minimal increases in capital and
operating costs. This would have a direct impact on the performance of the system and lower the
O&M costs accordingly. Unfortunately the proximity to significant quantities of those additives
is limited due to the location in Yakima County.
Addition of Other Organic Wastes
9 “An Analysis of Energy Production Costs from Anaerobic Digestion systems on US Livestock Production
Facilities” USDA NRCS, October 2007
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The George DeRuyter Dairy is located within the Yakima County service territory. It is the only
dairy in the service territory to have installed a commercial digester and an excellent example of
the implementation of the technology and profitability challenges associated with electrical sales
as the only source of cash flow. Appendix 1 to this report includes a feasibility report prepared
for the Washington State Department of Commerce outlining the economic and environmental
challenges facing the development of AD projects in the state.
George DeRuyter & Sons Dairy
10
The report provides an analysis of the development challenges and profitability of a dairy based
digester in the Yakima Valley. The report is significant due to the fact that it is based on one of
the largest dairies in the State of Washington where economies of scale can have a positive
impact on the development cost and output. The report also has analysis of the cash flow
impacts of utilizing electrical sales based on the Washington State Schedule 37 avoided cost
rates for Qualifying Facilities as the only source of income. The lack of success in developing
projects in the service territory is characterized as follows.
Projects based entirely on revenue streams from Power Purchase Agreements at the
Qualifying Facility rate structure are not likely to have commercial success. This is a
situation that is a factor elsewhere throughout the U.S with Pacific Northwest electrical
prices only exacerbating the problem for the region, especially in the Yakima River Basin,
which has some of the lowest rates in the nation.
Presence of the dairies in an area away from urban centers which negatively impacts a
project’s ability to secure off-farm co-digestion substrates with or without tipping fees. In
the northwest area of the state projects are more likely able to source additional substrates
and organic wastes that contribute to gas production and revenue from both energy sales and
tipping fees
Declining Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for electrical power production has reduced the
value of these credits, especially in the Pacific Northwest, where a multitude of wind projects
and reduced demand have flooded the renewable power market.
Success rates for development projects could be improved with a move toward Renewable
Natural Gas sales rather than dependence on revenue from electricity sales.
10 “An Anaerobic Digester Case Study Alternative Offtake Markets and Remediation of Nutrient Loading Concerns
Within the Region” Washington State Department of Commerce
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APPENDIX Q – ENERGY STORAGE SCREENING
STUDY
HDR Engineering (HDR) was retained by PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp) to perform an Energy
Storage Study to support PacifiCorp’s 2013 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) intended to evaluate
a portfolio of generating resources and energy storage options. This report has been updated for
the 2015 IRP. The scope of this Energy Storage Study is to develop a current catalog of
commercially available utility-scale and distributed scale energy storage technologies, and to
define their applications, performance characteristics, and estimated capital and operating costs.
The information presented in this report has been gathered from public and private
documentation, studies, reports, and project data of energy storage systems and technologies.
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Update to
Energy Storage Screening Study
For Integrating Variable Energy
Resources within the PacifiCorp System
July 9, 2014
Prepared for:
PacifiCorp Energy
Salt Lake City, Utah
Prepared by:
HDR Engineering, Inc.
PacifiCorp Energy Storage Screening Study
1 Final July 2014
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 5
2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Integrating Variable Energy Resources ........................................................................................ 9
3 Energy Storage Systems and Technology ....................................................................................... 11
3.1 Pumped Storage .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Single-Speed versus Variable-Speed Technology ............................................................... 13
3.1.2 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Systems ................................................................................ 14
3.1.3 Potential Projects in PacifiCorp Service Area ................................................................... 15
3.1.4 Operating Characteristics ................................................................................................... 26
3.1.5 Regulatory Overview ........................................................................................................... 26
3.1.6 Capital, Operating, and Maintenance Cost Data ............................................................... 27
3.2 Batteries ...................................................................................................................................... 30
3.2.1 Battery Energy Storage Technology Description ............................................................... 30
3.2.2 Manufacturers and Commercial Maturity of Technology ................................................... 30
3.2.3 Summary of Project Data .................................................................................................... 39
3.2.4 Performance Characteristics .............................................................................................. 40
3.2.5 System Details and Requirements ....................................................................................... 43
3.2.6 Technology Risks................................................................................................................. 44
3.2.7 Capital, Operating and Maintenance Cost Data ................................................................ 44
3.3 Compressed Air Energy Storage ................................................................................................. 45
3.3.1 CAES Technology Description ............................................................................................ 45
3.3.2 Performance Characteristics .............................................................................................. 48
3.3.3 Geological Considerations ................................................................................................. 49
3.3.4 Capital, Operating, and Maintenance Cost Data ............................................................... 50
3.4 Flywheels .................................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.1 Flywheel Technology Description....................................................................................... 52
3.4.2 Manufacturers ..................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.3 Performance Characteristics .............................................................................................. 53
3.4.4 Manufacturer Pros and Cons .............................................................................................. 54
3.4.5 Capital, Operating and Maintenance Cost Data ................................................................ 54
3.5 Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) ............................................................................................ 54
3.5.1 LAES Technology Description ............................................................................................ 54
3.5.2 LAES Performance .............................................................................................................. 54
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3.6 Supercapacitors ........................................................................................................................... 55
3.6.1 Supercapacitor Technology Description ............................................................................. 55
3.6.2 Supercapacitor Performance .............................................................................................. 55
3.7 Superconducting Magnet Energy Storage (SMES) ..................................................................... 55
3.7.1 SMES Technology Description ........................................................................................... 55
3.7.2 SMES Performance ............................................................................................................. 56
4 Comparison of Storage Technologies .............................................................................................. 57
4.1 Technology Development ........................................................................................................... 57
4.2 Applications ................................................................................................................................ 58
4.3 Space Requirements .................................................................................................................... 58
4.4 Performance Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 59
4.5 Project Timeline .......................................................................................................................... 61
4.6 Cost ............................................................................................................................................. 61
5 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Appendices
APPENDIX A – ENERGY STORAGE MATRIX
APPENDIX B – PUMPED STORAGE DATA
B.1 – Klickitat Response – JD Pool
B.2 – EDF Response – Swan Lake North
B.3 – Swan Lake North Plan Drawing
B.4 – Swan Lake North Profile Drawing
B.5 – Gridflex Response – Black Canyon
B.6 – Conceptual Pumped Storage Development Schedule
B.7 – AACE Cost Estimating Guidelines
APPENDIX C – BATTERY STORAGE DATA
APPENDIX D – COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE DATA
APPENDIX E – OTHER STORAGE TECHNOLOGY DATA
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 ‐ Existing Pumped Storage Projects in the United States .................................................................... 11
Figure 2 - Typical Pumped Storage Plant/System ........................................................................................................ 12
Figure 3 - Preliminary Proposed Pumped Storage Projects as of April, 2014 (HDR) ....................................... 15
Figure 4 - Swan Lake North Site Layout and Profile (Swan Lake North Pre-Application Document) ....... 20
Figure 5 - JD Pool Project Layout (JD Pool Preliminary License Application) .................................................. 22
Figure 6 - Black Canyon Layout (Black Canyon Preliminary Permit Application) .......................................... 24
Figure 7 - A123 Li-ion Cells ................................................................................................................................................ 31
Figure 8 - Renewable Integration Deployment in West Virginia ............................................................................ 32
Figure 9 - NAS Cell Module ................................................................................................................................................ 33
Figure 10 - NGK NAS 8 MW (Japan) .............................................................................................................................. 33
Figure 11 - VRB Cell Stack and Electrolyte Tanks ...................................................................................................... 34
Figure 12 - Standard VRB Plant Design 3 MW ............................................................................................................ 34
Figure 13 - PowerCellTM Stacks with PCS ................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 14 - DPR15-100C Container .................................................................................................................................. 36
Figure 15 - ZnBr Cell Stacks ............................................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 16 - Premium’s TransFlow2000 Section (ZnBr battery) .............................................................................. 37
Figure 17 - 3 MW of frequency regulation at the PJM Interconnection ................................................................ 38
Figure 18 - UberBattery Energy Block ............................................................................................................................. 38
Figure 19 - Rated MW Capacity of US Battery Energy Storage Projects ............................................................. 39
Figure 20 - Rated MWh Capacity of US Battery Energy Storage Projects .......................................................... 40
Figure 21 - Typical Battery Life Cycle Curve State of Charge (SOC) .................................................................. 42
Figure 22 - CAES Geological Formations ...................................................................................................................... 50
Figure 23 - Potential Geological Formations Favorable for CAES ......................................................................... 50
Figure 24 - Flywheel Plant Stephentown, New York .................................................................................................. 53
Figure 25 - Current Worldwide Installed Energy Storage Facility Capacity (Source: CESA) ....................... 58
Figure 26 - Li-ion Battery Field and a Hydroelectric P/S Plant for 20,000 MWh of Storage (Source: HDR) ...... 59
Figure 27 - Current Energy Storage Technology Capabilities in Real Time (Source: HDR) ......................... 60
Figure 28 - Current Energy Storage Technology Capabilities (Log-Log Scale) (Source: Electricity
Storage Association) ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 29 - Operation and Maintenance Costs for Energy Storage Technologies .............................................. 63
Table of Tables
Table 1 - Summary of Highlighted Pumped Storage Projects .................................................................................... 5
Table 2 - Energy Storage Technology Summary Table ................................................................................................ 8
Table 3 - Example Comparison of Primary Characteristics....................................................................................... 14
Table 4 - Summary of Highlighted Pumped Storage Projects as Provided by the Project Developers ....... 16
Table 5 - Comparison of Cost Opinions ........................................................................................................................... 28
Table 6 - CAES Typical Project Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 51
Table 7 - Energy Storage Comparison Summary .......................................................................................................... 57
Table 8 - Space Required for 20,000 MWh of Energy Storage ................................................................................ 59
Table 9 - Summary of Cost and Capacity Data ............................................................................................................. 62
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HDR Engineering (HDR) was retained by PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp) to perform an Energy Storage
Study to support PacifiCorp’s 2013 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) intended to evaluate a portfolio of
generating resources and energy storage options. This report has been updated for the 2015 IRP. The
scope of this Energy Storage Study is to develop a current catalog of commercially available utility-scale
and distributed scale energy storage technologies, and to define their applications, performance
characteristics, and estimated capital and operating costs. The information presented in this report has
been gathered from public and private documentation, studies, reports, and project data of energy storage
systems and technologies.
HDR has reviewed and investigated the following energy storage technologies for this study:
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Compressed Air Energy Storage
In addition, some less-than-utility-scale or emerging technologies are described without detailed
discussion of cost or performance characteristics.
Pumped storage hydroelectric facilities are classified as a mass energy storage technology capable of
providing thousands of megawatt hours (MWh) of dispatchable energy. Pumped storage is ideal for large
grid applications such as load shifting, peak shaving, spinning reserve, and intra-second grid needs such
as frequency regulation, all on a large scale (200 to 1,000+ MW). Due to the grid scale size of the projects
interconnection of these facilities typically requires availability of Extra High Voltage (EHV)
transmission lines. Furthermore, pumped storage facilities also require site-specific attributes and
resources, such as water rights and elevated reservoir.
There are currently forty (40) pumped storage hydroelectric projects operating in the United States. In
addition, there are currently over sixty (60) projects being considered for development under the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing process. Three projects within PacifiCorp’s territory
have been reviewed for this IRP update report: the JD Pool Pumped Storage Project, the Swan Lake North
Pumped Storage Project, and the Black Canyon Pumped Storage Project. These proposed sites were
selected based on existing project features located within the PacifiCorp balancing area, environmental
impacts that are fairly well understood, and the current status of project development and licensing.
Project parameters are summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1 - Summary of Highlighted Pumped Storage Projects
Item Swan Lake
North JD Pool Black Canyon
Location Oregon Washington Wyoming
Approximate Static Head (ft) 1,300 2,400 1,063
Energy storage (MWh) 5,280 16,500 5,550
Assumed Hours of Storage (hrs) 8.8 11 9.5
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Item Swan Lake
North JD Pool Black Canyon
Estimated Installed Capacity (MW) 600 1,500 600
Developer Provided Estimated Capital
Cost ($/kW) (See section 3.1.6 for details
of HDR’s Opinion of Costs)
$2,300 $1,700-$2,500 $1,500
Estimated Year 1 O&M Cost (estimated as
a function of capacity and annual energy.
See section 3.1.6 for details) $9.4 million $19.1 million $9.4 million
Water-to-wire efficiency 75-82% 75-82% 75-82%
Battery storage is gaining acceptance in small-scale (~ 20 MW) storage applications, particularly in
conjunction with renewable resources. Battery energy storage systems are considered to be a small scale
energy storage option focused on applications such as energy regulation, frequency response, load
following and ramping support, energy arbitrage, and even distribution system upgrade deferral. In the
case of renewable integration, batteries primarily function to dampen the effects of generation and load
differences resulting from the variability in renewable energy generation profiles. Battery technologies
and their respective manufacturers reviewed for this study, including project characteristics, include the
following:
Lithium ion (Li-ion) – A123 Systems: Since 2009, seven projects have been installed in the US
with capacity of 69 MW / 47.5 MWh. Largest projects include 20 MW / 5 MWh in Johnson City,
NY and 8 MW / 32 MWh in Tehachapi, CA. Currently under development is a 32 MW / 8MWh
system in Oro Mountain, WV.
Sodium sulfur (NAS) – NGK Insulators, Ltd.: The first project was 0.5 MW for a TEPCO
Kawasaki substation in 1995. Installations now include over 120 international projects with
capacity of 190 MW and 1,300 MWh. The largest project is 12 MW / 86.4 MWh at a Honda
facility Japan, installed in 2008. As of 2010, six projects in the US with 14.75 MW / 73.2 MWh
have been installed, with the largest project being 4 MW / 24 MWh in Presidio, TX (2010). Five
projects totaling 7.9 MW / 23.2 MWh are planned throughout the US.
Vanadium Redox (VRB) – Prudent Energy: The first US project was with PacifiCorp in Castle
Valley, UT with 0.250 MW / 2 MWh installed in 2004. In 2009, a 0.6 MW / 3.6 MWh system
was installed at Gills Onion plant, CA. Two other projects are in development in CA, with
combined nameplate capacity of 2.2 MW.
Dry Cell – Xtreme Power, Inc.: The first installation of 0.5 MW / 0.1 MWh was a test facility in
Antarctica for microgrid peak shaving completed in 2006. A 1.5 MW / 1 MWh test facility was
installed in Maui, HI for renewable integration in 2009.
Zinc Bromide (ZnBr) – Premium Power: To date, 6.9 MW / 17.2 MWh has been installed in the
US. Five recent projects, two in CA and three in MA, have been installed or are under
development, rated at 0.5 MW / 3 MWh each.
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Advanced Lead Acid (Pb-Acid) – Ecoult has installed a 3 MW scale demonstration facility, as
well as a 3 MW frequency regulation facility on the PJM grid in Pennsylvania. Also installed has
been a 3 MW micro-grid application that allows an island of 1,500 people to utilize 100%
renewable energy.
Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is also classified as mass energy storage, although on a capacity
scale (~100 MW) between batteries and pumped storage. A typical CAES plant would consist of a series
of motor driven compressors capable of filling a storage cavern with air during off-peak, low-load hours.
At high-load, on-peak hours, the stored compressed air is delivered to a series of combustion turbines
which are fired with natural gas for power generation. Utilizing pre-compressed air removes the need for
a compressor on the combustion turbine, allowing the turbine to operate at high output and efficiency
during peak load periods. Compressed air energy storage is the least implemented and developed of
stored energy technologies evaluated herein. Only two plants are in operation, including Alabama
Electric Cooperative’s (AEC) McIntosh plant which began operation in 1991. Others projects have been
proposed, but have not progressed beyond concept.
Other emerging energy storage technologies have been briefly reviewed for this report, including
flywheels, liquid air energy storage, super-capacitors, and superconducting magnets. Although all of
these technologies can be connected to the grid, they are still considered developmental and small scale.
Generally, these other technologies could only be used for short durations (seconds to minutes), for
supplying backup power in an outage event, or to help regulate voltage and frequency.
HDR has performed an initial comparison of the three primary energy storage technologies, including
pumped storage, batteries and compressed air. Table 2 summarizes the comparison of key criteria for
these technologies including project capital cost as evaluated by HDR in 2014 dollars. More detailed
comparisons are included in Appendix A. HDR has also reviewed and commented upon the overall
commercial development of these technologies, the applications which each technology is suited to, along
with space requirements, performance characteristics, project timelines, and the Developer provided
capital, operating and maintenance (O&M) costs.
There are challenges associated with comparing costs for these different types of energy storage
technologies. Initial capital cost is one indicator; however long-term annual O&M cost provides another
factor for comprehensive economics and determining financial feasibility. Operating and maintenance
costs associated with various battery technologies can be high compared to pumped storage, but this cost
varies depending upon the technology. As battery technology develops further, and grid scale
installations continue, a better understanding of the costs associated with operation and maintenance will
be achieved. Conversely, while the capital costs for pumped storage are high when looked at in total,
they are competitive with batteries on a dollar/kW installed basis, and have low fixed and variable O&M
costs.
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Table 2 - Energy Storage Technology Summary Table
Pumped Storage
Hydro
(Three sites)
Batteries Compressed Air
Energy Storage
Range of power capacity
(MW) 600 – 1,500 1-32 100+
Range of energy capacity
(MWh) 5,550 – 16,000 Variable depending on
Depth Of Discharge 800+
Range of capital cost
(2014$ per kW ) $1,700 - $2,500 $800 - $4,000 $2,000 - $2,300
Year of first installation 1929 1995 (sodium sulfur) 1978
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2 INTRODUCTION
PacifiCorp, as well as other utilities and power authorities throughout the world, face a major challenge in
balancing increasing levels of variable energy resources. As generation from variable energy resources
and their relative percentage of load grow, there is an increasing need for additional system flexibility to
assure grid reliability. Based on both industry and HDR studies, it is evident that expanded transmission
interconnections, continued modernization of the existing power plants, market changes that encourage
greater operational flexibility of existing generation assets and new energy storage facilities will be
required across the United States over the next decade.
The 2015 PacifiCorp Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is expected to include a portfolio of generating
resources and energy storage options for evaluation. These include both fossil fuel options, such as coal
and natural gas, as well as renewable options including wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass, and solar. In
order to integrate additional renewable generation into their IRP, it is anticipated that energy storage may
be required. For that reason, PacifiCorp has engaged HDR to develop a current catalog of commercially
available and emerging energy storage technologies with estimates of performance and costs.
Energy storage permeates our society, manifesting itself in products ranging from small button batteries
to large-scale pumped storage hydro-electric projects. Energy storage for utility-scale applications has
historically relied upon pumped storage hydro facilities and the large reservoirs associated with
conventional hydropower stations. In recent years, utilities have also considered and implemented several
pilot projects utilizing various battery technologies. To a limited extent, compressed air energy storage
and flywheels have also been implemented. When installed over a large service area, the totality of these
distributed systems could provide reserves to the regional grid for limited durations. Within the electric
utility industry, there is uncertainty regarding which energy storage system can provide the optimal
benefit for a given application. The following discussion is intended to catalog the energy storage
technologies available to date, to summarize the current state of development of these energy storage
technologies, to provide a high level comparison of these technologies, and provide comments and
discussion on their implementation in an effort to assist PacifiCorp with the integration of variable energy
resources and energy storage into its IRP.
2.1 Integrating Variable Energy Resources
Variable energy resources provide a sustainable source of energy that uses no fossil fuel and produces
zero carbon emissions. One of the constraints of variable generation is that the energy available is non-
dispatchable; it tends to vary and is somewhat unpredictable. The power-system load is also variable;
power-system reserves are required to match changes in generation and demand on a real-time basis.
Variable generation cannot be dispatched specifically when energy is needed to meet load demand. Wind
and utility industries have been able to address many of the variability issues through improvements in
wind forecasting, diversification of wind turbine sites, improvements in wind turbine technology, and the
creation of larger power-system control areas. At low wind penetration levels, wind output typically can
be managed in the regulation time-frame by calling upon existing system reserves, curtailing output
and/or diversifying the locations of wind farms over a broad geographic area.
As more variable energy is added to the power system, additional reserves are required. Flexible and
dispatchable generators, such as hydro, CAES, or batteries, are required to provide system capacity and
balancing reserves to balance load in the hour-to-hour and sub-hour time-frame. In addition to system
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reserves, every balancing authority has the need for energy storage to balance excess generation at night
and shift its use to peak demand hours during the day. Conventional hydropower projects do this by
shutting down units and storing energy in the form of elevated water, and it is the most common form of
energy storage in the world. As variable energy output and the ratio of wind generation to load grows,
historical system responses will need to be modified to take advantage of the benefits of variable energy
resources to the regional grid and to assure system reliability.
It should be mentioned that variability is not a new phenomenon in power system operation. Demand has
fluctuated since the first consumer was connected to the first power plant. The resulting energy
imbalances have always had to be managed, mainly by dispatchable power plants. The evolution of
variable energy resources in the system is an additional, rather than a new, challenge that presents two
elements: variability (now on the supply-side as well), and uncertainty.
The output from variable energy resource plants fluctuates according to the available resource — the
wind, the sun or the tides. These fluctuations are likely to mean that, in order to maintain the balance
between demand and supply, other parts of the power system will have to change their output or
consumption more rapidly and/or more frequently than currently required. At small penetrations — a
few percent in most systems — the additional effort is likely to be slight, because variable energy
resource fluctuations will be dwarfed by those already seen on the demand side.
Large variable energy penetration, in contrast, will exacerbate the system variability in extent, frequency
and rate of change. As is known by system operators, electricity demand follows a regular pattern.
Deducting the contribution of variable energy resources to the grid in correlation to demand is often
referred to as the net load. In the review of net load tracking in the Bonneville Power Administration
balancing area, no regular pattern is evident with the exception of a tendency for wind to pick up at night
and drop off in the morning. This is opposite to electric demand, which highlights the greater variability
of net load caused by a 30 percent penetration of variable supply.1
It is the extent of these ramps, the increases or decreases in the net load, as well as the rate and frequency
with which they occur that are of principal relevance to the industry. This is where the balancing
challenge lies — in the ability of the system to react quickly enough to accommodate such extensive and
rapid changes. Net load ramping is more extreme than demand alone. This is not only because variable
energy resource output can ramp up and down extensively over just a few hours, but also because it may
do so in a way that is inversely proportional to fluctuations in demand. In contrast, VER output may
complement demand — when both increase or decrease at the same time.
So, rather than the question of — how can variable renewables be balanced? — the more pertinent may
be: how can increasingly variable net load be balanced? The point is that variability in output (supply)
should not be viewed in isolation from variability on the demand-side (load); if the variable energy
resource side of the balancing equation is considered separately, a system is likely to be under-endowed
with balancing resources.2
1 Hydroelectric Pumped Storage for Enabling Variable Energy Resources within the
Federal Columbia River Power System, Bonneville Power Administration, HDR 2010 2 Harnessing Variable Renewables A Guide to the Balancing Challenge, 2011
International Energy Agency
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3 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
A review of available energy storage technologies was performed for comparative purposes in this study.
The results are discussed throughout this report and include the following storage systems:
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Compressed Air Energy Storage
Each of these technologies has been employed for grid scale storage or to provide ancillary services.
Many other technologies, such as flywheels, superconducting magnets, and supercapacitors, have been
deployed at the distributed-energy scale, and there is significant ongoing research to further develop these
technologies and scale them up for bulk energy storage applications. This research is expected to
continue for the foreseeable future.
3.1 Pumped Storage
Pumped storage hydroelectric projects have been providing storage capacity and transmission grid
ancillary benefits in the U.S. and Europe since the 1920s. Today, there are 40 pumped storage projects
operating in the U.S. that provide more than 20 GW, or nearly 2 percent, of the capacity for our nation’s
energy supply system (Energy Information Admin, 2007). Figure 1 below indicates the distribution of
existing pumped storage projects in the U.S. Pumped storage and conventional hydroelectric plants
combined account for approximately 77 percent of the nation’s renewable energy capacity, with pumped
storage alone accounting for an estimated 16 percent of U.S. renewable capacity (Energy Information
Admin., 2007).
Figure 1 ‐ Existing Pumped Storage Projects in the United States
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Pumped storage facilities store potential energy in the form of water in an upper reservoir, pumped from
another reservoir at a lower elevation (Figure 2). Historically, pumped storage projects were operated in a
manner that, during periods of high electricity demand, electricity is generated by releasing the stored
water through pump-turbines in the same manner as a conventional hydro station. In periods of low
energy demand or low cost, usually during the night or weekends, energy is used to reverse the flow and
pump the water back up hill into the upper reservoir. Reversible pump-turbine/generator-motor
assemblies can act as both pumps and turbines. Pumped storage stations are unlike traditional hydro
stations in that they are actually a net consumer of electricity, due to hydraulic and electrical losses
incurred in the cycle of pumping back from a lower reservoir to the upper reservoir. However, these
plants have often proved very beneficial economically due to peak to off-peak energy price differentials,
and as well as providing ancillary services to support the overall electric grid.
Figure 2 - Typical Pumped Storage Plant/System
The contributions of pumped storage hydro to our nation’s transmission grid are considerable, including
providing stability services, energy-balancing, and storage capacity. Pumped storage stations also
provide ancillary electrical grid services such as network frequency control and reserves. This is due to
the ability of pumped storage plants, like other hydroelectric plants, to respond to load changes within
seconds. Pumped storage historically has been used to balance load on a system and allow large, thermal
generating sources to operate at peak efficiencies. Pumped storage is the largest-capacity and one of the
most cost-effective forms of grid-scale energy storage currently available.
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3.1.1 Single‐Speed versus Variable‐Speed Technology
Historically, typical pumped storage plants used electricity to pump water to the upper reservoir during
periods of low-cost, off-peak power and generate electricity during periods of high-cost, on-peak power.
New pumped storage projects are envisioned to provide significant load following or ramping capability
to the grid during periods of rapid changes in net load (load minus wind or solar generation) in addition to
energy absorption or pumping capability during periods of excess energy generation.
In the case of conventional synchronous (single, constant speed) pump-turbine units, during generating
mode, the individual units are operated to support grid requirements including load following and
frequency regulation (Automatic Generation Control or AGC); however, during pumping, the units are
operated at best pumping gate (most efficient operation) with no capability for load following or
regulation. During pumping mode, the wicket gate positions may need to be decreased as the reservoir
water elevation increases in order to keep the units on the best pumping gate curve and to prevent
cavitation and vibration (net head control). Deviation from this best pumping gate operation results in low
efficiency and rough operation, with minimal change in power input requirements.
Many of the proposed pumped storage projects are considering variable-speed (asynchronous) pump-
turbine technology where load following is possible during both the generating and pumping modes, and
hence the primary difference between the two technologies. This allows a pumped storage owner to
provide grid reliability services in both pump and generate modes of operation. Variable-speed operation
in this context normally means that the rotating speed of a unit does not vary by more than +/-10% of its
synchronous speed. The varying output frequency of the generator is converted to the grid frequency
through a special frequency conversion system. Other advantages of variable-speed units are higher and
flatter generator efficiency curves, wider generating and pumping operating ranges, and easier start-up
process. The main disadvantage of this technology is the higher capital costs, which are on average about
30% greater than conventional single-speed units.
Table 3 provides a summary comparing the operational characteristics and advantages/disadvantages of
single and variable-speed units for an example particular project. Actual benefits will vary depending on
specific site characteristics. Because of the multiple advantages, variable-speed units have been discussed
in this report.
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Table 3 - Example Comparison of Primary Characteristics
Characteristic Single-speed Variable-speed
Proven Technology 45+ years - Worldwide 10+ years - Europe and Japan
Equipment Costs - Approximately 10% to 30% Greater
Powerhouse Size - Approximately 25% to 30% Greater
Powerhouse Civil Costs - Approximately 20% Greater
Project Schedule - Longer - Site Specific
O&M Costs - Greater for the Power Electronics
Operating Head Range 80% to 100% of Max. Head 70% to 100% of Max. Head
Generating Efficiency Approximately 0.5% to 2% Greater
Power Adjustment
Generation Mode* Approximately 60% to 100% Approximately 50% to 100%
Power Adjustment Pump Mode* None +/- 20%
Operating Characteristics
Idle to Full Generation Generally Less than 3 Minutes Generally Less than 3 Minutes
100 Percent Pumping to 100 Percent
Generation Generally Less than 6 to 10 Minutes Generally Less than 6 to 10 Minutes
100 Percent Generation to 100 Percent
Pumping Generally Less than 6 to 10 Minutes Generally Less than 6 to 10 Minutes
Load Following Seconds
(i.e., 10 MW per Second)
Seconds
(i.e., 10 MW per Second)
Reactive Power Changes Instantaneously Instantaneously
Automatic Frequency Control Yes in generate mode Yes in both pump and generate
modes
*Power Adjustment: The ability of a pump-turbine generator-motor to operate away from its best operating point based on
rated head and flow. Single-speed units can operate over a range of flow in the generating mode which is identical to a
conventional hydropower turbine, but not in the pumping mode (in pumping mode a single speed machine cannot vary flow or
wicket gate settings at all). Variable-speed units have the ability to operate the turbine’s off-peak efficiency point in the
pumping mode via the power electronics (no substantive change in flow), and typically have greater flexibility in the
generating mode than single-speed units.
3.1.2 Open‐Loop and Closed‐Loop Systems
Both open-loop and closed-loop pumped storage projects are currently operating in the U.S. The
distinction between closed-loop and open-loop pumped storage projects is often subject to interpretation.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) offers the formal definitions for these projects, and
it was FERC’s definitions that were followed while categorizing the pumped storage sites discussed in
this report: Closed-loop pumped storage are projects that are not continuously connected to a naturally-
flowing water feature; and open-loop pumped storage are projects that are continuously connected to a
naturally-flowing water feature.
Closed-loop systems are preferred for new developments, or Greenfield projects, as there are often
significantly less environmental issues, primarily due to the lack of aquatic resource impacts. Projects
that are not strictly closed-loop systems can also be desirable, depending upon the project configuration,
and whether the project uses existing reservoirs.
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3.1.3 Potential Projects in PacifiCorp Service Area
For PacifiCorp’s 2013 IRP, HDR made an assessment of fifteen potential projects located within the
PacifiCorp balancing area. For the 2015 IRP, three projects have been selected in consultation with
PacifiCorp for further review. Projects were selected based on the preliminary filings with FERC. Figure
3 below illustrates where proposed projects in the U.S. that have been granted and/or filed for a FERC
Preliminary Permit Application.
Figure 3 - Preliminary Proposed Pumped Storage Projects as of April, 2014 (HDR)
3.1.3.1 Pumped Storage Evaluation Criteria
The following is a list of pumped storage evaluation criteria utilized for this study:
Water conveyance – The tunnel length to head ratio is the single biggest variable cost component for a
pumped storage project. The higher the head, the higher energy density and, as such, longer tunnel lengths
are justifiable. Conversely, lower head (less than 300 feet) means that shorter tunnel lengths or a unique
site configuration are required to be competitive.
Capacity- The larger the project is in terms of capacity, the lower the installed cost per kilowatt (kW) is
for similar civil cost components.
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Closed or open-loop- Closed-loop or off-stream embankments/dams generally means fewer regulatory
challenges and a less complex FERC licensing process. Specific sites where the lower reservoir already
exists may also be advantageous.
Source of water- The source of water can be complicated in extremely dry (e.g. desert southwest) or
politically charged (Columbia River Basin) areas of the country.
Potential environmental/regulatory factors- Environmental and regulatory factors vary widely from
site to site: these issues can range from minor challenges to a fatal flaws depending upon the project’s
environmental impacts.
Project location- A strong power market where ISO’s are integrating large amounts of variable energy
will be seeking a project that can provide grid scale ancillary services.
Transmission access- Energy evacuation and transmission line permitting is site specific and driven by a
local project champion.
Geological factors- Geological factors, such as active fault lines near the proposed site, can be a project
fatal flaw if known or suspected.
Technical development progress- HDR has evaluated the technical progress thus far of each project.
Projects with more than a conceptual layout have been favored.
Commercial development progress- HDR has evaluated the commercial analysis of each project, as
initially performed by others, and has investigated whether the developer has explored the revenue
streams beyond the traditional energy arbitrage model.
Based on the above criteria, and the location of the projects within PacifiCorp’s regional footprint, HDR,
in collaboration with PacifiCorp, selected the JD Pool Pumped Storage Project, the Swan Lake North
Pumped Storage Project and the Black Canyon Pumped Storage Project for further evaluation. These
proposed sites were selected due to existing project features, environmental impacts that are fairly well
understood, and the current project development status. HDR reviewed the FERC preliminary filings and
subsequent six-month progress reports for each site. In addition, the developers for each project were
contacted for additional information. A request for information (RFI) was developed and distributed to
Klickitat Public Utility District (Klickitat) for JD Pool, EDF Renewable Energy (EDF) for Swan Lake
North, and Gridflex for Black Canyon, respectively. The RFI and each developer’s response are attached
to this document in Appendix B. Table 4 below discusses a summary of these projects’ characteristics.
Table 4 - Summary of Highlighted Pumped Storage Projects as Provided by the Project Developers
Item Swan Lake North JD Pool Black Canyon
Location Oregon Washington Wyoming
Approx. static head (ft) 1,188-1,318 1,900-2,100 1,063
Energy storage (MWh) 5,280 16,500 5,550
Estimated hours of storage (hrs) 8.8 11 9.5
Estimated installed capacity (MW) 600 1,500 600
Developer Provided Estimated Capital
Cost ($/kW) (See section 3.1.6 for details
of HDR’s Opinion of Costs)
$2,300 $1,700-$2,500 $1,500
Estimated O&M Costs (estimated as a
function of capacity and annual energy.
See section 3.1.6 for details) $9,400,000 $19,100,000 $9,400,000
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3.1.3.2 Swan Lake North
The current preliminary permit for the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 13318)
updates a prior preliminary permit filed by Symbiotics. The original preliminary permit application was
filed in June 2010, and was granted on August 6, 2010. The draft license application was filed on
December 16, 2011. A successive preliminary permit was filed in April 2012 by Symbiotics for Swan
Lake LLC so that the project developer would be able to file a Final License Application before the
expiration of the preliminary permit. EDF indicated that the final license application has been drafted, but
revisions are pending completion of supplemental geotechnical studies and corresponding engineering
revisions in the final license application.
EDF has made a number of changes to the project layout when compared with the configuration in the
active preliminary permit. EDF’s project is proposed to be 600 MW in capacity, a reduction from the
1000 MW project described in the preliminary permit. The size of the reservoirs was reduced to reflect
the change in capacity. EDF has also revised water conveyance arrangement to reduce the overall amount
of tunneling and is considering surface penstocks. The site layout as provided by EDF is shown in Figure
4.
According to EDF, the headrace inlet/outlet structure would be located at the western end of the upper
reservoir. The structure would consist of two circular bellmouth intakes to control the flow of water into
two surface penstocks, approximately 2,320 feet long each. The penstocks would lead to two 572 foot
long drop shafts. Horizontal headrace tunnels would connect the drop shaft to the underground
powerhouse. A tailrace tunnel would be located on the southeastern end of the lower reservoir to connect
the powerhouse to the lower reservoir.
The powerhouse would be located at the foot of an escarpment between two scree fields. The
powerhouse would contain four pump-turbine motor-generator turbine assemblies, all associated
electrical and mechanical support equipment, personnel sanitary facilities, changing and meeting rooms, a
control room, and transformers. This is a shift from the preliminary permit application’s design which
reflected a powerhouse with separate transformer galleries.
Four reversible units would be installed in the powerhouse. Each unit would have a rated generating
capacity 150 MW for a total plant rating of 600 MW. The turbine operating head range is 1,188 to 1,318
feet. EDF reports that this configuration has a storage capacity of 5,280 MWh.
The upper reservoir would be contained by a 111 foot tall, 6,560 foot long compacted rockfill dam with
an asphalt concrete face. The upper reservoir would have a usable storage volume of 5,837 acre-ft. This
is approximately one half the size of the upper reservoir in the active preliminary permit. The lower
reservoir would be impounded by a 100 feet high, 5,245 feet long dam. The resulting reservoir would
have a usable storage volume of approximately 6,000 acre-ft, which is smaller than the 11,583 acre-ft
reservoir in the preliminary permit.
The project site would be accessed from Highway 140 via a private road, with Swan Lake Road as a
secondary access road for vehicles approaching the project area north of Highway 140. A new, permanent
24-foot-wide haul road would be constructed up the slope of Swan Lake Rim between the upper and
lower reservoirs. The haul road would be approximately 3.5 miles long.
Interconnection studies have been conducted with the Transmission Agency of Northern California
(TANC) under the original 1,000 MW configuration. The study concluded that only 400 MW could be
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interconnected without requiring additional transmission circuits, and the interconnection request was
withdrawn. Another interconnection study was performed for PacifiCorp utilizing the 600 MW
configuration. The project would connect to the northern segment of the 500 kV #2 Malin-Round
Mountain line. It appears that 600 MW could be interconnected without additional circuits. EDF is
currently preparing for an Impact Study with PacifiCorp and BPA.
A feasibility-level geotechnical and geophysical investigation of the project site has been performed to
assess the soils and facilitate ongoing permitting. The primary objective of the investigation was to
evaluate the susceptibility of the soils to liquefaction under seismic loading. Additional ongoing geo-tech
testing is needed to validate assumptions and further refine the powerhouse location and conveyance
alignments.
EDF documented consultation with affected agencies and stakeholders. Limited resource studies have
been conducted and reportedly include:
Water resources,
Fish and aquatic resources,
Botanical resources,
Wildlife resources,
Threatened and endangered species,
Wetlands,
Recreation,
Land use,
Cultural resources, and
Tribal resources.
In reviewing the draft license exhibits, it appears that the studies have been performed using existing data
and consultation. HDR anticipates that field studies would be the next step to further advance the project.
EDF indicated that they have developed a Class 4 cost estimate in accordance with the Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE). Refer to Appendix B.7 for the AACE cost estimating
guidelines. The estimate for the project including direct costs, engineering, construction management,
licensing costs is $1.4 billion. This is approximately $2,300 per kW.
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SITE LAYOUT
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Figure 4 - Swan Lake North Site Layout and Profile (Swan Lake North Pre-Application Document)
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HDR OPINION
The Swan Lake North pumped storage project has been advanced by EDF subsequent to acquiring 100
percent ownership of the project LLC. Having the ground water rights issues resolved to support initial
fill is significant and the initial geotechnical investigations are a step in the right direction to advance the
engineering elements.
The design decision to use surface penstocks should be carefully considered. While limiting tunnel
lengths may potentially reduce tunneling capital costs, it is HDR’s experience that surface penstocks are
typically more costly to construct where construction access is difficult or foundation conditions may be
unstable.
It should be noted that EDF France’s involvement is a major factor in the potential successful execution
of the project given their extensive pumped storage design and execution resume around the globe.
However in the absence of any substantive off-taker agreements, the Swan Lake North project has not
progressed beyond the conceptual engineering stage; and firm estimates of cost, or project fatal flaws,
have not been completed.
3.1.3.3 JD Pool
The original preliminary permit application for the JD Pool Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 13333)
in the Columbia Gorge in southern Washington was filed by the Klickitat Public Utility District and
Symbiotics LLC on November 20, 2008, and formed the basis of HDR’s 2011 energy storage technology
assessment report. A successive application was filed by Klickitat on April 30, 2012, and the information
included in the revised application forms the basis of HDR’s review of the project presented below.
Klickitat provided a response to the RFI that generally replicates the information in the active preliminary
permit application. The JD Pool project layout appears to have been modified such that both the upper
and lower reservoirs have been shifted slightly to the west. This results in a potential increase of
approximately 200 to 400 feet in total head to a maximum head of approximately 2000 feet. This new
upper and lower reservoir alignment is achieved via the construction of much larger reservoir
embankments in terms of volume of fill material; however, engineering studies documenting the technical
feasibility of the change in reservoir location do not appear to have been conducted. According to
Klickitat’s response to the RFI, the dam configuration, water conveyance layout, and equipment
configuration have not been further developed. The project configuration below was extracted from the
active preliminary permit application.
All project features associated with JD Pool would be new with the exception of the existing pumping
station, associated conveyance piping and equipment from the closed aluminum smelter, which is
partially located on Federal lands near the John Day Pool. A new 24 foot diameter, 9,188 foot long steel
penstock is proposed, connecting the upper reservoir to the underground powerhouse. The powerhouse
would consist of 5 units, 300 MW each for a proposed capacity of 1,500 MW. The turbines would be
rated at 2,100 CFS and would have an operating range between 1,900 feet and 2,100 feet of head. There
are two reservoirs associated with the project. The upper reservoir would require a new earth
embankment with a clay core. The dam would be 270 feet high and 8,610 feet long. The upper reservoir
would have a storage capacity of 14,010 acre-ft, a surface area of 114 acres, and a normal surface,
elevation of 2,710 MSL. The new lower reservoir would also require an earth embankment with a clay
core. The dam would be 295 feet high and 5,870 feet long. The lower reservoir reportedly would have a
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storage capacity of 21,440 ac-ft (approximately 50% greater than the upper reservoir), a surface area of
110 acres, and a normal surface elevation of 705 MSL.
Figure 5 - JD Pool Project Layout (JD Pool Preliminary License Application)
According to the preliminary permit application, the project would interconnect with BPA’s 500kV John
Day substation, approximately 5 miles away from the project site via a new 500 kV line. According to
Klickitat’s RFI response, the project is also 8 miles from an alternate DC intertie. This project would be
part of the Western Electricity Coordination Council market.
According to Klickitat, this project is still in the early stages of development, and no detailed engineering
or environmental studies have taken place. Klickitat indicated that they own the water to serve the project
through the Washington State Department of Ecology, and the water withdrawal facilities are part of the
existing infrastructure from the former aluminum smelter located at the site. Klickitat did not provide a
cost estimate at this stage of development. In 2005, HDR was involved in a reconnaissance level study
and AACE Class 5 cost opinion for the Goldendale Pumped Storage Project, an early version of JD Pool.
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At that time, HDR developed a cost opinion of approximately $2.8 billion. Assuming a 3% escalation per
year, cost is approximately $3.7 billion 2014 USD, or approximately $ 2,500 USD per kW.
HDR OPINION
HDR believes that the JD Pool pumped storage site is one of the premier sites in the Pacific Northwest for
development. It is in the middle of BPA’s robust high voltage transmission corridor, it can be developed
in an environmentally benign manner, and the associated topography supports a high energy density
design.
The project status at this time, however, is still at the conceptual stage with no advancements in
engineering trade-off studies or environmental and resource assessments. An example of a project
disconnect is the disparity between the storage volumes of the upper and lower reservoir as indicated in
the active preliminary permit; ideally they would be equal in a closed loop system. There have not been
any field studies to date, and Klickitat indicated they are actively searching for a development partner.
The lack of progress on the regulatory requirements does put the project developer at risk for being able
to maintain the active preliminary permit.
3.1.3.4 Black Canyon
The preliminary permit application for the Black Canyon Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. P-14087)
was prepared by Gridflex Energy, LLC and was filed by Black Canyon Hydro, LLC on January 25, 2011.
The application currently shows four alternatives for development. See Figure 4 for the project layout.
Two new upper reservoirs, the East Reservoir and the North Reservoir, could be connected to one of two
existing lower reservoirs, the Seminoe Reservoir and the Kortes Reservoir. The developer may select one
or a combination of the alternatives.
In their response to the RFI, Gridflex indicated that their preferred alternative at this time connects the
East Reservoir and the existing Seminoe Reservoir. The other three configurations, however, are still
under consideration. The project description below was extracted from the active preliminary permit
application. Based upon the RFI response, it appears that Gridflex revised the project sizing for Black
Canyon from the preliminary permit application. In the FERC filing, the project is described as a 400
MW plant with reportedly an additional 100 MW of pumping capacity. In the RFI submittal, Gridflex
presents a 600 MW project for the same preferred alternative with no additional pumping capacity. The
change appears to be in the unit sizing and not the configuration of the dams and reservoirs.
The East Reservoir would be connected to the Seminoe Reservoir by approximately 6,800 feet of conduit.
Maximum hydraulic head for the project would be 1,063 feet. A 20.4 ft diameter low pressure tunnel
would extend for 800 ft and connect to a 5,800 ft long pressure shaft to the powerhouse. A 200 ft long
section of tailrace tunnel would connect the powerhouse to the lower reservoir. The penstock
configuration was not addressed in Gridflex’s response to the RFI.
The powerhouse would be located approximately 200 feet east of the Seminoe Reservoir. Gridflex
indicated that an underground powerhouse is preferred in the RFI submittal. HDR concurs with this
underground cavern concept where the project is planning to utilize an existing lower reservoir due to
constructability. However, in HDR’s opinion, the powerhouse is proposed to be located very close to the
existing lower reservoir and appears to be a shoreline powerhouse configuration, and the constructability
of the powerhouse should be carefully evaluated.
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Also the sizing of the pump-turbine generator-motor units differs between the RFI and the preliminary
permit application. According to the preliminary application, three 133 MW adjustable-speed reversible
pump-turbines would be utilized for 400 MW of generating capacity. The units would be capable of an
additional 100 MW of additional pumping capacity. In Gridflex’s RFI response, a 600 MW project is
described for the same East Reservoir-Seminoe alternative without any additional capacity during
pumping operation. In their submittal, the developer reported that the units would provide 100-200 MW
each in the pump mode and 50-200 MW in the generating mode, but HDR’s experience with pump-
turbines indicates that this operating range is not realistic, including the most advanced variable speed
technology.
The proposed East upper reservoir would consist of a new 50 ft ring dam and would be 8,724 ft long and
impound a 9,700 acre-ft reservoir. The lower reservoir for this project would be the existing Seminoe
Reservoir. The reservoir is 1,016,717 acre-ft and is impounded by Seminoe dam, an existing 295 ft high
concrete arch dam.
The project would interconnect with the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Miracle Mile-
Cheyenne line near the Seminoe Dam. This line runs through the Medicine Bow area, where energy from
the project would be transferred to one of several planned terminals for new transmission facilities. These
include the Gateway West line (PacifiCorp) via the Aeolus substation, the Zephyr line, the TransWest
Express, and the Overland. The interconnection point would be adjacent to the project powerhouse.
The project would utilize the water resources of the North Platte River as stored and transferred through
the Seminoe and Kortes Reservoirs.
Figure 6 - Black Canyon Layout (Black Canyon Preliminary Permit Application)
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The developer has indicated that they intend to purchase water rights from adjacent land owners who are
existing water rights holders. In HDR’s experience, the acquisition of water rights can be a lengthy and
difficult process depending upon the geographic region and stakeholder interests. Both upper reservoirs
would be located on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as would a part of the
conduit path. The existing Kortes and Seminoe Reservoirs and dams are owned and operated by
Reclamation. Study plans have not been developed yet, but Gridflex reported that they have consulted
with both the BLM and Reclamation.
Gridflex indicated that their project an AACE Class 4 or 5 cost estimate of approximately $883 million
dollars, which is about $1,500 per kW. This appears to be low given the stage of development of the
project. In HDR’s opinion, the level of engineering demonstrated by Gridflex’s response to the RFI does
not fully reflect the potential construction costs of a new upper reservoir, powerhouse, prime mover
elements and other extensive balance of plant systems, plus the water conveyance system. The
engineering and licensing also appears to be low, at only 7% of the project construction cost. Gridflex
included construction management in the direct project cost, but in HDR’s experience this typically
represents an additional cost and should be listed separately. For this level of project development, HDR
would expect project contingency to be in excess of 30% for a Class 4 or 5 cost estimate rather than the
20% reflected in Gridflex’s response. Gridflex indicated that a renewable integration study has been
conducted with Wyoming wind data, but the report was not attached to the RFI response. The developer
indicated that the project could be operational as early as 2020, but from the level of engineering
development and licensing progress, this date does not appear to be achievable to HDR.
HDR OPINION
The Black Canyon project is the least advanced of the three pumped storage projects investigated for this
report, and significant additional feasibility work needs to be done to determine if the project is viable. It
does not appear that any engineering alternatives analyses or preliminary desktop geological assessments
have been completed to further refine the site or to identify potential geological fatal flaws. The concept
of a shoreline powerhouse next to an existing lower reservoir should be refined to demonstrate that
required unit submergence can be achieved. The reported unit operating parameters also require further
clarification.
The constructability of a shoreline powerhouse near an existing reservoir should be carefully considered.
Pump-turbines typically require submergence, or setting of the centerline of the pump-turbine
approximately 10% of the gross head below the minimum tailwater elevation. This equates to
approximately 100 feet for Black Canyon just for unit submergence alone. The resulting very deep
excavation required near an existing body of water would potentially create significant water management
issues during construction.
The reported costs appear to be low based upon HDR’s industry experience and the current market prices
for the prime movers and the extensive balance of plant systems. The project timeline for construction
and commissioning is also unrealistic based upon HDR’s industry experience, and do not appear to be
based on advanced engineering or environmental studies. These studies would include analysis of
existing infrastructure, site specific geology, transmission interconnect studies, resource (e.g. botanical,
aquatic, land use, cultural) studies, and other factors critical for determining the technical and economic
feasibility of a new pumped storage project.
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3.1.4 Operating Characteristics
The pumped storage projects in development are driven by the opportunity to capitalize on the anticipated
markets for energy arbitrage and ancillary services. Energy arbitrage refers to the practice of utilizing
electric energy during the lower priced hours of excess energy to pump water from a lower reservoir into
the upper reservoir. The water is then stored in the upper reservoir for potential use. When energy prices
are higher, water is released from the upper reservoir through the turbines, and electricity is generated and
sold at these higher prices. Energy arbitrage results in higher net income when the difference between on-
peak and off-peak prices is greatest.
The projects would also provide ancillary services in both operating modes. FERC has defined ancillary
services as, “those services necessary to support the transmission of electric power from seller to the
purchaser given the obligations of control areas and transmitting utilities within those control areas to
maintain reliable operations of the interconnected transmission system” (FERC 1995). As described
above, variable-speed units are more suitable for providing ancillary services than single-speed units,
particularly frequency regulation. The projects could provide the following services:
Spinning Reserves - Reserve capacity provided by generating resources that are running (i.e.,
“spinning”) with additional capacity that is capable of ramping over a specified range within 10
minutes and running for at least two hours. Spinning Reserves are needed to maintain system
frequency stability during periods of energy imbalance resulting from unanticipated variations in
load, or variable energy supply. Reserves are also required to respond to emergency operating
conditions created by forced outages of scheduled units.
Non-Spinning Reserves - Generally, reserve capacity provided by generating resources that are
available but not rotating. These generating resources must be capable of being synchronized to
the grid and ramping to a specified level within 10 minutes, and then be able to run for at least
two hours. Non-Spinning Reserves are needed to maintain system frequency stability during
emergency conditions.
Regulation - Reserve capacity provided by generating resources that are running and
synchronized with the grid, so that the operating levels can be increased (incremented) or
decreased (decremented) instantly through Automatic Generation Control to allow continuous
balance between generating resources and demand.
3.1.5 Regulatory Overview
Some of the most important aspects in the evaluation of siting and development of a potential pumped
storage project are the environmental and regulatory factors. All pumped storage project development by
non-federal entities requires the project developer to go through the FERC licensing process, which is
expected to take approximately three to five years. For some projects, the potential issues associated with
project development may be fatal flaws, for others the mitigation measures are minimal and manageable.
Many of the most promising new pumped-storage sites identified by the hydropower industry are closed-
loop pumped-storage. It is generally accepted within the industry that a Greenfield closed loop pumped
storage project could be licensed in less than five years as many of the environmental and resource issues
can be relatively easily mitigated.
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Environmental and resource concerns may include fisheries issues (e.g. entrainment or, impingement),
site clearing and construction impacts, impacts to recreation, and land use concerns. For closed-loop
systems, there is no water discharged from the station into the main-stem river as a result of routine unit
operations and the historical concerns regarding fish entrainment and impingement at conventional
hydropower stations is thereby avoided. With respect to site clearing and other land use concerns new
large pumped-storage plants typically consist of an underground powerhouse and, thus, mitigate to a large
degree the overall footprint of the station. But these hydroelectric projects generally require construction
of roads, main or saddle dams, spillways, transmission lines, and other aspects that may alter the existing
landscape.
3.1.6 Capital, Operating, and Maintenance Cost Data
3.1.6.1 Capital Cost
The following discussion is applicable to pumped storage projects with which HDR is familiar, and does
not necessarily reflect the three projects discussed above. Nonetheless, the three projects appear to fall in
the range of reasonable cost for similar pumped storage projects. The direct cost to construct a pumped
storage facility is highly dependent on a number of physical site factors, including but not limited to
topography, geology, regulatory constraints, environmental resources, project size, existing infrastructure,
technology and equipment selection, capacity, active storage, operational objectives, etc. According to
the HDR database, one could expect the direct cost of a pumped storage facility utilizing single speed unit
technology to be in the order of $1,700 to $2,500 per kW. The direct cost for a facility utilizing variable
speed unit technology is expected to be approximately 10 to 20 percent greater than that of a facility
utilizing single speed technology. Direct costs include:
Cost of materials
Construction of project features (tunnels, caverns, dams, roads, etc.)
Equipment
Labor for construction of structures
Supply and installation of permanent equipment
Procurement of water rights for reservoir spill and make up water
Indirect costs generally run between 15 and 30 percent of direct costs and are largely dependent on
configuration, environmental/regulatory, and ownership complexities and include cost such as:
Preliminary engineering and studies (planning studies, environmental impact studies,
investigations),
License and permit applications and processing,
Detailed engineering and studies,
Construction management, quality assurance, and administration,
Bonds, insurances, taxes, and corporate overheads.
HDR has summarized the cost opinions for the three selected pumped storage projects.
For Swan Lake North, EDF provided a cost estimate of $2,300 per kW. In 2012, HDR prepared a Class 4
cost opinion at the request Symbiotics for Swan Lake North. HDR’s cost opinion at the time was
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between $2 billion and $2.3 billion. When HDR’s cost opinion is escalated using a rate of 3% per year, it
appears to be consistent with EDF’s response to the RFI.
HDR conducted a reconnaissance level study and a Class 5 cost opinion for the Goldendale Pumped
Storage Project, which was an early version of the current JD Pool Pumped Storage Project. HDR’s cost
opinion was on the order of $2.8 billion in 2005. The cost estimate was escalated at a rate of 3% per year,
which yields $3.7 billion in 2014 USD. Klickitat PUD did not provide a cost estimate in their response to
the RFI. In the Preliminary Permit Application, however, a cost opinion of $2 billion to $2.5 billion was
provided. The cost opinion was for a 1,000 to 1,200 MW project, which equates to $1,700 to $2,500 per
kW. It appears that Klickitat PUD’s cost opinion is budgetary in nature, and HDR could not verify that
the cost opinion conformed to the AACE guidelines as there was no breakdown provided. HDR expects
that the total project cost for JD Pool could be on the order of $2,000 to $2,500 per kW.
Based on cost opinions developed for similar pumped storage projects, HDR expects that the construction
cost for Black Canyon could be on the order of $2,000 per kW. The $1,500 per kW reported by Gridflex
appears to low to cover both direct and indirect costs. It is also low when compared to cost opinions for
other pumped storage projects.
For Swan Lake North and JD Pool, the developer’s cost estimate seems reasonable given the early stage
of development for each project. The cost estimate provided by Gridflex for Black Canyon appears
low. This comparison is summarized in Table 5 below.
Table 5 - Comparison of Cost Opinions
Item Swan Lake
North JD Pool Black Canyon
HDR Cost Opinion ($/kW) $2,100 - $2,400 $2,500 $2,000 - $2,300
Developer Estimated Capital
Cost ($/kW) $2,300 $1,700 - $2,500 $1,500
3.1.6.2 Annual Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
Operation, maintenance, and outage costs vary from site to site dependent on specific site conditions, the
number of units, and overall operation of the project. For the purposes of this evaluation, a generic four
unit, 1,000 MW underground powerhouse has been assumed. As seen from the project examples above,
this is a common arrangement selected for a pumped storage project.
Previous Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) studies provide the following equation for estimating
the annual operations and maintenance (O&M) costs for a pumped storage project in 1987 dollars:
O&M Costs ($/yr) = 34,730 x C0.32 x E0.33
Where: C = Plant Capacity, MW
E = Annual Energy, GWh
This methodology is considered valid and an escalation multiplier of 2.06 is recommended to escalate
1987 costs to 2014. In addition, the following additional annual costs are recommended:
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Annual general and administration expenses in the order of 35% of site specific annual O&M
costs, and
Annual insurance expenses equal to approximately 0.1% of the plant investment costs, or capital
cost.
For a 1,000 MW pumped storage project costing $2,500 per kW, generating 6 hours per day 365 days per
year, and annual energy production of 2,190 GWh. The calculated annual O&M, administrative, and
insurance costs are approximately $13.6 million in 2014 USD.
3.1.6.3 Bi‐Annual Outage Costs
In addition to annual O&M costs, it is recommended within the industry that bi-annual outages be
conducted. Again, the frequency of the inspections and the subsequent repairs following inspections can
vary depending upon how the units are operated, how many hours per year the units will be on-line, how
much time has elapsed since the last inspection/repair cycle, the technical correctness of the hydraulic
design for site specific parameters, and water quality issues.
Conservatively, in a four unit, 1,000 MW powerhouse, two units would be taken out of service for
approximately a three week outage every two years. For units of this size, $262,000 for two units should
be budgeted.
3.1.6.4 Major Maintenance Costs
It is recommended within the industry that a pump-turbine overhaul accompanied by a generator rewind
be scheduled at year 20. The typical outage duration is approximately six to eight months. Pumped
storage units are typically operated twice as many hours or more per year than conventional generating
units if utilized to full potential. This increased cycling duty also dramatically increases the degradation
of the generator components. This increased duty results in the requirement to perform major
maintenance on a more frequent basis.
The work included and the frequency of this outage can vary based on project head, project operation, and
regular maintenance cycles. Overhauls typically include restorations of all bushings and bearings in the
wicket gate operating mechanism, replacement of wicket gate end seals, rehabilitation of the wicket gates
including non destructive examination (NDE) of high-stress areas, rehabilitation of the servomotors,
replacement of the runner seals, NDE of the head cover, restoration of the shaft sleeves and seals, and
rehabilitation of the pump-turbine bearing. The end result is restoring the pump-turbine to like-new
running condition. Pump-turbine inlet isolation valves will likely require refurbishment of the valve seats
and seals. The service life of a generator-motor is generally dependent upon the condition of the
insulation in the stator and rotor. The need for re-insulation of the stator and rotor, typical of a salient
pole design, can vary from 20 to 40 years depending upon the duty cycle and insulating materials utilized.
The costs for these modifications depend on many factors. Due to the complexity of the scope, an
estimate must be developed for each installation. For the purposes of this study, approximately $6.28
million was estimated for reversible Francis units at year 20.
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3.2 Batteries
3.2.1 Battery Energy Storage Technology Description
Battery energy storage systems are functionally electrochemical energy storage devices that convert
energy between electrical and chemical states. Electrode plates consisting of chemically-reactive
materials are situated in an electrolyte which allows the directional movement of ions within the battery.
Negative electrodes (cathodes) give up electrons (through electrochemical oxidation) that flow through
the electric load connected to the battery, and finally return to the positive electrodes (anodes) for
electrochemical reduction. This basic direct current (DC) can be inverted into the desired alternating
current (AC) frequency and voltage.
Certain battery technologies have significant exposure in various markets including telecom, end-user
appliance, automotive, and on a larger scale, utility applications. Batteries are becoming one of the faster-
growing areas among utility energy storage technologies in frequency regulation applications, renewable
energy systems integration, and in remote areas and confined grid systems where geographical constraints
do not fit well with the application of hydroelectric storage or CAES. Batteries have surpassed CAES in
stored energy capacity to total an estimated 556 MW, or 0.36% of global storage capacity in 2012.
Electric utility companies as well as large commercial and industrial facilities typically utilize battery
systems to provide an uninterruptible supply of electricity to power a load (e.g. substation, data center)
and to start backup power systems. In the residential and small commercial sector, conventional use for
battery systems includes serving as backup power during power outages.
Common types of commercialized rechargeable and stationary battery technologies include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Sodium sulfur (NAS)
Dry Cell
Advanced lead acid (Pb-acid)
Family of lithium ion chemistries (Li-ion)
Flow - Vanadium redox (VRB)
Flow - Zinc bromide (ZnBr)
In physical form, these battery types are modular and enclosed in a sealed container, with the exception of
flow batteries. Flow batteries’ distinguishing characteristic is their independent and isolated power and
energy components, comprised of cell “stacks” and tanks to hold the electrolyte. They operate by flowing
the electrolyte through cell stacks to generate electrical current.
3.2.2 Manufacturers and Commercial Maturity of Technology
All of these batteries types have the technical potential for penetration into specific utility markets and
applications. The remainder of this section discusses battery technologies that are considered suitable for
specific utility applications. Due to the limited scope of this study, only information collected from
manufacturers representing select battery technology is presented. The six manufacturers included in this
study, based on their deployment on utility systems, are:
Lithium ion (Li-ion) - A123 Systems, Inc. (A123)
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Sodium sulfur (NAS) – NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK)
Vanadium redox battery (VRB) – Prudent Energy Corporation (Prudent)
PowerCellsTM – Xtreme Power, Inc. (Xtreme)
Zinc bromine (ZnBr) – Premium Power Corporation (Premium)
Advanced Lead Acid (Pb-Acid) – Ecoult Energy Storage Solutions (Ecoult)
3.2.2.1 Lithium Ion (Li‐ion) – A123 Systems, Inc. (A123)
Li-ion and lithium polymer-type batteries have been widely used in end-user appliances (e.g. consumer
electronics) and have become the de facto energy storage system in the electric vehicle industry (e.g.
hybrids and electric vehicles). Within the battery itself, lithiated metal oxides make up the cathode and
carbon (graphite) make up the anode. Lithium salts work as the electrolyte. In a charged battery, lithium
atoms in the cathode become ions and deposits in the anode. An example chemical balance can be
characterized as:
LixC + Li1-xCoO2 <-> LiCoO2 + C
Li-ion batteries are known for having high energy density and low internal resistance, making efficiencies
(defined as round trip AC out to AC in) upwards of 90% possible. This technology is very attractive for
mobile applications and potentially utility power quality applications. An external heating or cooling
source may be required depending on ambient conditions and system operation to maintain their operating
temperature range of 20 to 30 oC. A123 projects are focused on renewables firming and ramp
management, frequency regulation, and T&D and substation support. Projects in their portfolio have less
than 1 hour of energy storage with the exception of a 4-hr wind integration plant. Since 2009, seven
projects have been installed in the US with capacity of 69 MW / 47.5 MWh. The largest projects include
20 MW / 5 MWh in Johnson City, NY and 8 MW / 32 MWh in Tehachapi, CA. Currently under
development (Figure 8) is a 32 MW / 8MWh system in Oro Mountain, WV. This technology is classified
as commercial because it has been implemented in the utility markets.
Figure 7 - A123 Li-ion Cells
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Figure 8 - Renewable Integration Deployment in West Virginia
3.2.2.2 Sodium Sulfur (NaS) – NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK)
In its simplest form, a NaS battery consists of molten sulfur positive electrode and molten sodium
negative electrode, separated by a solid beta-alumina ceramic electrolyte (Figure 9). In the discharge
cycle, the positive sodium ions pass through the electrolyte and combine with sulfur to form sodium
polysulfides. During the charge cycle, the sodium polysulfides in the anode start to ionize to allow
sodium formation in electrolyte according to:
2Na + xS <-> Na2Sx
Among the prevalent technologies, NaS batteries have high energy densities that are only lower than that
of Li-ion. The efficiency of NaS varies somewhat dependent on duty cycle due to the parasitic load of
maintaining the batteries at the higher operating temperature of 330degrees Celsius. However, the battery
modules are packaged with sufficient insulation to maintain the battery in its hot operating state for
periods of several days in a “standby” mode. NGK projects are focused on island / peak shaving
applications, and solar integration. Projects in their portfolio are multiple-hour systems. The first project
was 0.5 MW for a TEPCO Kawasaki substation in 1995. Installations now include over 120 international
projects with capacity of 190 MW and 1,300 MWh. The largest project is 12 MW / 86.4 MWh at a Honda
facility Japan, installed in 2008 (Figure 10). As of 2010, six projects in the US with 14.75 MW / 73.2
MWh have been installed, with the largest project being 4 MW / 24 MWh in Presidio, TX (2010). Five
projects totaling 7.9 MW / 23.2 MWh are planned throughout the US. This technology is mature, given its
large number of installations, especially in Japan, and the many years of research and development
targeted for utility energy storage applications.
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Figure 9 - NAS Cell Module
Figure 10 - NGK NAS 8 MW (Japan)
3.2.2.3 Vanadium Redox Battery (VRB) – Prudent Energy Corporation (Prudent)
VRB systems use electrodes to generate currents through flowing electrolytes. The size and shape of the
electrodes govern power density, whereas the amount of electrolyte governs the energy capacity of the
system. The cell stacks comprise of two compartments separated by an ion exchange membrane. Two
separate streams of electrolyte flow in and out of each cell with ion or proton exchange through the
membrane and electron exchange through the external circuit. Ionic equations at the electrodes can be
characterized as follows:
Anode: V5+ + e- <-> V4+
Cathode: V2+ <-> V3+ + e-
VRB systems are recognized for their long service life as well as their ability to provide system sizing
flexibility in terms of power and energy. Representative images of VRB technology is shown in Figure 11
and Figure 12. VRB efficiency tends to be in the range of 70-75%. The separation membrane prevents
the mix of electrolyte flow, making recycling possible. Prudent projects are focused on solar and wind
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integration, and island / peak shaving. Projects in their portfolio are multiple-hour systems. The first US
project utilizing VRBs was Rattlesnake #22 with PacifiCorp in Castle Valley, UT with 0.250 MW / 2
MWh installed in 2004. The VRBs were installed in order to increase capacity and reliability of a 25kV
feeder without any major environmental impacts. Additional information is available in Appendix C. In
2009, a 0.6 MW / 3.6 MWh system was installed at Gills Onion plant, CA. Two other projects are in
development in CA, with combined nameplate capacity of 2.2 MW. This battery technology is classified
to be in its nascent commercialization stage as there has been only a handful of utility-scale
implementations, although the technology itself has been in development for 20 years.
Figure 11 - VRB Cell Stack and Electrolyte Tanks
Figure 12 - Standard VRB Plant Design 3 MW
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3.2.2.4 Dry Cell – Xtreme Power, Inc. (Xtreme)
Xtreme Power’s PowerCellsTM were first developed over two decades ago and bears the signature
characteristic of having one cell store 1 kWh worth of energy at ultra-low internal impedance. The cells
were developed to maximize nano-scale chemical reactions by providing electrode plates with large
surface areas. Representative images of Dry Cell technology is shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14.
These cells are solid state batteries developed from dry cell technology. Dry cells have been recognized in
the industry for its high energy density and capacity as well as quick recharge times. Similar to the li-ion
technology, dry cells have found success in the hybrid vehicle market and are considered to be a
commercial technology in the utility industry.
Xtreme works with wind and solar integration and offers peak shaving / load leveling. Projects in their
portfolio range from sub-hourly to multiple-hour systems. The first installation of 0.5 MW / 0.1 MWh
was a test facility in Antartica for microgrid peak shaving completed in 2006. A 1.5 MW / 1 MWh test
facility was installed in Maui, HI for renewable integration in 2009. Today, Xtreme has over 78 MW of
capacity installed, over 25,000 MWh charged and discharged, and has completed renewable integration
projects for Kaheawa Wind Power (Hawaii) on the scale of 10 MW with a 45 minute duration.
Figure 13 - PowerCellTM Stacks with PCS
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Figure 14 - DPR15-100C Container
3.2.2.5 Zinc Bromine (ZnBr) – Premium Power Corporation (Premium)
The fundamental of energy conversion for ZnBr batteries is the same as that of VRBs. Two separate
streams of electrolyte flow in and out of each cell compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane.
Ionic equations at the electrodes can be characterized as follows:
Anode: Br2 + 2e- <-> 2Br
Cathode: Zn <-> Zn2+ + 2e-
Like VRBs, ZnBr batteries are also recognized for their long service life and flexible system sizing based
on power and energy needs. The separation membrane prevents the mix of electrolyte flow, making
recycling possible. ZnBr efficiency is in the 60% range. Premium is focused on power quality, island /
UPS applications, and on peak shaving / load leveling projects. Projects in their portfolio are multiple-
hour systems. To date, 6.9 MW / 17.2 MWh has been installed in the US. Five recent projects, two in CA
and three in MA, have been installed or are under development, rated at 0.5 MW / 3 MWh each. Like the
VRB systems, ZnBr battery technology is considered in its early stages of commercialization. At the time
of writing, there was no publicly available information on any of its electricity storage plants; the number
and size of projects installed to date were provided by Premium. Figure 15 illustrates Premium’s standard
cell stack. Figure 16 shows Premium’s TransFlow2000, a complete ZnBr battery system, complete with
cell stacks, electrolyte circulation pumps, inverters and thermal management system configured into a
standard trailer.
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Figure 15 - ZnBr Cell Stacks
Figure 16 - Premium’s TransFlow2000 Section (ZnBr battery)
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3.2.2.6 Advanced Lead Acid (Pb‐Acid) – Ecoult Energy Storage Solutions (Ecoult)
Lead acid battery technology is tried and proven, and Ecoult, with East Penn, have commercialized
UltraBattery, an advanced lead acid battery without the traditional need to maintain a 100% charge.
UltraBattery utilizes traditional lead acid reactions with an ultracapacitor.
Ecoult focuses on high power-to-energy applications, primarily involving frequency regulation and power
smoothing. However, they have at least one completed and tested project in peak shaving for multiple
hours. Ecoult has installed a 3 MW scale demonstration facility, as well as a 3 MW frequency regulation
facility on the PJM grid in Pennsylvania. A 3 MW micro-grid application has also been installed that
allows an island of 1,500 people to utilize 100% renewable energy. UltraBattery fits best in high power-
to-energy ratio applications, such as frequency regulation and renewable energy smoothing. It can achieve
efficiencies higher than 90%, and is promoted to be 100% environmentally safe and recyclable. Figure 17
details a 3 MW frequency regulation installation, and Figure 18 shows a typical UberBattery rack.
Figure 17 - 3 MW of frequency regulation at the PJM Interconnection
Figure 18 - UberBattery Energy Block
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3.2.3 Summary of Project Data
The following charts summarize the rated capacities of battery storage systems that have been operating
or have been contracted to complete installation in the US as provided by the DoE’s Energy Storage
Database (see Appendix C for a complete list). Data sets do not include any sales projections or forecasts,
and only include data points of projects implemented, or projects breaking ground.
Figure 19 - Rated MW Capacity of US Battery Energy Storage Projects
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Figure 20 - Rated MWh Capacity of US Battery Energy Storage Projects
Data from the Energy Storage Database provides an approximate indication of the battery industry and
should not be construed as an accurate predictor of industry / market behavior. The data collected is not
all inclusive of all commercialized manufacturers, does not include all of the projects a given
manufacturer has completed, and does not include any emerging technologies that are under final stages
of research and development (e.g. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Advanced
Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) funding or stealth companies backed by venture capital
(VC)s)3.
3.2.4 Performance Characteristics
Key performance metrics for battery systems include:
Roundtrip efficiency – alternating current (AC-to-AC) efficiency of complete battery system,
including auxiliary loads
Energy footprint – amount of physical real estate needed to supply certain amounts of energy in
kWh per square feet
Cycle life – estimated effective useful life of operation the battery in operation
Storage capacity – sub-hourly or multiple hours of discharge times for systems
Discharge times – time response of battery system
3 Acronyms:
ARRA = American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, ARPA-E = Advanced Research Projects Agency –
Energy, VC = Venture Capitalists,
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Technology risks – general limitations and concerns of battery systems
Data points collected by manufacturers are summarized in the Technology Matrix in Appendix A.
3.2.4.1 Roundtrip Efficiency
Not all metrics will remain constant throughout a battery system operation and over its life cycle. For
almost all technologies, temperature will play a role in performance. Roundtrip efficiencies are also not a
constant value and are dependent on the battery State-of-Charge (SOC), temperature and system
operations. Losses that are included in roundtrip efficiency estimates include the conversion and storage
efficiency of each technology (e.g. voltaic, coulombic, chemical losses), power conversion system losses,
transformer losses, and any auxiliary losses due to support equipment (e.g. pumping, cooling, heaters,
etc.).
It is also important to distinguish that performance characteristics are generally driven by application
requirements – li-ion and dry cell systems have significantly higher roundtrip efficiencies of
approximately 90% than does NaS at about 70% or flow batteries at about 60%. In terms of applications,
it is the NaS and flow batteries that are generally recognized as providing energy storage in the multiple-
hour range (e.g. between 5 to 8 hrs). Roundtrip efficiency is affected by the amount of auxiliary loads
needed to support the overall battery system and also by inherent technology inefficiencies. As an
example, the flow batteries have chemical inefficiencies because they utilize electrolytes as opposed to
solid state cells like li-ion. Flow battery systems also have additional parasitic loads due to the operation
of pumps that circulate the electrolyte through the cell stack.
One other contributing factor to roundtrip efficiency includes standby losses that are characterized by
self-discharge or by auxiliary loads from support equipment needed to keep battery systems on standby
mode. Generally flow batteries (especially during idle time), li-ion and dry cells have the lowest self-
discharge rate.
3.2.4.2 Energy Footprint
The energy footprint (square feet per MWh) of battery systems varies considerably, from a few hundred
square feet to a few thousand square feet per MWh, depending on technology type and design. Each
manufacturer offers standard products, or containerized solutions, as well as custom-designed systems to
fit system loads and the physical constraints of the installation (e.g. placing systems in electric utility
closet rooms, basements). Solid-state technologies like the li-ion, dry cells, UltraBattery, and NaS will
have slightly better energy density than flow battery technology.
HDR advises to use caution when interpreting energy footprint metrics since data points provided by
manufacturers range for systems upwards of 1 MW. There will be a fixed amount of real estate needed for
every system regardless of MW rating that is dedicated to auxiliary and support equipment (i.e. Power
Conversion Systems (PCS), heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, transformers),
as well as general constraints (i.e. clearances, road access). Premium’s TransFlow2000 is currently
offered as trailer system and the manufacturer will be offering modular 2.3- and 3-MW plant designs.
Depending on the application, footprint may be reduced by constructing a building to house the battery
systems rather than the shipping container modules that most manufacturers offer.
It is anticipated that the solid-state battery technology’s energy footprint will scale more linearly than that
of flow batteries for the reason that energy and power characteristics have been decoupled. Power is a
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function of electrode surface area and efficiency whereas energy is a function of usable electrolyte. For a
flow battery system, a 1 MW plant operating at 1 hour or at 6 hours will have very different footprints.
Differences are due to size of storage tanks, as the following illustrates for Premium’s VRB system:
1 MW at 1 hour = 3,200 square feet (sq. ft.) at 13 ft. tall (volume = 42,000 cubic ft.)
1 MW at 6 hours = 4,800 sq. ft. at 16 ft. tall (volume = 78,000 cubic ft.)
Finally, it is anticipated that flow batteries will offer a greater level of flexibility in system sizing design
considering independent characteristics. For example, a 1 MW / 1 MWh system requirement will yield
very different energy footprints when comparing a NGK NAS system versus a Prudent VRB system.
3.2.4.3 Plant Life
System plant life is the general expectation of the number of years that the battery plant is expected to
function with proper operations and maintenance given throughout its service life. Plant life can be
expressed in number of years, or more typical of the battery industry to be expressed and the number of
cycles. Generally-speaking, one charge and one discharge make up one cycle. The solid state batteries
generally have a life expectancy of 5 to 15 years before replacement, while flow batteries are expected to
last 30 years.
System operation, aside from the quality of active maintenance, would also play a significant role in
determining plant life – i.e. a battery system operating at reduced Depth-of-Discharge (DOD) will have a
longer life. Xtreme PowerCellTM cell curve is used as an example of exponentially-changing number of
cycles at various DOD:
Figure 21 - Typical Battery Life Cycle Curve State of Charge (SOC)
Note that plant life claimed by manufacturers is a compendium of engineering projections, and laboratory
testing, while some data points are empirical from field service of battery plants. The flow battery systems
claim an indefinite amount of cycles, but have yet to have a battery plant operate for over 20 years – these
numbers were instead derived scientifically from tests and research in a laboratory setting. Flow battery
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systems do not suffer from solids accumulated from electrochemical reactions as with other battery types
thus theoretically having a longer life. UltraBattery’s life cycle is highly dependent on application. Their
3 MW frequency regulation project operates 5 to 6 full cycles a day, and is expected to last 5 years before
cell replacement is required.
3.2.4.4 Storage Capacity
Storage capacity, rated by the number of hours, varies by technology type and application. Ancillary
services focusing on frequency regulation and instantaneous bridging power will have sub-hour
requirements whereas bulk energy storage and renewables integration will have multiple-hour
requirements. All manufacturers highly recommend that detailed system load modeling and detailed load
studies be completed prior to entering design phase to allow each manufacturer to offer the best solutions.
NGK’s NAS has a maximum storage capacity of 7.2 hours although standard practice is to limit discharge
to 6 hours. Prudent’s and Premium’s flow battery systems have a maximum capacity of 5 hours for
standard product offerings, although it is not uncommon to design systems beyond that storage capacity
window. A123’s li-ion system is geared for two applications: high power requiring 25 minutes or less
storage capacity, or the high energy requiring 4 hours or less storage capacity. Xtreme’s dry cell systems
are focused on applications with 40 minutes or less storage capacity as well as multiple-hour systems up
to 3 hours. Ecoult’s UltraBattery systems exhibited case studies with as little as a few seconds of
discharge time up to 2-3 hours of peak shaving.
3.2.4.5 Discharge Time
Discharge time is a standard measure for a battery energy storage system to reach full output from a state
of zero output. This may be a critical consideration for time-sensitive, quick-acting, applications like
frequency regulation. The fastest discharge time presented is 7 milliseconds for the ZnBr system
followed by 20 milliseconds for the li-ion system, and finally 40 milliseconds for the VRB and
UltraBattery sytems. Li-ion systems are generally not suited for quick discharges because it results in
generation of immense amount of heat, greatly reducing their efficiency through parasitic loads.
3.2.5 System Details and Requirements
All battery systems use inverters to convert between DC and AC currents. Power electronics (e.g.
chargers, transducers) are used to monitor battery cell performance and control overall system
performance in real-time. All of these components, and other ancillary control or electronic systems,
make up the Power Conversion System (PCS). All manufacturers currently offer PCS design services in-
house, and source manufacturing to other reputed components manufacturers like Dynapower, Parker
Hannifin, ABB, S&C, GE, Satcon etc.
All battery systems require auxiliary ventilation, road access and some form of telecommunication
infrastructure (e.g. radio, telephone line or Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure). Prudent’s VRB
will require a building structure to house the battery system and associated support equipment. Premium’s
ZnBr system is currently marketed as a self-contained trailer system, but it is anticipated that their
modular MW-block solutions will also require housing structures. Many manufacturers offer either
modular container housing or the ability to be built into an existing or planned structure.
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NGK’s NAS battery system will require an auxiliary heating source to maintain operating temperatures at
300 degrees Celsius, or 572 degrees Fahrenheit, when the system has idled for a given period of time. The
temperature tolerance could not be ascertained. Auxiliary heating is required to keep the battery chemical
in a molten state to avoid the phase change of NaS from liquid to solid. Generally, a 7.2-kW electric
resistance heater is used to keep cells within required temperature limits only when the battery system is
idle. At a system level, parasitic loads can be characterized as 50 kW per 1 MW capacity for its Storage
Management System (SMS) and 144 kW (heating) or 56 kW (temperature maintenance mode) per 1 MW
capacity for its block heater.
Conversely, A123’s li-ion system will require auxiliary cooling for its system, but only during operation,
as long as the ambient conditions are between 20 and 30 oC. Auxiliary cooling is needed because of
inherent energy extraction inefficiencies of an electrochemical cell. A battery plant is typically
accompanied by a chiller plant. Flow battery systems will generally require some form of cooling for its
system. Premium’s TransFlow2000 trailer system comes equipped with an integrated chiller. Depending
on climate zones, Prudent’s VRB plants may require an accompanying chiller plant under warm
conditions.
In addition, flow battery systems will have pumps to move electrolytes into each compartment. Prudent’s
electrolyte supply pumps are controlled by a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and power draw cycles
between 2.5 kW (standby) and 5 kW (full load operation).
All data points presented by manufacturers on system requirements are summarized in the Technology
Matrix in Appendix A.
3.2.6 Technology Risks
Each battery technology shares a certain amount of risk associated with installation and operation. NGK’s
NAS systems require a heating source when running idle, and a recent fire incident prompted NGK to
upgrade battery internals and fire suppression systems accordingly. Its ceramic-aluminum bonds within
the beta alumina cell are susceptible to corrosion gradually over a period of 15 years. Leakage of molten
sulfur is unlikely, but has happened, and fires are now prevented by additional fuses, insulation boards
within the units, and anti-fire boards between stacked modules. Xtreme’s battery system is generally
limited to 50% depth of discharge, meaning that the battery’s charge may not drop below 50%. Prudent’s
VRB system has a relatively larger footprint than other systems and may require additional space to
accommodate a chiller plant depending on site climate. Both flow battery systems share the same life-
limiting component in the form of a plastic substrate that lies between the anode and cathode, effectively
creating two compartments. Premium’s plastic substrate is made out of a high porosity polyethylene that
can degrade over time. Power electronics failure was a common concern among the manufacturers.
3.2.7 Capital, Operating and Maintenance Cost Data
Capital costs were collected at the system level to better reflect actual costs associated with each battery
system. Based on vendor information, all-in costs for a typical 10 MWh installation at a 6:1 MWh to MW
ratio are estimated to be between $17 and $20 million. Subsequent cost numbers do not reflect any site
civil development costs and do not include any permitting or planning study costs. Because flow batteries
have greater design flexibility in terms of power and energy, cost data is presented on a per kWh basis.
System costs, common units either in $ per kW or $ per kWh, should only be compared when examining
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battery systems for a particular application. For example, A123’s li-ion battery systems are quoted for
High Power (15 minutes) and High Energy (up to 4 hours).
Throughout its service life, it is anticipated that every battery plant will undergo standard and routine
maintenance including general housekeeping, active and preventive maintenance on predominantly
electrical equipment (e.g. infrared scanning, visual inspection, replacing capacitors, fans, thermistors).
Systems with mechanical equipment such as auxiliary HVAC equipment may require more maintenance
(e.g. replacing air filters, pressure transducers, valves).
Battery cells/stacks will need replacement throughout the effective useful life of the battery plant. All
manufacturers currently offer standard product warranties spanning no more than 2 years with an option
for extension for a certain period of time, or on an annual basis. Xtreme’s dry cells have longer standard
warranty than the rest at 5 years, although balance of plant is warranted for 2 years.
Component change-out or system repair under warranty is generally carried out by the manufacturer or in
some cases, a qualified field service representative. The forced outage rate of all battery systems generally
ranges from 0.3% to 3%. Although Prudent and Xtreme currently do not have in-house, contracted,
maintenance service capabilities, they do offer comprehensive training services to ensure system owners
and operations teams gains an thorough of system performance.
Operating costs can be further defined as follows:
Fixed O&M: Fixed operations and maintenance costs take into account plant operating and maintenance
staff as well as costs associated with facility operations such as building and site maintenance, insurances,
and property taxes. Also included are general housekeeping, routine inspections of equipment
performance and general maintenance of systems. For battery systems with auxiliary cooling equipment
(i.e. chiller plants), additional maintenance costs over other battery types will be incurred. General O&M
costs will also include spare parts, and component or equipment change-out (i.e. inverter fan filters once
they get dusty). For all battery systems, fixed O&M cost will also include the cost of remote monitoring
(i.e. cost of telecommunications carrier, secured web hosting / monitoring).
Variable O&M: Variable cost includes the cost of corrective maintenance and other costs that are
proportional to unit output. This will likely be, but not limited to, the diagnosing, investigation and testing
of components, and the subsequent costs for corrective action.
All cost and maintenance data available from the manufacturers are summarized in the Technology
Matrix in Appendix A.
3.3 Compressed Air Energy Storage
3.3.1 CAES Technology Description
Compressed Air Energy Storage consists of a series of motor driven compressors capable of filling a
storage cavern with air during off peak, low load hours. At high load, on peak hours the stored
compressed air is delivered to a series of combustion turbines which are fired with natural gas for power
generation. Utilizing pre-compressed air removes the need for a compressor on the combustion turbine,
allowing the turbine to operate at high efficiency during peak load periods.
Compressed air energy storage is the least implemented and developed of the stored energy technologies.
Only two plants are currently in operation, including Alabama Electric Cooperative’s (AEC) McIntosh
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plant (rated at 110 MW) which began operation in 1991. The McIntosh plant was mostly funded by
AEC, but the project was partially subsidized by EPRI and other organizations. Dresser Rand supplied
the compressors and recuperators and is the only known supplier to offer a compressor for the application
with a reliable track record. The other plant in operation, the Huntorf facility, is located in Huntorf,
Germany which utilizes an Alstom turbine. The equipment utilized in CAES plants, which includes
compressors and gas turbines, is well proven technology used in other mature systems and applications.
Thus, the technology is considered commercially available, but the complete CAES system lacks the
maturity of some of the other energy storage options as a result of the very limited number of installations
in operation.
Two primary types of CAES plants have been implemented or are being reviewed for commercial
operation: (a) diabatic and (b) adiabatic. In diabatic CAES, the heat resulting from compressing the air is
wasted in the process. The air must be reheated prior to expansion. Adiabatic CAES stores the heat of
compressions in a solid (concrete, stone) or a liquid (oil, molten salt) form that is reused when the air is
expanded. Due to the conservation of heat, adiabatic storage is expected to achieve efficiencies of 70%.
Both the McIntosh and Huntorf are diabatic CAES plants. One adiabatic plant is currently under
development in Germany.
Other CAES plants have been proposed but, as of yet, have not moved forward beyond conceptual design.
These proposed projects include the Western Energy Hub Project, the Norton Energy Storage (NES)
project, the PG&E Kern County CAES plant, and the ADELE CAES plant in Stassfut, Germany.
The Western Energy Hub project, promoted by Magnum Energy, LLC (Magnum), is probably the most
advanced CAES project under development in the U.S. The salt dome geology has been well
characterized, as well as land acquisition and local and state permitting underway.
The first phase of the Magnum project is for natural gas liquids (propane and butane) storage which broke
ground in April 2013. This initial phase is expected in service in 2014, and will involve leaching out two
caverns for propane and butane storage.
The second phase of the project under development is construction of four additional solution-mined
underground storage caverns capable of storing 54 billion cubic feet of natural gas. On March 17, 2011,
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order granting Magnum a certificate of
public convenience and necessity under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct and
operate a natural gas storage facility and header pipeline. On February 22, 2011 the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) issued a Decision Record granting Magnum a Right of Way Grant for the header
pipeline. Magnum will construct and operate a 61.5 mile header pipeline from its storage facility near
Delta to Goshen, Utah. Magnum has also been granted all the necessary permits for construction and
operation of the gas storage facility from the State of Utah.
The final phase of the Western Energy Hub project is CAES, in conjunction with a combined-cycle power
generation project. The CAES will utilize additional solution-mined caverns to store compressed air. Off-
peak renewable generation will be used to inject air into the caverns which will be released during periods
of peak power demand. The compressed air will be delivered to a combustion turbine, eliminating the
need for a compressor on the combustion turbine, allowing the turbine to operate at high output and
efficiency during peak load periods. Magnum plans a total of 1,200 MW of capacity spread across four
300 MW modules, with two days of compressed air at full load. Magnum anticipates an in-service date of
around 2017-2018.
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The NES Project has been purchased by First Energy. The proposed project was to have an initial
capacity of 270 MW, with a potential expanded capacity of 2700 MW project. The project site is located
above a 600-acre underground cavern that was formerly operated as a limestone mine in Norton, Ohio.
The geological conditions of the site have been assessed by Hydrodynamics Group and Sandia National
Laboratories, and the integrity of the mine has been confirmed as a stable vessel for compressed air
storage. In December 2012, First Energy suspended construction on the project due to unfavorable
economic conditions including low cost of power prices and insufficient demand. As of September 2013,
the Ohio Power Siting Board invalidated the certificate at this site.
PG&E has been awarded a $25M grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop a
CAES plant. The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) has matched the grant and supplied an
additional $25M; the California Energy Commission has supplied an additional $1M of support. The
proposed project is a 300 MW plant in Kern County, CA. The first phase is reservoir feasibility study
that is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2015. If the project proceeds, the plant is estimated to be
operational in 2020. It has not been stated whether the proposed plant will be diabatic or adiabatic and is
likely subject to the outcome of the feasibility study.
The ADELE project is an adiabatic CAES plant is Stassfort, Germany. The project is planned to have a
storage capacity of 360 MWh, with a total output of 90 MW and projected efficiency of 70%. The project
is part of the Federal Government’s Energy Storage Initiative and is funded by the German Federal
Ministry of Economics and Technology. The initial development phase is funded with $17M (12M Euro)
and was expected to be completed by 2013. The total project was expected to have duration of 3.5 years
and a cost of $56M (40M Euro). The initial project development is now slated for completion in 2016;
the reason for the delay has not been disclosed and the project is still progressing.
3.3.1.1 Technology Risks
CAES has performed very well at the AEC McIntosh plant and therefore little risk is perceived from a
technical standpoint provided the proper equipment suppliers are utilized and design factors are
considered. Dresser Rand provided the majority of the equipment for the AEC McIntosh plant. The
construction of the Huntorf facility in Germany began construction in 1976, a time when gas turbines
were not commercially implemented so the Huntorf turbine is a modified steam turbine. Alstom does
currently offer a gas turbine for compressed air applications, but none are currently in operation. As such,
there is limited potential to competitively bid the major equipment without exposing risk for utilizing
first-of-a-kind equipment from an unproven supplier. Another significant risk involves the ability to
identify an energy storage geological formation with integrity and accessibility.
Adiabatic designs are under development and introduce new risks into the design of a CAES plant. There
are additional heat-storage devices and components in the system that will increase the design complexity
of the system. The compressed air is expected to have temperatures in excess of 1,100F, which will
require alloyed and/or ceramic materials. There is still uncertainty regarding materials of construction for
the compressors and heat storage that would optimize the design. GE Oil & Gas is currently developing
an air compressor and air-turbine for use in the ADELE project. A partnership between German
companies Zublin and Ooms-Ittner-Hof are developing the heat storage capabilities.
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3.3.2 Performance Characteristics
During discharge of the compressed air, the AEC McIntosh plant achieves a fuel heat rate of roughly
4,550 Btu/kWh (HHV). Dresser Rand has made improvements to their CAES equipment offering since
the commissioning of the McIntosh plant. These improvements could result in a heat rate of 4,300
Btu/kWh (HHV) but have not been proven on a commercial scale application that is in operation. The
primary function of the McIntosh plant is for peak shaving.
The ADELE plant will have similar operating characteristics to McIntosh and Huntorf. The compressors
are being designed for compression of up to 1,450 psia; however, the planned storage pressure is 1,015
psia. The total storage capacity is expected to be 360 MWh with an electrical output of 90MW;
equivalent to 4 hours of energy storage at full utilization. The big improvement in the adiabatic plant is
the round-trip efficiency. The ADELE plant is projected to have a total efficiency in excess of 70%;
compared to AEC McIntosh (54%) and Huntorf (42%). The efficiency gains are a result of capturing the
heat in the adiabatic process.
3.3.2.1 Site Elevation
Site elevation does impact the performance characteristics of a diabatic CAES plant. In simple cycle
combustion turbine plants, the turbine output decreases with increased elevation as a result of the lower
air density. Since gas turbines are standardized designs, the compressor and turbine sections are not
modified or designed for specific site applications. The compressor size and compression ratio is
therefore fixed and the flow rate of air through the compressor decreases as ambient air pressure
decreases (i.e. elevation increases). The Compression ratio is the ratio between the discharged air
pressure and the inlet air pressure to the compressor. At higher elevations, the compressed air on the
turbine side enters the inlet of the gas turbine at a lower inlet pressure as a result of the fixed compression
ratio. In turn, less fuel is combusted due to lower air flow rates. Thus, power generation decreases by as
much as 20 percent when comparing a combustion turbine at sea level and one at 6,000 feet in elevation.
The same fundamentals apply to CAES technology, except that there is more flexibility in the compressor
design which can be decoupled from the gas turbine if desired. This allows a compressor to be designed
to achieve a higher compression ratio for higher elevation applications, although the power required to
drive the compressor will also increase. On the gas turbine side, the power output can actually increase
slightly at higher elevations as a result of a lower turbine exhaust pressure, assuming the inlet pressure is
the same as at lower elevations.
The CAES performance is identified in the Technology Summary Matrix at 6,000 feet elevation assuming
a plant located in the PacifiCorp service area.
3.3.2.2 Reliability/Availability
Varying sources over varying time periods report that the AEC McIntosh plant offers availability from 86
to 95 percent. At this facility, every air compressor is mounted to a single shaft that is coupled to a
combined motor/generator unit via a clutch. Likewise, every turbine is also mounted to a single shaft that
is coupled to a combined motor/generator unit via a clutch. Depending on the operational mode,
compression or power generation, the motor/generator unit is either coupled to the air compressors or
turbines but not both. AEC not only recommends separating the motor for compression and generator for
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electrical production, but also recommends separating each air compressor and turbine to alleviate
maintenance complexities and to increase reliability.
During the design of a CAES plant, careful consideration regarding materials of construction must be
undertaken such that materials do not fail or need replacement in an unexpected time frame due to
corrosion and abrasive erosion. For example, if a salt cavern is utilized, the turbine manufacturers’
specifications regarding the quantity of salts in the incoming air must be considered. Additionally, the
Huntorf design offers dual storage caverns which have enabled the plant to achieve approximately 90
percent plant availability. The Huntorf plant experienced corrosion problems with the storage cavern
wells; thus, having two storage caverns enabled operation of the plant while one storage cavern was
inoperable due to a well head repair.
Due to the high temperatures (>1,100F) of adiabatic plant designs, specialized materials of construction
could result in extended lead times for the fabrication of equipment. This would also result in increased
cost of the plant to keep critical spares on-site.
3.3.2.3 Start Times
Compressed air energy storage requires initial electrical energy input for air compression and utilizes
natural gas for combustion in the turbine. The McIntosh plant offers fast startup times of approximately 9
minutes for an emergency startup and 12 minutes under normal conditions. As a comparison, simple
cycle peaking plants consisting of gas turbines also typically require 10 minutes for normal startup.
The Huntorf CAES plant has been designed as a fast-start and stand-by plant; it can be started and run at
full-load in 6 minutes.
3.3.2.4 Emission Profiles/Rates
It is expected that CAES will have emissions similar to that of a simple cycle combustion turbine, except
reduced by approximately 60 to 70 percent due to reduced natural gas consumption on a per kWh basis.
The diabatic plants, such as AEC McIntosh and Huntorf, require additional natural gas firing for the
combustion turbine and for reheating the compressed air. Adiabatic plants, such as ADELE, will not
require supplemental firing of natural gas for heating the air, and will have an overall lower plant
emissions.
3.3.2.5 Air Quality Control System Design
Dry low mono-nitrogen oxides (NOx) combustion technology can be utilized for control of NOx
emissions on the combustion turbine for CAES. If NOx emissions are pushed lower such that dry low
NOx combustion technology is insufficient, CAES technology permits use of a selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) module, but in this case it would likely be integrated into the recuperator design,
permitting close control of the catalyst temperature.
3.3.3 Geological Considerations
There are three types of geological formations generally considered for storing compressed air: salt
domes, aquifers, and rock caverns. These formations can then be classified as either constant volume or
constant pressure caverns. Constant pressure caverns utilize surface water reservoirs to maintain a
constant cavern pressure as the compressed air displaces the water when it is injected into the cavern.
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Constant volume caverns have a fixed volume and therefore the air pressure in the cavern decreases as
compressed air is released from the cavern. Figure 22 depicts the aforementioned geological formations
generally considered for compressed air energy storage.
Figure 22 - CAES Geological Formations
Figure 23 depicts an overall map of the continental United States with areas that contain potential
geological formations favorable for CAES.
Figure 23 - Potential Geological Formations Favorable for CAES
3.3.4 Capital, Operating, and Maintenance Cost Data
The project schedule for a CAES plant is highly dependent on the manufacturer’s lead times for
equipment. For the most part, a project should be able to be implemented in a time frame similar to that
of a combined cycle combustion turbine plant, if a recuperator is to be implemented, provided the
Air Shaft
Salt Dome Storage Cavern Hard Rock Storage Cavern
Water
Air
Reservoir
Water
Water Column
Air
Water
Aquifer
Hard Rock Layer
Air Shaft
CAE Plant
Air
Hard Rock Layer
Hard Rock Layer
CAE Plant CAE Plant
Constant Volume Constant Pressure Constant Pressure
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compressed air storage geological formation is available. If a project forgoes a recuperator, the project
schedule can be reduced by four to six months. If a salt cavern must be drilled and solution mined before
implementation, this time frame becomes dependent upon the process used to permit and prepare the
cavern. Solution mining the cavern may take up to 18 to 24 months, but can be done in conjunction with
construction of the CAES plant.
Based on information gathered from similar projects in development, expected project duration is
summarized in Table 6.
Table 6 - CAES Typical Project Schedule
CAES options can vary considerably depending upon the specific project. The power island for a CAES
option is typically small and similar in size to that of a combined cycle plant. Construction of the
underground storage reservoir is a significant contributor to the cost of CAES. Aquifers and depleted gas
reservoirs are the least expensive storage formations since mining is not necessary. Salt caverns are the
most expensive storage formations since solution mining is necessary before storage. Storage formations
vary in depth but most formations that can currently be utilized range between 2,500 ft to 6,000 ft below
the earth’s surface. Storage formations vary naturally in size but storage caverns can be appropriately
mined to achieve a specific storage capacity.
3.3.4.1 Capital Costs
The McIntosh project was commissioned in 1991 and at that time cost $65 million. Since the McIntosh
plant offers 110 MW of net power, the plant cost was $590/kW.
The Iowa Stored Energy Park (ISEP) was originally estimated at approximately $400 million for a plant
size of 270 MW. A detailed Sandia report on the lessons learned from the ISEP CAES plant is available
in Appendix D.
Projected cost information has not been made available for the PG&E Kern County and ADELE CAES
plants.
Due to the limited number of CAES projects completed and vague task descriptions often associated with
project costs as well as external funding that was provided for McIntosh, HDR estimates that CAES
project capital costs would be in the range of $1,600/kW to $2,200/kW for a 300 to 500 MW diabatic
CAES plant, including ten hours of solution-mined storage capacity. The technology for an adiabatic
plant has not been made public and a capital cost cannot be accurately projected at this time; the total
capital cost will be greater than a diabatic plant. HDR assumes project capital costs to include project
direct costs associated with equipment procurement, installation labor, and commodity procurement as
Task Duration
Test well 10 mo.
Preliminary design 3 mo.
Permitting 12 mo.
Final design 6 mo.
Construction 24 mo.
Sum of Tasks 55 mo.
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well as construction management, project management, engineering, and other project and owner indirect
costs. This estimate does not include storage cavern cost. Values are presented in 2014 dollars.
3.3.4.2 Operating Costs
Fixed O&M: Fixed operations and maintenance costs take into account plant operating and maintenance
staff as well as costs associated with facility operations such as building and site maintenance, insurances,
and property taxes. Also included are the fixed portion of major parts and maintenance costs, spare parts
and outsourced labor to perform major maintenance on the installed equipment. The estimated fixed
O&M costs for the ISEP CAES plant would be $18.78/kW in 2014 USD. Fixed O&M costs are expected
to be similar for a diabatic CAES facility. An adiabatic plant would have greater fixed O&M costs due to
increased complexity in the system design.
Variable O&M: The non-fuel related variable O&M costs for the ISEP CAES plant is estimated to be
$2.28/MWh in 2014 USD. Variable O&M costs are expected to be similar for a diabatic CAES facility.
Additional variable O&M for fuel and electric costs should be considered when evaluating a diabatic
plant. Fuel and electric costs should be considered based on existing gas and power purchase agreements
or local market pricing.
3.4 Flywheels
3.4.1 Flywheel Technology Description
Flywheels are electromechanical energy storage devices that operate on the principle of converting energy
between kinetic and electrical states. A massive rotating cylinder, usually spinning at very high speeds,
connected to a motor stores usable energy in the form of kinetic energy. The energy conversion from
kinetic to electric and vice versa is achieved through a variable frequency motor or drive. The motor
accelerates the flywheel to higher velocities to store energy, and subsequently slows the flywheel down
while drawing electrical energy. Flywheels also typically operate in a low vacuum environment to reduce
inefficiencies. Superconductive magnetic bearings may also be used to further reduce inefficiencies.
Generally, flywheels are used for short durations to supply backup power in a power outage event, or for
regulating voltage and frequency.
3.4.2 Manufacturers
A quick market survey of the energy storage industry reveals that there is only one flywheel technology
manufacturer that has achieved utility market commercialization: Beacon Power Corporation with their
Generation 4 Flywheels.
Newer technology flywheel systems utilize a carbon fiber, composite flywheel that spins between 8,000
and 16,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) in an extremely low friction environment, near vacuum, using
hybrid magnetic bearings. Flywheels store energy through its mass and velocity.
Flywheels are recognized for potentially long service life, fast power response and short recharge times.
They also tend to have relatively high turnaround efficiency on the order of 85%. This energy storage
technology is classified as commercial in regards to utility applications.
Beacon offers its flywheel technology and balance of system plants as the Smart Energy 25 product. In
2011, the company entered bankruptcy protection. In 2012, Beacon’s assets, including the 20 MW
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Stephentown NY storage plant (Figure 24), were bought by a private equity firm, Rockland Capital.
Beacon offers turn-key solutions in the US and Europe, and also provides in-house operating and
maintenance services.
Figure 24 - Flywheel Plant Stephentown, New York
3.4.3 Performance Characteristics
A few performance characteristics of flywheels include: low lifetime maintenance, operation can typically
be of high number of cycles, 20-year effective useful life and since kinetic energy is used as the storage
medium, there are no exotic or hazardous chemicals present.
Roundtrip AC-to-AC efficiency of the system is in the order of 85% with primary parasitic loads being
the Power Conversion System (PCS) and internal cooling system, among the mechanical and friction
losses of the system. Beacon estimates the energy losses through a flywheel plant to be in the order of 7%
or less of energy throughput of the plant. Primary losses are intrinsic, and include friction (between rotor
and environment) and energy conversion losses (generator losses including windings, copper, induction).
Energy footprint for flywheels is generally large and comparable to that of pumped hydropower. Plant life
is expected to be 125,000 cycles (at 100% DOD) over a period of 25 years with no change in energy
storage capacity resulting in a high amount of energy throughput throughout its effective useful life.
Flywheel’s largest limitations are its large energy footprint and its relatively short energy storage duration
of 15 minutes or less per system. System response times are less than 4 seconds and ramp up/down rates
can be 5 MW per second. This makes it an ideal candidate to serve in the frequency regulation services to
the grid operator while maintaining reliability. According to Beacon, one technology risk associated with
flywheel systems lie in its power electronics modules which have statistically failed once every 150,000
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hours of operations. There is also risk associated with catastrophic flywheel failure. Two flywheels failed
at Stephentown soon after installation.
3.4.4 Manufacturer Pros and Cons
Beacon is considered in the industry as a pioneer in developing utility scale flywheel energy storage
systems. To date, the company has five projects in the U.S. with a nameplate capacity of 26 MW. A
significant portion of Beacon’s services are focused on regulation services. Another Beacon flywheel
energy storage project (20 MW) is currently under construction in Hazle Township, PA. Additionally,
Beacon is studying the implication of integrating a 200-MW flywheel energy storage system at a wind
farm in Ireland.
3.4.5 Capital, Operating and Maintenance Cost Data
Capital and operating cost data points from Beacon Power Corporation remains proprietary and cannot be
disclosed unless a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) has been signed and executed. However, data
points from publicly-available documents suggest that the 20 MW Beacon flywheel plant is estimated to
cost $50 million. This yields $2,400 per installed kW.
Throughout its service life, it is anticipated that the flywheel system will require standard and routine
maintenance including general housekeeping and preventive maintenance on its electrical equipment. The
flywheel plant will require telecommunications infrastructure (e.g. radio, telephone or local area network
(LAN) to allow for remote monitoring.
3.5 Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES)
3.5.1 LAES Technology Description
LAES uses off-peak electricity to cool air from the atmosphere to minus 195 °C, the point at which air
liquefies. The liquid air, which takes up one-thousandth of the volume of the gas, can be kept for a long
time in a large vacuum flask at atmospheric pressure. At times of high demand for electricity, the liquid
air is pumped at high pressure into a heat exchanger, which acts as a boiler. Either ambient air or low
grade waste heat is used to heat the liquid and turn it back into a gas. The massive increase in volume and
pressure from this is used to drive a turbine to generate electricity.
3.5.2 LAES Performance
In isolation the process is only 25% efficient, but this can be increased (to around 50%) when used with a
low-grade cold store, such as a large gravel bed, to capture the cold generated by evaporating the cryogen.
The cold is re-used during the next refrigeration cycle. Efficiency is further increased when used in
conjunction with a power plant or other source of low-grade heat that would otherwise be lost to the
atmosphere.
A 300 kW, 2.5MWh storage capacity pilot cryogenic energy system developed by researchers at the
University of Leeds and Highview Power Storage, that uses liquid air (with the CO2 and water removed
as they would turn solid at the storage temperature) as the energy store, and low-grade waste heat to boost
the thermal re-expansion of the air, has been operating at a biomass power station in Slough, UK, since
2010. The efficiency is less than 15% for this pilot plant.
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3.6 Supercapacitors
3.6.1 Supercapacitor Technology Description
Supercapacitors bridge the gap between conventional capacitors and rechargeable batteries. They have
energy densities that are approximately 10% of conventional batteries, while their power density is
generally 10 to 100 times greater. This results in much shorter charge/discharge cycles than batteries.
Additionally, they will tolerate many more charge and discharge cycles than batteries.
Supercapacitors have advantages in applications where a large amount of power is needed for a relatively
short time, where a very high number of charge/discharge cycles or a longer lifetime is required. Typical
applications range from milliamp currents or milliwatts of power for up to a few minutes to several amps
current or several hundred kilowatts power for much shorter periods. Supercapacitors do not support AC
applications.
3.6.2 Supercapacitor Performance
Supercapacitors support a broad spectrum of applications, including:
Stabilizing power supply in hand-held devices with fluctuating loads.
Providing backup or emergency shutdown power to low-power equipment such as RAM, SRAM,
micro-controllers and PC Cards.
Power for cars, buses, trains, cranes and elevators, including energy recovery from braking, short-
term energy storage and burst-mode power delivery.
Providing uninterruptible power supplies where supercapacitors have replaced much larger banks
of electrolytic capacitors.
Providing backup power for actuators in wind turbine pitch systems, so that blade pitch can be
adjusted even if the main supply fails.
Stabilizing within milliseconds grid voltage and frequency, balancing supply and demand of
power and managing real or reactive power.
3.7 Superconducting Magnet Energy Storage (SMES)
3.7.1 SMES Technology Description
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) systems store energy in the magnetic field created by
the flow of direct current in a superconducting coil which has been cryogenically cooled to a temperature
below its superconducting critical temperature.
A typical SMES system includes three parts: superconducting coil, power conditioning system and
cryogenically cooled refrigerator. Once the superconducting coil is charged, the current will not decay
and the magnetic energy can be stored indefinitely.
The stored energy can be released back to the network by discharging the coil. The power conditioning
system uses an inverter/rectifier to transform alternating current (AC) power to direct current or convert
DC back to AC power. The inverter/rectifier accounts for about 2–3% energy loss in each direction.
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3.7.2 SMES Performance
SMES loses the least amount of electricity in the energy storage process compared to other methods of
storing energy. SMES systems are highly efficient; the round-trip efficiency is greater than 95%.
Due to the energy requirements of refrigeration and the high cost of superconducting wire, SMES is
currently used for short duration energy storage. Therefore, SMES is most commonly devoted to
improving power quality. The most important advantage of SMES is that the time delay during charge
and discharge is quite short. Power is available almost instantaneously and very high power output can be
provided for a brief period of time.
There are several small SMES units available for commercial use and several larger test bed projects.
Several 1 MWh units are used for power quality control in installations around the world, especially to
provide power quality at manufacturing plants requiring ultra-clean power, such as microchip fabrication
facilities.
These facilities have also been used to provide grid stability in distribution systems. In northern
Wisconsin, a string of distributed SMES units were deployed to enhance stability of a transmission loop.
The transmission line is subject to large, sudden load changes due to the operation of a paper mill, with
the potential for uncontrolled fluctuations and voltage collapse.
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4 COMPARISON OF STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
HDR has performed an initial comparison of the energy storage technologies discussed in this document.
The full comparison can be seen in the energy storage matrix in Appendix A. Table 7 below lists some of
the key criteria that were compared when considering these technologies.
Table 7 - Energy Storage Comparison Summary
Pumped Storage
Hydro
(Three sites)
Batteries Compressed Air
Energy Storage
Range of power
capacity
(MW) for a specific
site
600 – 1,500 1-32 100+
Range of energy
capacity
(MWh) 5,280 – 16,500 Variable depending
on DOD 800+
Range of capital cost
($ per kW ) $1,700-$2,500 $800-$4,000 $2,000-$2,300
Year of first
installation 1929 1995 (sodium sulfur) 1978
The following sections provide comments on the overall commercial development of the technology, the
applications suited to each technology, space requirements for each technology, performance
characteristics, project timelines, and capital, operating and maintenance costs.
4.1 Technology Development
Figure 25 below by the California Energy Storage Association (CESA) illustrates the installed capacity of
various energy storage technologies worldwide. Pumped storage is by far the most mature and widely
used energy storage technology used not only in the US, but worldwide. In the U.S., pumped storage
accounts for over 20,000 MW of capacity. By comparison, there is only one existing CAES facility in the
U.S., with a capacity of 110 MW. Sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries have been used in Japan with the
largest installation supplying approximately 34 MW of capacity for 6-7 hours of storage; this technology
is gaining popularity in the U.S. Sixteen MW of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have also recently been
installed in Chile, and a 2-MW pilot project has been executed in the U.S. CAES systems, batteries,
super capacitors, flywheels, and pumped storage were compared in a number of reports by Sandia
National Laboratories (Sandia), Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), and by the California
Energy Storage Association (CESA).
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Figure 25 - Current Worldwide Installed Energy Storage Facility Capacity (Source: CESA)
4.2 Applications
Pumped storage and CAES are considered to be the only functional technologies suitable for bulk energy
storage as stand-alone applications. Bulk energy storage can be considered multi-hour, multi-day or
multi-week storage events. Batteries and flywheels are most functional as a paired system with variable
generation resources or for distributed energy storage on a smaller kW and kWh basis. Each of the
technologies is capable of providing ancillary services such as frequency regulation and other power
quality applications with bulk storage technologies also able to provide system load following and
ramping capabilities.
4.3 Space Requirements
Space requirements for energy storage systems vary depending upon capacity and power, and it is often
difficult to perform an apples-to-apples comparison of the space requirements for the four technologies
discussed above. Pumped storage and CAES are capable of much higher capacities and total energy
storage and therefore their project footprint is substantially higher. For example, Table 8 below indicates
the surface space requirements for comparable 20,000 MWh facilities: a 1,000-MW, 20-hour pumped
storage plant (including upper and lower reservoirs), a Li-ion battery field, and a Na-S battery field. The
space required for a pumped storage facility, including reservoirs, is somewhat less in acreage than a Na-
S battery field, and far less than that of a Li-ion installation. The artist’s rendering in Figure 26 illustrates
Pumped Hydro
98.3%
Thermal
0.8%
Compressed Air
0.4%
Batteries
0.4%
Flywheels and Others
0.2%
Other
1.7%
Current Worldwide Installed Energy Storage Capacity
Note: Plotderived from data included in
CESA, "Bolstering California's Economy
with AB 2514", Page 3.
Note: Plotderived from data included in
CESA, "Bolstering California's Economy
with AB 2514", Page 3.
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the number and size of the Li-ion batteries necessary to store 20,000 MWh of energy. The resulting 1,100
acres would be equivalent to approximately 833 football fields. For scale, a typical pumped storage
powerhouse is indicated in the foreground.
Table 8 - Space Required for 20,000 MWh of Energy Storage
Project Type Approximate Footprint (Acres)
Sodium Sulfur Batteries 270
Li-ion Battery Field 1,100
Pumped Storage Reservoirs 220
Figure 26 - Li-ion Battery Field and a Hydroelectric P/S Plant for 20,000 MWh of Storage (Source: HDR)
4.4 Performance Characteristics
Project capacity and duration are the most important characteristics for bulk energy storage. For
reference, Figures 27 and 28 illustrate the current capability of energy storage technologies. Included in
these figures are pumped storage, CAES, various battery technologies flywheels as well as capacitors.
Figure 27 is derived from Figure 28 and utilizes the same data, though plotted on a linear scale versus a
log-log scale to better reflect the real-time MW and MWh capability of the different technologies. Figure
27 allows for a truer comparison of technologies with smaller capacities and discharge times to larger,
longer duration energy storage systems. Figure 28 allows for a closer view of the smaller energy storage
technologies.
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)
Energy Storage (MWh)
Installed and Planned Energy Storage Systems in the US (ESA and HDR)
Pumped Storage
CAES
Li Ion‐ Batteries
NaS‐ Batteries
ZnBr‐ Batteries
VRB‐ Batteries
Linear Scale
Source: Electricity Storage Association Technical Working Group and HDR Engineering(Pumped Storage Only )
Figure 27 - Current Energy Storage Technology Capabilities in Real Time (Source: HDR)
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Figure 28 - Current Energy Storage Technology Capabilities (Log-Log Scale)
(Source: Electricity Storage Association)
4.5 Project Timeline
Project timelines vary widely for the various options. Pumped storage lead times require a FERC
licensing process which takes on average 5 years. An additional five years is typically required for
construction. Greenfield closed loop systems are expected to be shorter to license. There are also efforts
within the industry to reduce licensing times and develop more streamlined processes. An example
pumped storage development schedule is attached to this document in Appendix B. The timelines for
CAES are on the order of 2 years. For both pumped storage and CAES it is assumed that a project
location has been identified, and for CAES, the geology of the cavern has been verified. Batteries and
flywheels have no licensing requirements and fewer restrictions on land use, so their development times
are significantly shorter, on the order of 1 year.
4.6 Cost
There are a number of challenges associated with comparing the different types of energy storage
technology. While a conscientious effort was made to discuss the technologies in terms of similarly sized
capacities and durations, this comparison is somewhat difficult as the maximum hours of available
storage and maximum capacity vary widely from 1 or 2 MW for a lithium-ion battery to over 1,000 MW
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Logarithmic Scale
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for a pumped storage project. As noted earlier, many of these storage systems are still undergoing
significant product development, and the maximum storage, capacity, lifetime, capital costs, and lifecycle
costs of these technologies have yet to be determined. Also for pumped storage and CAES, site specific
conditions can significantly impact the cost and spatial needs for any given project. These challenges
emphasize the idea that a portfolio of many different storage technologies may be needed. Table 9 and
Figure 29 were developed by HDR based on the information presented in the matrix in Attachment
A. While this information is helpful in understanding the capital and O&M costs on a $ per kW basis, for
some technologies, especially batteries, capital costs are better represented with both capacity (kW) and
storage (kWh) elements. The capital cost per kW is shown in Table 9 below.
Table 9 - Summary of Cost and Capacity Data (2014 $US)
Pumped
Storage
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NAS
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Capital cost is one initial indicator of project economics, but long-term annual O&M costs may provide a
more comprehensive representation of financial feasibility. Figure 29 compares annual costs per kW of
various technologies. This figure was updated from the 2011 IRP to escalate costs to 2014 USD by a
factor of 6%. Because of the significant difference in capacity of the technologies, the figure is shown in
a logarithmic scale. A linear version of the plot is shown in the upper left corner of the figure. Pumped
storage O&M costs vary from site to site as discussed above, but economy of scale keeps the O&M cost
per kW low. The pumped storage costs represented in Figure 29 are for a 1,000 MW project. CAES’s
O&M costs are estimated at 4% of the overall installed cost. The operating and maintenance costs
associated with batteries are high, but vary depending upon the technologies. As battery technology
develops further, and grid scale installations continue, a better understanding of the costs associated with
operation and maintenance will be achieved.
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Figure 29 - Operation and Maintenance Costs for Energy Storage Technologies
5 CONCLUSIONS
A number of technologies would be required to smooth variable energy resources, including bulk storage,
distributed storage, and transmission system improvements. While there is much debate about the
application of new energy storage technologies, for high capacity applications greater than 50 MW,
pumped storage represents the least-cost grid-scale storage technology. Pumped Storage is a proven and
attractive option in terms of space required, total life cycle costs, and proven MW and MWh capacity.
Although CAES has the potential to provide relatively similar bulk storage capabilities, its limited
heritage, low efficiency and requirement for geologic-specific siting makes it difficult to implement. For
applications less than 50 MW with the goal towards improving the performance of individual, variable
energy sources, or a group of such sources, battery and flywheel systems become a feasible alternative.
Additionally, battery and flywheel systems have been successfully employed with lower capacities and
shorter durations, which make them well suited to short-term storage for general grid stabilization and
power quality needs on the order of minutes to a few hours. A variety of complementing technologies
will be required to fully address the effects of variable renewable energy, including bulk storage,
distributed storage, consolidated balancing areas, and improvements to the interconnecting transmission
system.
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APPENDIX R – UNCERTAINTY PARAMETERS STUDY
In its 2013 IRP, the Company indicated its intent to re-estimate key stochastic parameters for
purposes of ABB’s Planning and Risk (PaR) model runs used in the 2015 IRP. As such,
PacifiCorp hired Erin O’Neill, an independent consultant, to re-estimate short-term stochastic
parameters (volatilities, mean reversions, and correlations) for load, natural gas prices, electricity
prices, and hydro generation.
PaR, as used by PacifiCorp, develops portfolio cost scenarios via computational finance in
concert with production simulation. The model stochastically shocks the case-specific
underlying electricity price forecast as well as the corresponding case-specific key drivers (e.g.,
natural gas, loads, and hydro) and dispatches accordingly. Using exogenously calculated
parameters (i.e., volatilities, mean reversions, and correlations), PaR develops scenarios that
bracket the uncertainty surrounding a driver; statistical sampling techniques are then employed to
limit the number of representative scenarios to 50. The stochastic model used in PaR is a two-
factor short run mean reverting model.
For this IRP, PacifiCorp used short-run stochastic parameters; long-run parameters were set to
zero since PaR cannot re-optimize its capacity expansion plan. This inability to re-optimize or
add capacity can create a problem when dispatching to meet extreme load and/or fuel price
excursions, as often seen in long-term stochastic modeling. Such extreme out-year price and load
excursions can influence portfolio costs disproportionately while not reflecting plausible
outcome. Thus, since long-term volatility is the year-on-year growth rate, only the expected
yearly price and/or load growth is simulated over the forecast horizon53.
Key drivers that significantly affect the determination of prices tend to fall into two categories:
loads and fuels. Targeting only key variables from each category simplifies the analysis while
effectively capturing sensitivities on a larger number of individual variables. For instance, load
uncertainty can encompass the sensitivities of weather and evolving end-uses. Depending on the
region, fuel price uncertainty (especially that of natural gas) can encompass the sensitivities of
weather, load growth, emissions, and hydro availability. The following paper, Uncertainty
Representation for PacifiCorp's Long Range Plan, summarizes the development of stochastic
process parameters to describe how these uncertain variables evolve over time.
Ms. O’Neill’s previous works include:
Grossman, Britt, Nicholas Muller, and Erin O’Neill. “The Ancillary Benefits from Climate
Policy in the United States.” Environmental Resource Economics (2011) 50:585-60.
O’Neill, Erin, and T. Parkinson. “Uncertainly Representation: Estimating Process Parameters
for Forward Price Forecasting.” EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, and The NorthBridge Group, Lincoln,
MA: 1999. TR-114201.
O’Neill, Erin. “Guide to Process Parameter Estimation Tool Kit.” EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, and
The NorthBridge Group, Lincoln, MA: 2000. EPRI 1001172.
O’Neill, Erin. “Cost-Effective Strategies for Nitrogen Oxide Reduction: Ozone Attainment
Policy for New England.” M.S. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
1996.
53Mean reversion is assumed to be zero in the long run.
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Uncertainty Representation for
PacifiCorp's Long Range Plan
July 2014
Prepared for
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah Street
Portland, OR 97232
Prepared by
Erin O'Neill
Independent Consultant
1542 Valley View Court
Golden, CO 80403
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INTRODUCTION
Long-term planning demands specification of how important variables behave over time. For the
case of PacifiCorp's long-term planning, important variables include natural gas and electricity
prices, regional loads, and regional hydro generation. Modeling these variables involves not
only a description of their expected value over time as with a traditional forecast, but also a
description of the spread of possible future values. The following paper summarizes the
development of stochastic process parameters to describe how these uncertain variables evolve
over time54.
VOLATILITY
The standard measure of uncertainty for a stochastic variable is volatility:
J
√
The standard deviation55 is a measure of how widely values are dispersed from the average
value:
J J ∑J
J 1
Volatility incorporates a time component so a variable with constant volatility has a larger spread
of possible outcomes two years in the future than one year in the future. Volatilities are typically
quoted on an annual basis but can be specified for any desired time period. Suppose the annual
volatility of load in Idaho is 2 percent. This implies that the standard deviation of the range of
possible loads in Idaho a year from now is 2 percent, while the standard deviation four years
from now is 4 percent.
MEAN REVERSION
If volatility were constant over the forecast period, then the standard deviation would increase
linearly with the square root of time. This is described as a "Random Walk" process and often
provides a reasonable assumption for long-term uncertainty. However, for energy commodities
as well as many other variables in the short-term, this is not typically the case. Excepting
seasonal effects, the standard deviation increases less quickly with longer forecast time. This is
called a mean reverting process - variable outcomes tend to revert back towards a long-term
mean after experiencing a shock:
54 A stochastic process, or random process, is the counterpart to a deterministic process. Instead of dealing with only
one possible reality of how the variables might evolve over time, there is some indeterminacy in its future evolution
described by probability distributions. 55 "Standard Deviation" and "Variance" are standard statistical terms describing the spread of possible outcomes.
The Variance equals the Standard Deviation squared.
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Figure 1
For a random walk process, the distribution of possible future outcomes continues to increase
indefinitely. While for a mean reverting process, the distribution of possible outcomes reaches a
steady-state. Actual observed outcomes will continue to vary within the distribution, but the
distribution across all possible outcomes does not increase:
Figure 2
The volatility and mean reversion rate parameters combine to provide a compact description of
the distribution of possible variable outcomes over time. The volatility describes the size of a
typical shock or deviation for a particular variable and the mean reversion rate describes how
quickly the variable moves back towards the long-run mean after experiencing a shock.
ESTIMATING SHORT-TERM PROCESS PARAMETERS
Short-term uncertainty can best be described as a mean reverting process. The factors that drive
uncertainty in the short-term are generally short-lived, decaying back to long-run average levels.
Short-term uncertainty is mainly driven by weather (temperature, windiness, rainfall) but can
also be driven by short-term economic factors, congestion, outages, etc.
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The process for estimating short-term uncertainty parameters is similar for most variables of
interest. However, each of PacifiCorp's variables have characteristics that make their processes
slightly different. The process for estimating short-term uncertainty parameters is described in
detail below for the most straightforward variable -- natural gas prices. Each of the other
variables is then discussed in terms of how they differ from the standard natural gas price
parameter estimation process.
STOCHASTIC PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The first step in developing process parameter estimates for any uncertain variable is to
determine the form of the distribution and time step for uncertainty. In the case of natural gas,
and prices in general, the lognormal distribution is a good representation of possible future
outcomes. A lognormal distribution is a continuous probability distribution of a random variable
whose logarithm is normally distributed56. The lognormal distribution is often used to describe
prices because it is bounded on the bottom by zero and has a long, asymmetric "tail" reflecting
the possibility that prices could be significantly higher than the average:
Figure 3
The time step for calculating uncertainty parameters depends on how quickly a variable can
experience a significant change. Natural gas prices can change substantially from day to day and
are reported on a daily basis, so the time step for analysis will be one day.
All short-term parameters were calculated on a seasonal basis to reflect the different dynamics
present during different seasons of the year. For instance, the volatility of gas prices is higher in
the winter and lower in the spring and summer. Seasons were defined as follows:
Table 1 - Seasonal Definition
Winter December, January, and February
Spring March, April, and May
Summer June, July, and August
Fall September, October, and November
56 A normal distribution is the most common continuous distribution represented by a bell-shaped curve that is
symmetrical about the mean, or average, value.
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Percentile
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DATA DEVELOPMENT
Basic Data Set:
The natural gas price data were organized into a consistent dataset with one natural gas price for
each gas delivery point reported for each delivery day. The data were checked to make sure that
there were no missing or duplicate dates. If no price is reported for a particular date, the date is
included but left blank to maintain a consistent 24 hour time step between all observed prices.
Four years of daily data from 2010 to 2013 was used for this short-term parameter analysis. The
following chart shows the resulting data set for the Sumas gas basin:
Figure 4
Development of Price Index:
Uncertainty parameters are estimated by looking at the movement, or deviation, in prices from
one day to the next. However, some of this movement is due to expected factors, not
uncertainty. For instance, gas prices are expected to be higher during winter or as we move
towards winter. This expectation is already included in the gas price forecast and should not be
considered a shock, or random event. In order to capture only the random or uncertain portion of
price movements, a price index is developed that takes into account the expected portion of price
movements. There are three categories of price expectations that are calculated:
Seasonal Average: The level of gas prices may be different from one year to the next.
While this can be attributed to random movements or shocks in the gas markets, it is not a
short-term event and should not be included in the short-term uncertainty process. In
order to account for this possible difference in the level of gas prices, the average gas
price for each season and year is calculated. For example, Sumas prices in the winter of
2010 average $4.99/MMBtu.
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Monthly Average: Within a season, there are different expected prices by month. For
instance, within the fall season, November gas prices are expected to be much higher than
September and October prices as winter is just around the corner. A monthly factor
representing the ratio of monthly prices to the seasonal average price is calculated. For
example, January prices in Sumas are 102% of the winter average price.
Weekly Shape: Many variables exhibit a distinct shape across the week. For instance,
loads and electricity prices are higher during the middle of the week and lower on the
weekends. The expected shape of gas prices across the week was calculated but found to
be insignificant (expected variation by weekday did not exceed 2% of the weekly
average).
These three components: seasonal average, monthly shape, and weekly shape, combine to form
an expected price for each day. For example, the expected price of gas in Sumas in January of
2010 was $5.10/MMBtu, the product of the seasonal average and the monthly shape factor
J . ∗
The chart below shows the comparison of the actual Sumas prices with the "expected" prices:
Figure 5
Dividing the actual gas prices by the expected prices forms a price index that averages one. This
index captures only the random component of price movements -- the portion not explained by
expected seasonal, monthly, and weekly shape.
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6
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10
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Jan‐10 Jul‐10 Jan‐11 Jul‐11 Jan‐12 Jul‐12 Jan‐13 Jul‐13
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Expected
Prices
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Figure 6
PARAMETER ESTIMATION -- AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL
Uncertainty parameters are calculated for each variable by regressing the movement of each
regions price index compared to the previous day's index.
Step 1 - Calculate Log Deviation of Price Index
Since gas prices are log normally distributed, the regression analysis is performed on the natural
log of prices and their log deviations. The log deviations are simply the differences between the
natural log of one day's price index and the natural log of the previous day's price index.
Step 2 - Perform Regression
The log deviation of prices are regressed against the previous day's log price for each season as
well as for the entire data set. The following chart shows the log of the price index versus the
log deviations for Sumas gas for all seasons and the resulting regression equation:
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1.5
2.0
2.5
Jan‐10 Jul‐10 Jan‐11 Jul‐11 Jan‐12 Jul‐12 Jan‐13 Jul‐13
Ga
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Figure 7
Step 3 - Interpret the Results
The INTERCEPT of the regression represents the log of the long-run mean. So in this case, the
intercept is approximately zero, implying that the long-run mean is equal to 1. This is consistent
with the way in which the price index is formulated.
The SLOPE of the regression is related to the auto correlation and mean reversion rate:
J Ø J 1 J
J JlnØ
The autocorrelation measures how much of the price shock from the previous time period
remains in the next time period. For instance, if the autocorrelation is 0.4 and gas prices
yesterday experienced a 10% jump over the norm, today's expected price would be 4% higher
than normal. In addition, today's gas price will experience a shock today that may result in
prices higher or lower than this expectation. The mean reversion rate expresses the same thing in
a different manner. The higher the mean reversion rate, the faster prices revert to the long-run
mean.
The last component of the regression analysis is the STANDARD ERROR or STEYX. This
measures the portion of the price movements not explained by mean reversion and is the estimate
of the variable's volatility.
Both the mean reversion rate and volatility calculated with this process are daily parameters and
can be applied directly to daily movements in gas prices.
Step 4 - Results
The natural gas price parameters derived through this process are reported in the table below.
y = ‐0.0872x ‐0.0006
R² = 0.0438
(0.60)
(0.40)
(0.20)
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0.20
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Regression for Sumas Gas Basin ‐All Seasons
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Table 2 - Uncertainty Parameters for Natural Gas
ELECTRICITY PRICE PROCESS
For the most part, electricity prices behave very similar to natural gas prices. The lognormal
distribution is generally a good assumption for electricity. While electricity prices do
occasionally go below zero, this is not common enough to be worth using the Normal
distribution assumption. And the distribution of electricity prices is often very skewed upwards.
In fact, even the lognormal assumption is sometimes inadequate for capturing the tail of the
electricity price distribution. Similar to gas prices, electricity price can experience substantial
change from one day to the next so a daily time step should be used.
Basic Data Set:
The electricity price data were organized into a consistent dataset with one price for each region
reported for each delivery day similar to gas prices. Data covers the 2010 through 2013 time
period. However, electricity prices are reported for "High Load Level" periods (16 hours for 6
days a week) and "Low Load Level" periods (8 hours for 6 days a week and 24 hours on Sunday
& NERC holidays). In order to have a consistent price definition, a composite price calculated
based on 16 hours of peak and 8 hours of off-peak prices is used for Monday through Saturday.
The Low Load Level price was used for Sundays since that already reflects the 24 hour price.
Missing and duplicate data is handled in a fashion similar to gas prices.
Development of Price Index:
As with gas prices, an electricity price index was developed which accounts for the expected
components of price movements. The "expected" electricity price incorporates all three possible
adjustments: seasonal average, monthly shape and weekly shape. For instance, the expected
price for January 2nd, 2010 in the Four Corners region was $38.42/MWh. This price
incorporates the 2010 winter average price of $39.00/MWh times the monthly shape factor for
January of 99% and the weekday index for Saturday of 99%. The following chart shows the Four
Corners actual and expected electricity prices over the analysis time period.
Winter Spring Summer Fall
KERN OPAL
Daily Volatility 4.8% 2.9% 2.9% 3.6%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.058 0.110 0.060 0.110
SUMAS
Daily Volatility 6.3% 2.6% 2.9% 4.3%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.091 0.083 0.070 0.109
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Figure 8
Electricity Price Uncertainty Parameters
Uncertainty parameters are calculated for each electric region similar to the process for gas
prices. The electricity price parameters derived through this process are reported in the table
below.
Table 3 - Uncertainty Parameters for Electricity Regions
REGIONAL LOAD PROCESS
There are only two significant differences between the uncertainty analysis for regional loads
and natural gas prices. The distribution of daily loads is somewhat better represented by a normal
distribution rather than a lognormal distribution. And, similar to electricity prices, loads have a
significant expected shape across the week. The chart below shows the distribution of historical
load outcomes for the Portland area as well as normal and lognormal distribution functions
representing load possibilities. Both distributions do a reasonable job of representing the spread
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Daily Volatility 7.6% 9.2% 11.1% 6.0%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.095 0.277 0.380 0.240
CA‐OR Border
Daily Volatility 11.8% 31.8% 25.7% 6.3%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.193 0.682 0.534 0.168
Mid‐Columbia
Daily Volatility 17.8% 31.7% 47.7% 6.9%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.282 0.488 0.943 0.152
Palo Verde
Daily Volatility 6.2% 7.2% 9.1% 4.7%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.093 0.198 0.289 0.217
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of possible load outcomes but the tail of the lognormal distribution implies the possibility of
higher loads than is supported by the historical data.
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Development of Load Index:
As with electricity prices, a load index was developed which accounts for the expected
components of load movements incorporating all three possible adjustments. For instance, the
expected load for January 2nd, 2010 in Portland was 311MW. This load incorporates the 2010
winter average load of 304MW times the monthly shape factor for January of 100% and the
weekday index for Saturday of 95%. The following chart shows the Portland actual and expected
loads over the analysis time period.
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Load Uncertainty Parameters
Uncertainty parameters are calculated for each load region similar to the process for gas and
electricity prices. Since loads are modeled as normally, rather than lognormally distributed,
deviations are simply calculated as the difference between the load index and the previous day's
index.
The uncertainty parameters for regional loads derived through this process are reported in the
table below.
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Table 4 - Uncertainty Parameters for Load Regions
HYDRO GENERATION PROCESS
There are two differences between the uncertainty analysis for hydro generation and natural gas
prices. Hydro generation varies on a slower time frame than other variables analyzed. As such,
average hydro generation is calculated and analyzed on a weekly, rather than daily, basis.
Generation is calculated as the average hourly generation across the 168 hour in a week. In
addition, an extra year of data was analyzed for hydro generation. The hydro analysis covers the
2009 through 2013 time period.
Development of Hydro Index:
A hydro generation index was developed which accounts for the expected components of hydro
movements incorporating seasonal and monthly adjustments. For instance, the expected hydro
generation for the week of January 1st through 7th, 2009 in the Western Region was 548MW.
This generation incorporates the 2009 winter average generation of 471MW times the monthly
shape factor for January of 116%. The following chart shows the western hydro actual and
expected generation over the analysis time period.
Winter Spring Summer Fall
California
Daily Volatility 4.3% 4.0% 3.4% 4.6%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.227 0.251 0.193 0.206
Idaho
Daily Volatility 2.9% 4.5% 5.1% 4.8%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.268 0.093 0.102 0.176
Portland
Daily Volatility 3.0% 2.9% 3.5% 3.1%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.224 0.164 0.336 0.324
Oregon Other
Daily Volatility 4.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.9%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.226 0.280 0.242 0.207
Utah
Daily Volatility 2.0% 2.5% 4.5% 2.9%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.333 0.295 0.260 0.339
Washington
Daily Volatility 4.3% 3.6% 4.6% 4.2%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.215 0.220 0.243 0.182
Wyoming
Daily Volatility 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.8%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.279 0.318 0.179 0.230
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Hydro Generation Uncertainty Parameters
Uncertainty parameters are calculated for each hydro region similar to the process for gas and
electricity prices. The uncertainty parameters for hydro generation derived through this process
are reported in the table below.
Table 5 - Uncertainty Parameters for Hydro Generation
Winter Spring Summer Fall
Daily Volatility 23% 19% 17% 31%
Daily Mean Reversion Rate 0.52 0.25 0.39 0.60
SHORT TERM CORRELATION ESTIMATION
Correlation is a measure of how much the random component of variables tend to move together.
After the uncertainty analysis has been performed, the process for estimating correlations is
relatively straight-forward.
Step 1 - Calculate Residual Errors
Calculate the residual errors of the regression analysis for all of the variables. The residual error
represents the random portion of the deviation not explained by mean reversion. It is calculated
for each time period as the difference between the actual value and the value predicted by the
linear regression equation:
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All of the residual errors are compiled by delivery date.
Step 2 - Calculate Correlations
Correlate the residual errors of each pair of variables:
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,J ∑JJ J .J ∗ J J .JJ
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There are a few things to note about the correlation calculations. First, correlation data must
always be organized so that the same time period is being compared for both variables. So for
instance, weekly hydro deviations cannot be compared to daily gas price deviations. Thus, a
daily regression analysis was performed for the hydro variables.
Also note that what is being correlated is the residual errors of the regression -- only the
uncertain portion of the variable movements. Variables may exhibit similar expected shapes -
both loads and electricity prices are higher during the week than on the weekend. This
coincidence is captured in the expected weekly shapes input into the planning model. The
correlation calculated here captures the extent to which the shocks experienced by two different
variables tend to have similar direction and magnitude:
The resulting short-term correlations by season are reported below:
Table 6 - Short-term Correlations by Season
SHORT‐TERM WINTER CORRELATIONS
K‐O SUMAS 4C COB Mid‐C PV CA ID Portland OR Other UT WA WY Hydro
K‐O 100% 71% 31% 18% 13% 32% 13% 16% 19% 14% 20% 14% 15% 4%
SUMAS 71% 100% 21% 18% 15% 14% 10% 11% 23% 18% 19% 21% 15% 2%
4C 31% 21% 100% 63% 57% 80% 13% 15% 13% 16% 22% 20% 9% 2%
COB 18% 18% 63% 100% 95% 62% 13% 8% 17% 27% 15% 28% 10% 3%
Mid‐C 13% 15% 57% 95% 100% 52% 10% 9% 14% 24% 15% 24% 12% 3%
PV 32% 14% 80% 62% 52% 100% 9% 15% 5% 8% 17% 13% 5% 3%
CA 13% 10% 13% 13% 10% 9% 100% 17% 47% 75% 29% 45% 18%‐2%
ID 16% 11% 15% 8% 9% 15% 17% 100% 24% 26% 41% 30% 26%‐2%
Portland 19% 23% 13% 17% 14% 5% 47% 24% 100% 74% 47% 66% 29% 0%
OR Other 14% 18% 16% 27% 24% 8% 75% 26% 74% 100% 42% 71% 30% 2%
UT 20% 19% 22% 15% 15% 17% 29% 41% 47% 42% 100% 40% 40% 3%
WA 14% 21% 20% 28% 24% 13% 45% 30% 66% 71% 40% 100% 29% 0%
WY 15% 15% 9% 10% 12% 5% 18% 26% 29% 30% 40% 29% 100%‐1%
Hydro 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3%‐2%‐2% 0% 2% 3% 0%‐1% 100%
SHORT‐TERM SPRING CORRELATIONS
K‐O SUMAS 4C COB Mid‐C PV CA ID Portland OR Other UT WA WY Hydro
K‐O 100% 76% 10% 7% 12% 11% 13% 4% 1%‐2%‐3%‐3% 1%‐1%
SUMAS 76% 100% 11% 7% 11% 12% 12% 3% 12% 13% 0% 7% 2%‐6%
4C 10% 11% 100% 62% 40% 82%‐2% 14% 2% 4% 9% 9%‐4%‐13%
COB 7% 7% 62% 100% 85% 60% 0% 5% 5% 7% 4% 14% 1%‐3%
Mid‐C 12% 11% 40% 85% 100% 29%‐2% 10% 9% 6% 9% 17%‐1% 1%
PV 11% 12% 82% 60% 29% 100%‐4% 9% 2% 3% 6% 4%‐3%‐9%
CA 13% 12%‐2% 0%‐2%‐4% 100% 28% 33% 54% 23% 31% 3% 7%
ID 4% 3% 14% 5% 10% 9% 28% 100% 15% 13% 44% 13% 8%‐4%
Portland 1% 12% 2% 5% 9% 2% 33% 15% 100% 71% 28% 58% 16% 5%
OR Other ‐2% 13% 4% 7% 6% 3% 54% 13% 71% 100% 28% 64% 15% 8%
UT ‐3% 0% 9% 4% 9% 6% 23% 44% 28% 28% 100% 24% 31%‐1%
WA ‐3% 7% 9% 14% 17% 4% 31% 13% 58% 64% 24% 100% 15% 0%
WY 1% 2%‐4% 1%‐1%‐3% 3% 8% 16% 15% 31% 15% 100%‐2%
Hydro ‐1%‐6%‐13%‐3% 1%‐9% 7%‐4% 5% 8%‐1% 0%‐2% 100%
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CONCLUSION
For the continuous, stochastic variables that drive PacifiCorp's electricity environment short-term
volatility and mean reversion, complete with corresponding correlations, provide a robust picture
of the spread of future outcome. The standard parameters developed here can be used within the
PaR model to develop PacifiCorp's Integrated Resource Plan.
SHORT‐TERM SUMMER CORRELATIONS
K‐O SUMAS 4C COB Mid‐C PV CA ID Portland OR Other UT WA WY Hydro
K‐O 100% 89% 7% 5% 2% 8%‐3% 9% 5% 6% 2% 2% 1%‐5%
SUMAS 89% 100% 8% 8% 0% 10%‐6% 4% 9% 6%‐3% 2%‐5%‐1%
4C 7% 8% 100% 49% 44% 86% 20% 17% 16% 21% 28% 19% 4%‐2%
COB 5% 8% 49% 100% 74% 52% 11% 18% 27% 27% 19% 25%‐2%‐9%
Mid‐C 2% 0% 44% 74% 100% 44% 17% 22% 25% 26% 24% 27% 8%‐9%
PV 8% 10% 86% 52% 44% 100% 19% 17% 17% 23% 25% 18% 4%‐7%
CA ‐3%‐6% 20% 11% 17% 19% 100% 34% 35% 56% 29% 42% 8%‐7%
ID 9% 4% 17% 18% 22% 17% 34% 100% 13% 22% 39% 24% 27%‐10%
Portland 5% 9% 16% 27% 25% 17% 35% 13% 100% 76% 28% 61% 9%‐11%
OR Other 6% 6% 21% 27% 26% 23% 56% 22% 76% 100% 33% 78% 10%‐13%
UT 2%‐3% 28% 19% 24% 25% 29% 39% 28% 33% 100% 35% 32%‐13%
WA 2% 2% 19% 25% 27% 18% 42% 24% 61% 78% 35% 100% 11%‐15%
WY 1%‐5% 4%‐2% 8% 4% 8% 27% 9% 10% 32% 11% 100% 2%
Hydro ‐5%‐1%‐2%‐9%‐9%‐7%‐7%‐10%‐11%‐13%‐13%‐15% 2% 100%
SHORT‐TERM FALL CORRELATIONS
K‐O SUMAS 4C COB Mid‐C PV CA ID Portland OR Other UT WA WY Hydro
K‐O 100% 63% 22% 24% 22% 29% 9% 15% 10% 14% 15% 10% 9% 1%
SUMAS 63% 100% 13% 25% 26% 18% 20% 12% 21% 32% 11% 22% 24% 8%
4C 22% 13% 100% 33% 33% 77% 11% 16% 4% 10% 19% 11%‐7% 8%
COB 24% 25% 33% 100% 90% 38% 26% 12% 33% 37% 10% 31%‐2% 3%
Mid‐C 22% 26% 33% 90% 100% 35% 26% 15% 35% 42% 8% 36% 0% 2%
PV 29% 18% 77% 38% 35% 100% 13% 16% 12% 16% 22% 20%‐2% 2%
CA 9% 20% 11% 26% 26% 13% 100% 26% 44% 69% 29% 55% 12% 5%
ID 15% 12% 16% 12% 15% 16% 26% 100% 17% 23% 30% 18% 1% 2%
Portland 10% 21% 4% 33% 35% 12% 44% 17% 100% 71% 47% 67% 27% 1%
OR Other 14% 32% 10% 37% 42% 16% 69% 23% 71% 100% 35% 75% 23% 5%
UT 15% 11% 19% 10% 8% 22% 29% 30% 47% 35% 100% 33% 28% 0%
WA 10% 22% 11% 31% 36% 20% 55% 18% 67% 75% 33% 100% 21% 2%
WY 9% 24%‐7%‐2% 0%‐2% 12% 1% 27% 23% 28% 21% 100% 10%
Hydro 1% 8% 8% 3% 2% 2% 5% 2% 1% 5% 0% 2% 10% 100%