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Economic Value of Economic Value of Stabilizing RegionalStabilizing Regional
Conservation Investments Conservation Investments
Issues and Proposed Analytical ApproachIssues and Proposed Analytical Approach
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Goal of the Analysis
Determine whether there is a net economic Determine whether there is a net economic value to the region’s power system that could value to the region’s power system that could result from stabilizing the annual level of result from stabilizing the annual level of conservation resource acquisitionconservation resource acquisition
Identify and evaluate conservation Identify and evaluate conservation deployment strategies that provide the best deployment strategies that provide the best net economic value to the regional power net economic value to the regional power system considering practical limitations on system considering practical limitations on program ramp rates and market volatilityprogram ramp rates and market volatility
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Regional Utility Program Conservation Acquisitions 1978 - 2001
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Regional Utility Conservation Resource Acquisition Investments 1991 - 2000
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ual I
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Regional Utility Conservation Acquisitions vs. Council Plan Targets 1997 – 2001
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Regional Plan Target for Acquisitions Utility Acquisitions
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Fourth Power Plan’s Conservation Acquisition Schedule 2000 - 2015
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Summary of Problem
Past Plans have called for stable annual Past Plans have called for stable annual regional conservation acquisitionsregional conservation acquisitions
Utility investments in conservation have Utility investments in conservation have varied widely in response to short-run market varied widely in response to short-run market and industry regulatory conditionsand industry regulatory conditions
Question – How does the cyclic investment in Question – How does the cyclic investment in conservation impact its economic value to conservation impact its economic value to the region?the region?
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Possible Analytical ApproachesPossible Analytical Approaches
Use AURORA model to compare two portfolio Use AURORA model to compare two portfolio management strategies:management strategies:
““Dollar-cost Averaging”Dollar-cost Averaging” - Conservation - Conservation acquisitions are deployed in uniform acquisitions are deployed in uniform annual increments based on long-run annual increments based on long-run avoided costsavoided costs
““Market Timer”Market Timer” - Conservation acquisitions - Conservation acquisitions are deployed based on short-term market are deployed based on short-term market prices and near-term resource prices and near-term resource supply/demand balancesupply/demand balance
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Analytical Issues – Required Data and Assumptions
Major AssumptionsMajor Assumptions
– Relationship between Relationship between Market PricesMarket Prices and and AnnualAnnual Level Level of conservation acquisitionof conservation acquisition
– Relationship between Relationship between Ramp RateRamp Rate and and Total Total Resource Cost Resource Cost of conservation of conservation acquisitionsacquisitions
– Rate at which conservation acquisitions Rate at which conservation acquisitions can be can be Ramped Ramped Up Up and and DownDown
– AmplitudeAmplitude and and FrequencyFrequency of wholesale of wholesale market price spikesmarket price spikes
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Is There A Relationship between Is There A Relationship between Market PricesMarket Prices and and AnnualAnnual Level Level of of conservation acquisition?conservation acquisition?
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lity
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illio
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Average Mid-C Market Price ($/MWh)
Utility Investments (Millions$)
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Relationship between Relationship between Market PricesMarket Prices and and AnnualAnnual Level Level of conservation of conservation acquisitionacquisition
Assumptions:Assumptions:
– Conservation acquisitions lag market Conservation acquisitions lag market prices due to the inertia intrinsic inprices due to the inertia intrinsic in» Budget cyclesBudget cycles
» Infrastructure responseInfrastructure response
» Project/Program lead timesProject/Program lead times
Question – How far behind market price Question – How far behind market price changes do changes in acquisition levels changes do changes in acquisition levels lag?lag?
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Is There A Relationship between Is There A Relationship between Ramp RateRamp Rate and and Total Resource Total Resource Cost Cost of conservation acquisitions?of conservation acquisitions?
NO DATANO DATA
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Is There A Relationship between Is There A Relationship between Ramp RateRamp Rate and and Utility Cost Utility Cost of of conservation acquisitionsconservation acquisitions??
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Relationship between Relationship between Ramp RateRamp Rate and and Utility Cost Utility Cost of conservation of conservation acquisitionsacquisitions
Assumption –Assumption –
– Utility conservation acquisition costs ($/aMW) are Utility conservation acquisition costs ($/aMW) are higher when ramping up than when ramping downhigher when ramping up than when ramping down» Administrative costs are higher/unit savings in the Administrative costs are higher/unit savings in the
beginning of programs than when programs are beginning of programs than when programs are “mature”“mature”
» Retail rate increases “lag” wholesale market price Retail rate increases “lag” wholesale market price increases, so utility financial incentives must be increases, so utility financial incentives must be higher during “ramp up” periods than “ramp down” higher during “ramp up” periods than “ramp down” periodsperiods
Questions –Questions –
– How large is the “ramp up” premium? How large is the “ramp up” premium?
– How large is the “ramp down” discount?How large is the “ramp down” discount?
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What is the Rate at which conservation What is the Rate at which conservation acquisitions can be acquisitions can be RampedRamped UpUp and and RampedRamped DownDown (aMW)?(aMW)?
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What is the Rate at which What is the Rate at which conservation acquisitions can be conservation acquisitions can be RampedRamped Up Up and and RampedRamped DownDown (%)?(%)?
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Rate at which conservation Rate at which conservation acquisitions can be acquisitions can be RampedRamped Up Up and and RampedRamped DownDown
Assumptions –
–Conservation can be ramped up» 30 – 40 aMW/yr
» OR 50% of prior years acquisitions
–Conservation can be ramped down» 40 – 50 aMW/yr
» OR 60% of prior years acquisitions
Question – Is Conservation REALLY this Question – Is Conservation REALLY this flexible?flexible?
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What’s the Conservation Hedge Worth?
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What’s the Conservation Hedge Worth?
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What will be theWhat will be the AmplitudeAmplitude, , DurationDuration and and FrequencyFrequency of wholesale market price of wholesale market price spikes?spikes?
Boom/Bust Illustrative Scenario of On-Peak Prices
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What will be theWhat will be the AmplitudeAmplitude, , DurationDuration and and FrequencyFrequency of wholesale market price of wholesale market price spikes?spikes?
Chronic Capacity Shortage Illustrative Scenario
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What will be theWhat will be the AmplitudeAmplitude, , DurationDuration and and FrequencyFrequency of wholesale market price of wholesale market price spikes?spikes?
Boom/Bust Cycle w/Drought Illustrative Scenario
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AmplitudeAmplitude, , DurationDuration and and FrequencyFrequency of wholesale market of wholesale market price spikesprice spikes
Wholesale market prices will fluctuate as a result of:–Over/Under building–Extreme weather events (hot or cold)–Hydro-system availability–Short-run economic/business cycles
No Question: It isn’t possible to accurately No Question: It isn’t possible to accurately predict any of the above, so we need to predict any of the above, so we need to “randomize” the forecast of future “price “randomize” the forecast of future “price spikes”spikes”
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What We Need from the Committee
Does the proposed Analytical Analytical Approach Approach make sensemake sense– Is it objective/unbiased?Is it objective/unbiased?
–Do we have sufficient data to Do we have sufficient data to support it?support it?
–Are the required Are the required data data and and assumptions assumptions reasonable/realistic?reasonable/realistic?
–Other issues/considerationsOther issues/considerations