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THE GEE STRATEGIES GROUPTHE GEE STRATEGIES GROUP
Robert W. GeeRobert W. Gee
PresidentPresident
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRSAFFAIRS
ENERGY COMMISSIONENERGY COMMISSION
TAIPEI, TAIWANTAIPEI, TAIWAN
DECEMBER 13, 2001DECEMBER 13, 2001
The Role of Utility Fuel The Role of Utility Fuel Diversity in Maintaining Diversity in Maintaining
U.S. Energy SecurityU.S. Energy Security
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Fundamentals Affecting U.S. Fundamentals Affecting U.S. Energy Security in the Utility Energy Security in the Utility
Generation SectorGeneration Sector Degree of Fuel Diversity Certainty and Source of Supply Stability or Manageability of Price Affordability of Price Sustainability and “Cleanliness” of Resources Proper balance between market decisions and
government action
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Source: EIA Annual Energy Review 1999Source: EIA Annual Energy Review 1999
Generation Shares by Source (1999)
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Source: EIA Annual Energy Review 1999Source: EIA Annual Energy Review 1999
Who gets which fuel: Electricity Flow, Who gets which fuel: Electricity Flow, 1999 (Quadrillion Btu)1999 (Quadrillion Btu)
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What Factors Affect Prospects for the What Factors Affect Prospects for the U.S. Fossil-fired Generation Market?U.S. Fossil-fired Generation Market?
Near-term fuel supply and price trends Long-term market forecast Significant federal policy decisions Political variables influencing market decisions
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The Roller Coaster: Recent The Roller Coaster: Recent Natural Gas Spot PricesNatural Gas Spot Prices
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Recent Coal Spot Prices: An Recent Coal Spot Prices: An Upward ShiftUpward Shift
Central Appalachia Coal Prices, F.O.B. Mining District Central Appalachia Coal Prices, F.O.B. Mining District (12,500 Btu, 0.6 lbs S/MBtu)(12,500 Btu, 0.6 lbs S/MBtu)
Source: Coal Outlook.Source: Coal Outlook.
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What’s In Store Through Next What’s In Store Through Next Year?Year?
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The “Conventional Wisdom”The “Conventional Wisdom”
In the 1970’s: running out of natural gas/ the solution was coal
In the 1980’s and 1990’s: plenty of natural gas/coal was a growing environmental threat
In 2001: gas prices and deliverability a growing problem
Perhaps coal is the solution again?
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An Important Lesson: Don’t An Important Lesson: Don’t overreactoverreact
Experts have been incapable of accurately forecasting long-term (and sometime short-term) trends
But still important to correctly identify risks and find ways to hedge
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What is true:What is true:
Both coal and natural gas have advantages and disadvantages
The respective roles of each are evolving in an increasingly deregulated market
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Natural gasNatural gas
Advantages: cleanest of fossil fuels, short lead and deployment times for gas-fired generation, low up-front capital costs, easier to site, more favorable public image (among fossil fuels)
Disadvantages: lack of adequate transmission infrastructure, lack of access to producible areas (onshore and offshore), increasing price volatility attributable to external factors (i.e., OPEC action)
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CoalCoal
Advantages: low cost, low price volatility, ample volume of indigenous supply
Disadvantages: uncertain but increasing environmental compliance requirements (including carbon) , poor public image, some recent capacity shortages, recent labor infrastructure shortages
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The U.S. Department The U.S. Department of Energy’s 20-Year of Energy’s 20-Year Long-term Energy Long-term Energy Market OutlookMarket Outlook
Demand for electricity increases per year by 1.8 percent ( to 393 gigawatts)
Demand for gas increases per year by 2.3 % (from 21.4 to 34.7 Tcf )
Demand for coal increases per year by 1.1% (from 1.035 to 1.297 million tons)
Source: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
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The U.S. Department of The U.S. Department of Energy’s 20-Year Long-term Energy’s 20-Year Long-term
Energy Market OutlookEnergy Market OutlookU.S. natural gas production increases
annually by 2.1 percent (from 18.7 to 29.0 Tcf)/ Imports make up 5.8 Tcf shortfall
Coal production increases annually by 0.9 percent (from 1,105 to 1,331 million tons)
1,300 new power plants possibly needed
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Source: National Energy Policy Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group, Page X
The Bush The Bush Administration’s Administration’s
2020 Gas 2020 Gas Supply Supply
Projection: Projection: Short by 13 TcfShort by 13 Tcf
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Source: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
1,300 New Power Plants Projected1,300 New Power Plants ProjectedProjected New Generating Capacity and Retirements, 2000-Projected New Generating Capacity and Retirements, 2000-
2020 (gigawatts)2020 (gigawatts)
18 THE GEE STRATEGIES GROUPTHE GEE STRATEGIES GROUPSource: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
For New Generation, the “Dash for For New Generation, the “Dash for Gas” ContinuesGas” Continues
Projected Electricity Generation Capacity Additions by Fuel Type, Projected Electricity Generation Capacity Additions by Fuel Type,
Including Cogeneration, 2000-2020 (gigawatts)Including Cogeneration, 2000-2020 (gigawatts)
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Source: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
But By Volume, Coal Retains the Edge But By Volume, Coal Retains the Edge Electricity generation by fuel, 1970-2020Electricity generation by fuel, 1970-2020
(billion kilowatthours)(billion kilowatthours)
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Source: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
And Coal Also Retains the Price And Coal Also Retains the Price AdvantageAdvantage
Fuel prices to electricity generators,1990-2020 Fuel prices to electricity generators,1990-2020(1999 dollars per million Btu)(1999 dollars per million Btu)
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Source: EIA Annual Energy OutlookSource: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 20012001
As nuclear plants are retired, coal and As nuclear plants are retired, coal and gas market share growgas market share growProjected electricity generation by fuel,Projected electricity generation by fuel,1999 and 2020 (billion kilowatthours)1999 and 2020 (billion kilowatthours)
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Market Share Forecast by Market Share Forecast by 2020 2020
Coal-fired generation increases from 1,880 billion kwh in 1999 to 2,350 billion kwh by 2020, but market share declines from 51 percent to 44 percent
Gas-fired generation market share increases from 16 percent to 36 percent by 2020. (By 2004, gas displaces nuclear as second largest source of electricity)
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What could change this What could change this forecast?forecast?
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Increased environmental Increased environmental burdens on coalburdens on coal
Nox “SIP” (State Implementation Plans) Call/ EPA Regional Smog Limits
Impending Mercury controlsAny U.S. action to mitigate carbon
emissions (other than through Kyoto protocol)
A “multi-pollutant” control strategy
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A Multi-pollutant Control A Multi-pollutant Control StrategyStrategy
EIA Study includes carbon dioxide with sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide controls (mercury later)
Price of coal would quadruple, making plant costs uneconomic/ causing “dramatic shift” to gas
Coal’s market share would drop to 16 percent while gas’ would leap to 55 percent
Source: “Analysis of Strategies for Reducing Multiple Emissions from Power Plants:Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides,and Carbon Dioxide” , EIA, December 2000
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A Multi-pollutant Control A Multi-pollutant Control Strategy (con’t.)Strategy (con’t.)
Electricity prices would climb by 26 to 32 percent
Strategy rejected by President Bush in letter to Congress, citing country’s energy needs
Source: “Analysis of Strategies for Reducing Multiple Emissions from Power Plants:Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides,and Carbon Dioxide” , EIA, December 2000
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Likelihood of carbon controls Likelihood of carbon controls or a multi-pollutant strategy? or a multi-pollutant strategy?
Senator Robert Byrd statement on floor of U.S. Senate, May 4, 2001: advocates binding emission limits on all countries
Support for some type of multi-pollutant strategy by major U.S.coal- using utilities American Electric Power and Cinergy
Announcement by Entergy to voluntarily limit or reduce carbon emissions
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Nuclear Power: A Nuclear Power: A Changing Future?Changing Future?
Forecast: retirement of 27 percent of existing nuclear capacity, with some license renewals
But if waste issue resolved and improved operating characteristics, need for 14 gigawatts of fossil-fired generation negated
Assumes no new nuclear capacity through 2020 Different if new capacity realized per
Administration’s energy policy recommendation
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Future Natural Gas Supply: Future Natural Gas Supply: How Much?How Much?
Forecast: generally accounts only for supplies from accessible areas
Excludes Rocky Mountain and certain offshore reserves currently inaccessible per federal restrictions (National Petroleum Council 1999 Gas Study)
Excludes North Slope reserves. Nothing included from Alaska National Wildlife
Reserve
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Lower 48 Natural Gas Reserves Lower 48 Natural Gas Reserves Excluded from ForecastExcluded from ForecastNatural Gas Resource Estimates - Restricted Areas
Estimated Percentage RestrictedNatural Gas Resource Estimates - Restricted Areas
Estimated Percentage Restricted
31 TC F
346
43 TC F
TC F
TC F21
R estric ted P ercentage
40%
100%100%
56%
Source: National Petroleum CouncilSource: National Petroleum Council
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Future Natural Gas Supply: Future Natural Gas Supply: How Much?(con’t.)How Much?(con’t.)
EIA’s supply projection more optimistic than National Energy Policy Development Group’s
Will U.S. production be short by 13 Tcf or 5.8 Tcf (projected imports)?
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Gas Delivery Infrastructure: Gas Delivery Infrastructure: Can it be built?Can it be built?
National Petroleum Council: $1.5 trillion in needed capital investment by 2015 to meet gas demand, half for infrastructure
38,000 miles for transmission lines263,000 for distribution linesEIA Forecast: assumes this will be built, but
without elaborationImpact of Bush National Energy Policy: ??
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Natural Gas Generation: Natural Gas Generation: Recent Political TurbulenceRecent Political Turbulence
Temporary deliverability shortages of natural gas caused prices to escalate
Surging demand for gas-fired generation has aggravated supply/demand balance, causing price volatility in certain markets
Gas Market power abuse alleged in California market Investigation of affiliate collusion in gas delivery at
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Will political response heighten business risk for gas?
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ConclusionsConclusions
Even with high environmental risks, coal still viewed as a viable fuel source
But because majority of coal-fired generation is utility-owned for now, competitive opportunity for independent power producers still centers on gas generation
Ten year forecast: U.S. demand for electric power to increase by 25 percent, but transmission capacity by only 4 percent
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Conclusions (con’t.)Conclusions (con’t.)Additional gas and electric transmission
capacity and access becomes key for all competitive generation (coal or gas) if market is to grow
New gas and electric infrastructure will face severe growth challenges
Under any scenario, likely that U.S. will increase imports of natural gas
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Robert W. GeeRobert W. GeePresidentPresident
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