TEP Integrated Resource P lan
Advisory Council Meeting
July 18, 2019
Welcome
KEVIN SKINNER
CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAM MANAGER
Modeling Overview
JEFF YOCKEY
DIRECTOR, RESOURCE PLANNING
Overview of Portfolio Cost Assessment
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Portfolioand
ScenarioAssumptions
Portfolio Cost(NPV)
Fixed Costs and Portfol io Net Present Value
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o Aurora estimates TEP’s operating / dispatch costs
o Capital and other fixed costs are estimated in a spreadsheet model that accounts for:— Asset depreciation
— Cost of capital (debt and equity)
— Fixed O&M
— Capital improvements
— Insurance and taxes
— Renewable tax credits
— Transmission and gas transportation costs
o For each portfolio, a net present value is determined for the total (operating + fixed) cost. Portfolios can then be compared on the basis of their cost and sensitivity to different market and regulatory conditions (scenarios)
Overview of Aurora
o Example specifications:
— Electricity demand
— Fuel prices and other O&M costs
— Unit capacities and efficiencies
— Unit emission rates
— Planned and unplanned outages
— Ramp rates and minimum up/down times
— Demand side programs
— Wholesale electricity market prices
— Power contracts
o Example constraints:
— Transmission limits
— Ancillary service requirements (reserves)
— Minimum renewable energy generation
— Minimum fuel use (take or pay contracts)
— Fuel limits (hydro, gas, storage)
— Emission limits
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o Specifically designed for simulating electricity system dispatch and costs (minutes to years)
o Determines the least-cost dispatch subject to a variety of specifications and constraints
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Unit Dispatch
o To determine the least-cost dispatch, Aurora generally follows the process below for each hour of a simulation:
— Distributed generation and other demand-side programs are applied to determine the net demand
— “Must run” thermal units are dispatched at their lowest possible capabilities. (Hence, this generation appears at the bottom of the “resource stack.”)
— Because they have no fuel costs and very low variable O&M costs, renewable units are generally the cheapest and second type of resource to be dispatched. These will be dispatched at their maximum capabilities (subject to solar and wind availability in the hour), unless curtailment is necessary to avoid over generation.
— The remaining net load for the hour is met through a least-cost combination of wholesale market purchases, further dispatch of must-run units, and dispatch of cycling and non-cycling units.
o Dispatch Cost = Fuel Cost + VOM + Startup Cost (if not already operating)
Fuel Cost = Fuel Price * Unit Efficiency (heat rate) * Unit Generation (dispatch)
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Unit Commitment
o By nature of their design, many common generation technologies (e.g., coal, nuclear, and larger natural gas units) cannot turn on and off by the hour. They are either physically incapable or incur significant startup costs when doing so.
o Such units are designated “non-cycling” and are assigned minimum up times, minimum down times, start-up costs, and shut-down penalties.
o Non-cycling units must be “committed” before they are eligible for dispatch. Aurora will commit a unit if: 1) it has been off for its min down time, and 2) it is profitable to operate over its min up time, given its startup and dispatch costs and an “internal” price forecast generated by Aurora specifically for commitment decisions.
o Once committed, a non-cycling unit must generate at least its minimum generation for at least its min up time. After such time, Aurora will shut down a unit when its unprofitability exceeds its start-up costs (plus any shut-down penalty).
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Daily Dispatch Profile
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NGCC=Natural Gas Combined Cycle | NGST=Natural Gas Steam | NGCT=Natural Gas Combustion Turbine | RICE=Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine
Other Aurora Capabilities
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Stochastic Natural Gas Price Forecast (2017 TEP IRP)o Long-term capacity expansion— Least-cost build-out and retirement
pathway given specific requirements
o Risk studies— Evaluate how model outputs (costs,
emissions, etc.) are affected by uncertainty in the inputs
— Input values can be stochastically varied or demand, unit outages, renewable generation, and fuel prices
o Marginal cost studies
o Wholesale electricity price forecasts
o Market valuation of electricity assets
Technology and Cost Projections
Technology Cost and Performance Projections
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o Wood Mackenzie — An industry leading research, analysis and consulting firm
— Requires a subscription: North American Power and Renewables Subscription
— The North America Power and Renewables subscription includes a Long-Term Outlook (LTO), which is a comprehensive integrated forecast of energy demand and supply
o National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a national laboratory of the U.S Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
— Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) workbook documenting detailed cost and performance data (both current and projected) for both renewable and conventional technologies.
— The ATB data are freely available for use
o U.S. Energy Information Administration(EIA) — Statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy.
— EIA’s information is issued daily, weekly, monthly, annually, and periodically as needed or as requested
— Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) provides long-term energy projections for the United States
https://my.woodmac.com/ | https://atb.nrel.gov/ | https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/
Fossil CapEx Forecast
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Wind and Battery CapEx Forecast
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WoodMac ATB NREL Low NREL mid NREL high
NREL - https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/73222.pdf
Phase Out of Federal Tax Incentives
Production Tax Credit (PTC) — $23/MWh credit for each unit of
generation
— Annual inflation-adjustment
— Applies for 10 years after the date the facility is placed in service
— Safe harbor
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(1) Must achieve commercial operation within four years.
Year Construction Commences (1)
PTC Available ITC Available
2017 PTC amount is reduced by 20% 30% Deduction
2020 PTC amount is reduced by 40% 30% Deduction
2019 PTC amount is reduced by 60% 30% Deduction
2020 PTC no longer available 26% Deduction
2021 22% Deduction
2022+ 10% Deduction
Investment tax credit (ITC) — Deducts the percentage from the cost of
installing a solar energy system from federal taxes
— Credit is amortized over the life of the asset
Impacts of Tax Credits
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Candidate Resources
19TEP Preliminary Integrated Resource Plan, p. 50
o Future resources to be modeled— Reliable cost data
— Successfully deployed at TEP
— Successfully deployed at similar utilities for similar purposes
— Particular interest to stakeholders
o Future resources not being considered— Conventional hydroelectric
— Coal
— Integrated gasification combined cycle
— Small modular nuclear reactors
— Geothermal
Market Projections
Market and Gas Forecast
o Need integrated forecast with Gas, Power & Carbon Pricing
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Midday Pricing
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Advisory Council Member Feedback
KEV IN SKINNER
CORPORATE TRAINING PROG RAM MANAG ER
May Meeting - Uncertainty Summary
o The future is uncertain and strong forecasting tools do not change that
o Avoid “big bets” – decisions involving significant expense yet which do not perform well across all reasonably foreseeable futures
o The timing of resource acquisitions can have a significant impact on the cost effectiveness of those decisions
o Diversification helps mute the impact of unfavorable future outcomes and provides opportunity to take advantage of favorable future outcomes
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June Meeting - Load Forecast
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Peak Demand Forecast
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June Meeting - Resources Overview
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New Resourceso Borderlands Wind (2020)
o Wilmot Solar and Storage (2020)
o Oso Grande Wind (2020)
o RICE (2020)
o Gila River Unit 2 (2019)
July Meeting - Modeling Assumptions
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July Meeting - Price Forecast
28TEP Preliminary Integrated Resource Plan, Appendix B
Next Steps
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Future Agenda Items Next Meeting
o Monday, August 19??
Questions
o August— Revenue requirement
— Resource adequacy
o September— Energy efficiency / DSM
— Demand response
o October— Greenhouse gas emission reductions