BC SUPPLY GAP: A REDEFINITION OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY32nd USAEE/IAEE Conference, Anchorage AKJuly 29, 2013
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Introduction Paper examines an alternate solution to
meeting British Columbia’s electricity needs given the legislated constraints within the Clean Energy Act.
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British Columbia Bulk Power System
GM Shrum and Peace Canyon
Mica and Revelstoke
Hydroelectric 10,259 MWThermal 1,086 MW89 EPAsTwo Interties – AB and US
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BC’s Firm Energy Capability Load Resource Balance
F201
2F2
014
F201
6F2
018
F202
0F2
022
F202
4F2
026
F202
8F2
030
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
Existing and Committed SupplyPlanned Resources2011 Mid Load Forecast After DSM without initial LNG
(year ending March 31)Firm
Ene
rgy
Capa
bilit
y (G
Wh)
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Legislated Constraints(a) Achieve electricity self-sufficiency(b) Utilize DSM to reduce expected demand by 66% by
2020(c) Generate 93% of electricity in BC from clean or
renewable energy(d) Keep electricity rates amongst the lowest in North
America(e) Reduce GHG emissions by 33% below 2007 levels(f) Become a net exporter of electricity from clean or
renewable resources(g) Achieving these objectives without the use of nuclear
power
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Electricity Supply Resources Power Smart (demand-side management program); Heritage Hydro (existing hydroelectric units and the proposed
Site C facility); Heritage Thermal (existing thermal units); Resource Smart (upgrades to existing heritage hydro
facilities); Downstream Benefits (the Canadian Entitlement from the
Columbia River Treaty); Non-Firm/Market Imports 2,500 GWh allowance, and Electricity Purchase Agreements (EPAs) with IPPs. Of these seven mechanisms, only three (Power Smart, Resource
Smart, and EPAs) are able to increase energy supply in the future given the policy constraints that currently exist within the province.
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Unit Energy Cost at Busbar
Mid-C M
arket
Price
Bioga
s
Geothe
rmal
Site C
Cogen
MSW
Onshore
Wind
Wood B
ased B
iomass
Run-of
-River
Offshore
Wind$0.00
$100.00$200.00$300.00$400.00$500.00$600.00$700.00
$/M
Wh
Average price given by with range of costs given by the vertical black line
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Import and Export Revenues
Exports Imports$0
$50,000,000$100,000,000$150,000,000$200,000,000$250,000,000$300,000,000$350,000,000$400,000,000
Washington California Others
$ (m
illio
ns)
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Price of Electricity in U.S Markets
($/MWh)
Mid Columbia NP15 SP15 Palo Verde
Min $0.49 $21.00 $21.50 $19.55 Max $108.81 $81.23 $72.67 $71.73 Average $30.72 $37.34 $37.50 $35.18
In the BC Hydro 2013 Annual Report, the market price forecast for electricity in 2014 is $29.23/MWh
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Conclusion Remove electricity and replace revenue
in definition of self-sufficiency Revenue self-sufficiency would require
export revenues to exceed import costs Allows profitable trading activity to
maintain low rates reduce the need for expensive EPA
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Reference:
Sopinka, A. and Pitt, L. (2013). British Columbia Electricity Supply Gap Strategy: A Redefinition of Self-sufficiency, The Electricity Journal, Volume 26, Issue 3, pp. 82-88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016.03.003
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Updated cost of generation options