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National Energy Foundation
Overview of Energy in Utah and Utah’s Energy Goals
Mary Ann WrightEnergy Resource [email protected]’s OfficeNovember 7, 2009
Utah’s Energy Resources
• President Lincoln called Utah the “Treasure House of the Nation”
Commodity–rich Utah
• Just about every commodity mined in USA is present or mined in Utah.
• Every energy resource exists in Utah.
• Non-renewables: Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Uranium, Oil Shale, Tar Sands
• Renewables: Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydro, Biomass
A Look at Energy Resources
• Utah ranks in top quarter of states in production of oil, gas, & coal.
• Utah just beginning to tap potential for RE = Renewable Energy.
• EE = Energy Efficiency is an important resource to be ‘mined’.
Coal supplies most of Utah’s power
Coal68%
Gas28%
Solar0%
Wind0%
Oil0%
Hydro4%
Coal
Gas
Hydro
Oil
Wind
Solar
Electricity by Source - Utah
Figure 5.2 - Net Generation of Electricity in Utah by Energy Sources, 1960-2008
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Utah’s Oil and Gas Resources
Coal Resources
Coal Fields of the US
Utah’s Uranium Resources
Utah’s Oil Shale Resources
Utah’s Renewable Resources
• Utah Renewable Energy Zone Phase I Resource Report, January 2009
• Publication of Governor’s Energy Advisor and Utah State Energy Program, UGS
• On-line at www.geology.utah.gov/sep
UREZ Phase II underway to look at Transmission (TX) for Renewable development.
Solar Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential: 826 Gigawatts
SunSmart Solar
• St. George, Washington County. January 2009• 100 Units installed to date. Average unit output:
140 kWhs/month• Citizens buy a solar panel that is installed in a
solar farm and receive a utility credit on their bill.
SunSmart Solar Website 2009
Wind Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential: 9,145 Megawatts.
Potential was found in 24 of 29 Counties.
Spanish Fork Wind Power Plant
• Spanish Fork City, Utah County. August 2008• 9 Turbines produce: 18.9 mW capacity
Photo courtesy Rocky Mountain Power
Geothermal Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential: 1,330 Megawatts
Blundell Geothermal Plant
• Milford, Beaver County. July 1984• 34 mW Capacity• Rocky Mountain Power clean energy plant• Serves electricity needs of more than 25,000
average residential customers• First geothermal power plant in the U.S. outside
of CA
Photo courtesy Rocky Mountain Power
Orrin G. Hatch Thermo Springs
• Beaver County. November 2008, built in 6 months.
• 10 mW capacity in 2008; up to 235 mW future development
Photo courtesy of Raser Technologies
Solar, Wind and Geothermal Renewable Energy Zones with ExistingTransmission Lines
Summary Findings of UREZ
Wind ~ 9,145 MW
Solar ~ 826 GW
Geothermal ~ 1,330 MW
WESTERN RENEWABLE ENERGY ZONES and UREZ Areas
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
ENERGY EFFICIENCY- our easiest resource to mine
Energy Efficiency Retrofits
• Orem printing house installation, May 2009
• Saves 30 to 70% of cooling costs
• Annual energy savings of 5.7 kwh per sq. ft. per year
• RoofShade, Inc. Sandy, Utah-based company was recognized in the 2008 Utah Innovation of the Year Awards by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council
Photos by Governor’s Energy Advisor’s Office
Rebates and tax incentives
• State of Utah – tax incentives: www.geology.utah.gov/sep
• Questar – Thermwise rebates
• Rocky Mountain Power – rebates, Blue Sky grants and incentives
• Look to municipal and other power providers for innovation.
• Federal tax incentives – www.doe.gov
Utah’s Energy Goals
• Energy Efficiency – 20% by 2015
• Renewable Energy – 20% by 2025
• GHG - Reduce Green House Gas emissions to 2005 levels by 2020
RENEWABLE ENERGYDSIRE: www.dsireusa.org October
2008
State Goal
☼ PA: 18%** by 2020
☼ NJ: 22.5% by 2021
CT: 23% by 2020
MA: 15% by 2020 + 1% annual increase
(Class I Renewables)
WI: requirement varies by utility; 10% by 2015 goal
IA: 105 MW
MN: 25% by 2025(Xcel: 30% by 2020)
TX: 5,880 MW by 2015
☼ AZ: 15% by 2025
CA: 20% by 2010
☼ *NV: 20% by 2015
ME: 30% by 200010% by 2017 - new RE
State RPSHI: 20% by 2020
RI: 16% by 2020
☼ CO: 20% by 2020 (IOUs)
*10% by 2020 (co-ops & large munis)
☼ DC: 11% by 2022
☼ NY: 24% by 2013
MT: 15% by 2015
IL: 25% by 2025
VT: (1) RE meets any increase in retail sales by
2012; (2) 20% by 2017*WA: 15% by 2020
☼ MD: 20% by 2022
☼ NH: 23.8% in 2025
*VA: 12% by 2022
MO: 11% by 2020
☼ *DE: 20% by 2019
☼ NM: 20% by 2020 (IOUs) 10% by 2020 (co-ops)
☼ NC: 12.5% by 2021 (IOUs)10% by 2018 (co-ops & munis)
ND: 10% by 2015
SD: 10% by 2015
*UT: 20% by 2025
☼ OH: 25%** by 2025
Solar water heating eligible
Getting Energy to Market
• Transmission and Pipelines
PIPELINES
Photo from UNEV Pipeline LLC Website
Holly-UNEV – Petroleum pipeline from Woods Cross to Las Vegas ~350 miles in Utah
Ruby Pipeline - Natural gas pipeline from Opal WY to Malin, OR, through Utah, 670 miles
El Paso Natural Gas Corporation, Ruby Pipeline Company
Photo from FERC Mailing
Major Transmission Proposals and WREZ
Hubs
Major Transmission Projects
DOI Solar Initiative
• June 20 announcement– Interior Department
targeting 24 federal land tracts in six Western States for evaluation for solar generation
– Up to 100,000 MW of potential generation
– Evaluation to be completed in late 2010
Areas under evaluation
Who guides* development?
1. Landowners – Trust lands, BLM, USFS, State
2. Mineral/ Resource Owner – No one owns the sun or the wind – yet.
3. Geothermal – resource owned by federal government and state
4. Permitting agencies at state level*
• * = Regulates
Will we still need coal?
What can you do to help meet the Utah’s Energy Goals?
• Lead by example.• Baseline your energy
use. Conduct an Energy Audit – what/where are your big energy uses?
• Take care of Energy Efficiency and look at using incentives to do so.
• Look at your energy use in transportation. Ask: how can this change?
Contact information
Mary Ann Wright
Energy Resource Coordinator
324 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-538-8726
http://www.energy.utah.gov/