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Incorporating an Affordability Rate Cap Into a Florida RPS Florida Public Service Commission July 26, 2007. Kim Owens, P.E. JEA Clean Power Coordinator. Overview. Affordability Rate Cap Nationally Cost impact studies Rate caps in RPS design How to define budget and investment?
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Incorporating an Affordability Rate Cap Into a Florida RPSFloridaPublic Service CommissionJuly 26, 2007 Kim Owens, P.E. JEA Clean Power Coordinator
Overview • Affordability Rate Cap • Nationally • Cost impact studies • Rate caps in RPS design • How to define budget and investment? • JEA Scenario • JEA approved base rate increase • How much can a rate cap purchase? • JEA’s renewable energy program
Affordability Rate Cap • Will an RPS increase Rates? uncertain • FMEA RPS proposal • To protect consumers from uncertain costs of renewable generation • Flexibility - allows for compliance either through energy OR investment goals
20 of 28* Analyses Predict Rate Increases of Less Than or Equal to 1% * Number of analyses is more than 26 because results for each state in CA/OR/WA (Tellus) are shown separately Source: LBNL, Ryan Wiser, May 2006
Generation Technologies • Wind represents 61% of incremental generation: - 90%in Midwest - 62%in East - 51%in West Source: LBNL, Ryan Wiser, May 2006
Cost Controls in RPS Design • Cost controls take a variety of forms: • Rate caps; contract rate caps; alternative compliance payments; penalties • Colorado, New Mexico, Washington have rate caps • CO (retail rate impact <2% of total annual electric bill for each customer) • NM (retail rate impact <1% in 2006 , increasing 0.2%/yr, until 2% in 2011) • WA (4% of retail revenue)
Defining Budget and Investment • Budget • % of electric revenues OR • Maximum increase to retail rate • Investment • Marginal costs of renewable resource above cost of conventional resource • Loss revenues on debt service and base operating costs if capacity is not avoided (for energy efficiency resources)
JEA Rates • JEA electric revenue – $1.03 B (FY06) • JEA Sales – 14 Million MWH (FY06) • Impact of 1% rate increase on residential customer @ 1,000 kwh/mo $0.96/mo (based on FY08 rates) 1% rate increase may seem like a minimal impact for our customers but they are absorbing other rate increases
FY 2008 Residential Customer Bill Comparison(Consumption @ 1000 kWh) JEA Base Rate Increases Phased in Over 4 Years – Residential class of customers will receive 5.5%, 5.25% and 3% increases in FY09, FY10 and FY11 $7.60 per month increase
What does 1% of revenues purchase?JEA Renewables • $10 M incremental revenue: • 100 MW base load (80% CF) biomass project at $65/Mwh all in cost as a power purchase • Displaces $30/MWH average marginal off-peak energy 40% of the year and $65/MWH average marginal on-peak energy 60% of the year. • Total system energy produced is 700,800 MWH or 5% of sales A 1% revenue investment in renewables yields a 100 MW base load facility and 5% of retail sales from renewables
What does 1% of revenues purchase?Energy Efficiency • JEA’s DSM portfolio proposal: • Interruptible, load control, new construction, lighting and low-income programs • $13M investment in 3 years • 40 MW demand reduction • 60,000 MWH reduction • Upfront costs for JEA will yield future reduction in peak generation and fuel costs
JEA Renewable Energy Program • Biomass RFP – August 2007 • JEA DSM and EE Portfolio launch – FY08 • R&D • Biodiesel turbine test • 100 KW hydro turbine • Solar thermal system peak reduction study 411,500 MWH* Or 3% of Sales *50% from efficiency
Questions Contact me: Kim Owens 21 West Church Street,T-12 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 665-4673 owenkc2@jea.com