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Waste Energy Plantsin MA RPS

Howard B. BernsteinProgram Manager

Renewable & Alternative Energy Portfolio StandardsMA Department of Energy Resources

EBC Waste Energy Seminar

Westborough, MAJuly 21, 2010

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RPS Class II Waste Energy Generation Units

2

MA RPS ID# NE GIS Asset ID#

Unit Name Nameplate Capacity

(MW)

WE-4001-09 MSS-546 Wheelabrator Saugus, a.k.a. RESCO Saugus 53.73

WE-4002-09 MSS-547 Wheelabrator North Andover, a.k.a Ward Hill 40.25

WE-4003-09 MSS-624 Wheelabrator Millbury, a.k.a. WMI Millbury 1 45.765

WE-4004-09 MSS-527 Covanta Haverhill - Energy from Waste, a.k.a. Ward Hill/Ogden-Martin 1

49.6

WE-4005-09 MSS-563 Covanta SEMASS 1 55.2

WE-4006-09 MSS-564 Covanta SEMASS 2 29.6

WE-4007-09 MSS-2425 Covanta Springfield Refuse, a.k.a. East Springfield

9.4

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RPS Provisions for Waste Energy

• Pre-date 1998 and meet the other relevant criteria of the RPS Class II Regulation in 225 CMR 15.05.

• Comply with enhanced waste management regulations of the MassDEP.

• Earn Waste Energy Certificates (WECs) at NEPOOL GIS. One WEC = 1 MWh of electricity generation

• Half of the proceeds from selling WECs paid into MassDEP fund for recycling program expenses.

• WECs can be used only for compliance with the MA RPS Class II Waste Energy Minimum Standard, not for any other energy portfolio standard.

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WEC Supply & Demand in RPS

• Under-demand for WECs in 2009.• Why?• Changes for 2010 and beyond.

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Questions / Comments ??

Howard B. Bernstein, Ph.D.RPS & APS Program Managerhoward.bernstein@state.ma.us

617-626-7355MA Department of Energy Resources

100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020Boston, MA 02114

https://www.mass.gov/doer