OVERVIEW OF THE 2013 ANNUAL LOOKING FORWARD REPORT Presented to
The SPP Board of Directors Members Committee By BOSTON PACIFIC
COMPANY, INC. Craig R. Roach, Ph.D. Vincent Musco Andrew
Gisselquist Sam Choi April 30, 2013
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PURPOSE A.Report contributes to longer-term strategic planning
by the Board B.Received Oversight Committee input in March C.Nine
issues in all, including four updates 2BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I.The Shale Gas Revolution (An Update)
II.EPAs Continuing Campaign on Coal (An Update) III.Developments
Driving the Future of Transmission Planning IV.The Future of U.S.
Electricity Bills: Flat Demand, Rising Rates? V.Electric Vehicles
(Update) VI.Distributed Generation as a Component of Demand
Response VII.Other Issues of Note: Dodd-Frank, Future of Nuclear
Power (An Update), Drivers Toward a Less-Centralized Grid 3 BOSTON
PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) 4BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) A.Alive and Well: IHS
Global Study 1.Today: American production is 65 Bcf/day, about 50%
from shale and tight gas 1 2.Year 2035: American production will be
100 Bcf/day, 80% from shale and tight gas 2 3.Over period from 2012
to 2035, shale gas production up by a cumulative 127% 3 5BOSTON
PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 1. IHS Global, Americas New Energy Future:
The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the US Economy-Volume
1: National Economic Contributions, October 2012. 2. Ibid. 3.
Ibid., 19, Production Table.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) 4.Price (Henry Hub in real
terms): IHS Global a.Rise in near term (to $4.37/MMBtu in 2015) 4
b.Stable thereafter ($5.07/MMBtu by 2035 in real terms) 5 6BOSTON
PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 4. IHS Global, Americas New Energy Future,
19, Production Table. 5. Ibid.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) B.It is Really An Economic
Revolution: IHS Global 1.$3 trillion investment (2012 to 2035),
unconventional gas 6 2.2.1 million jobs (Direct, Indirect, Induced)
7 3.Federal taxes total $635 billion, state and local $700 billion
over period from 2012 to 2035 8 7BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 6.
IHS Global, Americas New Energy Future, 2. 7. Ibid., 7, 25. 8.
Ibid., 35.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) C.Assessing Environmental
Concerns 1.Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions a.NREL/JISEA Study: still
less than half those of conventional coal- fired power 9 2.Water
Quality Concerns a.EPA: not enough data, but wait until 2014
b.Water acquisition can be a local issue in drought states (TX, OK)
c.Comprehensive water cycle assessment (please see chart) 10
8BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 9. JISEA, Natural Gas and the
Transformation of the U.S. Energy Sector: Electricity, November
2012. 10. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Study of the
Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water
Resources, December 2012.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) Water Use in Hydraulic
Fracturing Operations 9BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. Water
Acquisition Hydraulic fracturing fluids are usually water-based,
with approximately 90% of the injected fluid composed of water.
Estimates of water needs per well have been reported to range from
65,000 gallons for coalbed methane (CBM) production up to 13
million gallons for shale gas productionFive million gallons of
water are equivalent to the water used by approximately 50,000
people for one day. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Study of
the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing, 14. Internal
citation omitted.) Chemical Mixing Once onsite, water is mixed with
chemicals to create the hydraulic fracturing fluid that is pumped
down the wellThe fluid serves two purposes: to create pressure to
propagate fractures and to carry the proppant into the
fractureRoughly 1% of water-based hydraulic fracturing fluids are
composed of various chemicals (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing,
15.) Well Injection The hydraulic fracturing fluid is pumped down
the well at pressures great enough to fracture the oil- or
gas-containing rock formation (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing,
16.)
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) Water Use in Hydraulic
Fracturing Operations (Continued) 10BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
Flowback and Produced Water Wastewater Treatment and Waste Disposal
When the injection pressure is reduced, the direction of fluid flow
reserves, leading to the recovery of flowback and produced water.
For this study, flowback is the fluid returned to the surface after
hydraulic fracturing has occurred, but before the well has been
placed into production They are collectively referred to as
hydraulic fracturing wastewater (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing,
18.) Estimates of the fraction of hydraulic fracturing wastewater
recovered vary by geologic formation and range from 10% to 70% of
the injected hydraulic fracturing fluid. (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic
Fracturing, 19. Internal citation omitted.)
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) D.To Export or Not to
Export: NERA Study 1.Resource availability has larger price effect
than exports Selected Scenario Results For 2035 11 11BOSTON PACIFIC
COMPANY, INC. 11. NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Impacts
of LNG Exports from the United States, 2012, 11, fig. 6.
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I. THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION (UPDATE) 2.Net economic impact of
exports: NERA study 12 Change in Income and Total GDP (Billions of
2010$) 12BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 12. NERA Economic Consulting,
Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States,
2012,8, fig. 3.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL 13BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL A.Truly, a Campaign
1.Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and Regional Haze Rule 2.See
multi-page list of regulations a.Air (new) Greenhouse Gas Emissions
b.Air (new) Interstate NO X / SO 2 c.Air (revised) NAAQS d.Solid
Waste and Water (new) 14BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL Environmental Regulations
Impacting the Electric Power Sector NAMEDESCRIPTIONSTATUSIMPACT AIR
GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS GHG New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) for New Units Restricts GHG emissions from new
fossil-fuel-fired electric generating units to the emissions of
natural gas combined- cycle technology (1,000 pounds of CO 2 per
MWh). Coal plants will need carbon capture and storage technology
or the equivalent. This requirement is considered in issuing units
preconstruction permits and is incorporated into their operating
permits. These permits are generally enforced by states. Proposed
March 2012; final rule may be issued soon. This rule would prevent
new traditional coal generation from being built. According to the
EPA the rule will result in only negligible costs by 2020 because
market conditions are leading away from coal. GHG New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for Existing Units Under Clean Air Act
section 111(d), once the EPA has issued GHG regulations for new
plants, it must issue guidelines for states to use in drafting
plans setting standards of performance for existing
fossil-fuel-fired electric generating units. The level and
structure of future guidelines are unknown, but, in 2008, EPA
indicated it wanted power plants to improve their operating
efficiency by two to five percent. Not yet proposed, but must be
issued because of settlement agreement and Clean Air Act. The cost
of efficiency improvements is unknown. However, the EPA did state
that biomass co-firing could substitute for efficiency
improvements, indicating that EPA may be flexible about potential
compliance methods. 15BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL GHG Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) Requirements Requires construction
or operating permits for sources subject to PSD or Title V
permitting anyway and that emit at least 75,000 tons per year CO 2
e. Also requires permits for any existing source that emits at
least 100,000 tons per year CO 2 e and increases emissions by at
least 75,000 tons per year CO 2 e; new sources that emit 100,000
tons per year CO 2 e also require permits. Implemented by states.
Currently in effect and states are issuing permits. A workgroup has
been formed to discuss streamlining the permitting process. EPA
estimates that about 900 additional PSD permitting actions will be
triggered each year by new and modified emission sources, including
power plants. Permits may do no more than require the use of best
practices. AIR MULTIPLE POLLUTANT REGULATIONS Mercury and Air
Toxics Standards (MATS) Limits emissions of mercury, other heavy
metals like arsenic, and acid gases such as hydrochloric acid from
new and existing coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam
generating units. Compliance by existing sources is required by
April 16, 2015, but state permitting authorities can provide a
one-year extension. Generally implemented by states. Environmental
controls must comply with the Maximum Achievable Control Technology
requirement in the Clean Air Act. This rule became effective April
16, 2012. The EPA then slightly modified the portion of the
standard applying to new sources on March 28, 2013. According to
the EPA, MATS may cause 4.7 GW to retire by 2015, increasing
average U.S. retail electricity prices by 3.1 percent in 2015.
Other estimates vary: RFF estimates 4 GW of retirements and 1
percent higher average electricity prices by 2020; NERA estimated
19 to 23 GW of coal retirements through 2015. Clean Air Interstate
Rule (CAIR) / replacement rule for Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
(CSAPR) CAIR requires (and the vacated CSAPR required) certain
states to limit annual SO 2 and NOx emissions so downwind states
can achieve the ozone and PM 2.5 NAAQS. CSAPR, originally intended
to replace CAIR, was vacated in August 2012. CAIR is temporarily
reinstated until a replacement rule is issued. The replacement rule
and potential costs are unknown. However, EPA estimated that CSAPR
could increase electricity rates by as much as 1.7 percent. CAIR
was projected to increase electricity rates by as much as 2.7
percent. 16BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL Regional Haze rule Limits
pollutants such as NOx, SO 2 and particulate matter that impair
visibility in national parks and wilderness areas. The measures
apply Best Available Retrofit Technology. Implemented by states.
State Implementation Plans (SIPs) were originally due to the EPA by
2007. Many were filed late. EPA was under a consent decree to
approve revised SIPs or issue Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs)
before the end of 2012. However, at least some remain unresolved.
EPA estimated that, assuming CAIR would be implemented, this rule
would affect 491 coal units, or 218 GW, and increase national
retail electricity prices by 0.1 percent on average in 2015. Some
regions would experience higher costs than others. AIR NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) Revisions to Primary NAAQS
for ozone Limits levels of ozone in the atmosphere to protect
public health. Currently set at 75 parts per billion (ppb), based
on an eight-hour standard. This value is currently under review. A
2011 rulemaking postponed by President Obama had set the ozone
NAAQS at 70 ppb based on the advice of the EPAs Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee to set the standard between 60 and 70
ppb. Current NAAQS for ozone was announced in March 2008. EPA is
projected to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on an update by
early 2014. The EPA is required to review and, if appropriate,
revise this standard every five years. Based on the 2011 proposal
postponed by President Obama, with a limit of 70 ppb, EPA estimated
national annual costs for all affected sources in 2020 at $19 to
$25 billion (2006$); if 60 ppb, $52 to $90 billion. Revisions to
Primary NAAQS for SO 2 Limits the concentration of SO 2 in the
atmosphere to protect public health. Currently set at 75 ppb, based
a one- hour standard. In 2009, the EPAs Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee endorsed a 1-hour standard with a range of 50 to
150 ppb. Also requires additional monitors to be installed
nationwide. This standard was set in 2010. The EPA is required to
review and, if appropriate, revise this standard every five years.
EPA estimates that Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution sectors will incur annualized costs in 2020 of $699
million (2006$). New monitors could increase compliance obligation.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL Revisions to Primary NAAQS
for NO 2 Limits the concentration of NO 2 in the atmosphere to
protect public health. Currently set at 100 ppb, based on a
one-hour standard. This is consistent with the EPAs Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committees recommendations from 2009 of 80 to
100 ppb. Also requires additional monitors to be installed. This
standard, set in 2010, is in effect but being reviewed. A NOPR is
projected to be issued in January 2016. The EPA is required to
review and, if appropriate, revise this standard every five years.
EPA did not estimate any costs to the electric generating unit
(EGU) sector. Updated monitoring may change this conclusion. New
monitors could increase compliance obligation. Primary NAAQS for
Particulate Matter (2.5) Limits levels in air of fine particulate
matter to protect public health. Current standard is an annual
average of 12 micrograms per cubic meter. In 2010, the EPAs Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee supported a standard of between
11 and 13 micrograms per cubic meter. Final rule announced December
2012. The EPA is required to review and, if appropriate, revise
this standard every five years. EPA did not estimate specific costs
to EGUs of attaining this standard because EGUs were estimated to
not have to reduce emissions beyond what was already required by
MATS. SOLID WASTE Coal Combustion Residuals Will regulate the
disposal of coal combustion residuals. The rule has two regulatory
options. If CCRs are classified as hazardous waste, EPA will create
requirements for their disposal in hazardous waste facilities. If
deemed not hazardous, EPA will establish minimum national technical
criteria, such as composite liner requirements, for states to
include in their own regulations. Announced May 2010; final rule
projected to be issued in 2014. EPA estimated that electricity
rates could increase by 0.2 percent if CCRs were classified as
non-hazardous and 0.8 percent if classified as hazardous. However,
an industry estimate that examined broader upstream and other cost
components was several times higher. 18BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL WATER Revisions to Steam
Electric Power Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards Updates
effluent guidelines and standards for steam electric power
generating plants to limit the pollutants discharged into surface
waters. Much of this pollution is from coal ash ponds and flue gas
desulfurization wastes. Among the changes could be requiring waste
disposal in landfills instead of surface impoundments and
eliminating wastewater streams by converting waste handling systems
from wet to dry handling. In line with a consent decree, the
proposed rule was issued in April 2013. A final rule is expected in
2014. This rule was last updated in 1982; EPA is required to
annually review it, and revise if appropriate. EPA says this could
apply to 1,200 nuclear and fossil- fueled plants, though will cause
no coal plant retirements and cost less than $1 billion annually.
Affected sources will need to comply upon renewing their National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which lasts
five years. Cooling Water Intake Structures, CWA 316(b) Requires
existing electric generators that withdraw more than 2 million
gallons of cooling water per day to limit how many fish are killed
by being pinned against intake screens. New units added to existing
facilities must produce results equal to at least 90 percent of
closed-cycle cooling technology (i.e., cooling towers). Plants
built after 2002 (new under this regulation) are already required
to use such technology. Proposed rule issued in Spring 2011; final
rule projected for June 2013. EPA estimated annualized costs for
direct compliance by existing electric generators to be $386
million (2009$); a study commissioned by the Natl Association of
Manufacturers estimated annualized costs of $8 billion. 559 EGUs
are expected to be affected by this rule, over 45 percent of
electric capacity. 19BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL B.U.S. Greenhouse Gas
Emission Profile 1.A Powerful Patchwork Policy a.Federal Proposed
EPA greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards and joint rules
for vehicle Corporate Average Fuel Economy and greenhouse gas
emissions b.State Renewable portfolio standards and energy
efficiency standards c.State Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives
cap-and-trade program d.State Californias cap-and-trade program
e.Local New York Citys plaNYC and Boulder, CO exploring municipal
power to combat and/or adapt to climate change 20BOSTON PACIFIC
COMPANY, INC.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL 2.On Track With Presidents
Promise a.RFF: 16.3% cut in GHG by 2020 as compared to 2005 Sources
of Emissions Reductions 13 EPA Regulations: 10.5% Fuel Price and
Efficiency: 3.3% State Cap-and- Trade, RPS: 2.5% 21BOSTON PACIFIC
COMPANY, INC. 13. Resources for the Future, U.S. Status on Climate
Change Mitigation, October 2012, 10, fig. 4.
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II. EPAS CONTINUING CAMPAIGN ON COAL C.Case Study Public
Service Company of Oklahoma 1.Regulation: Regional Haze Rule &
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards 2.Settlement on two coal units at
Northeastern Station a.Retire one coal unit by 2016 b.Replace first
unit with natural gas-fired combined cycle 15-year PPA with Calpine
Oneta c.Retrofit the second coal unit with DSI/ACI/FF in 2016
d.Retire second, retrofitted unit in 2026 3.Oklahoma Commission
stayed case on cost recovery until EPA approves State
Implementation Plan 22BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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III. DEVELOPMENTS DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSMISSION PLANNING
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III. DEVELOPMENTS DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSMISSION PLANNING
A. FERC Order No. 1000 (two parts selected for discussion) 1.End of
right of first refusal a.Is this PURPA for transmission? b.States
may determine impact through state-ROFR (ND, SD, MN, NE, NM)
2.Interregional Planning a.Midwest ISO, Entergy, and loop flow
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III. DEVELOPMENTS DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSMISSION PLANNING
B.Cost-Benefit Scrutiny 1.The IPL Case at FERC $170.5 million cost,
no commensurate benefits 14 C.HVDC Breakthrough D.Cybersecurity
E.Distributed Generation 25BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 14.
Interstate Power and Light Company, Complaint to FERC against ITC
Midwest, LLC, Docket No. EL12-104-000 (September 14, 2012), 9.
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IV. THE FUTURE OF MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS: FLAT DEMAND,
RISING RATES? 26BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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IV. THE FUTURE OF MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS: FLAT DEMAND,
RISING RATES? A. Residential Bills Have Flatlined Average U.S.
Residential Monthly Bill (2011$) 15 27BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
15. U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Sales,
Revenue, and Average Price, U.S. EIA website, last modified
September 27, 2012,
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/.
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/
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IV. THE FUTURE OF MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS: FLAT DEMAND,
RISING RATES? B.Stars Aligned Now, But Just Wait For Cost Increases
1.Natural gas prices reach equilibrium 2.Interest rates rise to
reality 3.Public subsidies end due to budget crisis 4.Investments
in just about everything are costly 5.Underfunded pension
obligations 6.Demand: Mixed Future a.EE, smart grid, younger
generation reducing demand b.More electronics, computer servers,
U.S. manufacturing increasing demand 28BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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V. ELECTRIC VEHICLES (UPDATE) 29BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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V. ELECTRIC VEHICLES (UPDATE) A.Demand Shock Unlikely 1.Obama
administration backing away from goal of one million electric
vehicles by 2015 16 2.Only 80,000 sold since 2010 17 3.Range
anxiety remains (New York Times controversy) 18 4.Electric vehicles
must compete with hybrids and increasingly efficient traditional
gas-powered vehicles 30BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 16. Ayesha
Rascoe and Deepa Seetharaman, U.S. Backs Off Goal Of One Million
Electric Cars by 2015, Reuters, January 31, 2013,
http://www.reuters.com/.http://www.reuters.com/ 17. Electric Drive
Transportation Association, Electric drive vehicle sales figures
(U.S. Market)-EV Sales, EDTA website, accessed April 19, 2013,
http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/20952/pid/20952.
http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/20952/pid/20952
18. John M. Broder, Stalled on Teslas Electric Highway, The New
York Times, February 8, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/.http://www.nytimes.com/
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V. ELECTRIC VEHICLES (UPDATE) B. Supply Shock Unlikely Now, But
China May Change That 1.Much more motivation: environmental,
economic, geopolitical 2.U.S. acquisitions show its interest
3.Still, little progress: China produced just 6,000 electric
vehicles in 2011 19 31BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 19. McKinsey
& Company, Recharging Chinas Electric Vehicle Aspirations,
China Auto Hub, April 2012.
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VI. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION 32BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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VI. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION A.Distributed Generation in General
1.Considered part of demand response 2.For SPP, NERC expects 59%
increase in demand response by 2022 2,408MW, 4% of demand 3.For SPP
today, 98% of demand response is distributed generation 33BOSTON
PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.
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VI. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION B.Not All Distributed Generation is
Created Equal 1.Reliability vs. environmental performance C.For The
Board 1.Granular depiction of distributed generation 2.Does it meet
the need, mitigate strategic risks? 34BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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VII. THREE OTHER ISSUES OF NOTE: DODD-FRANK, MODULAR NUKES
(UPDATE), A LESS-CENTRALIZED GRID 35BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY,
INC.
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VII. THREE OTHER ISSUES OF NOTE: DODD-FRANK, MODULAR NUKES
(UPDATE), A LESS-CENTRALIZED GRID A.Dodd-Frank 1.RTO products drawn
into derivatives: day-ahead and real-time energy, FTRs, ancillary
services B.Nuclear 1.Small Modular Reactor (SMR) funded for TVA,
built by Babcock & Wilcox and Bechtel 20 2.Look elsewhere for
growth of large-scale nuclear (China, South Korea, Russia) 21 3.And
same for its decline (Germany, Japan) 22,23 36BOSTON PACIFIC
COMPANY, INC. 20.Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, Energy.gov,
accessed April 24, 2013,
http://energy.gov/ne/nuclear-reactor-technologies/small-modular-nuclear-reactors.
http://energy.gov/ne/nuclear-reactor-technologies/small-modular-nuclear-reactors
21. World Nuclear Association, Plans for New Reactors Worldwide,
World Nuclear Association website, last modified March 2013,
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Current-and-Future-
Generation/Plans-For-New-Reactors-Worldwide/.
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Generation/Plans-For-New-Reactors-Worldwide/
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22. World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Power in Germany, World
Nuclear Association website, last modified April 2013,
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N/Germany/#.UT3ThNbkvlc.http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-G-
N/Germany/#.UT3ThNbkvlc 23. World Nuclear Association, Nuclear
Power in Japan, World Nuclear Association website, last modified
April 2013,
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N/Japan/#.UXf7PcpXrwo.http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-G-
N/Japan/#.UXf7PcpXrwo
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VII. THREE OTHER ISSUES OF NOTE: DODD-FRANK, MODULAR NUKES
(UPDATE), A LESS-CENTRALIZED GRID C.Drivers Toward a
Less-Centralized Grid 1.Cybersecurity 2.Severe weather 3.Rising
retail rates 37BOSTON PACIFIC COMPANY, INC.