Los Angeles Renewable Energy Summit

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Los Angeles Renewable Energy Summit

• An Analysis of LA DWPs Energy Portfolio in 2017
• Bernadette Del Chiaro
• Clean Energy Advocate
• Environment California Research Policy Center

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Introduction

• This presentation shows a comparison of DWPs
  2017 Portfolio Under 3 Scenarios
• 20 RPS using only state-defined eligible
  renewable resources
• Integrated Resources Plan meeting 25 annual
  load growth with renewable energy
• CLA Report adding only Pine Tree and new
  BioConverter project

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Conclusion One

• 1) Without adopting a 20 RPS and using only
  state eligible resources, DWPs 2017 portfolio
  will likely contain only 4-6 renewable energy.

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Conclusion Two

• 2) Attaining the current goal of meeting 50
  annual load growth (1.4) with Demand Side
  Management (DSM) and Renewable Energy will result
  in no more than 6 renewable energy by 2017.
• Increasing Renewables by no more than that listed
  in the CLA Guidelines (existing resources plus
  Pine Tree Wind Farm and BioConverter Project),
  will result in only 4 by 2017.

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Conclusion Three

• 3) Allowing large hydroelectric power and Demand
  Side Management to count as a renewable energy
  resource, true renewable energy will increase to
  only 6 to achieve a false 20 RPS standard by
  2017.

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Conclusion Four

• 4) Failing to adopt a true 20 RPS by 2017, could
  increase DWPs use of coal by 127 and in-basin
  natural gas by 153 to meet projected energy
  needs. Additional increases in use of these
  fossil fuels is possible depending on how much
  the power plants are used each year.

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LA Clean Energy CampaignRecommended RPS
Guidelines

• 1. Adopt RPS of at least 20 of total
  kilowatthours sold to retail end-use customers by
  2017
• 2. Include annual 1 minimum additional renewable
  energy goal to ensure success
• 3. Use only state defined eligible renewable
  energy resources DO NOT count large-scale hydro,
  fossil fuel power plant upgrades, DSM, etc. in
  baseline or RPS goal
• 4. RPS should be in addition to increased
  investments in energy efficiency and ultra-clean
  distributed generation

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Guidelines continued

• 4. New renewable energy should be paid for
  through generation funds, NOT public good
  program. DWP should continue to reserve the
  public goods fund for low-income, demand side
  management, and clean distributed generation
  programs
• 5. Use public goods fund to cover only above
  market costs, if any, and limit to no more than
  15 of the total fund
• 6. Require competitive bidding process
• 7. Create a more transparent and open procurement
  and planning process

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Thank you