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Slide 1
I te m No: A-3
April 19, 2012April 19, 2012
20112011
State of t he MarketsState of t he Markets
Good morning Mr. Chairman and Commissioners.
We are pleased to present the Off ice of Enforcement s 2011 St ate of t he Markets
Report. The St ate of t he Markets Report is staff s annual opportunity to share our
assessment on the natural gas, electric, and other energy markets.
The presentat ion is based on conclusions of t he st aff and not necessari ly t hose of t he
Commission, t he Chairman or any of t he individual Commissioners.
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Slide 2
State of t he Market s 2011State of t he Markets 2011 Record natural gas production
Record natural gas storage inventories
Lowest prices in 10 years
LNG export proposals
Power prices remained modest
Stable gas and electric demand
Gas-fired generators have continued to
increase utilization
Natural gas production reached an all time record in 2011, surpassing levels last seen
in t he 1970s. Growing supply outpaced demand, which led t o record high natural gas
storage going int o the 2011/ 2012 winter and natural gas prices fell to lows not seen
since the early 2000s. Plent if ul natural gas supply and low prices led t o talk of the
need to develop new domestic and foreign markets for natural gas and in 2011 seven
LNG export proj ects were proposed in the U.S. wit h almost 14 Bcfd of capacit y.
The electric markets also experienced low prices as fuel costs fell and demand
remained stable. Changes in the pricing relationship between natural gas and coal-
fired generators caused a fundamental shift in the utilization of these plants, with
natural gas plant production increasing and coal plant output falling.
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Slide 3
Natural Gas Pr icesNatural Gas Pr ices
Plumm et t o 10Plumm et t o 10--Year LowYear Low
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom IC E D ata
Jan FebMar AprMayJun Jul AugSep Oct NovDec
$/MMBtu
In this slide, we compare the current Henry Hub natural gas spot price (shown in red)
to the ten-year range (show in green) to illustrate how prices fell below that range
towards the end of 2011. In 2011, natural gas prices at Henry Hub were down about
9%over 2010. The price of natural gas fell from the mid- $4/ MMBtu at the beginning of
the year to under $3/ MMBtu by December. The price remained at the $3/ MMBtu level
through the end of t he year and reached pari ty wit h Central Appalachian coal.
The most recent Nymex forward curve for natural gas shows that the market
anticipates that prices at Henry Hub wil l remain under $4/ MMBtu through 2014. Some
natural gas producers have voiced concerns that declining revenues due to low natural
gas prices wil l aff ect t heir abil it y to explore for and produce natural gas. We have
already seen some producers announce plans to cut back natural gas production and
drilling in gas only shales while increasing drilling in shales rich in natural gas liquids.
These announcements and possible impacts on production are trends we will follow
closely in 2012.
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Slide 4
Average Natural Gas SpotAverage Natural Gas Spot
Pr ices, 2011Prices, 2011 ($/($/MMBtuMMBtu))
Source: Derived f rom ICE Data
Sumas$3.89-5%
AECO$3.66-6%
PG&ECitygate$4.23-7%
El PasoPermian$3.87-7%
CIG$3.77-4%
ChicagoCitygates
$4.11-8%
SoCalBorder$4.05-5%
HoustonShip Channel$3.93 -9%
NGPLTX-OKLA
$3.91-8%
ColumbiaTCO
$4.07-10%
AlgonquinCitygates
$5.02-5%
TranscoZone 6 NY
$5.02-7%
HenryHub
$3.98-9%
FloridaCitygates
$4.04-8%
Pricing Point$ = Year to Date PriceRed = % decrease from 2010
All pricing points declined in 2011. Average natural gas spot pr ices declined across the
country by around 7%in 2011, as shown in the map. This winter was the warmest in
60 years and the Northeast, which usually sees the highest winter prices, saw no
sustained price spikes. The Transco Z6 NY price for this winter averaged $4.25/ MMBtu
with a peak at only $12/ MMBtu, whereas last winter, pri ces averaged nearly $7/ MMBtu
and peaked in December 2010 at $20/ MMBtu.
New pipelines completed during 2011 linked growing supply sources to markets and
cont ributed t o shrinking regional pr ice dif ferences. In some cases, t he market pr ice of
natural gas between regions declined to less than variable transport ation costs. When
prices drop below the variable cost of transportation, it becomes uneconomical to
move natural gas to try to capture price differences between pricing points.
We have also seen a decline in t he seasonal di f ference between wint er and summer
natural gas prices. Fall ing seasonal spreads ref lect increased product ion and storage
capacit y, as well as greater year-round use of natural gas by power generators. This
decline has developed over the past several years and we expect the trend to
continue.
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Slide 5
Natural Gas StorageNatural Gas St orage
Builds to New RecordBuilds to New Record
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom E IA D ata
0500
1,500
2,500
3,500
4,500
A M J J A S O N D J F M
Volume(BCF)
5 year5 year rangerange20112011--20122012
The recent warm winter, relatively low natural gas demand, and strong production
exacerbated the current oversupply in the market. By the end of March, natural gas in
storage was over 50%higher than the 5-year average which is shown in green on the
graph. Natural gasin storage has never been at such high levels going into the spring
and this wil l help inventories rebuild for next winter.
Although very high storage levels so early in the refill season indicate a need for
additional storage, market conditions do not generally support the building of new
storage. As mentioned in the last slide, winter-summer gas price spreads are at
historicall y low l evels and barely cover t he cost of storing gas.
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Slide 6
NG Product ion Up 7% ,NG Product ion Up 7% ,
Breaches Previous RecordsBreaches Previous Records
Sourc e: D er i v ed f romBentek Energy D ata
Eagle Ford
Barnett
Woodford
Fayettville
Haynesville
Marcellus (WV, PA)
Offshore
"Conventional
Onshore--
1010
2020
3030
4040
5050
6060
7070
Bcfd
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
This slide shows natural gas product ion over t he last seven years by source. Dry
natural gas production grew 7%in 2011 to 65 Bcfd, surpassing an all-time record last
set 25 years ago. Growt h was primari ly driven by robust on-shore shale gas
production, which accounted for a third of total U.S. dry natural gas production by
December 2011. This is up f rom 23%the previous year and j ust 13%three years ago.
Dry gas shales, such as the Haynesvil le in Nort h Louisiana, the Fayett evil le in Arkansas
and the Barnett in t he Dallas/ Fort Worth area, remained the largest producing shales
in 2011. However, the fastest growing shales were found in t he liquids-ri ch shale
basins. The Marcel lus Shale is a liquids-r ich play in part s of Pennsylvania and West
Virginia and production doubled over the year t o nearly 6 Bcfd by the end of 2011.
Product ion from t he Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas grew 64%to 3 Bcfd over t he same
period, the highest growth of any shale. Some Eagle Ford wells produce as much as
70%natural gas liquids, which can double profi tabili ty compared to a gas-only well .
The rapid increase in natural gas liquids production outstripped liquids processing and
takeaway capacit y in many regions, result ing in development and production
bott lenecks for both natural gas and liquids. The liquids inf rast ructure in the
Appalachian region was not designed to handle the volumes produced by the Marcellus
Shale. The Eagle Ford Shale in Southeast Texas faces similar problems. Indust ry plans
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to add over 700 thousand barrels of fractionation and processing capacity and 1.3
million barrels per day of liquids pipeline takeaway capacity by 2014 to alleviate these
bottlenecks.
Low prices and the drive to tap shale gas reserves have touched off a race to reduce
dri ll ing costs and improve rig operat ing eff iciency. These improvements result ed in
product ion increases even as the natural gas rig count declined. In 2011, t he natural
gas directed rig count dropped 6%, even as product ion increased. There are many
shale gas wells that have been drilled but not completed because producers are
wait ing for higher prices. This wil l enable gas production to come on-l ine quickly as
market conditions warrant.
Concerns regarding environmental issues associated with hydraulic fracturing remained
at the forefront in 2011. At t he federal level, t he Environmental Protection Agency
continues its study of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water
wit h it s f inal study plan released in November 2011 and the f inal result s not expected
unti l 2014. At the state level, actions on fracking range from outright bans, such as
the one in t he New York Cit y watershed, t o the reassessment of current regulations in
Ohio, as that state prepares for oi l and natural gas development in the Ut ica Shale.
There have been some reports of increased flaring levels of gas associated with the
increase in oil production, but these are most ly a localized phenomenon. The overall
level of f laring in t he U.S. in 2010 (last year available) remained less than 1%of dry
natural gas production, essentially unchanged from the average amount f lared f or t he
last 30 years.
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Slide 7
NG Demand Up < 1% ,NG Demand Up < 1% ,
Led by Pow er Sect or Grow thLed by Pow er Sect or Grow th
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom Bentek Energy D ata
Industrial +0.1%
Residential &Commercial -0.7%
PowerGeneration
+3.1%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
20102010 20112011
Bcfd
U.S. natural gas consumption in 2011 was up less than 1%over 2010. As shown, most of
the growth came from natural gas-f ired power generat ion, which was up slight ly more
than 3%. There was vir tually no change in indust rial natural gas consumption, and
resident ial and commercial use fel l 0.7%. However, while overall natural gas
consumption varies year to year, st rong growth in natural gas-f ired power generation
supported 10%growth in consumption over the last 10 years as Lance will discuss in
more detail later in t he presentation.
The greater rel iance on natural gas has increased t he importance of coordination
between gas-fired generators and the natural gas pipeline companies that supply
them. Concerns about coordinat ion have been part icularl y st rong in t he Northeast ,
which is heavily dependent on natural gas and has experienced coincident peaks in
both electri c and natural gas demand during the winter season. It can also be a
concern in parts of t he Southwest that lack robust storage infrast ructure. Also,
upcoming coal plant outages for emission ret rof it s are expected to lead to greater use
of natural gas-f ired plants. Regional grid operators cont inue eff orts in areas of
planning, reliability and market operations.
Over the past year, as focus has increased on gas-electric coordination, natural gas
and electric companies have launched initiatives such as enhanced communications
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between the various industry segments including generators, RTOs, and pipeline
companies. In February 2012, t he Commission issued administ rat ive docket AD12-12
request ing comments on the issue of natural gas and electr ici ty int erdependence.
Approximately 80 int erested enti t ies submit ted comments, and commission staff is
currently reviewing these submissions.
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Slide 8
Long & Shor tLong & Shor t --haul Pipelineshaul Pipelines
I ncrease Market AccessI ncrease Market Access
REX ~1680 miles
Bison ~303 miles
Ruby ~680 miles
Acadian ~270 miles
FGT Ph. VIII ~483 miles
TGP Line 300 ~127 miles
TEMAX/TIME III~10-38 miles(Completed 2008-2010)
Note: Acadian Haynesville Extension pipeline is an
intrastate pipeline and is FERC non-jurisdictional
Sourc e: D er i v ed f romVenty x D ata and p ipe l i ne
c ompany w ebs i t es
REXCompleted 2008-10
~1680 miles
Last year transportation capacity values dropped on many long-haul pipelines as strong
production growth in the Marcellus and other shale basins displaced some natural gas
flows from t radit ional supply basins. For example, we saw Rockies natural gas f lows to
the Nort heast on Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) decl ine more t han 40%since early
November 2010, f rom 1.7 Bcfd to 1 Bcfd. The decline was so severe that S&P reduced
REX s credit rat ing. The downgrade is the result of persistent low profit abili ty in
shipping Rockies natural gas eastward, which has occurred because Rockies natural gas
has been displaced in t he Nort heast by increased f lows of less-expensive Marcellus
Shale gas from Pennsylvania. Also, t he new Ruby pipeline competed with REX
providing Rockies producers access to a more profitable market in Northern California.
S&P said that lower profitability now has increased the recontracting risk on REX as
well. As with the Rockies, t radit ional U.S. Gulf Coast supplies have been displaced by
largely liquids-rich Mid-Continent production.
In 2011, FERC jurisdict ional natural gas pipel ine companies added roughly 2,100 miles
of new pipe or about 9.3 Bcfd of t ransportat ion capacity, while major int ra-state
pipelines added another 400 miles of new pipe and 4.7 Bcfd of t ransportation
capacit y. The six largest proj ects, shown on the map, accounted for 57%of new
transportation capacit y. Major proj ects include Ruby Pipeline, Florida Gas
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Transmission Phase VIII Expansion and the Bison Pipeline. In 2011, pipel ine
developments shif ted to projects focused on relieving local bot t lenecks in new
producing basins rather than long-haul pipel ines. Most are located in the Nort heast
and Southeast and include t he Tennessee Gas Pipeline Line 300 Expansion, the Texas
Eastern TEMAX/ TIME III project and the Acadian Haynesvil le Extension, an int rastate
pipeline which feeds int o the Henry Hub.
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Slide 9
Vacated Order No. 720Vacated Order No. 720
Reduces NG Mark et TransparencyReduces NG Mark et Transparency
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom Bentek Energy D ata
00
1010
2020
3030
4040
5050
6060
7070
J J A S
2010
O N D J F M A M J
2011
J A S O N D J
2012
F
Bcfd
Interstate Pipelines
Intrastate Pipelines
U.S.Dry Production Supply Estimate
FERC Order No. 720, issued in October 2010, required maj or non-interstate pipel ines
to post daily nominated receipts and deliveries on their systems, the blue area of the
graph. This resulted in a sharp increase in market t ransparency during 2011, with 97%
of daily dry natural gas production visible to the market through pipeline receipts.
Order No. 720 data made visible to the market daily natural gas production from some
of t he fastest growing shale plays. Demand visibi li t y also increased signif icantl y wit h
implementation of Order No. 720. Prior to Order No. 720, the market did not have
thorough information on the int ra-state pipeline customer mix. For example, t he
amount of daily natural gas consumption from indust rials or power generators in
markets served predominant ly by int rastates was not visible.
The Order No. 720 postings also allowed the market to see the impact of daily changes
in natural gas supply and demand and eff ects on interstate pr ice formation and
fundamental market dynamics. For example, in February 2011, Order No. 720 post ings
enabled market part icipants to quickly assess the regional extent and impact of
natural gas well freeze-offs as shown in the graph by the sharp dip in intrastate
pipeline flows during February 2011.
In 2011, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Order No. 720 and most non-
interstate pipeline post ings ceased at the beginning of 2012. Now the market is only
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able to observe about 70%of daily changes in dry natural gas production and even less
demand.
Recently many producers announced a dial back of natural gas production in response
to low natural gas prices. Wit h the loss of Order No. 720 data and wit h it producer
deliveries into int ra-state pipelines, it has become more dif fi cult for market analysts
to assess whet her announced well shut -insare actuall y occurring and if so, what
affect t hey are having on market fundamentals. Less information usually inj ects
greater uncert ainty, price volat il it y, and risk into markets.
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Slide 10
LNG Export Plans ProceedLNG Expor t Plans Proceed
Source: Derived f rom Ventyx Data and based on DOE and NEB Data
109
5
23 4
71
6
8
109
5
6
23 4
71
8
ALL approvals received
FTA approval received andnon-FTA approval pending
FTA approval received,greenfield project
FTA approval pending,greenfield project
U.S. producers are seeking new foreign markets for growing supply and nearly 14 Bcfd
of LNG export capacit y was proposed in 2011 at various locations shown on the map.
To put this into perspective, 14 Bcfd is about 21%of average daily U.S. natural gas
product ion. EIA recent ly completed an assessment of t he domest ic price impact of
U.S. LNG export s and concluded t hat U.S. natural gas prices could rise 9%at 6 Bcfd of
exports and 11%at 12 Bcfd. A number of other studies have also analyzed various U.S.
LNG export levels, with some showing no appreciable effect on prices and others
showing a greater impact than EIA.
Cheniere Energys Sabine Pass LNG, which has been approved by t he Department of
Energy to export domestically produced gas as LNG, is the furthest along with 90%of
it s proposed export capacit y cont racted by buyers in Korea, India and Spain. These
buyers are likely willing to pay a price premium for the security and diversity that the
U.S. natural gas market provides. So far, the Lower 48 has only re-export ed small
quanti t ies of previously import ed LNG. In it s 2012 Annual Energy Out look forecast , EIA
proj ects that U.S. LNG export s wil l begin in 2016 at 1.1 Bcfd, doubling to 2.2 Bcfd by
2019.
I wil l now turn t he presentat ion over to Lance Hinrichs to discuss developments in t he
elect ri c markets.
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Slide 11
2011 Average On2011 Average On--PeakPeak
Elect r ic Spot Pr icesElect r ic Spot Pr ices ($ / MWh)($ / MWh)
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom P la t t s D ata
NP 15$36, -10%
Palo Verde$36, -7%
Mid-Columbia$29, -19%
MinnesotaHub
$33, -6%
SPP$34, -6%
ERCOT$57, 40%
Entergy$36, -7%
Florida$44, -12%
Southern$39, -5%
Cinergy$39, 0%
NI Hub$38, -2%
PJMWestern Hub
$50, -3%
Mass Hub$51, -6%
SP 15$37, -8%
NY Zone J$60, -4%
= Pricing Point$ = Current PriceGreen = % increase /previous yearRed = % decrease /previous year
Power pr ices in 2011 were down throughout the U.S., with the exception of t he ERCOT
RTO and the Cinergy t rading hub. This largely t racked the drop in natural gas prices
that Valer ia described and highlights the role of natural gas as the marginal, or pri ce
sett ing, fuel in most markets. On average, nationwide power prices were down 0.5%
from last year, despit e a warmer t han normal summer.
Prices in the East were between 3 to 12%lower, primarily due to the lower natural gas
prices. Western power prices fell between 7 and 19%support ed by the robust
hydroelect ric output in t he Pacifi c Northwest that was 27%above the 5-year average.
The most dramatic change occurred in ERCOT, where prices rose by 40%due to
extreme summertime heat that set a record breaking 41 straight days at or above 100
degrees. As a result , in August , t here were 9 days in which ERCOTs energy-only
market saw day-ahead prices rise to the $3,000/ MWh price cap. This was in cont rast
to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) region, which also experienced a hot summer.
However, pri ces in t he SPP region fell by 6%, primari ly due to a robust capacit y surplus
and power imports of 2 to 3 GW during peak periods.
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Slide 12
NGNG-- fir ed Generation I ncreasinglyfir ed Generation I ncreasingly
Displaced CoalDisplaced Coal -- fir ed Generationfir ed Generation
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom Vent y x D ata
0%0%
10%10%
20%20%
30%30%
40%40%
50%50%
60%60%
2002 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 2011
Coal Steam Gas Combined Cycle
Natural gas-f ired combined cycle generation (shown in red on t he chart ) continues to
move up in t he nat ions supply stack, displacing coal-f ired generation (shown in
green). Coal generat ion, as a percentage of t otal output , declined steadil y to 44%in
2011 from about 51%in 2002. Over the same period, generat ion from natural gas-f ired
combined cycle plants grew to more t han 20%from 10%.
The underlying reasons for increased natural gas-fired generation use are well known:
it is cheaper to build, has shorter construction times, and offers more flexible
operat ions wit h fewer environmental rest rict ions. Coal plant const ruct ion, however,
has not come to a halt . Coal st il l maintains a fuel-cost advantage for large base-load
plants in certain locations, particularly where delivered coal costs are low.
This brings us to a more recent situation where decreases in natural gas prices are
causing natural gas combined cycle plants to replace some coal plants in the
generation supply stack. Some of this transit ion was start ing to take place when
natural gas prices were $1 to $1.50/ MMBtu higher than they are today. However,
there is now additional pressure for natural gas-fired plants to compete with coal
product ion. Low natural gas prices in 2011 helped push the proport ion of coal
generation down during the year, ending at 39%of t otal U.S. generation in December.
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Over roughly t he last decade, the largest volume of natural gas-f ired combined cycle
generation const ruct ion occurred from 2000 to 2005. Their capacit y factors have been
growing steadil y since t hat t ime, from the low 30%range to nearly 40%.
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Slide 13
I ndust rial Consumpt ionI ndust rial Consumpt ion
Unchanged from 2010Unchanged from 2010
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom E IA data i n E lec t r i c Pow er Month l y
840840
880880
920920
960960
1,0001,000
1,0401,040
1,0801,080
2002 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 2011
(1,0
00sofGWh)
In last year s State of the Markets Report, we told you that t he consumption of
electricit y had part iall y recovered from a recession-induced decline in 2009. In 2011,
this rebound appeared static and overall demand was down by 1%, wit h li t t le change
in each of t he three major consumer categories.
This chart shows industrial demand, which was up last year by less than 1%from 2010
levels and mirrors economic act ivity which rose at a moderate pace, according to t he
Federal Reserve.
Commercial sales, which are driven by a combination of weather and economic
activity, also rose slightly in 2011 from the year before.
Residential sector consumption, which is primarily driven by weather, fell 1.5%in
2011, despite record peak loads in many areas of t he country during the summer. Last
years dip in residential electricity sales runs counter to a longer term trend towards
more energy-intensive technologies in homes and larger residential structures.
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Slide 14
New TrAI L Proj ect in PJMNew TrAI L Proj ect in PJM
Reduces Congest ionReduces Congest ion
Sourc e: D er i v ed f rom Vent y x D ata
00
44
88
1212
1616
$perMWH
Price Difference (Dominion Hub AEP-Dayton Hub)
2010 2011
The 218-mile, 500-kV, TrAIL power l ine in PJM went int o service in May 2011. The line
begins in southwestern Pennsylvania, crosses nort hern West Virginia, and terminates in
Loudon County, Virginia. It increased west -t o-east t ransfer capabil it y by over 2,600
MW and has helped reduce congestion bringing prices in eastern and western PJM
closer together. The graph shows the drop in the price dif ference between the
Dominion Hub and the AEP-Dayton Hub, fall ing f rom $14.67/ MWh in the summer of
2010 to $6.68/ MWh in the summer of 2011.
Over the two int erfaces that benefi t most from TrAIL, congest ion declined sharply and
allowed lower cost generation in western PJM to flow to eastern and southern PJM.
On the AP South int erf ace, congest ion decl ined by over 1,000 hours while congest ion
on the Bedington-Black Oak interf ace declined by over 1,800 hours. Total congest ion
costs over t hese two int erfaces dropped by half to $262 mil li on in 2011.
TrAIL s benefit s were also evident in PJM s forward capacity market . The Reliabil it y
Pricing Model, or RPM, provides load serving entities a means of procuring capacity
three years in advance of the actual deli very year. This was f irst seen in the May 2008
auct ion for t he 2011/ 2012 delivery year, when the lines proj ected capacit y was
included in the auctions assumptions for those delivery years. As a result of t he line s
increased deliverability of capacity, the difference in capacity prices between the east
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and west regions dropped to zero for t he 2011/ 2012 delivery year f rom more than
$100/ MW-day for 2009/ 2010.
TrAIL has also enhanced system reliabil it y and operational f lexibil it y by making it
possible for t he RTO to accelerate the re-const ruct ion of the 100-mile long Mt . Storm-
Doubs 500 kV line, which runs on a roughly parallel path to the TrAIL. TrAILs new
capacity allows operators to take longer outages on Mt. Storm-Doubs during
construction and will make it possible to have the line rebuilt by June 2015, about five
years earl ier than would ot herwise happen.
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Slide 15
2011 Demand Response2011 Demand Response
I ncreasingly I mport antI ncreasingly I mport ant
Source: Derived f rom RTO data
00
5,0005,000
10,00010,000
15,00015,000
20,00020,000
25,00025,000
2009 2010 2011
MW
DR Cleared in Northeast Capacity Markets
Demand response participation in the RTOs has been increasing and grew by 40%last
year in the Northeast to 20 GW of cleared capacity.
In 2011, t wo notable events demonst rated the important role t hat demand response
plays as capacity that resource operators can call upon to more flexibly balance supply
and demand.
On July 22, a heat wave hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, sending temperatures
soaring to 104 degrees in New York City and pushing electricity demand to near-record
levels. In the most stressed market s NYISO, PJM and ISO-NE grid operators invoked
emergency measures and call ed upon real-t ime demand-response programs that
activated 4,800 MW of demand response.
Also, on December 19, ISO-NE experienced a def iciency in operat ing reserves during
the morning ramp and act ivated 504 MW of demand response. The deficiency was
caused by a combination of f actors: f orced outages, higher than expected load, and
unit trips.
During both the July and December events, the programs helped to maintain system
reliability and provided operators with alternatives to the most expensive generating
units or curt ailing service t o customers.
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Demand response continued to account for substantial capacity in the RTO capacity
market auctions held in 2011. In the PJM and ISO-NE forward capacit y auctions, which
were held for the 2014-2015 delivery period, demand response resources represented
10%of the capacit y cleared for PJM and 8%for ISO-NE. In the New York ISO, where it s
capacity auction was held for the 2011 Summer Capability Period, demand response
represented 6%of the cleared statewide capacity.
Providing upwards of 95%of their compensation in PJM and New England, and more
than 50%in New York, the capacity markets provided the demand response resources
part icipating in these grid events with signif icant incentive to enter the market.
In the forward capacity market auctions held in 2011, the PJM and ISO-NE capacity
market payments represent between 37 and 60%of the net cost of new generat ion
entry in their regions. In New York, the ISO-provided capacit y payments represent
approximately 58%of t he cost of new generation entry for New York Cit y.
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Renew ables See St rongRenew ables See St rong
GrowthGrowth Grid connected solar PV installations
double in 2011
Wind in the Heartland increases
MISO starts a program to make windresources dispatchable
Hydro generation in the PacificNorthwest finishes strong in 2011
Wit h the Treasury Department s cash-grant program expir ing and costs fall ing,
developers rushed to connect photovolt aic solar capacit y to the grid last year. There
was 1.9 GW in new capacit y, or a 109%increase from 2010 levels, led by Cali fornia and
New Jersey. At year-end, total capacit y reached 4 GW. In each of the top states,
solar investment was encouraged t hrough policies such as solar set-asides in their
renewable standards. Addit ionally, photovolt aic const ruct ion costs fell 20%last year,
after an 18%drop in 2010.
U.S. wind generation capacit y grew by 6.8 GW last year. More than a third of this
increase came online in the Midwest ISO (MISO) and SPP. With capacit y fact ors
between 30 and 37%, now 1 of every 11 MWh in these regions comes from wind.
As wind generators provide an increasing port ion of markets energy, t hey need new
tools to manage it s output more ef f icientl y. On June 1, MISO inst it uted a voluntary
tarif f category for variable energy resources, principall y wind. By all owing registered
resources to be dispatched economicall y in real-t ime, DIR provides more eff icient
curtailment through market soft ware to manage congest ion, a common need in
Minnesota, Iowa and other part s of MISO s western region. Previously, wind resources
might be manually curtailed as often as three times daily, with the system instructing
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wind generators to turn off l arge blocks of production for long periods of t ime. By
December, 19%of MISO s 10.6 GW of wind had registered as DIR resources.
Hydro generation in the Pacific Northwest finished 27%higher in 2011 than the 5-year
average, wi th roughly 160 TWh generated in 2011. Cali fornia hydro generat ion hit
roughly 40 TWh, 60%more t han the previous 5-year average. As a result ,
hydroelect ric generat ion displaced natural gas-f ired generat ion in much of t he West .
For example, California burned 23%less natural gas in their power plants than t he 5-
year average, whil e Washington burned 43%less.
This complet es our presentation. We would be happy to answer any quest ions at t his
time.
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I te m No: A-3
April 19, 2012April 19, 2012
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State of t he MarketsState of t he Markets