Rob OglesbyExecutive Director

California Energy Commission

CALIFORNIA ENERGY POLICY GOING FORWARD

California’s Evolving Electricity System

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2014 2020 2030

Where we are, and where we are going….

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Vision to 2030SB 350, De León

• Increases the 33% RPS to 50% RPS• Paves the way for transformation of the

California ISO into a regional organization• Requires integrated resource plans• Requires a study on low-income customers

access and barriers to clean technologies

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Vision to 2020

• Electricity sector is about 20% below 1990 GHG emission levels• From 2008 to 2013:

– Renewable capacity almost doubled– Coal generation reduced by more than half– GHG emissions reduced by a quarter

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Mojave Closure (EIA Summer

Capacity 1,580 MW)

Temporary loss of Intermountain Unit 1 (EIA Summer Capacity

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Intermountain Repowers to Natural Gas. (From EIA Summer Capacity of 1,800 MW

to 1,200 MW Combined Cycle)

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Renewable Progress to Date

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Source Energy Commission staff based on Quarterly Fuels and Energy Report (QFER) [8], 2014 Power Source Disclosure Filings [11], and S-2 Filings [D2].

ESTIMATED GENERATION FROM OPERATING RENEWABLE FACILITIES

IN-STATE WHOLESALE RENEWABLE CAPACITY BY RESOURCE TYPE

Sources: Energy Commission staff using QFER, source [8]; CPUC RPS contract database [D1]; California SO facility interconnections; and POU S-2 and S-5 Forms for 2014 [D2]. QFER collects data 45 days after each calendar quarter for power plants 10 MW and larger and annually for plants from 1-10 MW. Plants under 1 MW are not required to report under QFER. The data depict facilities on-line as of December 30, 2014. Updated June 30, 2015

UTILITY-SCALE RENEWABLES OPERATING IN CALIFORNIA FROM 2010 THROUGH 2014

Source: Energy Commission staff based on sources [1] through [7] listed near the end of this document.

CALIFORNIA SOLAR GENERATION AND CAPACITY ADDITIONS 2007 THROUGH 2014

CALIFORNIA RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION BY RESOURCE TYPE (IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE)

Figure 4: Renewable Distributed Generation in California (20 MW or Smaller, Includes Wholesale and Self-Generation)

RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION IN CALIFORNIA

CA Leads in New Solar Home Construction

Zero Energy CommunityRocklin, CA

27% of New Homes in Southern CA Being Built

with Solar

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Residential and Non Residential PV System Sample and Median Installed Price

How do we manage all that renewable load?

And at what cost….

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EIM has generated over $21 million in benefits since November 2014

EIM benefits reflect:• More efficient dispatch, both inter- and intra-

regional• Reduced renewable energy curtailment • Reduced flexibility reserves needed in

PacifiCorp BAAs

Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Total

ISO $1.24 $1.45 $2.46 $5.15

PACE $2.31 $2.62 $3.26 $8.19

PACW $2.42 $1.19 $4.46 $8.07

Total $5.97 $5.26 $10.18 * $21.41

2015 Avoided RE Curtailment (MWh)

Q1 8860Q2 3629

Total 12489

Equates to 5,345 metric-tons of CO2

NOTE: Benefits are in millions of dollars* Q2 benefits reflect 5-minute intervals, whereas previous quarters reflected 15-minute intervals

EIM Laying the Foundation for

Regional Resource Management

Great. A Seller and a Buyer. How do we move all those

electrons?

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California’s Renewable Energy Projects

Desert Sunlight Solar Project550 MWRiverside County, CA

The World’s Largest Thin Film Solar PV Project

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The World’s Largest Silicon PV Project

Solar Star Project579 MWKern County, CA

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The World’s Largest Wind Project

Alta Wind Energy Center 1550 MWKern County, CA

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The World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant (Tower)

Ivanpah Solar Thermal Project393 MWSan Bernardino County, CA

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The World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant (Trough)

Solar Energy Generating System (SEGS)354 MWSan Bernardino County, CA

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Geysers Geothermal Power Plant955 MWLake County, CA

The World’s Largest Geothermal Power Plant

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The World’s Largest Iron-Chromium Flow Battery

EnerVault Iron-Chromium Technology 1 MWh capacity at 250 kW (4 hour duration)Turlock, CA

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California’s Transmission Planning for Renewable Energy:

RETIand

RETI 2.0

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The Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI 1.0)

Initiated June 2007

• Ease designation of future transmission line corridors• Identify transmission projects • Expedite siting and permitting - transmission line and renewable

generation

30 Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZs) • 80,000 MW potential statewide• ~66,000 MW in California’s Mojave and Colorado Deserts.

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RETI 1.0 Process• Phase 1 – Identification of CREZs• Phase 2 – Refinement of CREZs• Phase 3 – Work on priority CREZs

• Stakeholder Participation, including:• Transmission Owners/Providers • Renewable Energy Developers• Electric Retail Providers • Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies• Native American Tribal Governments• Landowners• Environmental and public interest organizations• Balancing Authorities and Utility Regulatory Commissions• Other interested parties

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RETI 1.0 Output Informed…

• Renewable procurement and transmission permitting at the CPUC

• Renewable generation and transmission planning decisions at the POUs

• Renewable permitting and transmission corridor designation at the CEC

• Transmission planning process at the CAISO• Transmission planning for the DRECP

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California’s Experience Planning the Transmission for Renewable Energy Development

• Collaborative Study Groups for Tehachapi and Imperial Valley

• RETI - The Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative

• CTPG - the California Transmission Planning Group

• DRECP – Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

• San Joaquin Valley Solar

And now….

• RETI 2.0

Thank you