WREGIS Annual Meeting Oregon RPS

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WREGIS Annual MeetingOregon RPS Green Option
Programs
Kip Pheil Oregon Department of Energy November
12, 2009
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Oregon Electricity
Oregons Mix , 2007. 49.3 million MWh 10gt2005

REC transactions ignored.
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RPS - REC Geography

Unbundled entire WECC (ergo WREGIS)
Large IOU cap lt20 each yr Large COU cap lt50
(to 2020) ESS not capped
AB
BC
Bundled US WECC only
MT
SD
WY
NE
CO
UT
AZ
NM
BJ (BC)
TX
BPA renewable product no site constraint
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Oregon RPS

Post 1994 Generation, mostly (Mandatory
Voluntary Green Power, non-RPS)
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Eligible Resources

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Large (IOU) Timeline

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Oregon RPS REC is

• a unique representation of the environmental,
  economic, and social benefits associated with the
  generation of electricity from renewable energy
  sources that produce Qualifying Electricity.
  While a Certificate is always directly associated
  with the generation of one MWh of electricity,
  transactions for Certificates may be conducted
  independently of transactions for the associated
  electricity.
• OAR 330-160-0015(8)

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Compliance Forecast

Statewide 2007 sales 49.3 million kWh QE is
(RPS) Qualifying Electricity
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Voluntary - Oregon

• PGE Green Source ( use) or Clean Wind (_at_ 200
  kWh/unit)
• Pacific Power Blue Sky Usage or Block (_at_ 100
  kWh/unit)
• BPA Environmentally Preferred Power (e.g. No.
  Wasco PUD Pure Power)
• All Oregon utilities must offer Green Options SB
  838, 2007 ergo, a mandatory voluntary program

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Oregon 2009 Session - I

• HB 2186 low-carbon fuel standard
• includes studies of GHG action steps
• IRP impacts?
• Electricity source mix data?)
• HB 2472 reduced tax credits, if Renewable gt
  10 million
• Veto challenge, Feb 2010 session
• SB 80 Cap-and-Trade Bill WCI in action, in
  Oregon (no action taken)

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Oregon 2009 Session - II

• HB 2940 pre-95 biomass MSW (combustion), if
  in Oregon, RPS eligible
• Veto challenge, Feb 2010 session
• HB 3039 Solar Feed-In Tariff (pilot) Large
  PV reqt w/ possible 21 RPS credit
• FIT lt ? MW total
• GU lt 500 kW/site
• Large PV gt ? MW total (lt 2020?)
• 500 kW/site lt GU lt 5 MW/site
• 21 RPS credit, if in Oregon

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Actions Issues - I

• OPUC 1st rulemaking complete - ACP, Plans,
  Reports, 4 gt ARR
• Retro REC resident evil III?
• Small Producers
• Aggregate to play?
• Meter Read hurdle ( CO)
• Compliance Process not tested (W report
  formats, Endorsement Gap, etc.)
• W delivery f(x)

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Actions Issues - II

• Reciprocity eligible upgrade ( CA green-e
  repower)
• Tax Credit emergency rules take the wind out of
  the blades?
• Revisit uREC, bREC test
• Voluntary Green gt WECC/WREGIS

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Oregon RPS contacts

• More on the Oregon RPS (w/ links to OPUC)
• www.oregon-RPS.org
• OPUC HB 3039
• www.oregon ???
• ODOE homepage
• http//www.energy.state.or.us
• Kip Pheil (ODOE)
• kip.pheil_at_state.or.us
• 503-378-4442

If conservation is the ounce of prevention an
RPS is the pound of cure.