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Incorporating Water into Electricity Planning Doug Larson Executive Director Western Interstate Energy Board WSWC-WGA Water/Energy Workshop April 2, 2013.

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1 Incorporating Water into Electricity Planning Doug Larson Executive Director Western Interstate Energy Board WSWC-WGA Water/Energy Workshop April 2, 2013

2 Outline Western Interconnection electrical context Value of water info for -- Electric transmission planners and policy makers Utility resource plan developers and reviewers Generation developers 2

3 Western Interconnection context Load growth Generation resources Generation retirements and additions Technology trends Drivers 3

4 4 Load growth – low and could be lower Compound Annual Growth Rates (Annual Energy, 2010-2032) Source: Lawrence-Berkeley National Laboratory work for SPSC

5 Generating resources – Renewables, coal 5 Renewable Resources Coal demand and resources Solar Geothermal Wind Coal plant retirements

6 Generating resources – natural gas 6 227,386 GWh 234,683 GWh Source: Western Electricity Coordinating Council

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8 Factors driving generation procurement decisions Cost State policies Renewable Portfolio Standards Greenhouse gas emissions Resource flexibility 8

9 Source: Western Electricity Coordinating Council

10 10 80% Renewables in 2050 Concentrating solar power Geothermal Source: NREL Electricity Futures Study

11 (insert really cool image/supergraphic from your work) Caption or heading (if you have one) Operational water consumption factors for electricity generating technologies CSP and PVBiopowerNuclear Natural GasCoal Recirculating Cooling Once-through CoolingPond Cooling Dry Cooling Hybrid Cooling No Cooling Required Source: Macknick et al. 2011 Operational water consumption (Gal/MWh)

12 Geothermal Concentrating Solar Power

13 Users of water information: Electric transmission planners Policy makers 1. Transmission planners WECC planning Regional planning groups 2. Utility integrated resource plans Utility resource planners PUC reviewers of utility resource plans 13

14 Users (cont’d) 4. Generation and transmission developers Screening tool for where regulators and policy makers may have concerns 5. Policy makers State energy policy offices and PUCs Federal land management agencies 14

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