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Big Utilities Little Hydro

Big Utilities Little Hydro. NWHA Annual Meeting 2011. Resource Drivers. Cost RES compliance Boardman closure Build vs. Buy. Hydro’s Role. Likely to be minor High cost (especially for greenfield sites) Small projects Typically not near our territory Long regulatory lead times.

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Big Utilities Little Hydro

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  1. Big UtilitiesLittle Hydro NWHA Annual Meeting 2011

  2. Resource Drivers • Cost • RES compliance • Boardman closure • Build vs. Buy

  3. Hydro’s Role • Likely to be minor • High cost (especially for greenfield sites) • Small projects • Typically not near our territory • Long regulatory lead times

  4. Hydro’s Advantages • It isn’t wind • Known technology • Small enough so that RFP requirements don’t apply

  5. What projects is PGE likely to pursue • Inside our existing hydro system • Aggressive efficiency and capacity upgrades • New projects • Strategic partnership opportunities • “Too good to pass up”

  6. Capacity and Efficiency Upgrades • Runner Replacements • Project removal

  7. Projects inside the PGE system • Timothy Lake • Harriet Lake • Faraday Diversion Dam

  8. Strategic partnerships • Irrigation Districts

  9. Too good to pass up • Bowman Dam • Approx 6 mw • Infrastructure largely in place • Could be operated remotely from existing project

  10. Conclusion • Regulatory efficiencies would help • Not all hydro is created equal not all projects need the same level of scrutiny • Real drivers are size and location

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