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BC Hydro’s Green Energy Initiatives
Jim Scouras, Strategy Manager Green & Alternative Energy Division
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Green Energy - Outline
Overview of BC Hydro’s green energy objectives
Approaches we are taking to meet our goals The link between green programs and
sustainability
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BC Hydro’s Green Energy Objectives
Acquire a credible, low-cost green generation portfolio that meets corporate acquisition targets and market demand for green energy
Become a national leader in advancing green energy
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Green Power Objectives
Approach:
Production
Near-commercial projects
Wholesale
Competitive acquisition process with private sector
Retail
Green Power Certificates
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Green Programs: Production
Goal to develop near-commercial technologies to enable and incubate new green deployment and investment Wind mapping, modelling and monitoring Green energy demo project on Vancouver Island Community Energy Planning pilots with First Nations
communities Resource studies of green energy potential in BC --
Phase 1: Vancouver Island; Phase 2: rest of BC
Near-commercial projects
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Green Programs: Production
New Wind Monitoring Tower on Monarch Mountain (Atlin)
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Green Programs: Production
Will assess the following energy resources: Wind Small/micro hydro Wave
Sited on Vancouver Island Demand crunch in BC will occur here first Phase 1 study had positive preliminary results
JV Partners Wave - Energetech and Ocean Power Delivery Wind - AXOR
Demonstration Project
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Green Programs: Wholesale
BC Hydro has a target to obtain a minimum of 10% of new load growth from new green sources
Goal to acquire “commercial” green through Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
Small hydro with some biomass and landfill gas First call in 2001 - contracts signed with IPPs for 23
projects; combined potential output: 980 GWh/year Second call: to be issued October 2002;
800 GWh/year cap
Competitive acquisition process
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Green Programs: Wholesale
Hystad green small hydro IPP project
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Green Programs: Wholesale
Standard term contract Mechanism to ensure portfolio diversity Competitive pricing Working with IPPs that sign Energy Purchase
Agreement to ensure projects meet BC Hydro's green criteria
Holding dialogue with IPPs to identify useful and practical improvements going forward to streamline processes and lower transaction costs
2002 Green Call process will involve:
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Green Programs: Retail
Goal to create market-driven demand for additional green energy development in BC
Piloting sale of Power Smart Green Power Certificates to business customers Premium product that helps purchasers meet
environmental goals and build a competitive edge Represents the environmental and social benefits
associated with green electricity, separated from the actual electrons
Green Power Certificates
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Green Power Diagram
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Green Programs: Retail
100% made-in-BC electricity generated from qualified green sources and purchased from facilities built and operated by IPPs
Launched in September 2002 with 20 charter purchasers, including: VanCity Savings Credit Union, Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, GVRD, two municipalities, Canada Place Corporation, and several private companies, including Prism Engineering and Flagel Lewandowski Ltd.
Green Power Certificates
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Green Energy Supports Sustainability
Environment: GHG-free resource in post-Kyoto times Smaller environmental footprint
Social: Reflect community values
Economic: Supporting growth of green domestic and trade
markets Driving future investment and development
opportunities