OPPD’s Sustainability Program

Christene R. Bywater, P.E.Project Manager - Sustainable Energy

November 6, 2013

Areas of Activity• Why OPPD Focuses on Sustainability

• How--OPPD Has a Company-wide Focus

– Incorporate Renewable Energy– Offer Customer Incentives– Use Technology– Recycle and Reuse– Partner with Others

• What Can You Do?

Why OPPD Focuses on Sustainability

• Create value for our customer• Delay future generation needs• Diversify energy portfolio• Mitigate risks in rapidly changing industry 

• Increase productivity and over‐all effectiveness

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Sustainable Energy & Environmental Stewardship

• Goal of 10% Renewables by 2020• About 400 MW

• Goal of 50 MW Demand Reduction by 2012

65% of the Wind in the Stateis Committed to by OPPD

Renewable Energy ‐Wind

Renewable Energy ‐ Solar

– Longer payback than wind

– Significant public interest

– Continue to research funding opportunities

OPPD Renewable Projects• Valley Turbine – 660kw

• 10 MW from Ainsworth Wind Farm

• 25 MW from Elkhorn Ridge Wind Farm

• 6.1 MW Elk City Station Methane Plant

• 4.8 kW Elkhorn Service Center Solar Array

• Omaha Service Center –LEED Platinum

• Approx. 60 kW

• 1.2 kW WindspireTurbine

• Photo Voltaic

• Solar Thermal

• Tracker

OPPD Renewable Projects

OPPD Renewable Projects• Creighton University

• Approx. 100 kW

• Thin film Laminate

• PV Covered Parking

• Tracker

• 4 Windspire Turbines -1.2 kW each

OPPD Renewable Projects60 MW Flat Water Wind Farm

• Richardson County, NE• 40 Turbines• 42% Capacity Factor• Online in 2010

40.5 MW TPW Petersburg Wind Farm

• Boone County, NE• 27 turbines• 42% Capacity Factor• Online in 2011

OPPD Renewable Projects42 MW Crofton Bluffs Wind Farm

• 13 MW Participation• Knox County, NE• 22 turbines• 43.6% Capacity Factor• Online in 2012

80 MW Broken Bow Wind Farm• 18 MW Participation• Custer County, NE• 50 turbines• 45% Capacity Factor• Online in 2012

Future OPPD Renewable Projects75 MW Broken Bow 2 Wind Farm

• 45 MW Participation• Custer County, NE• 50 turbines proposed• 45% Capacity Factor• Proposed Online in 2014

200 MW Prairie Breeze Wind Farm• Boone, Antelope and Madison

Counties, NE• 100+ turbines proposed• 53% Capacity Factor• Proposed Online in 2014

Future OPPD Renewable Projects

Grande Prairie Wind Farm• 400 MW • Holt County, NE• 175-250 turbines proposed• 51% Capacity Factor• Proposed Online in 2015

OPPD Demand Side ManagementCommercial & Industrial• High Efficiency Lighting• Roof Top Unit Controller• Innovative Energy Efficiency

Projects• Energy Star Roundtable• Portfolio Manager Training• Load Control

OPPD Demand Side ManagementResidential• Home Energy Audits• Energy Analysis (audits)• Watt Detector Kits• Load Control

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Electric Vehicles (EVs) 

EVs ‐ Energy Security• In 2011, the US imported 45% of the petroleum it consumed. – Transportation was responsible for two‐thirds

• The US is vulnerable to price spikes and supply disruptions 

EVs ‐ Fuel Economy

• Miles per gallon of gas equivalent (MPGe) – 100+ MPGE is common in today’s models 

• OPPD Chevy Volt: 57 MPGe

• PHEVs and EVs can reduce fuel cost dramatically because of the relative low cost of electricity to conventional fuel. 

EVs ‐ Infrastructure Availability• PHEVs and EVs have the benefit of flexible fueling 

• Limited charging stations (especially in NE)

• Home Charging Station

EVs ‐ Costs • Costs for fuel is generally lower• Purchase price of cars are significantly higher– Higher costs can be offset by fuel savings and subsidies. 

• $2,500 plus $417 for each kWh after that. Up to $7,500

– Nissan LEAF ($28,800), Ford Focus Electric ($35,995), Chevy Volt ($39,995), Tesla S ($69,900)

EVs ‐ Emissions 

• EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions – Life cycle emissions are another story

Recycling Efforts

In 2012• Paper

– Recycled 40 tons• Wood and hard plastics

– Pallets, tree limbs and broken poles

• Oil filters– Reuse

• Battery and metals– Recycled

• Commingled recycling– Diverted 90 tons from landfill

Last couple of  years• Fly ash

– Recycled 440,000 tons– Reused to make concrete

• Electronics– Recycled 56,000 pounds

• Waste motor oil– Reused to make asphalt

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Partner with Others• Keep Omaha Beautiful• Green Omaha Coalition• Nebraska Energy Office• University of Nebraska• Nebraska Energy Assistance 

Network (NEAN)• Omaha One Touch 

Partnership• Omaha Healthy Kids 

Alliance• Rebuilding Together Omaha

• Habitat for Humanity• United Way• Red Cross• Salvation Army• Heartland Family Services• Together Inc. Family 

Housing Advisory Services • Creighton University 

Financial Success Program• Brush UP Nebraska• Various Trade Allies

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What  Can You Do?

USE THE TOOLS– Paperless billing– Auto payment– Energy calculators– Watt detectors

MAKE CHANGESAdjust

– Temperatures• Thermostat• Hot water 

Replace– Filters– Weather stripping

Turn off lightsUnplug chargersInstall

– Programmable stats– Insulation– Caulking– CFLs

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LEARN MOREUse the web

– Energy Advisor– Energy efficiency videos– Energy Star

PARTICIPATE– Green Power– Load control– Home energy analysis– Feedback

Thank You

• Federal Subsidy: $2,500‐$7,500 depending on battery capacity. – 16 kWh gets you $7,500

• Gas prices below $4/gallon makes EVs not cost‐competitive • If gas prices crossed $6/gallon and government support held constant EVs would 

become cost competitive• Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards mandate 54.5 MPG by 2025 of 

conventional vehicles • Between January and May 2013 32,705 full electric and PHEV were sold in the US 

compared to 14,226 sold over the same period last year. – Thanks to the Tesla Model S (8,850 cars sold)

• Ford’s Full Electric Focus is $39,995 whereas it’s gas version is $16,995• Premium brands like Tesla Motors seem to be a emerging as the logical launching 

point for EVs. • Currently Hybrid Vehicles account for 2% of global light duty vehicles

– PEV are almost negligible. • Navigant forecasts PEV to reach 3% (3.8 Million) of global market share by 2020 

with 900,000 of those being in Japan. 

What is Sustainability?

a. Using our resources wisely.

b. Everything that we need for our survival and well‐being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.

c. Items that are ‘green’.

d. a, b, and occasionally c

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