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Re: [EC] Van Nostrand & DSS report on WV CPP compliance
by James Kotcon 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Something like half to two-thirds of the electricity generated in WV is exported. It is a major source of revenue for the state. Growing the renewables industry is a good way to retain that income stream, but the report suggests that renewables growth would be relatively slow. JBK On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Nachy Kanfer <nachy.kanfer(a)sierraclub.org> wrote: > Why does WV need to continue to be an electricity exporter? > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 10:17 AM, James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is the long-awaited update of their earlier report on how WV can >> comply with the Clean Power Plan. They used the Synapse Energy Clean Power >> Plan Planning Tool, an ExCel-based spreadsheet tool. Based on the newer >> targets in EPA's Final CPP Rule, it is difficult for WV to comply without >> new gas. Their scenarios include 5-15 % EE by 2030, 2.8 - 4.4 % non-hydor >> renewables by 2030, natural gas co-firing at two coal plants and 1235 MW of >> new natural gas by 2020 (a 750 MW gas plant in Brooke County and a 550 MW >> gas plant in Clarksburg are currently "under consideration" by Energy >> Solutions Consortium of New York). These are in addition to the 595 MW >> coming on line from the Moundsville plant in 2018. Under their scenarios, >> electricity exports would continue at 2012 levels through 2030. >> >> The full report (68 pages) is available at: >> >> >> http://www.downstreamstrategies.com/documents/reports_publication/expanding… >> >> I think we need a detailed review of this report, as I would prefer we >> not make the mistake of major investments in fossil fuels. >> >> >> Whaddya Tink? >> >> JBK >> > > > > -- > Nachy Kanfer > Deputy Director, East > Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign > (614) 625-3894 >

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ApCo files Wind Power Purchase Agreement case with WV PSC
by James Kotcon 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Case # 16-1026 ApCo & Wheeling Power request approval of a Power Purchase Agreement for 120 MW of wind from Indiana, filed Tuesday, July 26. This appears to be a follow up from their RFP as indicated in the IRP JBK [image: PlattsLogo] 7/26/2016 *Appalachian and Wheeling Power diversify energy portfolio with new wind contract; seek PSC approval in West Virginia* CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 26, 2016 – Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power today filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) for approval of the long-term purchase of 120 megawatts (MW) of new wind generation. The 20-year purchased power agreement will increase the companies’ total wind generation to 495 MW and is consistent with its forward-looking Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) for service areas in West Virginia and Virginia. The renewable energy will be purchased from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The energy will come from its planned Bluff Point Wind Energy Center to be constructed in Jay and Randolph Counties, Indiana. NextEra will own and operate the wind farm. The extension by Congress in November 2015 of the Wind Production Tax Credit provides cost advantages to wind energy resources constructed over the next five years and makes this agreement cost-effective for Appalachian Power customers. The new generation is expected to be available to Appalachian Power by 2018. In the filing with the PSC, the companies seek approval of the purchased power agreement and future cost recovery. A similar request was made to the Virginia State Corporation Commission last month. Appalachian selected the Indiana wind project as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued earlier this year. The company received proposals from more than a dozen qualified wind farms. Appalachian Power has 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is a unit of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity and custom energy solutions to nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states. AEP owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP also operates 223,000 miles of distribution lines. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning approximately 31,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.

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Van Nostrand & DSS report on WV CPP compliance
by James Kotcon 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

This is the long-awaited update of their earlier report on how WV can comply with the Clean Power Plan. They used the Synapse Energy Clean Power Plan Planning Tool, an ExCel-based spreadsheet tool. Based on the newer targets in EPA's Final CPP Rule, it is difficult for WV to comply without new gas. Their scenarios include 5-15 % EE by 2030, 2.8 - 4.4 % non-hydor renewables by 2030, natural gas co-firing at two coal plants and 1235 MW of new natural gas by 2020 (a 750 MW gas plant in Brooke County and a 550 MW gas plant in Clarksburg are currently "under consideration" by Energy Solutions Consortium of New York). These are in addition to the 595 MW coming on line from the Moundsville plant in 2018. Under their scenarios, electricity exports would continue at 2012 levels through 2030. The full report (68 pages) is available at: http://www.downstreamstrategies.com/documents/reports_publication/expanding… I think we need a detailed review of this report, as I would prefer we not make the mistake of major investments in fossil fuels. Whaddya Tink? JBK

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Attack on EPA rules for methane emissions
by James Kotcon 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Lots of misused statistics here. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/daily-mail-commentary/20160725/drew-johnson-ep… [http://www.wvgazettemail.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20160725/DM0403/1…]<http://www.wvgazettemail.com/daily-mail-commentary/20160725/drew-johnson-ep…> Drew Johnson: EPA's bogus attempt to restrict oil and gas (Daily Mail)<http://www.wvgazettemail.com/daily-mail-commentary/20160725/drew-johnson-ep…> www.wvgazettemail.com The Environmental Protection Agency just rewrote history. Anyone want to write a rebuttal? JBK

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Coal Isn't Over - Chris Hamilton
by James Kotcon 10 Jul '16

10 Jul '16

Here is today's Op/Ed from the WV Coal Association. He mentions Sierra Club by name. Anyone want to write a rebuttal? JBK (The WV Coal Association represents the owners. They profess great concern for mine workers, but then abandon them as soon as it is convenient). http://www.wvgazettemail.com/gazette-op-ed-commentaries/20160710/chris-hami… [http://www.wvgazettemail.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20160710/GZ0405/1…]<http://www.wvgazettemail.com/gazette-op-ed-commentaries/20160710/chris-hami…> Chris Hamilton: Coal isn't over, despite hopeless commentary<http://www.wvgazettemail.com/gazette-op-ed-commentaries/20160710/chris-hami…> www.wvgazettemail.com I am forever amazed at the misinformation published about coal mining. Such was the case in a Sunday Gazette-Mail column by former Coalwood resident and retired Army Colonel Herman H. Jones (June 5), who offered only hopelessness as the future for West Virginia coal and the residents who mine it.

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Report ranks utilities by renewable energy and energy efficiency
by James Kotcon 01 Jul '16

01 Jul '16

This new report ranks the 30 largest utility holding companies, responsible for about 60 % of America's electricity, based on their renewables and energy efficiency. Interestingly, FirstEnergy ranks 12th for renewables, and 19th for energy efficiency, both well ahead of AEP. FE covers utilities in MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA and WV. Guess which state is dragging down FE's rankings! http://www.ceres.org/industry-initiatives/electric-power/clean-energy-utili… Jim Kotcon

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