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Home My WebLink AboutAES Huntington Beach Redevelopment - 02-06-2012 Study Sessio AES Huntington Beach Redevelopment February 6, 2012 City Council Study Session sr &,* & J — All 44'N t 7 t Our Objective AES JHuntington Beach The new Huntington Beach Plant will help ensure California achieves its clean energy and environmental goals by replacing a critical and antiquated component of the electrical system with a modern and efficient power plant. 2 MAES Huntington Beach PROJECT BENEFITS 3 Project Benefits AES o�ectHuntington Beath I A More Compatible, Reliable Plant Smaller, modernized, more efficient and adaptable, faster on-line times Integral to California's Clean Energy Future Enable more renewable generation (solar and wind) • Help meet future demand for electricity in support of transportation electrification • Eliminate the use of ocean water for cooling Lower emissions, greater efficiency Stimulate Local Economy & Support Huntington Beach Provide hundreds of construction jobs Provide permanent direct and indirect jobs Maintain or increase AES property taxes Contribute additional sales tax revenue Private Investment - No Public Funding Help Minimize Consumer Cost 4 New Generating Units will be Smaller. . . AES e g Huntington BFIT each i 17 rim - f a tJ �'• j AW ZA Ae — a -lip New Generating Units will Enable RenewablesCOAES Huntington Beach --0000 1 9■... .... ■.....■■ 0 D COAES Huntington Beach PROJECT DETAILS 8 i ('#AES Huntington Beach PROJECT PROCESS 10 n COAES Steps and Timeline e Huntington Beach CEC Process Gomm NOW Develop Q2 2012 Q4 2014 jr Obtain Construct Begin Plan Financing Plant Operating 1 YrM Establish Authorize Negotiate W Contract 6 Mos 2 Yrs 6 Mos Need Procurement JL Contract JL Approval Unit 1 Q2 2015 Q2 2018 CPUC & SCE Process Unit 2 Q2 2018 Q2 2022 Q1 2012 Q1 2015 3 Years 11 Years Total 11 CommunityOutreach to Date and Next Ste sCOAES p Huntington Beach April 2011 : Submitted a preliminary, conceptual plan to State Water Board as required by its recently adopted policy on ocean water September 2011 : Site Open House with preliminary rendering and participated in Green Expo October 2011 : Met with Mayor and City Manager to review plans December 2011 & Participated in South East Area Committee Meetings January 2012: January 2012: Conducted informal phone interviews to better understand community sentiment February — May 2012: Continue public outreach to educate and better understand community sentiment July 2012: Target date to file Application for Certification (AFC) to be submitted to the CEC Filing of AFC initiates the 18 to 24 month public permitting process 12 14 AES Huntington Beach "We know that to be successful this can 't just be an AES project . It must be a community effort and we all should benefit . " Thank You ! 13 Agencies and Definitions MA ES Hunt each CAISO or Cal ISO—California Independent System Operator. The state's impartial grid operator that manages the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. The CAISO is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that opened in 1998 when the state restructured its electricity industry. While utilities still own transmission assets, the CAISO acts as a traffic controller, maximizing the use of the transmission system and its generation resources. The website address is http://www.caiso.com. CEC —California Energy Commission. The state's primary energy policy and planning agency responsible for licensing thermal power plants 50 MW or larger(not including nuclear or renewable). This agency was created by the California egislature in 1974. The website address is http://www.energy.ca.gov/. CPUC — California Public Utilities Commission. A state agency that regulates privately owned electric companies (as well as other utility and transportation companies). The CPUC serves and protects the public interest with a commitment to environmental enhancement and a healthy California economy. The website is http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc/. SCE —Southern California Edison, A wholly-owned subsidiary of Edison International providing electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Southern California. The website is http://www.sce.com/. ACC —Air Cooled Condenser, utilizes moving air to condense (cool) steam into water, much like a car radiator AFC —Application for Certification is the document that is filed with the California Energy Commission that describes a proposed new project in detail and initiates the permitting process. Btu —A British Thermal Unit is the approximate amount of energy needed to heat 1 pound of water 1 degree. It is used to measure the amount of energy in natural gas. CCGT—Combined Cycle Gas Turbine is the combination of a gas turbine and steam turbine operating together. Heat Rate —A measure of the efficiency of a power plant similar to the miles per gallon rating of a car. It is expressed in Btu/kWhr and it describes the amount of energy needed to produce a kilowatt hour of electricity. HRSG — Heat Recovery Steam Generator. It utilizes the exhaust heat from a gas turbine to heat water into steam to be used by a steam turbine for additional electricity production MW— Megawatt, 1 MW equals 1,000 kilowatts and has the potential to supply electricity to more than 1,000 homes. NOx— Nitrous Oxides, primarily NO and NO which are formed during fuel combustion. NOx is primarily associated with transportation sources, but also produced during wildfires, residential cooking and from point sources. OTC —Once Through Cooling. The OTC plants in California use steam to drive a steam turbine which in turns drives a generator to produce electricity. The steam used in the steam turbine can be reused after it is condensed back into water. The condensing process requires removal of the heat from the steam and this is accomplished in an OTC plant through the use of ocean water as the cooling agent.