1 / 23

Progress Energy Issues Overview

Progress Energy Issues Overview. April 25, 2006 Don Cooke Sr. Environmental Coordinator. Progress Energy at-a-glance. 3 million customers 24,500+ MW’s 72,000 primary miles of distribution lines 9,800 miles of transmission lines 15,300 employees $24 billion assets $8 billion revenues

ashley
Download Presentation

Progress Energy Issues Overview

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Progress EnergyIssues Overview April 25, 2006 Don Cooke Sr. Environmental Coordinator

  2. Progress Energy at-a-glance • 3 million customers • 24,500+ MW’s • 72,000 primary miles of distribution lines • 9,800 miles of transmission lines • 15,300 employees • $24 billion assets • $8 billion revenues • Fortune 250 company Progress Energy service territory in green

  3. Fuel Sources Year-End 2005

  4. Clean Air

  5. Emissions are down Source: EPA. "Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2003 Status and Trends."

  6. N.C. Clean Smokestacks Act • 2002 - Clean Smokestacks Act signed into law • Developed cooperatively with Gov. Easley and legislative, regulatory, environmental and business leaders • Significantly cuts NOx and SO2 emissions from utility-owned coal-fired power plants • Technologies will also reduce mercury emissions by more than two-thirds statewide • Model for other states to improve air quality

  7. Clean Smokestacks Impact Source: Progress Energy’s Report to Shareholders, 2006

  8. How Does a Scrubber Work? A slurry of finely ground limestone (CaC03) is sprayed into a reaction tower, which has flue-gas flowing counter-current to the spray. The SO2 in the gas reacts with the limestone, removing 97% of the S02 and making CaS04 (gypsum).

  9. Emissions Control Equipment Flue Gas Flue Gas Scrubber Tower (Removes SO2) Boiler SCR (Removes NOx) Precipitator (Removes Particulates) Stack

  10. Clean Smokestacks Emissions Controls NOx Controls • 2006: Low-NOx burners - Lee 2, Sutton 2 • 2007: SCR - Asheville 1 • 2010: ROTAMIX - Lee 3

  11. Clean Smokestacks Emissions Controls Sulfur Dioxide Controls (Scrubbers) • 2005: Asheville 1 • 2006: Asheville 2 • 2007: Roxboro 2, Roxboro 4 • 2008: Roxboro 1, Roxboro 3 • 2009: Mayo 1 • 2011: Cape Fear 6 • 2012: Cape Fear 5, Sutton 3

  12. Additional Air Quality Regulations • Clean Air Interstate Rule • Clean Air Visibility Rule • Clean Air Mercury Rule

  13. New Generation

  14. A balanced solution • Increasing demand for electricity • Commitment - and obligation - to provide reliable and affordable electricity • Cannot rely on just one approach – requires a balanced solution • Efficiency & conservation • Supporting alternative energy technologies • Investing in new power plants

  15. Electricity generation options • Coal • Natural gas • Renewable sources • Nuclear

  16. Planning for new electricity generation • Factors considered include: • Fuel costs and availability • Environmental considerations • Load growth • Maintenance and operation costs • Construction and permitting time • Regulatory environment • Community support

  17. Advantages Baseload generation Plentiful fuel supply New technology reduces emissions Challenges Environmental issues New technology adds additional costs and risks Fuel costs Coal-fired plants

  18. Advantages Fewer emissions than coal or oil Efficient fuel source Low capital costs Construction time Challenges Fuel volatility Fuel accessibility Limited world reserves Natural gas-fired plants

  19. Advantages Plentiful resource in certain places Renewable, domestic and emission-free Land beneath wind structures can be used for farming and ranching Low operating costs Challenges Generation may not correspond with peak demand Noise and sight pollution Impacts wildlife Requires extensive amounts of land Siting difficulties Wind technology

  20. Advantages Plentiful resource Renewable and emission-free Low operating costs Challenges Limited generating capability High capital costs Solar technology

  21. Advantages Plentiful in southeastern U.S. Renewable Co-firing potential Could also address animal waste issues Challenges Co-firing may not work on all units Availability of some biomass sources Biomass

  22. Advantages Baseload generation Low fuel costs and adequate uranium supply No greenhouse gas or air emissions Challenges Capital costs Delay in permanent used fuel repository Public acceptance Nuclear energy

  23. Planning for the future • Considering new nuclear generation in Carolinas and Florida • Potentially plan to file two combined licenses (COL)s with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by 2008 • Community involvement is key • COL applications do not commit company to building plants

More Related