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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON MISSOURI ELECTRIC UTILITIES. LEWIS MILLS MISSOURI PUBLIC COUNSEL November 11, 2012.
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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON MISSOURI ELECTRIC UTILITIES LEWIS MILLS MISSOURI PUBLIC COUNSEL November 11, 2012
The Commission wants to determine the potential impact on Missouri's electric utilities' electric generation plants of current and future EPA rules under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Specifically the Commission wants to determine the potential impact on reliability and costs. MISSOURI PSC’S ORDER • The Commission wants to determine the potential impact on Missouri's electric utilities' electric generation plants of current and future EPA rules under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Specifically the Commission wants to determine the potential impact on reliability and costs. MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 2
MISSOURI IOUs AT A GLANCE • AMEREN MISSOURI • KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT • KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS • EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 3
SO2 COMPLIANCE OPTIONS • FUEL SWITCHING • ALLOWANCE PURCHASES • REDUCTION IN GENERATION • DRY SORBENT INJECTION • SCRUBBERS MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 6
NOX COMPLIANCE OPTIONS • TUNING EXISTING UNITS • ALLOWANCE PURCHASES • REDUCTION IN GENERATION • SCRs OR SNCRS • LOW NOX BURNERS • OVER-FIRED AIR MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 7
MATS COMPLIANCE OPTIONS • ESP UPGRADES • BAGHOUSES • SCRUBBERS • DRY SORBENT INJECTION • ACI • FUEL ADDITIVES MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 8
316(a)-(b) COMPLIANCE OPTIONS • ENHANCED SCREENS • REDUCED WATER VELOCITY • COOLING TOWERS • THERMAL AND BIO STUDIES • REDUCED GENERATION MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 9
COAL ASH COMPLIANCE OPTIONS • Huge disparities depending on which path EPA chooses. I don’t have good information on compliance options or costs. MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 10
MISSOURI IOUs AT A GLANCE • AMEREN MISSOURI • KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT • KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS • EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 11
SOME ACRONYMS • FGD – Flue Gas Desulfurization • SCR – Selective Catalytic Reduction • BH – Bag House • ACI – Activated Carbon Injection • CT – Wet Cooling Tower MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 12
AMEREN MISSOURI MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 13
EMPIRE DISTRICT MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 14
KCPL AND KCPL-GMO MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 15
THE BOTTOM LINE – SORT OF • $5,859,000,000 • $1,017,000,000 • $6, 876,000,000 MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL 16
CONTACT INFORMATION Lewis Mills 200 Madison St., Suite 650 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Telephone: 573-751-4857 Toll free: 866-922-2959 Email:lewis.mills@ded.mo.gov www.opc.mo.gov MISSOURI OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC COUNSEL