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Renewable Energy Challenges & Opportunities A Utility Perspective

Renewable Energy Challenges & Opportunities A Utility Perspective. El Paso Electric Company Specifics. Serving 387,000 Customers in W. Texas & S. Central NM. EL Paso Electric Company – Service Territory. Approximately 10,000 square miles. Summer Peaking Utility @ 1620 MW.

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Renewable Energy Challenges & Opportunities A Utility Perspective

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  1. Renewable EnergyChallenges & Opportunities A Utility Perspective

  2. El Paso Electric Company Specifics • Serving 387,000 Customers in W. Texas & S. Central NM EL Paso Electric Company – Service Territory • Approximately 10,000 square miles • Summer Peaking Utility @ 1620 MW • Average Monthly Residential Customer Usage = 610 kWh • 50%+ of Customers within 200% of National Poverty

  3. El Paso Electric Company - Generation Four Corners – 104 MW Palo Verde– 633 MW Newman – 614 MW Rio Grande – 229 MW Copper – 62 MW

  4. El Paso Electric Company Capacity (kW) Energy (kWH)

  5. Continental U.S. Wind Energy Map

  6. Generation Resource Deployment How it Really Works

  7. Summer Load Profile Other Peaking Generation Copper – Natural Gas Peaking Unit Power Purchases Rio Grande – Local Natural Gas Newman – Local Natural Gas Coal Nuclear Newman – Local Natural Gas Rio Grande – Local Natural Gas

  8. Capacity Factor Utility Definition: The hours of actual production vs. the hours of demand, expressed as a percentage. Typical Capacity Factors by Resource Type • Wind 32% • Coal 75 – 90% • Natural Gas 75 – 90% • Solar 20 – 24% • Fuel Oil 75 – 90% • Bio-Mass 75 – 90% • Nuclear 80 – 95% • Geo-Thermal 75 – 90% • Hydro 75 - 90%

  9. Summer Load Profile Other Peaking Generation Copper – Natural Gas Peaking Unit Power Purchases Rio Grande – Local Natural Gas Newman – Local Natural Gas Coal Nuclear 400 MW Wind Rio Grande – Local Natural Gas Newman – Local Natural Gas

  10. Renewable Energy Challenges & Opportunities (-) Capacity Factor (-) Dispatch Ability - Availability (-) Cost (esp. Solar) (-) Lack of Storage Capability (+) Technological Improvements (+) Better Resource Forecasting (+) Economic Development (+) Better Cap. Factor through Site Diversification

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