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Windsor Policy & Solutions Forum
Energy Costs - How to Address Higher Power Costs
Bruce Sharp, P. Eng.Director, ElectricityAegent Energy Advisors [email protected], 416.622.9449.112 May 15, 2014
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Getting it all wrong Picture is not pretty Costs largely fixed Lowering = transferring
In a nutshell
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1. Make electricity consumers – not taxpayers – pay for electricity
2. Make consumers pay the true cost of the electricity they use
3. Maintain culture of conservation4. Depoliticize electricity policy
Getting it all wrong
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Commodity = spot price + Global Adjustment (“GA”)
2013:◦ Spot price (arithmetic average) = $ 24.98/MWh◦ GA, Class A (average) = $ 33.19/MWh◦ GA, Class B = $ 59.24/MWh
% of total costs:
Commodity, non-commodity costs
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Total commodity cost = HOEP + GA Class B
Commodity forecast
(assumes zero load growth)
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Capital-intensive Chunky Inertia Overbuild Bias
Costs largely fixed
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Balloon effect Shift to taxpayers
◦Ontario Clean Energy Benefit◦Provincial portion of HST
Shift to other ratepayers◦Debt Retirement Charge◦Conservation◦Cost allocation
Lowering = transferring
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See “costs largely fixed” If costs 95% fixed:
Conserve – or else
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EEG is green-only version of Ontario Global Adjustment
2014: € 62.4/MWh Industrial policy decision Significant avoidance (90%) at
average load of ≳114 kW (also, electricity cost ≥ 14% of value added)
Intensity requirement can have unintended consequence
Cost allocation - Germany
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GA avoidance Class A/B
◦Since January 1, 2011◦Demand-based allocation of GA costs◦5,000 kW threshold, moving down to 3,000 kW◦2013: Average 39% reduction in GA charge◦In theory, avoids investment◦Benefit can be derived by doing nothing◦Price signal ≳ 2 x generation alternative
Cost allocation - Ontario
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Do:◦Conserve - and more than the other guy◦Ratepayer transfers: be transparent,
recognize their impact Don’t:
◦Transfer costs to taxpayers◦Have price signals inconsistent with
other options
“Dos” and Don’ts