Transcript THE TRES AMIGAS SUPERSTATION

UNITING THE NATION’S ELECTRIC POWER GRID
THE TRES AMIGAS
SUPERSTATION
ENERGY GAME CHANGERS
“THE DELIVERERS”
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Hierarchical View of the Issues facing the European
Transmission System Operators (TSOs)
Single
European
Electricity Market
•Pan-European Transmission Grid
•Load-Generation Balance
•Congestion management
•Ancillary services
•Settlement
•Balancing Mechanisms
•Variable Renewable energy Generation
•Storage
•Demand Side Management
Source: ENTSO-E: The pathway towards common European network operation
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China: Current HVDC National Grid Plan
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Europe: Extended Grid Plan
• From Iceland
(Northwest) to
Israel (Southeast)
= 3,200 mi
• Concept of grid is
25,000 miles of line
Solar Power
Wind Power
Geothermal
Hydro
Biomass
Connections
already in place
or planned
Vision of ABB
and DLR
The new high-voltage network would range from the Sahara to the polar cap. The concept calls for main lines that are 40,000 kilometers long. And
parts of it already exist.
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The Location
Tres Amigas Is Ideally Situated in Eastern New Mexico Near the
Borders of CO, OK and TX Serving as a Three-Way Interconnection of
WECC, Eastern and ERCOT
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The Location: Regional Renewable Resource Potential
Significant Regional Wind & Solar Capacity Factors in Excess of 35%
Source: NREL
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From the 2010 Transmission Summit in Sweetwater
w/ HVDC Proposals
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Texas Economic Impact: Ripple Effect
Direct Impacts from 4.7 GW
Landowner Revenue:
Over $12.9M/year
Construction Phase:
10,900 new jobs
$2.0B to local economies
Operational Phase (20yrs):
1,150 new long-term jobs
$103M/year to local economies
Illustrates Ripple
Effect if 4.7 GW of
Wind Is Developed
by 2015
Indirect Impacts
Construction Phase:
5,700 new jobs
$645M to local economies
Operational Phase:
300 new long-term lobs
$30.9M/year to local economies
Induced Impacts
Construction Phase
6,800 new jobs
$714M to local economies
Operational Phase:
630 new long-term jobs
$62.0M/year to local economies
Source: CDEAC report
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New Mexico Economic Impact: Ripple Effect
Direct Impacts from 6.0 GW
Landowner Revenue:
Over $16.3M/year
Construction Phase:
13,800 new jobs
$2.6B to local economies
Operational Phase (20yrs):
1,460 new long-term jobs
$130M/year to local economies
Illustrates Ripple
Effect if 6.0 GW of
Wind Is Developed
by 2015
Indirect Impacts
Construction Phase:
7,200 new jobs
$818M to local economies
Operational Phase:
380 new long-term lobs
$39.2M/year to local economies
Induced Impacts
Construction Phase
8,600 new jobs
$905M to local economies
Operational Phase:
800 new long-term jobs
$78.6M/year to local economies
Source: CDEAC report
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Strategic Partners & Vendors
AMSC
POWER ENGINEERS
Z GLOBAL
ALT ENERGY
BURNS & MCDONNELL
CH2MHILL
ALSTOM GRID
POWER ENGINEERS
XTREME POWER
WILSON & CO
STEPTOE JOHNSON
GIBSON DUNN
PARAMETRIX
HILLIARD ENERGY
VIRIDITY ENERGY
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Tres Amigas SuperStation….
Uniting the Electric Grid
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