Transcript Poudre Valley REA Powering your future PVREA History Poudre Valley REA was incorporated in Larimer, Weld and Boulder counties.

Poudre Valley REA
Powering your future
PVREA History
Poudre Valley REA was incorporated in Larimer, Weld and Boulder
counties.
Poudre Valley REA at a glance
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~ 37,500 meters
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Over 3,920 Mile
of Line
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Serving
Boulder,
Larimer and
Weld counties
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$166 million in
plant and
facilities
•
$100 million a
year in revenue
•
Purchase and
sell over 1
billion kWh
•
Meters per Mile
of Line – 9.2
•
29 substations
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Carter Lake Hydropower Project
The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
held a dedication ceremony on Thursday, May 31, 2012
for the new Robert V. Trout Hydropower Plant at
Carter Lake.
Carter Lake Hydropower Project
The project includes two
1,300-kw turbines, a 2,000square-foot powerhouse, and
connections to the existing
Carter Lake second outlet and
St. Vrain Supply Canal. The
water that is released from
the outlet spins the two
turbines to create the
electricity. A 600-foot power
line connects to the Poudre
Valley REA distribution
system.
Directors Diehl and Lock view the
turbines.
Carter Lake Hydropower Project
A power purchase agreement
between Northern Colorado
Water Conservancy District
and Poudre Valley REA
created a partnership that
resulted in the $6 million
hydropower facility sending 7
million to 10 million kilowatthours of electricity annually
into the PVREA grid, or
enough to power about 1,000
homes.
Director Alexander inspects the
electrical equipment that connects the
plant to the PVREA grid with
Engineering Manager Tim Stanton.
PVREA Options for Renewable Energy Systems
• Net-Metering Schedule NP
• Distributed
Generation –
Schedule DG
• Solar Farm II
• Find all of our
rates at
www.pvrea.com.
Click on “Member
Information”,
“Rates”, “Rates
(PDF)”.
Key Features of PVREA Net-Metering Policy
• Available to Customer-Generators (C-G) that
install a qualifying renewable electric energy
generation resource and interconnects subject to
the Association’s tariffs except Time of Use and
Irrigation to the Association’s electric distribution
system.
Key Features of PVREA Net-Metering Policy
• The C-G system’s renewable resource may be:
solar, wind, geothermal, biomass or hydropower,
and must be limited to not more than 25 kilowatts
of capacity.
• Any renewable resource in excess of 25 KW, will
be considered on a case by case basis to determine
eligibility.
Key Features of PVREA Net-Metering Policy
• The C-G shall be sized
to supply no more
than 120 percent of
the customer’s
average annual
electricity
consumption at the
site,……..
Key Features of PVREA Net-Metering Policy
• Making Money
• Net monthly sales of electric energy delivered
to the C-G shall be at the Association’s
standard monthly rate including any Facilities
Charge or minimum as applicable to the
customer class.
• If your system produces more energy than it
uses, the excess kWh will be banked for future
monthly energy bills.
• Final bill payout at wholesale rate.
Key Features of PVREA Net-Metering Policy- Recap
• Interconnection of systems 0-25KW have same
application process. Available online
www.pvrea.com
• Must have a load to supply.
• Can’t generate more than 120% of your energy
needs.
• Your energy production is at the retail rate
($ 0.09176) until you generate excess.
• Excess is banked for future energy use.
• You will always have a monthly facility
charge($24.50).
• Pay-out of excess kWh is at the wholesale rate
($0.04).
Key Features of PVREA Distributed Generation Policy
• Applicable for facilities
with maximum
generating capacity of
100KW or less but
greater than 25KW,
qualifying as a “small
power production
facility”.
• Tri-State compensates
PVREA for Distributed
Generation according to
their Member
Distributed Generation
Policy.
Key Features of PVREA Distributed Generation Policy
CHARGES
• DG is charged $4.30 per
KW demand service
requirement/mo.
• Facilities Charge/ mo.
$14.50–Single phase.
• Facilities Charge/ mo.
$110.00–Three phase.
Key Features of PVREA Distributed Generation Policy
PAYMENTS
• PVREA will purchase power at 100% of the
applicable effective Tri-State Bill Crediting
Option Price based on Tri-State Member
Distributed Generation Policies 115 and 117.
Key Features of PVREA Distributed Generation Policy
• For interconnection of a DG to a radial
distribution circuit, the aggregated generation,
including the proposed DG, on the circuit shall
not exceed 15% of the line section annual peak
load……..
Key Features of PVREA Distributed Generation
Policy- Recap
• Established for systems that are 25 to 100 KW.
• Interconnection of systems have different
application requirements depending on system
size.
• A Purchase Power Agreement will probably be
required.
• Special metering and interconnection
requirements may apply depending on system
size.
• Call before you get too far along.
• PVREA will purchase power at 100% of the
applicable effective Tri-State Bill Crediting
Option Price based on Tri-State Member
Distributed Generation Policies 115 and 117.
Questions?
Contact: Mark Daily
Member Services Representative,
Poudre Valley REA
[email protected]
970-282-6463
Or Call main Number 970-226-1234 and chose the
selection or ask for the Engineer of the Day.
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association Inc.
“ Powering Your Future”
Electrical InterconnectionNet-Metering and Distributed Generation
for Small Hydro Power Systems- Colorado
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