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EDP Renewables North America
Massachusetts Wind Working Group
March 15, 2013
Agenda
1. Short description of who we are
2. Importance of Long-term Contracting and EDPR’s response to signals in New England
3. A developers perspective on New England
4. Questions
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EDP Renewables
Global Renewable developer and long-term owner/operator of renewable facilities
 11 Countries
 7.3 GWs of installed capacity
 30 GWs of pipeline
EDPR North America
 Acquired Horizon Wind in 2007
 Ranked 3rd in terms of installed wind capacity with over 3,800 MWs
 Over 500 MWs in New York
 HQ Houston, TX
New England
 Although we currently have no installed MWs
 We have maintained active pipeline in Northern ME for over 10 years
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NESCOE, 83A, & CT long-term contracting prospects
We are extremely excited about the regulatory climate in New England and have focused our attention here.
Revenue certainty drives renewable development, as financing and capital deployment do not occur in any
meaningful way without it.
EDPR’s respond has resulted in
 Opened an office Boston, currently with 2 Orignators, with considerable developer time spent in the
region
 Jeff Bishop, our Eastern Region regulatory lead is spending the majority of his time in New England
 Actively pursuing greenfield development
 Actively pursuing acquisition opportunities
 Actively pursuing transmission alternatives to assist the region in meeting renewable targets
 Submitted projects into the GCA Round 1 solicitations
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Developer Perspective – New England
Strong Regulatory Climate
Slightly higher capex due to transportation
NCF’s generally lower, than other areas of the country
Energy prices generally higher
Capacity Market questionable for wind resources
Streamlined Permitting process would open up more opportunities for lower cost projects
Interconnection rules - we perceive as a little less friendly than PJM and NY, due to time delays
Current Utility procurements are focus on “low hanging fruit” – PTC
 Current perception is that MA and CT are in a competitive race to capture PTC eligible projects
 Our hope is this is a sustainable model over time, but the framework seems to be place
 Supply Curve Analysis in Jan 2012, indicated we have plenty of supply but need for coordinated planning,
and identified potential transmission may be needed to meet long-term renewable targets to market will
likely be needed
 FERC Order 1000 may be helpful, but how it would be implemented is open for debate
 CT final Bill will be important for us to see
 NESCOE later this year
 Round 2 of MA GCA – there are questions around whether it is rolled into NESCOE.
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