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Northwest Hydroelectric AssociationWenatchee, WA
September 21, 2016
“Regulatory Lessons from the Small Hydro Trenches”
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Summer Falls Power Plant
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Summer Falls Power Plant
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Main Canal Power Plant
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Russell D. Smith Power Plant
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E.B.C. 4.6 Power Plant
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P.E.C. 66.0 Power Plant
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Columbia Basin Hydropower“Generation from Irrigation”
• Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBHP) provides administration, operation, and maintenance functions for hydroelectric generation facilities owned by the 3 Irrigation Districts that make up the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project, approximately 700,000 acres.
• The Districts currently own seven projects, ranging in size from 2-94 MW with total generation capacity of all projects = approx. 150 MW
• The power from the five projects that CBHP operates and maintains goes to the cities of Seattle and Tacoma.
• Two other hydroelectric facilities are operated and maintained under contract by Grant County PUD.
• All of the existing projects are FERC licensed projects.
• Over the last several years CBHP has studied a number of sites for potential new development. Project capacities range from 650 kW small hydro, up to 500 MW pumped storage.8
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FERC ACTIVITY
• Filed for 10 Preliminary Permits late 2012 and early 2013
• CBHP accused of site banking
• CBHP has “municipal preference” federal regulations
• 8 conduit sites and one large pumped storage project (2 alternatives)
• Provide FERC required six month progress reports
• Working with engineering consultants (Kleinschmidt) pre-feasibility studies
• Studying new technologies and competing economics
• Trying to find partners for proposed projects
• Meeting with interested utilities and co-ops that expressed interest
• Waiting for the BOR to provide established flow regime for the Pinto Project
• BOR delayed due to acquisition of land and flowage easements
• Mid-year 2015 CBHP files to surrender 3 conduit sites
• Mid-year CBHP files for extension request on Pinto site
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• FERC grant 2 year extension for Pinto site
• Late 2015 CBHP files for extension request four Franklin County sites
• January 2016 FERC denies request for extension on Franklin County sites
• FERC order identifies LOPP option with the BOR and that they now have jurisdiction – 2013 legislation and MOA
• CBHP preliminary permits for Franklin sites expire Feb. 28, 2016
• 3rd Parties file for new “FERC” preliminary permits on March 1, 2016
• CBHP files for rehearing request with new information on our preliminary permits
• FERC denies CBHP request
• March 2016 3rd party file declaratory order with FERC and request
for expedited action, claiming FERC still has broad jurisdiction for
conduit sites
• Multiple motions filed before FERC by third party and the BOR
• Waiting now for months on FERC action
• FERC Commission agenda for September 22, 2016
FERC ACTIVITY (Cont.)
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BOR and OTHER ACTIVITY
• Immediately after FERC denial for preliminary permit extension CBHP files for Lease of Power Privilege with BOR
• Approximately 30 days after filing with the BOR, CBHP receives reply for BOR stating that no action on the application for a LOPP until after the pending issues with the FERC are resolved
• CBHP would like to start some development activity in 2017
• FERC “conduit exemptions” not applicable as CBHP does not have fee title to the property (BOR property)
• May be able to use BOR easements
• May have some other property issues (3rd party options)
• May have to use condemnation
• Energy prices are low (gas driven)
• REC values are low – abundance of wind and solar REC’s from existing projects, and more to come
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• Projects may qualify for some loans or grants depending on technology (water users priority)
• CAN COMPETE WITH WIND AND SOLAR ON ECONOMICAL BASIS
• HYDRO NEEDS TO BE IN THE YOUNGER GENERATION VOCABULARY!!!!
BOR and OTHER ACTIVITY (cont.)
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Pinto Dam
Mesa Check (P.E.W.C. 1973)
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Scooteney Inlet
P.E. 16.4 Wasteway
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P.E. 46A
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THANK YOU
Tim Culbertson – Secretary Manager
(509) 754-2227 x222
P.O. Box 219
457 1st Avenue NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
www.cbhydropower.org