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Logan Goldie-Scot
March 18, 2019
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Source: BloombergNEFSource: BloombergNEF
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Net load profiles are becoming steeper in many markets
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Source: BloombergNEF
The frequency of annual negative power occurrences is increasing in many markets
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Power price profiles are becoming more extreme
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Source: BloombergNEF
A plant’s viability may depend on a small number of high priced hours
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South Australia’s power prices show a wide, flat distribution. The U.K.’s prices are least volatile.
Power prices frequency distribution, 2017
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Source: BloombergNEF Note: Realized power prices are production-weighted power prices, based on the pairing of hourly price and production profiles
Depending on resource concentration, the impact can be dramatic
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California realized power prices
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Source: BloombergNEF Note: This assumes a four hour battery at 25% of PV power output.
PV-plus-storage is already competitive in the U.S. against CCGTs
Estimated levelized cost of energy for U.S. Southwest projects
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Source: BloombergNEF. Note: based only on disclosed capacity, some projects may not have MW, MWh disclosed. Arizona MWh estimated 1:1 ratio with MW for 2019 850 MW announcement
Power output (MW) Energy Capacity (MWh)
The pipeline for PV-plus-storage projects in the U.S. is growing
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The near term outlook for battery storage looks promising
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Source: BloombergNEF Note: Exercise run before SB 100 was passed.
Whereas natural gas utilization will begin to fall
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Source: BloombergNEF
A lowest cost build model results in significant clean energy additions but limited retirements
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Source: BloombergNEF
A two degrees scenario results in greater clean energy build and significant fossil fuel retirements
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