Renewable Energy Texas Energy Summit Texas Association of Manufacturers Commissioner Barry T' Smithe

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Renewable EnergyTexas Energy SummitTexas
Association of Manufacturers Commissioner
Barry T. SmithermanThe Public Utility Commission
of TexasNovember 17, 2006
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Texas Electric Service Area Map
SPP SPS
SPP SWEPCO Cap Rock
ERCOT AEP TX -Central AEP TX -North CNP Sharyland
TNMP TXU (Plus municipals and co-ops)
WECC EPEC
SERC EGS
ERCOT - Electric Reliability Council of
Texas SERC - Southeastern Electric Reliability
Council SPP - Southwest Power Pool WECC - Western
Electricity Coordinating Council
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The ERCOT Market Structure
Generation
TD (Wires)
End Users
Retailers
REP
REP
CompetitiveProduction
Regulated Open Access
Competitive Sales
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ERCOT Settlement Data by Fuel Type for August 17,
2006
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Recent Generation Announcements

• CPS (San Antonio) New 750 MW JK Spruce
  coal-fired Unit 2 announced
• LS Power 800 MW Sandy Creek pulverized-coal
  plant announced
• NRG 2 new nuclear facilities at STP announced
  June 2006 (2700 MW)
• Also announced new 800 MW coal plant, 500 MW
  expansion of existing coal and gas plants, and
  new wind projects in Texas
• Navasota Energy 2 new gas plants under
  construction, totaling 1100 MW
• Both combined-cycle one in Odessa, one SW of
  Houston
• TXU 11 coal-fired plants announced in 2006,
  totaling 9000 MW
• 2 existing gas plants to be shuttered/converted
  to coal
• Governor Perry announces 10 B investment in wind
  generation

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Senate Bill 20

• Utilities and TDUs to add transmission facilities
  to meet renewable energy generating goals
• Legislative intent to add generating capacity
  from renewable energy technologies
• 5,000 MW by January 1, 2015
• 10,000 MW by January 1, 2025
• 500 MW non-wind
• The Commission must
• establish competitive renewable energy zones
  (CREZ)
• develop a plan to construct necessary
  transmission capacity
• consider the level of financial commitment by
  generators for each CREZ (Project No. 31852-CREZ
  Rule)