HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 Resource Plan PresentationProposed 2026 Power Resource Plan
City of Port Angeles
City Council
August 18, 2026
Gregg King
Power Resources Manager
Department of Public Works & Utilities
Agenda
◼Background
◼Current Loads and Resources
◼Forecasted Loads and Resources
◼Future Considerations
◼What’s Next?
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Background
◼State law requires a biennial “Resource Plan”
❑Larger utilities are required to prepare a biennial
“Integrated Resource Plan”
◼City completed first Resource Plan in 2008
❑Plan updated in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020,
2022, and 2024.
◼Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) power
contract ends 2028.
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Resource Plan Components
◼The 2026 Plan must:
1.Describe current power loads and resources
2.Estimate power loads and resources for 2030 and 2035
❑Consider all power sources including conservation
3.Be approved by the City after public notice and hearing
❑Notice to be published by City Clerk in Peninsula Daily News
4.Be submitted to Washington Department of Commerce
by September 1, 2026
5.Be updated again in 2028
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Desired Outcome
◼Assure that future resources are adequate to
meet projected loads
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Current Loads and Resources
Port Angeles Electric Utility Background
◼Principal load centers
❑Industrial Transmission
◼McKinley Paper
❑Distribution system
◼Everyone else
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Residential, 46.54%
General Service, 10.36%
GS Demand , 24.61%
Primary, 10.85%
Water Pumping, 1.11%
Street Lights , 0.27%
Non-Profit, 1.24%Yard Lights , 0.06% IT, 4.96%
COPA Electric Utility Loads Major Rate Loads 2025
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Residential
49%
General Service
11%
GS Demand
26%
Primary
12%
Water Pumping
1%
Street Lights
0%
Non-Profit
1%
Yard Lights
0%
COPA Electric Loads Customer Classes exclude Indust. 2025
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Distribution Tier 1
Conservation
Wheeled
Ind Trans Tier 1
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10.00
15.00
20.00
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30.00
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Jan-26
Jan-27
Jan-28
Jan-29
Jan-30
COPA Electric Utility Resources
Future Loads and Resources
Port Angeles Electric Utility Forecast
◼Remain a BPA customer.
◼Mill remains curtailed.
◼City loads remain relatively flat.
◼BPA Provider of Choice post-2028 Port Angeles
Contract High Water Mark (CHWM) is 47.039 aMW
◼Future Tier 2 load served by BPA after 2028.
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Port Angeles Electric Utility Forecast
◼IT
❑Current forecast shows mill curtailed
◼IT customer responsible for its Tier 2 power purchases
◼All cogeneration output to be sold outside of City through 2028
◼Looking for cogen guidance after 2028
◼Distribution
❑Forecasted to remain under high-water mark
◼Cumulative conservation efforts are making a difference
◼City forecasted to remain under Tier 2 mark
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COPA Electric Utility Resources
Conservation BPA Tier 1 Wheeled
Tier 2 Power
Forecasted Values
Future Considerations
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
◼Strengths
❑Conservation program
❑Very competitive power rates
❑BPA transmission system highly reliable
◼Weaknesses
❑Limited amount of electricity generated on the Peninsula
❑Reduced Contract High Water Mark (CHWM) starting 2028
◼Opportunities
❑Further infrastructure automation, enhanced conservation,
future BPA product enhancements
◼Threats
❑Increase in power consumption signals strong potential for
significant increases in wholesale power and transmission costs
across the pacific northwest (not just BPA).
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Resource Plan Cover Sheet
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Utility Information
Report Year 2026
Utility City of Port Angeles
Prepared by Gregg King
Email gking@cityofpa.us
Date of Board/Commission Approval
Notes: Explain resource choices other than
conservation/use of renewable energy credits
Estimate interval Base Year 5-year Forecast 10-year Forecast
Estimated Period 2025 2030 2035
Season Annual Annual Annual
Units aMW aMW aMW
Loads 28.48 31.98 32.69
Exports
Resources:
Energy Conservation Measures 0.92 1.58
BTM Solar
Demand Response
BPA Tier 1 or Base 28.40 30.97 31.02
BPA Tier 2 0 0
Cogeneration
Hydro
Wind
Utility-Scale Solar
FTM Distributed Solar
Biomass
Landfill Gas
Geothermal
Nuclear
Other Distributed Renewables
Thermal Natural Gas
Thermal Coal
Market Purchases 0.08 0.09 0.09
Other
Imports
Undecided
Total Resources 28.48 31.98 32.69
Load Resource Balance 0.00 0.00 0.00
Market Purchases - Port Angeles wheels power through
Clallam County PUD territory to reach some City
customers.
Washington State Utility Resource Plan Year 2024
What’s Next?
◼City Council to open proposed Resource Plan
public hearing
◼Staff will seek approval of proposed Resource
Plan by City Council
◼Submit proposed Resource Plan to Department of
Commerce by September 1st
Staff is seeking for City Council to conduct the public hearing and
approve the proposed Electric Utility 2026 Power Resource Plan.
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Gregg King
Power Resource Manager
Public Works & Utilities Department
gking@cityofpa.us
360.417.4710
http://www.cityofpa.us
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