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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? 2 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. 3 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 4 Desired Outcome ◼Assure that future resources are adequate to meet projected loads 5 Current Loads and Resources Port Angeles Electric Utility Background ◼Principal load centers ❑Industrial Transmission ◼McKinley Paper ❑Distribution system ◼Everyone else 7 8 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 9 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 10 Distribution Tier 1 Conservation Wheeled Ind Trans Tier 1 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 Jan-25 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. 12 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 14 15 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 Jan-21 Jan-22 Jan-23 Jan-24 Jan-25 Jan-26 Jan-27 Jan-28 Jan-29 Jan-30 Jan-31 Jan-32 Jan-33 Jan-34 Jan-35 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). 17 18 Resource Plan Cover Sheet Legend Enter your information into these shaded fields 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. 19 Gregg King Power Resource Manager Public Works & Utilities Department gking@cityofpa.us 360.417.4710 http://www.cityofpa.us Comments/Questions 20