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Energy Productivity & Pricing
Dr Jenny Riesz
February 2014
Markets for energy, renewable energy and carbon
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Electricity price rises
3CSIRO Future Grid (2013) Change and choice, The Future Grid Forum’s analysis
of Australia’s potential electricity pathways to 2050
Avera
ge e
lectr
icity r
eta
il prices
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Changes in residential retail electricity price components
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Causes are complex, various and differ by state, but investment in the electricity distribution
system played the largest role.
Changes in r
eta
il prices (
NS
W)
CSIRO Future Grid (2013) Change and choice, The Future Grid Forum’s analysis
of Australia’s potential electricity pathways to 2050
Carbon
pricing
LNG
Renewables
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RENEWABLES
The market for
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Renewable Energy Market
Renewables create certificates (1 MWh = 1 REC)
Clean Energy Regulator sets Renewable Power Percentage (RPP) – defines annual liability
Retailers surrender the RPP of their electricity sales in RECs
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Renewable Energy Target
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Renewable Energy Target
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Renewable Energy Target
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Solar Photovoltaics drivers
• Global oversupply of PV modules
• High Australian dollarInternational
• Solar 5x Multiplier (RET)Federal
• Generous FiTsState
• Strong supportIndividual
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Global PV module retail prices and Australian
equivalent
http://www.trade.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/360142/AECOM-REPORT-for-
Solar-Bonus-Scheme-Review.pdf
13% reduction in global module prices
Appreciation of Australian dollar
40% reduction in Australian module prices
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Oversupply until 2015-16?
+1
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0 M
W
+3
,500
MW
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Renewable project development
PPA Financing Construction
2-3 years
Long term PPA
required to secure
project financing(eg. $90/MWh for 15yrs)
For project commissioning in 2015-16
need a PPA in 2013-14
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RET Review
Climate Change Authority Review – Dec 2012
• Operational - is the scheme working?
• Major lobbying – 8700 submissions, many seeking reduction
• But CCA recommended minor changes only
Change of Government
• Initiating another review!
• Terms of reference released soon
Perpetual uncertainty
• Detrimental to investment
RET Legislation requires biannual review
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RET may not function without the carbon price
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RET Shortfall charge
($65/MWh nominal)
Cost of cheapest
renewables available
If remove carbon price, need to:
- Increase shortfall charge
- Extend RET
CEEM Working Paper – Payments for closure: Should direct action include payments for
closure of high emissions coal-fired power plants? http://ceem.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Working%20paper%20-%20Payments%20for%20Closure%20-
%202013-10-07a.pdf
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CARBON PRICING
Mechanism and impacts of
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Climate averages vs extreme weather
17Climate Change Authority, Targets and Progress Draft Report, Oct 2013
PERFECT STORM impacts on
electricity sector:
- Extreme demands
- Power station de-rating
- Transmission lines de-rating
- Increased forced outage
probabilities
- Drought reducing cooling
water supplies
- Increased temperature
ratings for all equipment
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Carbon targets
Bipartisan support for -5% by 2020 target
18Climate Change Authority, Targets and Progress Draft Report, Oct 2013
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Pathways to 2050 that meet recommended long term
emissions budget
19Climate Change Authority, Targets and Progress Draft Report, Oct 2013
-25% by 2020 or -15% by 2020
recommended by CCA
-5% by 2020 is likely to be impossibly steep
post 2020 to meet recommended budget
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Policy mechanisms
ExamplesMechanism type
Policy mechanisms
Regulatory
Appliances –minimum star
ratings
Building efficiency standards
Market-based
Carbon tax
Emissions trading
Mandating restrictions or banning particular
items, technologies or techniques
Price on carbon
ADVANTAGES:
Good where market not effective
DISADVANTAGES:
Can be haphazard
Difficulties evolving with the market
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Market based approaches
$/tCO2
$
$$
$
R&D
Tax cuts
+$$
+$$
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Creating a market for carbon
Price
($)
Quantity
(Q)
DemandSupply
Dictated by
Government
Cost of abatement
options
Option 1:
Set the price
(Carbon tax)
Market
determines
quantity
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Creating a market for carbon
Price
($)
Quantity
(Q)
DemandSupply
Dictated by
Government
Cost of abatement
options
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Option 2:
Set the quantity
(Emissions Trading)
Market
determines
price
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Creating a market for carbon
Price
($)
Quantity
(Q)
Demand(uncertain)
SupplySet the price
Uncertainty in
quantity
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Creating a market for carbon
Price
($)
Quantity
(Q)
Demand(uncertain)
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Supply
Set the quantity
Uncertainty in
price
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Creating a market for carbon
Which is most important?
Price
Carbon tax
Quantity
Emissions Trading
• Price certainty
• No guarantee of meeting
emissions targets
• Price may require
adjustment (removes price
certainty benefits)
• Simpler
• Guaranteed to meet targets
• No price certainty
• Can experience price
volatility (especially at
market start)
• Can link internationally
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Clean Energy Future
Emissions trading with initial
fixed price period
Commenced 1st July 2012
(note that it’s not actually a
tax…)
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Price of carbon
July
2012
July
2013
July
2014
July
2015
July
2016
July
2017
July
2018
$23.00$24.15
$25.40
July
2019
Nom
inal price $
/tC
O2
Treasury modelling
(July 2011)
Announce
targets
Flexible priceFixed price
Price depends upon targets
($30-60 /tCO2 by 2020)
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Can Abbott repeal the carbon price?
1• Waiting for Senate to change over in July 2014
2• Abbott likely to have numbers in the Senate to repeal (needs
support of minor parties – Clive Palmer, Motoring Party)
3• Carbon tax removed from July 2014 (retroactive)
4• Emissions Reduction Fund?
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UNCERTAINTY• Inhibiting investment
• Sensible businesses factoring in a carbon
price anyway
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Emissions Reduction Fund
Abatement buy-back (specific abatement projects)
Reverse auction/tender
– Businesses submit tenders to
reduce emissions
– Govt selects lowest cost
– Forward contracts
– Commence July 2014
Funds allocated in budget
– $300 million, $500 million,
$750 million to 2020
– Long term this mechanism
implies significant tax
increases
“Safeguard mechanism” (large facilities)
Mechanism to provide
incentives not to exceed
historical emissions baselines
No Govt revenue
Commence 1 July 2015
New entrants?
Non-compliance penalties?
Electricity sector?
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Impacts of the carbon price on electricity sector
+$$
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Impacts of carbon price on electricity sector
Capital cost ($)
• Initial installation cost
Fixed costs ($ pa)
• Fixed operations and maintenance
Operating costs ($/MWh)
• Fuel
• Variable operations and maintenance
• Carbon
SU
NK
Short Run
Marginal
Cost
(SRMC)
Operational
decisions
Long Run
Marginal
Cost
(LRMC)
Investment
decisions
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Dispatch impacts
Outcome depends strongly
upon gas prices
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Impact of carbon price on electricity market
Generator costs increase
• Proportional to emissions intensity
Increase bid prices
• Assuming a competitive market
Wholesale electricity prices increase
• Average emissions intensity ~1tCO2/MWh, anticipate ~1:1 pass through of $23/tCO2 carbon price
Cost passed through to consumers
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Impact of carbon price on electricity market
Mild
weather
Extreme
summer
+$17
+$30
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Electricity sector emissions
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8.6%
reduction
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Investment decisions
Black coal
Brown coal
GasRenewables
Gas CCS
Coal CCS
No carbon price -5% by 2020 -25% by 2020
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LNG
Impacts of
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Anticipated LNG exports compared to domestic
market
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USA and Canada
Shale rock gas
reserves
Gas Prices
80%
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Significant uncertainty over future gas prices
Delivering Energy Price Security in an age of Uncertainty (2012), http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Geographies/Australia-
New%20Zealand/DeliveringEnergyPriceSecurity_DrJennyRiesz.pdf41
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The uncertainty is material
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New generation options
Generation technology Challenges
Coal High investment capital risk
Nuclear Highly politically sensitive
Hydro & Biomass Resource limitations
Geothermal, tidal, wave, CCS Not commercially viable prior to 2030
Solar thermal High cost
RET
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Proposed new capacity
AEMO, Statement of Opportunities 201344
(13GW)
(11GW)
(3GW)
• Bayswater B (2GW), NSW
• Munmorah Rehabilitation (0.7 GW), NSW
• Arckaringa IGCC (0.6 GW), SA
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A portfolio approach to risk management
RET
PEAKINGDomestic gas prices
Electricity prices
BASELOAD
Domestic gas prices
Electricity prices
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Comparing portfolios of renewables vs gas (2030)
46The role of wind and solar PV in mitigating the impact of uncertainty in the Australian Electricity
Industry (2013) http://ceem.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Paper_WIW13-1207.pdf
Percentage variable renewables:
0%
15%
30%
50%
70%
90%
Renewables reduce
cost risk
(and also reduce total
cost up to a point,
depending upon CO2
and gas prices)
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Comparing portfolios of renewables vs gas (2030)
47The role of wind and solar PV in mitigating the impact of uncertainty in the Australian Electricity
Industry (2013) http://ceem.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Paper_WIW13-1207.pdf
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International experiences
“promoting stable electricity
prices by hedging against
volatile natural gas prices”
33% Renewable Energy
by 2020California
“[Renewables] will be crucial to help protect consumers from fossil fuel price fluctuations”
15% Renewable Energy
by 2020UK
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Conclusions – Outlook for the electricity sector
Time
Impact
RET?Carbon
price?
Gas market?
PEAKING
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What about nuclear?
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Nuclear costs are increasing
Koomey, Jonathan, and Nate Hultman. 2007. “A Reactor-Level Analysis of Busbar Costs for
U.S nuclear plants, 1970-2005, Energy Policy
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Investment in nuclear has slowed
Mycle Schneider Consulting (2005)
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Levelised cost of nuclear is high
Levelised cost ($/MWh)
Nuclear (UK) $154 (£92.50)(Hinkley C, 35yr PPA)
Wind (Australia) $80 - $100(10-15yr PPA)
• Cost of establishing a nuclear industry?
• Also:• No export industry in renewable technologies• Inflexible – poor partner with variable renewables