PCC 2 - Amazon S3 · 2019. 3. 29. · PCC 2 arrangement costs about 1/3 of PCC 1. creates buys Some...
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“Wind” certificate (REC) e.g. this Washington wind farm: System power aka “Unspecified power,” brown power, or fossil “Wind” certificate (REC) Energy Wholesaler MCE enters into PCC 2 arrangement knowing the wind energy would not be delivered to California, but advertises that the brown power it delivers to consumers, in this example, is “wind” from Washington. PCC 2 arrangement costs about 1/3 of PCC 1. buys creates creates Some other consumer outside of California purchases & takes delivery of low-cost energy w/o REC; energy now known as “null power” energy energy MCE PCC 2 aka Bucket 2, Category 2, or firm-and-shape energy low cost Resource must be outside of CA.
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“Wind”certificate(REC)
e.g.thisWashingtonwindfarm:
Systempoweraka“Unspecifiedpower,”brownpower,orfossil
“Wind”
certifica
te
(REC
)
EnergyWholesaler
MCEentersintoPCC2arrangementknowingthewindenergywouldnotbe
deliveredtoCalifornia,butadvertisesthatthebrownpoweritdeliverstoconsumers,
inthisexample,is“wind”fromWashington.PCC2arrangementcostsabout1/3ofPCC1.
buys
creates
creates
SomeotherconsumeroutsideofCaliforniapurchases&takesdeliveryoflow-costenergyw/oREC;energynowknownas“nullpower”
energy energy
MCE
PCC2akaBucket2,Category2,orfirm-and-shape
energy
lowcost
ResourcemustbeoutsideofCA.