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Resilient Energy Systems: District Energy & Microgrids
Brett Pasinella, Senior Manager of Innovative Services
May 24, 2016
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Climate Leadership Commitments
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Climate Leadership Commitments (cont.)
Climate leadership now also having the capacity to respond and adapt • Carbon neutrality still a transformative component • Also includes adaptation, preparedness - resilience
Goals for Commitments: • Continue to provide visible and transformative leadership • Proactive management of risks and opportunities; limit reactive
response to unanticipated vulnerabilities • Streamline implementation, demonstrate learning, understand
progress, scale success • Connect higher education to communities in order to enhance
broader, coherent societal response
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Resilience Commitment
Broad Goal: Increase “ability to survive disruption and to anticipate, adapt, and flourish in the face of change” (definition of resilience) Additional Goals: • To avoid reactive and expensive decisions or unnecessary emergency
management • To have diverse and inclusive processes in climate actions • To enhance the role of higher education in supporting community
cohesion, innovation, smart design • To contribute to cross-sector knowledge and progress Key concepts of Resilience Commitment • Increasing adaptive capacity • Partnership with community • Assessment, indicators, inclusivity
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Malcolm McLellan:
Malcolm McLellan is a partner with the law firm of Van Ness Feldman. He represents a wide array of participants in the electric power industry including owners of power generating facilities, transmission and distribution providers, wholesale power markers, and consumers. Malcolm has an intricate knowledge of the technical, legal, and business considerations facing the electric power industry.
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ResilientEnergySystems:DistrictEnergy,CHPandMicrogrids
MalcolmMcLellan,PartnerVanNessFeldman,LLP
May24,2016
VanNessFeldmanLLP• Lawfirmthatfocusesonenergyanduseofnaturalresources– Governmentrela>ons– Regulatoryandtransac>onal– PermiBng– Landuseandrealestate
• OfficesinWashington,D.C.andSeaJle• About120professionals
PlanningChecklist
PlanningchecklistforDistrictEnergyandRenewableEnergyProjectsmagazine:
PlanningforDistrictEnergy,CHPandMicrogrids:AChecklistforCampusAdministrators(DistrictEnergyMagazine,1stQuarter2014)
• Wri:enbymypartnersT.C.RichmondandDavidYaffe
Nomenclature• DistrictEnergy• CombinedHeatandPower(CHP)– ToppingCycle– BoJomingCycle
• Microgrids
DistrictEnergy
DistrictEnergyDistrictenergy:• Isnotanenergysource– It’sameansofmovingenergy
• Requiresaccesstoanenergysource– Ahea>ngorcoolingsource
DistrictEnergySystem
Waterisu>lizedtomoveenergy(intheformofhea>ngorcooling)fromwhereitiscreatedtowhereitisconsumedthroughpipesSource:hJp://www.districtenergy.org/what-is-district-energy/
IdealCondiEonsforDistrictEnergy• Heatsourceclosertoload– Watercoolswithdistance– Highdemanddensity– Aheatsourcethatisunlikelytogoaway
• Requireswaterpipeinfrastructure– Easierinnewconstruc>onvs.retro-fit
DistrictEnergyResources• Interna>onalDistrictEnergyAssocia>on– hJp://www.districtenergy.org/
• District-ScaleEnergyPlanning:SmartGrowthImplementa>onAssistancetotheCityofSanFrancisco,U.S.EPA(June2015)– hJps://www.epa.gov/sites/produc>on/files/2015-06/documents/sf_district_energy_planning.pdf
CombinedHeatandPower(CHP)
Source:hJps://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/fupwg_fall11_valen>ne.pdf
Source:hJps://energycenter.org/self-genera>on-incen>ve-program/business/technologies/chp
IdealCondiEonsforCHP• Exis>ngheatsourceclosertoload– BoJomingcycle
• Desiretobuildagenera>ngresource– Toppingcycle
CHPResources• CombinedHeatandPowerTechnicalPoten>alintheUnitedStates,U.S.Dept.ofEnergy(March2016)– hJp://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/CHP%20Technical%20Poten>al%20Study%203-31-2016%20Final.pdf
• U.S.Dept.ofEnergyCombinedHeatandPowerInstalla>onDatabase– hJps://doe.icfwebservices.com/chpdb/
• CombinedHeatandPowerTechnologiesWebinar,U.S.EPA(2015)– hJps://www.epa.gov/sites/produc>on/files/2015-07/documents/what_is_chp_technologies_and_applica>ons.pdf
Microgrids
DescripEon• “Amicrogridisagroupofinterconnectedloadsanddistributedenergyresourceswithinclearlydefinedelectricalboundariesthatactsasasinglecontrollableen>tywithrespecttothegrid.”
• “Amicrogridcanconnectanddisconnectfromthegridtoenableittooperateinbothgrid-connectedorisland-mode.”
Source:hJps://building-microgrid.lbl.gov/microgrid-defini>ons
UniversityofCalifornia-SanDiegoMicrogrid
Source:hJps://building-microgrid.lbl.gov/ucsd
TheUCSDmicrogridprojectsupplieselectricity,hea>ng,andcoolingfora450hectarecampuswithadailypopulaEonof45,000.Itconsistsoftwo13.5MWgasturbines,one3MWsteamturbine,anda1.2MWsolar-cellinstallaEonthattogethersupply85%ofcampuselectricityneeds,95%ofitsheaEng,and95%ofitscooling.
IdealCondiEonsforMicrogrid• Groupsofbuildings• Buildingsareoperatedonacommoncircuit(s)• Energysourceproximatetothegroupingandelectricallyinterconnected
MicrogridResources• U.SDept.ofEnergy– hJp://energy.gov/oe/services/technology-development/smart-grid/role-microgrids-helping-advance-na>on-s-energy-system
• BerkleyLabs–ExampleMicrogrids– hJps://building-microgrid.lbl.gov/examples-microgrids
TheChecklist
A.WhataretheobjecEvesandprioriEesofyourinsEtuEonthatwillguidedecision-makingonthedistrictenergy/CHP/microgridproject?
• Combinedheatandpower+districtenergy– Fuelsavings– Greenhousegasemissionssavings
• Microgrid– Allowscri>calfacili>estoremainopera>onalduringelectricityblackoutsand/ornaturalgassupplyoutage
– Hedgeforpowerpurchaseexpenses
B.Whatisthecurrentstateofyourcampus’senergyresilienceandgreenhousegasemissions?
• Assessenergyuseandinefficienciesatexis>ngstructures.
• Knowthecontextfordecision-makingatyourins>tu>on.– Shouldyourins>tu>onaJempttoachievereducedornetzeroemissions?
• Whatisarealis>c>meperiodforachievingthestatedgoal?
C.WhatarethepotenEalsavingsindollars,energy/waterusageandemissionsthatyoucouldachievebyimplemenEngdistrictenergy,CHPand/oramicrogrid?
• Assesshea>ng/coolingandelectricityusagecharacteris>csofcampusfacili>es– Determinetheavailability,costanddesirabilityofu>lizingrenewablefuels
– Assesspoten>alforandsaleofelectricityoutsideofthecampusormicrogrid
CostAnalysisBeware:Costanalysisofinnova>veenergyideasmaybedecep>velycomplicated.• Whatbenefitsareconsidered?– Howarethebenefitsdescribed?
• Howarebenefitsquan>fied?• Whatisthemethodologyofcomparingthebenefits/coststostatusquo?
PossibleBenefits/Costs• Avoidedcostofsecondheatsource• Avoidedcarbonfromsecondheatsource• Incuracosttobuildandoperatetheheattransfersystem.– Avoidthecostofbuildingandopera>nginternalhea>ngsystemandpurchasingthefuel
• What’stheback-upiftheheatsourcegoesaway.– Howolenwillaccessbeinterruptedincomparisontostatusquo?
D.WhatareyourdesignandengineeringparametersandyourprocessforselecEngdistrictenergy,CHPand/ormicrogridopEons?
• Conductoutreachtocampuscons>tuenciestoexplainandengageinprojectscoping– Administra>on,faculty,staff,andstudents– Specialenergyneeds-researchersandhospitals
• Conductpreliminaryoutreachtopoten>alvendorsandpartners
E.Doyouhaveadequatespaceoncampusforadistrictenergy/CHPproject?
• Coordinatewithcampusmasterplanningprocess:– Iden>fymasterplanamendmentrequirementsand>ming– Plantoincorporateenergyneedsanddistrictenergy/CHPloca>onsoncampusintocampusmasterplan
• Iden>fyanynecessaryrealestateacquisi>onorparcelconsolida>on
• Reviewwaterrightsandavailabilityforprojectandpoten>alimpactsofprojectonlocalwaterresources
F.IsthereanenvironmentalreviewprocesssuchastheNEPAorstateequivalentthatwillguidetheplanningandreviewprocessfortheproject?
• Beginassemblingthelistsofpoten>alenvironmentalimpactsoftheproject
• Begintoiden>fybenefits,mi>ga>onmeasuresorcreditsthatcanbeclaimedforthisproject
• WilldistrictenergysimplifyenvironmentalreviewforindividualbuildingprojectsandcanenvironmentalbenefitsbeclaimedthatwillassistinthepermiBngofthoseprojects?
G.WhataretheapplicablestateandlocalsiEngandzoningrequirementsfortheproject?
• Dolocalzoningauthori>esencouragedistrictenergy,CHPormicrogrids?
• Doanylocalcovenantsorlanduserestric>onsadverselyaffecttheproject?
• Formicrogrids,aretherefranchiserequirementsoflocalu>li>esandwillfacili>escrosspublicstreets?
H.WhatairpermitswillberequiredandwhatistheprocessandEmingforthedistrictenergyproject?
• Whatpermitwillbetriggeredwhenthereisanewheat/powersource?– Determinetheperiodofopera>onandemissions
• Areyoulocatedinanaircontainmentzone?
I.Arethereotherfederal,stateorlocalregulatoryrequirementsfortheproject?
• Requirementstointerconnectthegenera>ngunitormicrogridtothepowergrid
• Ifsellingpowerbacktotheu>lity– QualifyingfacilityunderthePublicU>lityRegulatoryPolicyAct
– Netmetering
• Ifsellingpowertoanyoneotherthanyourselfortheu>lity,areyouapublicu>litysubjecttostateretailjurisdic>on?
J.WhatarethefinancingandprocurementopportuniEesandrequirementsfortheproject?
• Grants• U>lityprograms• Bonds• Leasingorlease/purchase• Publicprivatepartnerships• Energysavingsperformancecontracts
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