1 Introduction to the Regional Portfolio Model Michael Schilmoeller NW Power and Conservation Council Thursday, June 10, 2010
Feb 23, 2016
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Introduction to theRegional Portfolio Model
Michael SchilmoellerNW Power and Conservation Council
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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The Northwest Power and Conservation Council
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Generation Resources
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EIA World Oil Price Forecasts
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source: C:\Backups\EUCI 100505 Presentation\Back up and working papers\Hist EIA oil price fc.xls; andAnnual Energy Outlook, Mid-Price or Reference Case Projections, Various Editions (forecasts), Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2005, DOE/EIA-0384(2005) (Washington, DC, July 2006) , Table 5.21 (historical data)
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How the NWPCCApproach Differs
• No perfect foresight, use of decision criteria for capacity additions
• Likelihood analysis of large sources of risk (“scenario analysis”)
• Adaptive plans that respond to futures
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Special Terms
• Futures: aspects of the future we cannot control, combinations of uncertainties
• Plans: actions or policies that we can control
• Scenario: a particular plan under a particular future
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Sources of Uncertainty• Fifth Power Plan
– Load requirements– Gas price– Hydrogeneration– Electricity price– Forced outage rates– Aluminum price– Carbon allowance cost– Production tax credits– Renewable Energy Credit
(Green tag value)
• Sixth Power Plan– aluminum price and
aluminum smelter loads were removed
– Power plant construction costs
– Technology availability– Conservation costs and
performance
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Excel Spinner Graph Model
• Represents one plan responding under each of 750 futures
• Illustrates “scenario analysis on steroids”
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Uncertainty and theConstruction Cycle
Cap
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Planning
Early Construction
Committed construction
In service
time
Delay
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Cost for Future 2
Cost for Future 1
Distribution ofCost for a Plan
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Risk and Expected Cost Associated With A PlanLik
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Risk = average ofcosts> 90% threshold
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Power Cost (NPV 2004 $M)->
Risk = average ofcosts> 90% threshold
Feasibility Space
Increasing TailVaR90
Increasing Average Cost
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Space of feasible solutions
Finding Robust Plans
Reliance on the likeliest outcom
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Risk Aversion
Efficient Frontier
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Modeling Process
The portfolio model
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Risk = average ofcosts> 90% threshold
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Picking a PlanConsiderations
• The strategies along and removed from the efficient frontier
• Other sources of risk, not necessarily captured by the efficient frontier
• The timing of commitments• Controllable costs
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ClaimAnnual
RiskAnnual
PremiumAnnual
Rate1 in 10 over 20 years $ 3 B 2006 1 in 190 $ 15 M 2006 0.50%
injury in auto 13,262.00$ 1 in 128 207.22$ 1.56%major wind damage 6,518.00$ 1 in 258 50.53$ 0.78%
major water damage 5,033.00$ 1 in 387 26.01$ 0.52%
1 in 100 over 20 years $ 10 B 2006 1 in 2000 $ 15 M 2006 0.15%fire in home 21,979.00$ 1 in 1057 41.59$ 0.19%
source: C:\Backups\EUCI 100323 Presentation\Efficient Frontier\EUCI 100323 01.xlsand http://insuranceriskcalculator.com
Option Costs and Risk Benefits
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What the Risk ModelingTeaches Us
• Power plant construction lead time is critical to economic risk
• It is better to be a little surplus in resources than a little deficit, but…
• The biggest blunder is overbuilding. This is consistent with history, too.
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What the Risk ModelingTeaches Us
• Utilities that are reliant on fossil fuels may become economically “short” if carbon control legislation is passed
• If so, they may face a triple whammy:– greater reliance on the market, – higher electricity prices in the market, and – lower value for generation
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What the Risk ModelingTeaches Us
• If we ignore risk, the least-cost plan is relying on the market for new capacity
• Least-risk plan resources need not be “used” to be useful
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• Not all resources can or should cover their costs in the wholesale energy market
• Acquiring conservation that costs $50/MWh over wholesale energy price reduces cost and risk – “the business case”
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Source: Analysis of Optimization Run_L811 090502.xls
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Source: Analysis of Optimization Run_L811 090502.xls
What the Risk ModelingTeaches Us
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source: C:\Backups\EUCI 100505 Presentation\Back up and working papers\WOP Forecast History_MJS.xls