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2012 Reenergize the Americas 2B: Juan A. Mujica-Kohle

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The document discusses renewable energy production options at the NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It outlines that WSTF has 330 acres available that could support 40 MW of solar PV production, far more than needed for internal consumption. The options discussed are using the solar energy behind the meter for internal use only, entering an interconnection agreement with the local utility to sell excess production, or transmitting energy to other locations. The interconnection option has high application fees and the utility would keep renewable energy credits. Transmission requires expensive infrastructure upgrades and transmission fees are high as well. In summary, the document evaluates WSTF's renewable energy potential and options for use or sale, finding

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Renewable Energy Production at WSTF NASA JSC - White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces NM October 2012 Juan C. Tiscareno, NASA Energy Manager Juan A. Mujica, Jacobs Technology
Need for Renewable Energy  Presidential Executive Orders  Land Ownership, Availability and Environmental Assessment  Wind? Not Economically Feasible (per previous study)  Las Cruces, NM: prime location in the U.S. for Solar Irradiance 2
WSTF: Energy Production Study  Private Investment: limited to funding availability  Need for a partnership? Government – Private Developer  NASA – NREL Agreement: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation study for WSTF  Duration: 12 – 18 months  Cost: $120,000 for the Renewable Energy Production Study  Coordination with Private Developers  Need to provide relevant information: RFIs  Need to minimize Developers’ “out of pocket” costs  Need to provide equal opportunities 3
Solar PV Options  Land available: 330 acres ~ 40 MWatt of Solar PV  Energy production capacity is many times higher than internal consumption  Need to export  Options Available:  “Behind the Meter”: Produce energy only for internal use  Interconnection: agreement with the local utility (El Paso Electric)  Transmission: export energy to other locations 4
Option: Internal Use  Energy Produced is Completely Used Internally “behind the meter”  Review contract terms with Utility  Internal Consumption Profile  Production Profile  Production is lower than consumption at all times 5
Option: Interconnection  Need for an Interconnection Agreement with Utility  Facility injects excess production into the Utility’s grid (PV: during the day. Meter runs backwards)  Facility retrieves electricity from the Utility’s grid (PV: during the night or cloudy days) 6
Option: Interconnection (cont)  Interconnection Agreement Main Considerations with El Paso Electric (preliminary)  Submit application and fee of $160,000 approx.  Utility pays wholesale prices for energy received ($0.02-$0.04/kWh)  Facility pays the prices established in its contract for energy used  Utility keeps the RECs  Only qualified facilities: per Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)  Need for infrastructure upgrades?  Project economically unfeasible 7
Option: Transmission  Transmission: Export Production Outside of Your Local Utility Area  Market Study: determine possible buyers, quantities, Point of Injection and Point of Delivery  Transmission Study: determine available power lines’ capacity  Determine power lines’ ownership and usage rates (“pancaking”)  Need for infrastructure upgrades 8
Option: Transmission (cont)  WSTF 40 MW Transmission Case Study:  Market Study: Southwest Public Service (SPS) to release RFP at the beginning of 2013 for 25 MW of solar power  No transmission available to Blackwater or Eddy (PODs for SPS)  Usage cost for 40 MW approximately $1.2 million per year  A three-breaker ring bus may be required, at an estimated cost of $5 to 13 million 9
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2012 Reenergize the Americas 2B: Juan A. Mujica-Kohle

  • 1. Renewable Energy Production at WSTF NASA JSC - White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces NM October 2012 Juan C. Tiscareno, NASA Energy Manager Juan A. Mujica, Jacobs Technology
  • 2. Need for Renewable Energy  Presidential Executive Orders  Land Ownership, Availability and Environmental Assessment  Wind? Not Economically Feasible (per previous study)  Las Cruces, NM: prime location in the U.S. for Solar Irradiance 2
  • 3. WSTF: Energy Production Study  Private Investment: limited to funding availability  Need for a partnership? Government – Private Developer  NASA – NREL Agreement: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation study for WSTF  Duration: 12 – 18 months  Cost: $120,000 for the Renewable Energy Production Study  Coordination with Private Developers  Need to provide relevant information: RFIs  Need to minimize Developers’ “out of pocket” costs  Need to provide equal opportunities 3
  • 4. Solar PV Options  Land available: 330 acres ~ 40 MWatt of Solar PV  Energy production capacity is many times higher than internal consumption  Need to export  Options Available:  “Behind the Meter”: Produce energy only for internal use  Interconnection: agreement with the local utility (El Paso Electric)  Transmission: export energy to other locations 4
  • 5. Option: Internal Use  Energy Produced is Completely Used Internally “behind the meter”  Review contract terms with Utility  Internal Consumption Profile  Production Profile  Production is lower than consumption at all times 5
  • 6. Option: Interconnection  Need for an Interconnection Agreement with Utility  Facility injects excess production into the Utility’s grid (PV: during the day. Meter runs backwards)  Facility retrieves electricity from the Utility’s grid (PV: during the night or cloudy days) 6
  • 7. Option: Interconnection (cont)  Interconnection Agreement Main Considerations with El Paso Electric (preliminary)  Submit application and fee of $160,000 approx.  Utility pays wholesale prices for energy received ($0.02-$0.04/kWh)  Facility pays the prices established in its contract for energy used  Utility keeps the RECs  Only qualified facilities: per Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)  Need for infrastructure upgrades?  Project economically unfeasible 7
  • 8. Option: Transmission  Transmission: Export Production Outside of Your Local Utility Area  Market Study: determine possible buyers, quantities, Point of Injection and Point of Delivery  Transmission Study: determine available power lines’ capacity  Determine power lines’ ownership and usage rates (“pancaking”)  Need for infrastructure upgrades 8
  • 9. Option: Transmission (cont)  WSTF 40 MW Transmission Case Study:  Market Study: Southwest Public Service (SPS) to release RFP at the beginning of 2013 for 25 MW of solar power  No transmission available to Blackwater or Eddy (PODs for SPS)  Usage cost for 40 MW approximately $1.2 million per year  A three-breaker ring bus may be required, at an estimated cost of $5 to 13 million 9

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