- National policy encourages energy development - Landscapes, wildlife and water resources must be protected - BLM required to satisfy both requirement Jim Kenna, Arizona State Director, BLM

1. Renewable Arizona
February 2011
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2. Always Tempting To Say
We Have Arrived
(Figured It Out)
Phoenix, 1917

3. But Things Keep Changing
Phoenix 2010 – Same intersection.

4. Renewable Energy Opportunities
National Policy
New Energy for America
World Realities
• Economics
• Politics
• Climate Change
What Arizona Is Doing
Restoration Design Energy Project
• Statewide analysis
• Realistic footprint options
• Disturbed and low‐impact lands 4

5. The Arizona We Want
“The state’s natural beauty and open spaces are seen by
citizens as our greatest asset. Arizona landscapes matter
– on both economic and emotional levels.”

6. Goal 5: The Arizona We Want
Protect Arizona’s natural environment, water
supplies and open spaces
Address water issues and the effects on wildlife
Consider sites on disturbed lands close to load or major
transmission

7. 5‐Year Survey: The Arizona We Want
Arizona’s Citizens Speak
Best Use of Money – Public & Private Percentage
Invest in renewable technology 35.1
Tax incentives to improve energy efficiency 29.1
Expand the use of nuclear energy 16.5
Stricter pollution standards 10.8
Research lower nighttime temperatures in desert cities 8.5
Source: The Arizona We Want, 2009

8. Generation,
Potential
Sites,
Transmission
and Load

9. Electricity Generation Sources (%)
Arizona Net Capacity in 2008: 25,861 MW
Source AZ US World
Coal‐fired plants 36.7 44 41
Nuclear 24.5 20 15
Gas‐fired 32.5 22 21
Hydroelectric 6.1 8 17
Other renewables 0.1 5 2

10. Big Cities, Big Load
The Geography of Demand
Arizona: 6.6 million
people live in
mostly urban
environments
Arizona Population
• 65% live in Maricopa County (Phoenix)
• Add Pima County (Tucson) and it’s 76%

11. Typical Daily Load Profile
Source: Electropaedia

12. Restoration Design Energy Project
Concept
• Remediation or restoration of public lands
• Production of renewable energy
Process
• Expand types and locations for generation sites
• State‐wide system‐level look for Arizona
Additional Benefits
• Community development
• Economics: business, taxes, incentives revenue

13. Opportunity to Innovate?
Tribal mine, CAP and State School Trust concepts

14. Alternative 1: Maximum REDA
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15. Alternative 2- Transmission Line and Utility Corridor REDA
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17. Getting Water to Thirsty Arizonans
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4 Percentage
Percentage of of the
Arizona’s total
energy used
7,700 8 Navajo
Generating
Approximate
by the Central
Arizona
megawatt‐
hours of
billion Station that
is owned by
Project (CAP), Approximate
electricity gallons of Lake the CAP. The
which pumps
used each Powell water EPA may
Colorado
day by the used annually require
River water to for cooling at
CAP to upgrades to
Phoenix and Navajo
pump water the plant.
Tucson. CAP is Generating
to Phoenix CAP says
the largest Station.
and Tucson.
single user of that could
electricity in triple its
Arizona. costs of
electricity.

18. Look at Water Mitigation
• Solar thermal technology requires a considerable
amount of water for cooling
• Water is scarce, but companies
can reduce their needs
– Use waste or recharge water
instead of groundwater
– Encourage wet cooling where it
is sustainable
– Retire agricultural wells to
offset water used to cool
– Use non‐ or low‐water technology for on‐site hygiene
– Trade energy for water (NAWAPA)
– Develop near CAP and purchase from water owners
Recommendations from the BLM Arizona Resource Advisory Council, 2010

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20. Restoration Design Energy
Energy ‐ Schools ‐ Conservation

21. Arizona’s Restoration
Design Energy Project
• Statewide scale
• Jurisdiction‐neutral (all can use)
• Designate Renewable Energy
Development Areas (REDAs)
• Build from the Solar PEIS, identify
potential development areas (Solar
Energy Zones → REDAs)
• Amend Resource Management
Plans
• Incentives for REDA development
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