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WREF 2012 • May 17 • Denver, Colorado USA
Leslie Martel Baer, MS, MA, Strategist
RESA Reporting in Colorado
1May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer
RESA Reporting
2May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer
Fundamental Functions
Show the IOU is
 Collecting RESA
funds appropriately
 Distributing them to
qualifying projects
 Purchasing/selling
RECs appropriately
 Meeting the RES
(generation projects)
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 3
RESA & Ratepayers
 2%—no more, no
less—is collected
from retail customers
 See your bill
 RESA reports give
aggregate picture
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 4
I Want Cheap
Clean Energy
RESA & the IOUs
 Proof of RES
compliance
 Fiduciary
responsibility to
investors
 Express future intent
through Compliance
Plans
 Would like reduced
frequency
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 5
RESA & Administrators,
Policy Makers
 PUC
 Ensures RES is met
 Responsible to
ratepayers
○ Advisory Board:
provides information
and guidance to the
○ Trial Staff: determine if
reporting is accurate
and if an audit is
warranted
 State Policy Makers
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 6
RES & RE Business
 Looking for unused
capacity in programs
 How rapidly the
market responds to
new programs and
other changes
 The extent of
competition as
measured by
numbers of
installations
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 7
RESA & NGOs
 Industry trade
associations: working for
members
 Non-governmental
organizations: furthering
the “cause” of
technologies
 Monitor implementation
of programs and
accomplishment of the
RES
 RE market
 Program market impacts
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 8
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 9
Xcel’s Monthly Process
 Pull data from
databases
 “Manually” sort and
filter
 Produce reports
 Process designed for
34 MW of capacity
 Now over 100 MW
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 10
The Bad
The Process Needs to Be
Modernized and Transparent
 Up to 3-month lag in
reporting
 Lack of Automation
 Audits are voluntary; PUC
can call for audits if
deemed necessary
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 11
The Bad & The Good
The Process Needs to Be
Modernized and Transparent
Some Effort is Underway for
Modernization, Transparency
 Up to 3-month lag in
reporting
 Lack of Automation
 Audits are voluntary; PUC
can call for audits if
deemed necessary
 All parties use same data
set (Xcel, PUC, public)
 Pursuing more
automation with
Community program
 Xcel does conduct internal
audits and it has caught
errors this way
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 12
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 13
A Budgetary Shortfall
 Solar*Rewards
extremely popular
 Up-front incentives
caused high outflows
 Issue resolved
 Switch to performance
based incentives
 Legal agreement for a
loan from Xcel
Doing
Okay
Whoops
Getting
Back on
Track
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 14
RESA Rider Cap
 Set at 2% of retail
electricity
 Avoided costs paid
for under Electric
Commodity
Adjustment
 Only incremental cost
of RE is paid for by
RESA
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 15
Incremental Cost Calculation
 High gas prices =
wind credit to RESA
 Low gas prices = wind
charge to RESA
 Comparison
supposed to include
new gas plant build
out
 Usually only ramping
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 16
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 17
Big Data, Minimal Reporting
 Business, NGOs may
not be getting the
details they want
 Self-reported data
 Consensus on trust
 Little examination
outside Xcel
 More detail coming
 More accessibility?
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 18
Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Xcel Energy
Vote Solar
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 19
WREF 2012 • May 17 • Denver, Colorado USA
Leslie Martel Baer, MS, MA, Strategist
leslie.baer@energyintersections.com
RESA Reporting in Colorado
May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 20

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RESA Reporting in Colorado: Big Data with Many Stakeholders

  • 1. WREF 2012 • May 17 • Denver, Colorado USA Leslie Martel Baer, MS, MA, Strategist RESA Reporting in Colorado 1May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer
  • 2. RESA Reporting 2May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer
  • 3. Fundamental Functions Show the IOU is  Collecting RESA funds appropriately  Distributing them to qualifying projects  Purchasing/selling RECs appropriately  Meeting the RES (generation projects) May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 3
  • 4. RESA & Ratepayers  2%—no more, no less—is collected from retail customers  See your bill  RESA reports give aggregate picture May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 4 I Want Cheap Clean Energy
  • 5. RESA & the IOUs  Proof of RES compliance  Fiduciary responsibility to investors  Express future intent through Compliance Plans  Would like reduced frequency May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 5
  • 6. RESA & Administrators, Policy Makers  PUC  Ensures RES is met  Responsible to ratepayers ○ Advisory Board: provides information and guidance to the ○ Trial Staff: determine if reporting is accurate and if an audit is warranted  State Policy Makers May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 6
  • 7. RES & RE Business  Looking for unused capacity in programs  How rapidly the market responds to new programs and other changes  The extent of competition as measured by numbers of installations May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 7
  • 8. RESA & NGOs  Industry trade associations: working for members  Non-governmental organizations: furthering the “cause” of technologies  Monitor implementation of programs and accomplishment of the RES  RE market  Program market impacts May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 8
  • 9. May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 9
  • 10. Xcel’s Monthly Process  Pull data from databases  “Manually” sort and filter  Produce reports  Process designed for 34 MW of capacity  Now over 100 MW May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 10
  • 11. The Bad The Process Needs to Be Modernized and Transparent  Up to 3-month lag in reporting  Lack of Automation  Audits are voluntary; PUC can call for audits if deemed necessary May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 11
  • 12. The Bad & The Good The Process Needs to Be Modernized and Transparent Some Effort is Underway for Modernization, Transparency  Up to 3-month lag in reporting  Lack of Automation  Audits are voluntary; PUC can call for audits if deemed necessary  All parties use same data set (Xcel, PUC, public)  Pursuing more automation with Community program  Xcel does conduct internal audits and it has caught errors this way May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 12
  • 13. May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 13
  • 14. A Budgetary Shortfall  Solar*Rewards extremely popular  Up-front incentives caused high outflows  Issue resolved  Switch to performance based incentives  Legal agreement for a loan from Xcel Doing Okay Whoops Getting Back on Track May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 14
  • 15. RESA Rider Cap  Set at 2% of retail electricity  Avoided costs paid for under Electric Commodity Adjustment  Only incremental cost of RE is paid for by RESA May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 15
  • 16. Incremental Cost Calculation  High gas prices = wind credit to RESA  Low gas prices = wind charge to RESA  Comparison supposed to include new gas plant build out  Usually only ramping May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 16
  • 17. May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 17
  • 18. Big Data, Minimal Reporting  Business, NGOs may not be getting the details they want  Self-reported data  Consensus on trust  Little examination outside Xcel  More detail coming  More accessibility? May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 18
  • 19. Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association Colorado Public Utilities Commission Xcel Energy Vote Solar May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 19
  • 20. WREF 2012 • May 17 • Denver, Colorado USA Leslie Martel Baer, MS, MA, Strategist leslie.baer@energyintersections.com RESA Reporting in Colorado May 17, 2012 WREF 2012 • Colorado RESA Reporting: Big Data, Many Stakeholders • Leslie Martel Baer 20