National Energy Foundation Overview of Energy in Utah and Utah

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National Energy Foundation Overview of Energy in
Utah and Utahs Energy Goals

• Mary Ann Wright
• Energy Resource Coordinator
• maryannwright_at_utah.gov
• Governors Office
• November 7, 2009

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Utahs Energy Resources

• President Lincoln called Utah the Treasure House
  of the Nation

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Commodityrich Utah

• Just about every commodity mined in USA is
  present or mined in Utah.
• Every energy resource exists in Utah.
• Non-renewables Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Uranium,
  Oil Shale, Tar Sands
• Renewables Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydro,
  Biomass

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A Look at Energy Resources

• Utah ranks in top quarter of states in production
  of oil, gas, coal.
• Utah just beginning to tap potential for RE
  Renewable Energy.
• EE Energy Efficiency is an important resource
  to be mined.

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Coal supplies most of Utahs power
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Electricity by Source - Utah
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Utahs Oil and Gas Resources
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Coal Resources
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Coal Fields of the US
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Utahs Uranium Resources
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Utahs Oil Shale Resources
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Utahs Renewable Resources

• Utah Renewable Energy Zone Phase I Resource
  Report, January 2009
• Publication of Governors Energy Advisor and Utah
  State Energy Program, UGS
• On-line at www.geology.utah.gov/sep
• UREZ Phase II underway to look at Transmission
  (TX) for Renewable development.

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Solar Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential 826
Gigawatts
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SunSmart Solar
SunSmart Solar Website 2009

• St. George, Washington County. January 2009
• 100 Units installed to date. Average unit output
  140 kWhs/month
• Citizens buy a solar panel that is installed in a
  solar farm and receive a utility credit on their
  bill.

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Wind Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential 9,145
Megawatts. Potential was found in 24 of 29
Counties.
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Spanish Fork Wind Power Plant
Photo courtesy Rocky Mountain Power

• Spanish Fork City, Utah County. August 2008
• 9 Turbines produce 18.9 mW capacity

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Geothermal Renewable Energy Zones
Estimated Electrical Generation Potential 1,330
Megawatts
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Blundell Geothermal Plant

• Milford, Beaver County. July 1984
• 34 mW Capacity
• Rocky Mountain Power clean energy plant
• Serves electricity needs of more than 25,000
  average residential customers
• First geothermal power plant in the U.S. outside
  of CA

Photo courtesy Rocky Mountain Power
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Orrin G. Hatch Thermo Springs
Photo courtesy of Raser Technologies

• Beaver County. November 2008, built in 6 months.
• 10 mW capacity in 2008 up to 235 mW future
  development

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Solar, Wind and Geothermal Renewable Energy
Zones with Existing Transmission Lines
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Summary Findings of UREZ

• Wind 9,145 MW

Solar 826 GW
Geothermal 1,330 MW
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WESTERN RENEWABLE ENERGY ZONES and UREZ Areas
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY- our easiest resource to mine
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
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Energy Efficiency Retrofits

• Orem printing house installation, May 2009
• Saves 30 to 70 of cooling costs
• Annual energy savings of 5.7 kwh per sq. ft. per
  year
• RoofShade, Inc. Sandy, Utah-based company was
  recognized in the 2008 Utah Innovation of the
  Year Awards by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah
  Technology Council

• Photos by Governors Energy Advisors Office

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Rebates and tax incentives

• State of Utah tax incentives
  www.geology.utah.gov/sep
• Questar Thermwise rebates
• Rocky Mountain Power rebates, Blue Sky grants
  and incentives
• Look to municipal and other power providers for
  innovation.
• Federal tax incentives www.doe.gov

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Utahs Energy Goals

• Energy Efficiency 20 by 2015
• Renewable Energy 20 by 2025
• GHG - Reduce Green House Gas emissions to 2005
  levels by 2020

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RENEWABLE ENERGY
DSIRE www.dsireusa.org

October
2008
ME 30 by 2000 10 by 2017 - new RE
MN 25 by 2025 (Xcel 30 by 2020)
VT (1) RE meets any increase in retail sales by
2012 (2) 20 by 2017
WA 15 by 2020

• NH 23.8 in 2025

ND 10 by 2015
MA 15 by 2020 1 annual increase (Class I
Renewables)
WI requirement varies by utility 10 by 2015
goal
MT 15 by 2015
RI 16 by 2020
SD 10 by 2015
CT 23 by 2020

• NV 20 by 2015

• OH 25 by 2025

IA 105 MW

• NY 24 by 2013

UT 20 by 2025

• NJ 22.5 by 2021

IL 25 by 2025

• CO 20 by 2020 (IOUs)
• 10 by 2020 (co-ops large munis)

• PA 18 by 2020

CA 20 by 2010
MO 11 by 2020

• MD 20 by 2022

• NC 12.5 by 2021 (IOUs)
• 10 by 2018 (co-ops munis)

• AZ 15 by 2025

• DE 20 by 2019

• DC 11 by 2022

• NM 20 by 2020 (IOUs)
• 10 by 2020 (co-ops)

VA 12 by 2022
TX 5,880 MW by 2015
State RPS
HI 20 by 2020
State Goal
Solar water heating eligible
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Getting Energy to Market

• Transmission and Pipelines

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PIPELINES
Holly-UNEV Petroleum pipeline from Woods Cross
to Las Vegas 350 miles in Utah
Photo from UNEV Pipeline LLC Website
Ruby Pipeline - Natural gas pipeline from Opal
WY to Malin, OR, through Utah, 670 miles El Paso
Natural Gas Corporation, Ruby Pipeline Company
Photo from FERC Mailing
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Major Transmission Proposals and WREZ Hubs
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Major Transmission Projects
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DOI Solar Initiative

• Areas under evaluation

• June 20 announcement
• Interior Department targeting 24 federal land
  tracts in six Western States for evaluation for
  solar generation
• Up to 100,000 MW of potential generation
• Evaluation to be completed in late 2010

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Who guides development?

• Landowners Trust lands, BLM, USFS, State
• Mineral/ Resource Owner No one owns the sun or
  the wind yet.
• Geothermal resource owned by federal government
  and state
• Permitting agencies at state level
• Regulates

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Will we still need coal?
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What can you do to help meet the Utahs Energy
Goals?

• Lead by example.
• Baseline your energy use. Conduct an Energy
  Audit what/where are your big energy uses?
• Take care of Energy Efficiency and look at using
  incentives to do so.
• Look at your energy use in transportation. Ask
  how can this change?

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Contact information

• Mary Ann Wright
• Energy Resource Coordinator
• 324 South State Street
• Salt Lake City, UT 84111
• maryannwright_at_utah.gov
• 801-538-8726
• http//www.energy.utah.gov/