Xcel Electric Resource Plan (ERP) Study Group - Eighth Meeting
The Eighth Session will be on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 7 pm.
If you haven't joined previously but would like to see what we are up to, you are very welcome to join. We think you'll find it interesting--and inspiring!! As always, our "Citizen Power" team is doing some really good work!
This will be our last Study Group before Answer Testimony is filed. We’ll be going over some key discovery responses and discussing our plans for the fall. We expect the Public Hearing to be scheduled for December some time, but the PUC hasn't decided when as far as we know.
Things are coming together really well and many parties should be making strong arguments for less reliance on fossil fuel generation and more reliance on clean, 21st century solutions. Now we need to make sure that the transition is as equitable as possible. This will be a big challenge for us as we move forward this fall.
We hope you can make it! Zoom details below.
This is intended to be a Study Group where we all help each other understand and think about the material. I'll send out the testimony and topic for the first few times and then we'll work together to decide how to structure the meetings as we dive deeper into what is being proposed. To start with, I'll plan on about a 10-15 minute PPT and the rest of the session will be devoted to discussion and planning for the next session as well as talking about how to disseminate the information.
Topics will include:
Introduction and Overview
Coal Plant Options (including coal supply)
Coal Plant Cost Recovery--How to make it more equitable
Modeling--Assumptions and outputs
Utility scale v distributed solar
Discount rate--why it matters
Methane--How much for how long?
Transmission--Building but not overbuilding
Rate impacts--Say "What?"
Performance Incentive Mechanisms
If you miss a session, don't worry--we'll do quick reviews to help everyone get caught up. Just tune back in as quickly as you can!
7 pm Session--Usually 2nd and 4th Monday
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