Independent Evaluator for The Public Service Company of Colorados - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

September 28, 2017

Independent Evaluator for The Public Service Company of Colorado’s 2017 All-Source Solicitation

Introduction of Accion

• Experience as Independent Monitor and Independent Evaluator
• Serves as Construction Monitor for New-build and Coal – Gas Conversions
• Serves as Monitor for Construction and Decommissioning of Nuclear Plants
• 94 Solicitations in Past 13 Years
• Evaluated Energy Supplies from 21 States
• PPA, BOT & EPC Proposals
• Evaluated Conventional and Renewable Technologies
• Served as IE for 2013 PSCo RFPs

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Accion’s IE Experience by State

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STATE TERM OF SERVICE (YEARS) CAPACITY SOUGHT FUEL SOURCE INITIAL YEAR AZ Seasonal – 3 2,800 MW Open 2003 AZ Open Open Renewable 2006 AZ 10 175,000 MWh Renewable 2007 AZ Open 90 MW Open 2007 AZ 30 230 kW, 115 kW Open 2008 AZ 10 250,000 kW Renewable 2008 AZ 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 25 MW Increments Open 2008 AZ 2, 3, 5 10 MW Increments Open 2008 AZ 10 150,000 MWh Renewable 2010 AZ 20-Oct 100,000 MWh Wind 2012 AZ 10 – 20 50,000 MWh Solar 2012 AZ 20-30 200,000 MWh Renewable 2012 AZ Open 100,000 MWh Wind 2011 AZ 20 with options 20 MW Solar 2016 AZ 10 150,000 MWh Energy Storage 2016 AZ 20 100-150 MW Wind 2018 AZ 20 100-150 MW Solar 2017 CA 15-May 260 MW Renewable 2012 CA 10, 15, 20 518.8 MW/year Renewable-RAM 2011 CA 10, 15, 20 186 MW Renewable-RAM 2012 CA 10, 15, 20 186 MW Renewable-RAM 2013 CA 10, 15, 20 186 MW Renewable-RAM 2014 CA 10, 15, 20 186 MW Renewable-RAM 2015 CA 1, 15, 20 500 MW Solar PV only 2013 CA 1, 15, 20 500 MW Solar PV only 2014 CA 1, 15, 20 500 MW Solar PV only 2015 CA 10, 15, 20 Open Feed In Tariff 2013 CA 20 20 MW Renewable 2017 CA 20-Jan 1MW min Renewable-ERR 2017 CA 10, 15, 20 85 MW Renewable-ERR 2018 CA 10, 15, 20, 30 20 MW Biofuel-Renewable 2018 CA 50 MW Renewable-ERR, DG 2018 STATE TERM OF SERVICE (YEARS) CAPACITY SOUGHT FUEL SOURCE INITIAL YEAR CO 20 30 MW Wind 2014 CO 20 1,000 MW All Source 2015 FLA 5 500 MW Open 2009 FLA Open 800 – 1,000 MW Open 2014 GA 7, 15, 21, 30 1,200 MW Open 2009 GA 7, 15, 30 2,000 MW Open 2010 GA 40 1,250 MW (self-build) Natural gas 2011 GA 20 80,000 MWh Renewable 2011 GA 5, 10, 15, 30 1,300 MW Open 2012 GA 5, 10, 15 800 – 1,200 MW Open 2013-14 GA 5, 10, 15 1,000 MW Open 2015 GA 40 600 – 1,200 MW Open/Nuclear incl. 2016-17 GA 10 100 kW – 1,000 kW Solar 2012 GA 20 60 MW Solar 2015 GA 20 60 MW Solar 2016 GA 30 525 MW Solar 2015-2016 GA 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 100 MW Solar 2017 GA 15, 20, 25, 30 525 MW Renewable 2018 GA 15, 20, 25, 30 525 MW Renewable 2019 HI Open 20 – 25 MW Open/Renewable pref. 2008 HI Life cycle Inter-island Transmission Wind TBD HI 20 80 MW Renewable - FIT 2010 MT Open 150 MW Ren/NG/ Demand/Storage 2016-17 NH 20 24 MW Wind 2008 OR Open 50 MW Open 2009 OR 5 – 30 1,700 MW Open/ IGCC requested 2012-13-14 OR 5 – 20 2,000 MW Open – No coal 2010 OR 5 – open 410 MW Open – Renewable 2010 – 14 OR 20-Oct 300-500 MW Base load Energy 2014 OR 5 – 20 200 MW Capacity 2013 OR 20-Oct 10 MW-101 MWa Renewable 2013 OR 10 25 MW Demand Response 2013 OR Open Transmission Curtailment Wind/Hydro/Bio Fuel 2012

Extensive Experience Serving as Independent Evaluator

Role of the IE - Overview

• Monitor Standards of Conduct
• Monitor Communications
• Review Evaluative Criteria and Processes
• Establish Sufficiency of Evaluation Model and Criteria
• Monitor Bid Receipt
• Monitor and Review Bid Evaluations
• Monitor Evaluation of all Proposals
• PPA, BOT, Self-build and Affiliate Proposals
• Provide Independent Assessment of Evaluation
• Present Findings to Commission

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Role of the IE

Expertise = Fair Approach Accion Group’s RFP and Evaluation Process

• Treat all Bidders Equally
• Bidders have Access to the Same Information at the Same Time
• Test Evaluation Models before the Receipt of Bids
• Review to determine whether all Evaluation done using the Same

Standards, Evaluation Models, and Methodology

• Review all Proposed Evaluation Modeling Changes for Fairness

and Necessity

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Role of the IE - Contact

• Commission Rules
• All parties in the Resource Plan Proceeding other than the

Utility are restricted from initiating Contacts with the Independent Evaluator.

• Contact restricted to that Initiated by the IE
• PSCo Provides an Email Path for Parties to the

ERP and Bidders to Advise the IE they would like to be Contacted

• Email Request for IE Contact:

psco2017allsource@xcelenergy.com

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Role of the IE – Bid Process

• Monitor Receipt all Bids
• Determine whether any Bids Opened before Bid

Period Closes

• No Preference to any Firm
• The Evaluation Model is “Locked Down”
• Retain a Copy of all Bids

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