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Blue Spruce Energy Center

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University of Colorado Law School Colorado Law Scholarly Commons Energy Field Tour 2003 (August 11-16) 2003 8-11-2003 Day 1. Monday, August 11, 2003: Blue Spruce Peaker Plant Blue Spruce Energy Center Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/energy-field-tour-2003  Part of the Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Energy Policy Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Environmental Policy Commons, Legislation Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Commons, and the Power and Energy Commons Citation Information Blue Spruce Energy Center, "Day 1. Monday, August 11, 2003: Blue Spruce Peaker Plant" (2003). Energy Field Tour 2003 (August 11-16). https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/energy-field-tour-2003/12 Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University of Colorado Law School. William A. Wise Law LibraryC o l o r a d oUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDERGetches-Wilkinson Center CollectionDay 1. Monday, August 11, 2003: Blue Spruce Peaker Plant, in En er g y  Field  To u r  2003 (Natural Res. Law Ctr., Univ. o f Colo. Sch. o f Law 2003).Reproduced w ith  perm ission o f the Getches-Wilkinson Center fo r Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environm ent (fo rm erly  the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University o f Colorado Law School.August 11, 2003UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONATURAL RESOURCES LAW CENTERCongressional Staff Tour of Blue Spruce Energy CenterCALPINEPeggy Duxbury,D irec to r - G overnm ent and E nvironm enta l A ffa irs•  T he  N a tio n ’s Leading Ind ep en den t Pow er Producer•  C lean Pow er G en era tio n : Exclusive Focus on E ffic ie n t N a tu ra l Gas and R enew ab le  G eo th erm a l•  Established in 1984• H e ad q u arte red  in San Jose, CA• Regional O ffices  in Boston, AAA; D enver, CO; Dublin , CA; Houston, TX; and T am p a , FL•  Public ly  T rad ed  [NYSE:CPN]•  w w w .c a lp in e .c o mR070334 2 August 11, 2003CALPINE’S POWER PORTFOLIOR070334 August 11, 2003In Operation 13 Under Construction11 - New Projects 2 - Expansion ProjectsCALPINE NATURAL GAS PRODUCTIONtic V^  ■CALPINEMajor Fieldsu.s.1 Rio Vista2 E. Cameron 88/893 Mamm Creek4 High Island A-4425 Dorcheat6 Clayton7 Scott8 Elwood9 Lobo Trend10 Golden Trend11 San JuanAugust 11, 2003R0703349  - Oil & Gas Field - CNGC OfficeLARGEST U.S.-BASED GENERATORSR070334C o m p an y M WAEP | 38,400Duke | 37,200Southern | 35,000TVA | 30,400Entergy | 30,000Calpine | 28,830August 11, 2003Pounds per GWhENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCECALPINEExisting  C onven tiona l P o w er P lants  C om pared  w ith  C o m b ined -C yc le  N atural G asso,15,00010,0005,000AverageExistingCoalAverageExistingOilNew Gas Combined Cycle0Existing Existing CombinedCoal Oil Cyclec o 2Existing Existing CombinedCoal Oil CycleSource: USEPA 1997 Emissions Scorecard (As published by Conservation Law Foundation)ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE (continued)CALPINER070334 August 11, 2003Source: “Benchmark Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Generation Owners in the US. Andrew PhiSlipvThe New York TimesRate of pollutionPounds of C02 emissions for each megawatt hour of electricity produced.HIGHEST RATEBasin Electric Power Hoosier Energy Louisiana Pacific Great River Energy NiSource’Data available for only 93 of the 100 companies listed in the report.Power and PollutionDepth shows total CO2 pollutionA new study of pollution among the nation’s 100 largest power companies found a wide disparity in the amount of emissions and the rate of air pollutants emitted per measure of electricity.LOWEST RATEEl Paso ElectricNortheast Utilities.. PacificGas & Electric|_Calj3ine^J-.RGSEnergySouthern I Tennessee Company TXU Valley AuthorityEach bar represents one of the nations biggest electric companies. *XcelEnergyMOST POLLUTIONAmerican..—-Electric PowerCALPINEFEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESEnergy Issues:•  A llow  FERC to  s trengthen  fa ir , c o m p e titiv e  reg ional energy m arkets  th a t  u ltim a te ly  w ill p rovide consum ers w ith  th e  low est cost, c lean est pow er.•  P rom ote  policies th a t  a llo w  in d e p e n d e n t pow er producers to  build  new  g en era tio n  w hich is paid fo r by shareholders, not ra tepayers; sell th a t  pow er  to  custom ers on a c o m p e titiv e  basis ( i .e . ,  u tilit ie s  should be requ ired  to  buy and dispatch th e  m ost econom ic p o w er); and connect th a t pow er to  th e  transm ission grid on an eq u a l basis w ith  investo r-o w ned  u tilit ie s  and others .•  Support ta x  incentives  th a t t r e a t  a ll re n ew a b le  energy sources e q u a lly  - provide a production  ta x  c re d it fo r g e o th e rm a l equa l to  th a t a va ilab le  fo r  w ind and biomass.•  Increase th e  supply o f n a tu ra l gas by d ispatching th e  m ost e ff ic ie n t gas fire d  units firs t, s tream lin in g  th e  p e rm ittin g  process fo r exp lo ra tio n  and  d e ve lo p m e n t o f n a tu ra l gas, and increasing access to  n a tu ra l gas reserves in those locations w h e re  i t  is e n v iro n m e n ta lly  a p p ro p ria te .R070334 August 11, 2003c VCALPINEFEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES(continued)Environm ental Issues:•  Support e n v iro n m e n ta l leg is la tion  th a t prom otes e ffic ie n c y  and lo w -e m ittin g  technology to  produce energy . In any "cap and t ra d e ” m ulti-em issions  leg is la tio n , em ission a llow ances m ust be a llo c a te d  to  encourage th e  c lea n e st, m ost e ff ic ie n t units, ra th e r  than  being "g ra n d fa th e re d ” to  existing  units based on past fu e l use.•  Support fa ir  e n v iro n m e n ta l rules th a t a llo w  increased access to  dom estic  n a tu ra l gas supplies in a w ay  th a t balances th e  p ro tec tio n  o f th e  e n v iro n m e n t w ith  th e  need fo r a d d itio n a l supplies o f this c lean est o f a ll fossil fue ls .•  Support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by supporting policies w hich  encourage th e  e v e n tu a l re tire m e n t o f th e  o ldest, highest p o llu tio n -e m ittin g  p o w er p lants and rep lacing  th em  w ith  po w er d erived  from  c le a n e r burning  n a tu ra l gas and re n e w a b le  g e n e ra tio n . Assure th a t new  g en era tio n  needed  to  m e e t fu tu re  energy needs com es only from  th e  c lean est po w er g eneration  technolog ies, inc luding c lean  coal technology.RD70334 August 11, 2G03

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