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Rural Energy Affordability and Economic Development
Nebraska Rural Energy Needs & Opportunities
David BrachtFebruary 8, 2017
Nebraska Facts• Population – 1.9 mil (state rank – 37)
• Omaha metro – 915,000 (59th in US)
• Lincoln metro – 327,000
• Only 10 Cities over 20,000
• Area – 77 million sq. miles (16th)
• Agriculture – 45 million acres (91% of state)
• State GDP - $115 billion (36th)• Ag production - $23 billion (6% of US)
• Top Industries• Agriculture (1 in 4 jobs)
• Manufacturing & Agriculture Processing
• Finance & Insurance
• Health Care & Social Services
• Transportation (Trucking & Rail)
Rural Energy in Nebraska
TOPICS
• What makes Nebraska different
• Renewable Energy Development
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Nebraska State & Rural Energy Drivers
7th highest per capita energy use
• Energy Intensive agriculture & industrial sector• Irrigated acres (1st)
• Cattle feeding (1st)
• Meat processing (1st)
• Ethanol production (2nd)
• Corn for grain (3rd)
Nebraska leads US In Irrigation
and increasing electric load
Nebraska Public Power
• Nebraska only state with 100% consumer owned electric power• State statutes passed in 1933 for public
acquisition of then-existing investor owned utilities
• 167 public power districts, rural electric cooperatives, municipal power companies with • Publicly elected or appointed boards
• 8th lowest rates in
Nebraska Public Power Districts
Power Review Board Service Territories
Nebraska Power Generating Fleet
Energy Nebraska Style
Nebraska Ethanol Plants
• 25 ethanol plants• Including largest ethanol
facility in United States
• 2.2 million gallons/year• 2nd highest of all states
• Employment• 1,300 direct
• 4,000 indirect
Key part of Nebraska’s “golden triangle” of corn, cattle and
ethanol
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Nebraska Wind
• Nebraska part of windiest part of US
• Fourth highest wind potential of all states
• Average capacity factor in 2016 over 45%• Highest in US
• One of only five states above 40% capacity factor
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Nebraska Wind Projects
• 1,320 MW
• 737 turbines
• Wind energy was over 10.1% of electric energy used in Nebraska in 2016
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Nebraska Solar Energy
• Growing interest in solar energy statewide
• In 2016 – 2017 Nebraska solar projects expanded from just over 1.0 megawatt to nearly 25 megawatts
• Rooftop/small commercial under 25 kw to small community solar projects 100 kw to 5 megawatts
Fremont Nebraska Generation Units
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Baseload Power Plants
• Lon D Wright –coal-fired generating station
• Unit #6 –16.5 MW
• Unit #7 –21 MW
• Unit #8 –91.5 MW
• Derril G Marshall Generating Station –gas-fired
• 41.6 MW of peaking power
Grid Power
• Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
• Market-based rates
• 60MW limit
Renewable
• Cottonwood Wind Farm –40 MW (November 2017)
• Community Solar –1.55 MW
Solar Program Parameters• Eligibility: Available to all customers of Fremont, subject
to a signed agreement (2 pages)
• Participation: Two options:
• Purchase panel(s) - $180 ea.
• 1 panel yields 43 kWh/month
• Purchase Solar Energy Shares - $.06/kWh
• 1 share equals 150 kWh/month
Minimum: 1 panel/solar energy share
Maximum: 50-80% of annual kWh consumption
• Residential 80%/Commercial 50%
• Program Length:
• 1-month residential
• 1-year commercial
• Enrollment Fee: $30 refundable (applied to bill) after 1-year
• Portability: Participation is transferrable
Project Results• Sold out 1.0 MW in 5 weeks
• Sold out 1.55 MW in 7 weeks
• 180 Residential customers • 50% purchased solar panels
• 50% subscribed to solar shares
• 20 Commercial customers
• Commercial operation in early 2018
• 70+ names on waiting list for Solar Farm 2
▪ Certified US Government Contractor for Biomass Electric Power Generation
▪ EPA Partnership for Combined Heat and Power (pending)
▪ Public-Private Partnership with the City of South Sioux City, Nebraska
▪ Public-Private Partnership with the Nebraska Forest Service
▪ Nebraska Statewide Wood Energy Team
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Gasification Definition
Gasification is a process that converts organic or
fossil fuel based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide,
hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This is achieved by reacting
the material at high temperatures, without combustion,
with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam.
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Current Biomass Power Plant Project Highlights in South Sioux City, Nebraska:
• 8MW biomass baseload power generation; modular system for future expansion
• 100,000 tons/year of torrefied wood pellet production • Drop-in replacement fuel for coal-fired power plants
• Multiple sources of feedstock adaptability (wood waste, MSW, C&D, Ag residuals)
• 343,000 tons/year of wood waste @ 45% moisture content as feedstock
• Technologies used: Gasification, Torrefaction, Waste-Heat Recycling
• Total project cost $53 million
• Direct jobs/careers (29) and indirect jobs (350)
• Workforce housing and workforce development core business model19