Biomass Feasibility Project Final Report - Xcel Energy
Biomass Feasibility Project Final Report - Xcel Energy
Biomass Feasibility Project Final Report - Xcel Energy
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1994 Legislature –<br />
As part of the<br />
Prairie Island<br />
Agreement, NSP is<br />
mandated to<br />
generate 125 MW of<br />
biomass power from<br />
farm grown closed<br />
loop biomass.<br />
1995 Legislature –<br />
1996 Legislature –<br />
Farm grown closed-loop<br />
biomass is defined.<br />
Interim fuel exemptions<br />
are provided for. Nonbiomass<br />
fuel use is<br />
capped at 25%. <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
mandated to demonstrate<br />
financial viability.<br />
Single project MW<br />
limitation of 75 MW<br />
established, and waste<br />
wood is allowed as a fuel<br />
source for 25 MW power<br />
from St. Paul district<br />
heating system.<br />
1998 Legislature –<br />
Ratepayer recovery of<br />
utility expenses incurred<br />
in meeting the mandate<br />
is permitted. Act of God<br />
exemption form<br />
requirement to use<br />
biomass fuels is<br />
included.<br />
2000 Legislature –<br />
Agricultural cropwaste is<br />
permitted to fulfill 25%<br />
of project fuel<br />
requirements. Use of<br />
turkey litter is permitted<br />
by Fibrominn plant. The<br />
Fibrominn plant is<br />
limited to 50 MW, and<br />
the PPA price is capped.<br />
Co-firing with nonbiomass<br />
fuels is<br />
permitted. New projects<br />
restricted if they will<br />
adversely impact<br />
existing projects. 75<br />
MWs mandated to come<br />
from “Agricultural<br />
<strong>Biomass</strong>”.<br />
2001 Special<br />
Legislative Session –<br />
NSP ordered to<br />
“consider on an equal<br />
basis” the Northome<br />
<strong>Biomass</strong> <strong>Project</strong>. The<br />
project is required to<br />
be operational by<br />
December 31, 2002.<br />
Facilities datisfying<br />
the biomass mandate<br />
are exempted from<br />
property taxes.<br />
2003 Legislature –<br />
Operational date for the<br />
Northome <strong>Biomass</strong> <strong>Project</strong><br />
changed to construction<br />
start date of December 31,<br />
2005.<br />
2003 Legislature –<br />
NSP ordered to sign PPA<br />
for Northome <strong>Biomass</strong><br />
project under Reneweable<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Objective.<br />
2003 Special Session –<br />
Legislature Reduces<br />
mandate to 110 MW,<br />
requires approval of<br />
EPS/Beck transfer to<br />
NGPP if the project size is<br />
reduced.<br />
2005 Legislature–<br />
The use of “sustainably<br />
managed woody biomass” by<br />
mandated projects is<br />
permitted. State agencies and<br />
project developers are<br />
mandated to define best<br />
practices for “sustainably<br />
managed woody biomass”.<br />
December 1998 - NSP<br />
and EPS Beck execute<br />
a PPA for 25 MW to<br />
be powered by a<br />
Whole Tree Burner<br />
January 2000 –<br />
EPS/Beck project<br />
increased to 50<br />
MW<br />
February 2003 - EPS/Beck<br />
PPA transferred to NGPP.<br />
The project will now use<br />
chipped wood, at least 50%<br />
from closed loop biomass.<br />
March 2005 –<br />
NGPP Purchased<br />
by Laurentian<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Authority.<br />
June 2006 –<br />
Construction<br />
underway at<br />
LEA<br />
November 1997<br />
- NSP and<br />
MNVAP<br />
execute a PPA<br />
for 75 MW to<br />
be fueled by<br />
Alfalfa Stems<br />
December 1998 -<br />
NSP and St. Paul<br />
Cogeneration<br />
execute a PPA for<br />
25 MW to be fueled<br />
by waste wood<br />
December 1999 –<br />
MNVAP contract<br />
terminated for<br />
noncompliance.<br />
August 2000 –+<br />
Fibrominn PPA<br />
Signed<br />
Summer 2001 –<br />
Construction begins on<br />
St. Paul District<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> plant.<br />
Spring 2003 –<br />
Construction<br />
completed on St. Paul<br />
District <strong>Energy</strong> plant.<br />
November 2004<br />
– Fibrominn<br />
Construction<br />
begins<br />
Early<br />
Fibro<br />
proje<br />
comp<br />
expe<br />
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Figure VII-1: A Timeline of Minnesota's <strong>Biomass</strong> Mandate<br />
Identifying Effective <strong>Biomass</strong> Strategies: Page 97<br />
Quantifying Minnesota’s Resources and Evaluating Future Opportunities