Biomass Resource Assessment Part I - Gainesville Regional Utilities

TABLE OF CONTENTSList of Figures ................................................................................................................................ iiiList of Tables .................................................................................................................................. vList of Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ viiList of Conversions ...................................................................................................................... viii1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 91.1. Project Background and Scope ....................................................................................... 91.2. Tasks ............................................................................................................................... 91.3. Organization of the Report ............................................................................................ 112. Task 1: Woodshed delineation and supply/market analysis for GRU, JEA, and TAL ......... 132.1. Background ................................................................................................................... 132.2. Methods......................................................................................................................... 142.2.1. Description and physical availability of resources ............................................... 142.2.2. Cost assumptions .................................................................................................. 192.2.3. Haul time calculations and woodshed delineation ................................................ 232.2.4. Price impacts on pulpwood ................................................................................... 242.2.5. Other competing demands .................................................................................... 252.2.6. Supply curve construction ..................................................................................... 262.3. Scenarios ....................................................................................................................... 272.3.1. Scenario #1: “Without competing demand” .......................................................... 272.3.2. Scenario #2: “With competing demand” ............................................................... 272.3.3. Scenario #3: “With price competition” ................................................................. 302.3.4. Scenario #4: “With price competition, 25% pulpwood” ...................................... 302.3.5. Scenario #5: “One-hour haul radius with price competition” ............................... 302.3.6. Scenario #6: “With competing demand, doubling diesel costs” ........................... 312.4. Results of the five scenarios ......................................................................................... 322.4.1. GRU Deerhaven facility ....................................................................................... 322.4.2. JEA Brandy Branch facility .................................................................................. 442.4.3. TAL Hopkins facility ............................................................................................ 562.4.4. General results ...................................................................................................... 682.5. Economic impacts (by Drs. Alan Hodges and Mohammad Rahmani) ......................... 703. Task 2: Sustainability impacts from land-use change ........................................................... 743.1. Background ................................................................................................................... 743.2. Scenarios ....................................................................................................................... 743.2.1. Base case scenario to 2040 ................................................................................... 753.2.2. Conservative case scenario to 2040 ...................................................................... 773.3. Results ........................................................................................................................... 803.3.1. GRU ...................................................................................................................... 803.3.2. JEA ........................................................................................................................ 833.3.3. TAL Hopkins facility ............................................................................................ 863.4. Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 884. Task 3: Transportation impacts for Deerhaven ..................................................................... 894.1. Background ................................................................................................................... 89i