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2009 Scenario Reliability Assessment - NERC

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Regional <strong>Reliability</strong> <strong>Scenario</strong> Self-<strong>Assessment</strong>sTable 2 below shows the changes in fuel use between the 15 percent scenario and the RPS case.Table WECC-2: Comparison of Energy Results by CategoryGeneration Results (MWh)8.8 percentCategory(RPS)Renewables15 percentRenewables DifferenceConventional Hydro 247,488,545 247,488,544 (1)Pumped Storage 1,377,489 750,985 (626,503)Steam – Coal 288,608,846 285,814,830 (2,796,815)Steam – Other 17,551,927 12,004,708 (5,552,239)Nuclear 72,487,213 72,482,901 (4,312)Combined Cycle 311,369,001 259,278,246 (52,068,696)Combustion Turbine 19,177,905 15,182,948 (4,002,519)GTC 13,779 6,926 (6,256)IC 2,978 1,016 (1,735)Synthetic Crude Tar Sands 3,348,501 3,060,507 (288,929)Biomass RPS 6,473,885 10,389,102 3,914,260Geothermal 22,221,153 51,027,441 28,806,289Small Hydro RPS 2,372,443 2,372,442 (1)Solar 8,175,985 24,545,047 16,369,061Wind 54,039,205 70,391,909 16,352,705Total 1,054,708,855 1,054,797,552 94,309Renewable Total 93,282,671 158,725,942 65,442,314Renewable Percent 8.8 percent 15.0 percent 0Diffpercent0.0percent-45.5percent-1.0percent-31.6percent0.0percent-16.7percent-20.8percent-49.7percent-65.9percent-8.6percent60.5percent129.6percent0.0percent200.2percent30.3percent0.0percent70.2percent70.1percentTransmissionThe WECC study of the 15 percent <strong>Scenario</strong> Case did not develop a full build-out of thetransmission system additions that would be necessary for the generation that was added. Rather,it identified the principle paths that would need to be expanded to accommodate that added<strong>2009</strong> <strong>Scenario</strong> <strong>Reliability</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> Page 167

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