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Table 9. Wood Fuel Characteristics by Specific Fuel TypeHIGH HEATINGVALUE(BTU/DRY POUND)PERCENTASH(BY DRYWEIGHT)MOISTURECONTENTFUEL TYPEHazardous Fuels Reduction Residuals 8,500-8,800 2-3% 35-55%Forest Thinning and Harvest Residuals 8,500-8,600 5-7% 35-50%Urban-Sourced Wood (including tree trimming material) 7,900-8,200 3-6% 20-30%WOOD FUEL PRICINGWood fuel pricing within the CFSA is trending downward as demand for wood fuel hasdropped. Recent curtailments at Sierra Pacific Industries (Loyalton) and the NorthernNevada Correctional Center have removed demand for 132,000 BDT from themarketplace. As with any market commodity, pricing is impacted by supply and demand.Due to current demand dynamics, fuel pricing is trending downward.In consideration of the logistical impacts, the supply/demand balance in the CFSA, andmarket intelligence gathered from existing biomass fuel suppliers and buyers, TSS hasdeveloped a fuel price estimate. Table 10 provides a summary of the estimated fuel priceranges that operating biomass power plants are paying for delivered wood fuel sourcedfrom the CFSA. A range of fuel prices is provided due to the fact that biomass istypically procured based on quality (higher prices for better quality fuel) and sometimeshaul distance (higher prices for fuel transported longer distances).Table 10. Wood Fuel Pricing Within the CFSAESTIMATED PRICE RANGEFUEL TYPE($/BDT)Hazardous Fuels Reduction Residuals $42 to $55Forest Thinning and Harvest Residuals $35 to $50Urban-Sourced Wood (including tree trimming material) $26 to $38An important consideration for LTBBE fuel pricing is fuel transportation logistics andcosts. Due to the strategic location of the LTBBE facility (close to forest-sourced fuel),the cost to deliver this fuel will be much less than current delivery options (closestoperating biomass power plant is at Quincy, California, located 81 miles from KingsBeach).Fuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin Biomass Power FacilityTSS Consultants23
OPTIMIZED FUEL BLENDBased upon TSS’ experience with biomass fuel procurement and knowledge of thecurrent wood fuel markets within the CFSA, an optimized fuel blend was developed.This fuel blend recommendation assumes that a 2 MW facility is developed at the KingsBeach site with annual fuel demand of 20,000 BDT per year.Presented in Table 11 is the forecasted volume and pricing of an optimized fuel blend forthe LTBBE facility.Table 11. Optimized Fuel BlendPERCENTBLENDAMOUNT(BDT)FUEL TYPEHazardous Fuels Reduction Residuals– Inside the LTB 60% 12,000Hazardous Fuels Reduction Residuals– Outside the LTB 15% 3,000Forest Thinning and HarvestResiduals 10% 2,000Urban-Sourced Wood (primarily treetrimming material) 14% 2,820Pine Needles < 1% 180TOTAL 100% 20,000Table 11 provides guidance to the LTBBE project development team for procurementand logistical planning activities. TSS will assist the development team in configuringthe fuel yard capacity and fuel handling system. In addition, TSS will help with thescheduling of fuel deliveries in order to position the LTBBE facility to benefit fromeconomic spot market purchases while maintaining a manageable fuel inventory on site.Figure 7 shows the allocation of fuel type from the optimized fuel blend in Table 11 bypercent of the total.Fuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin Biomass Power FacilityTSS Consultants24
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