2. Today’s Conversation Topics
Agenda Item Theme
Electricity Deregulation 2.0— • Discuss how Senate Bill 695 mitigates the structural
Why Should We Believe You This and regulatory failings of the previous attempt at
Time? deregulation of the electricity market in California
• Review PG&E rate setting process and legacy contracts
• Review current market price for wholesale energy vs.
Value Proposition to Property
utility tariff rate
Owner—Why Does Leaving
PG&E Save Me Money? • Highlight savings opportunity for a commercial
property owner to enter Direct Access market and
choose an ESP
• Review the size of the CAP and how it is determined
for the 4 year phase in of the DA load
Limited Widow of Opportunity—
• Review process for switching from PG&E to an ESP
Why Now?
(NOI and DASR)
• Discuss wait list procedures
• Review the advantages of partnering with Glacial
Why Glacial Energy?
Energy for less costly electricity.
Questions and Answers • Interactive Discussion
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3. California Deregulation
Key Milestones in the California Direct Access Market
The
Aftermath 2009
1980’s 1998 2001
• CPUC allows • Based on success • Combination of • IOUs experienced • On October 11,
unbundled service of Natural Gas high demand, low complete financial 2009, Governor
for commercial deregulation hydro, band melt-down Schwarzenegger
and industrial Investor Owned weather, and the signed Senate Bill
customers utilities • State entered into (SB) 695 into law.
failure of a poorly long-term
implemented constructed short
• Customers can contracts to • SB 695 opens the
restructuring of term market
buy their own purchase power Direct Access
Electricity market resulted in a
natural gas on behalf of IOU market to all
• Deregulation complete collapse that will not expire Commercial
• “Deregulation” of forced divestiture of the electricity until 2015 Customers of the
the Natural Gas of Utility power system IOUs in California
market in generating assets • Direct Access subject to DA
California has • ESPs failed in customers must
droves and market cap to be
worked well for • No incentives for pay for fare share phased in over
nearly three new generating returned of stranded costs
customers to the four years.
decades capacity to be and non by-
built Utilities passable costs
• Complex market • On September 20,
balancing and 2001, CPUC
trading rules for suspended Direct
Energy Service Access except to
Providers customers who
had valid
contracts prior to
this date.
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4. Current PG&E Rates (3/1/2010)
Time-of- Time-of- "Average"
Customer Demand Charge Total Energy Charge
Rate Schedule Season Use Use Total Rate 1/
Charge (per kW) (per kWh)
Period Period (per kWh)
Single Phase Service
A-1 Basic general service rate. Generally
per meter/day Summer $0.20495
optimal rate for customers w ith low electric use $0.18603
=$0.29569 Polyphase
and low load factors, w ith most usage during
Service per meter/day Winter $0.14867
PG&E's peak and partial peak TOU periods.
=$0.44353
Single phase service
A-6 Rates vary according to the time of day
per meter/day
On peak $0.46177
electricity is used. Typically, the A-6 rate benefits
=$0.29569; Polyphase Summer Part Peak $0.20618
customers w ho use a significant percentage of
service per meter/day
their electricity during the off peak period.
=$0.44353. Plus Meter Off Peak $0.12152 $0.17945
charge =$0.20107per
day for A6 or A6X; Part Peak $0.17091
=$0.05914 per day for Winter
A6W3/ Off Peak $0.12555
Secondary Primary Transmission Secondary Primary Transmission
A-10 Customers w ith high electric use and
Summer $11.32 $10.67 $8.21 $0.14340 $0.13646 $0.11963
medium to high load factors generally benefit under $3.94251 per
Schedule A-10. Part of a customer's bill varies 0.16508
meter per day
according to the customer's maximum monthly Winter $6.91 $6.38 $4.46 $0.10969 $0.10437 $0.09295
electric demand.
Secondary
A-10 TOU Customers w ith high electric Peak $0.16628 $0.15712 $0.13936
$0.16515
use and medium to high load factors generally
benefit under Schedule A-10 TOU. Part of a Summer $11.32 $10.67 $8.21 Part-Peak $0.14370 $0.13701 $0.11995
customer's bill varies according to the customer's $3.94251 per Prim ary
Off-Peak $0.13026 $0.12454 $0.10838
maximum monthly electric demand. meter per day $0.15374
Part-Peak $0.11512 $0.10868 $0.09702
Winter $6.91 $6.38 $4.46
Transm ission
Off-Peak $0.10433 $0.10021 $0.08903
$0.12743
Meter charge: Secondary
E-19 Offers demand-metered time-of-use
=$4.11992/day for Max. Peak $13.17 $11.89 $9.16 Peak $0.15568 $0.15520 $0.11577 $0.14380
(TOU) service. Customers likely to benefit have
E19 V or X;
high electric use and high load factors and are able Summer Part Peak $3.02 $2.72 $2.07 Part Peak $0.10813 $0.10603 $0.09372
=$3.97799/day for
to use significant percentages of their electricity
E19W2/;
during the off-peak period. There are optional Prim ary
=$13.55236/day for Maximum $9.02 $7.88 $5.80 Off Peak $0.08871 $0.08482 $0.08054 $0.13709
(E19V, E19 X and E19W) versions below 500 kW
E19S mandatory;
as w ell as E19 m andatory w hich applies to
=$19.71253/day for Part Peak $1.15 $0.87 $0.00 Part Peak $0.09682 $0.09180 $0.08572
accounts w ith demands betw een 500 and 1,000
E19P mandatory; Winter
kW. See tariff for rate limiter, pow er factor, Transm ission
=$39.42505/day for
nonfirm. Maximum $9.02 $7.88 $5.80 Off Peak $0.08585 $0.08101 $0.07662 $0.12223
E19T mandatory
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5. Direct Access Can Lower Customers Charge for Generation
Cost of Electrons
Used by Customer.
Could Be Provided
by an ESP at Lower
Rate per kWh
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6. Imbedded Utility Costs Create Market Opportunity for Index Price
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7. Understanding kWh Price Elements
2009 Annual Average kWh Price Comparison
Incremental Costs of kWh
Embedded in Glacial Index
$0.10
• Energy Losses and Unaccounted for Energy $0.0917
(UFE)
$0.09 • ISO charges and Other Ancillary Fees
• Zonal Congestion
$0.08 • Capacity & Related Fees
• Market Settlement Charges $0.0744
• Glacial Margin
$0.07
$0.06
Wholesale Cost
of kWh at
$0.05 CAISO
$0.0393
$0.04
$0.03
$0.02
$0.01
$0.00
CAISO (NP15) GLACIAL ENERGY PG&E E-19 TARIFF
INDEX RATE
Source: FERC, Glacial Energy
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8. Direct Access Capacity CAP—Limited Market Opportunity
DIRECT ACCESS CAPACITY AS
DIRECT ACCESS CAPACITY
A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
CAP PHASE-IN BY EACH YEAR
CAP Expressed Across All Three Utilities UTILITY LOAD
CAP Expressed Across All Three Utilities
200,000,000,000
180,000,000,000
160,000,000,000
140,000,000,000
Direct Access
120,000,000,000 Market Load will
be Over 14% of
100,000,000,000 Total UDC Load
by 2013
80,000,000,000
60,000,000,000
40,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
0
Existing New UDC Load
DA Load DA Load
(Left Over (Post 2013)
from 2001)
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9. Time Line For Selecting Direct Access
April 16th, 2010
20 Days
March After NOI 60 Days
to April Submitted After NOI
is Affirmed
July 2010
• Review benefits of • Submit Notice of • After receiving • Customer • Final meter
entering direct Intent (NOI) to the the NOI from a must enter read by Utility
access their Utility customer, the into a contract is completed
Utility will with an Energy and the ESP
• Identify potential • Indicates to utility confirm or deny
Service becomes the
Energy Service that customer the customers Provider provider of
Providers desires to enter reservation in record
Direct Access the Direct
• Determine pros • Energy Service
and cons of Access market Provider must
entering Direct submit a DASR
Access market on behalf of
the customer
requesting
that service be
switched from
the Utility to
the ESP
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