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Portland General Electric — Technical Presentation (November 2010)
17 slides from Portland General Electric's technical presentation, November 2010
Slide 1: Portland General Electric Company
Portland General Electric Company
Slide 2: Project Description, Expected FERC Process, PAD Review, Study Planning
Project Description Expected FERC Process Preliminary Application Document Review Study Planning
Slide 3: Investor owned electric utility in NW Oregon
Investor owned electric utility in NW Oregon Approx. 700,000 customers (servicing 1.5 million people) Three existing FERC licensed hydroelectric projects Total Combined MW – 555 Includes Pelton Round Butte Project; Deschutes River, 80 miles downstream of Bowman Dam
Slide 4: Install 6 MW Hydroelectric Project at Bowman Dam, Prineville
•Install 6 MW Hydroelectric Project •Bowman Dam, Prineville Oregon •No Proposed Change in Flow or Existing Operations
Slide 5: Upper Crooked River Wild & Scenic designation
Upper Crooked River – designated Wild & Scenic Designation precludes FERC licensing authority PGE actively seeking congressional action moving boundary ¼ mile below dam
Slide 6: Power development at Bowman Dam not reserved to federal government
Power development at Bowman Dam not reserved to federal government FERC –Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec) 1992 MOU Allows FERC to issue License & act as lead NEPA Agency PGE committed to collaborative licensing process
Slide 7: New Penstock, Powerhouse, Generation
1. New Penstock à Independent of existing outlet works 2. Powerhouse à Designed with aesthetic considerations adjacent to existing spillway 3. Generation à 2 turbines - 6 MW estimated installed capacity 4. Transmission Facilities à Routed along spillway to existing transmission
Slide 8: Symbiotics, LLC and PGE licensing history
Symbiotics, LLC Final License application (July 2004) FERC dismissal of application (March 2005) PGE Preliminary Permit application (June 2009) FERC rejection (Aug 2009) Ongoing efforts regarding Wild & Scenic Re-designation Intent to pursue development/FERC licensing (2010- 2013)
Slide 9: Traditional Licensing Process (TLP)
Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) PreliminaryApplication Document (PAD) (Fall 2010) Agency consultation Development & implementation of study plans Conduct studies and draft License application (date?) Incorporate study results or initial findings Ongoing stakeholder consultation F
Slide 10: Benefits of Traditional Licensing Process
Minimizes initial demands on agency staff More flexible process for small hydro/new development Allows extensive & open licensing process Allows ongoing consultation & study modifications PGE’s successful experience with TLP
Slide 11: PGE will convene a stakeholder group
PGE will convene a stakeholder group to address issues raised by project development Irrigators BuRec Resource agencies City of Prineville NGOs Work toward agreement in principle on aquatic resources, water use, W&SR issues and other licensing issues
Slide 12: Preliminary Application Document
Preliminary Appli
Slide 13: Contents and purpose of the PAD
Contains “existing, relevant, & reasonably available information” Provides baseline resource descriptions Identifies preliminary issues, information needs, & mitigation measures Sets framework for discussion of additional information requirements Begins dialog on necessary studies and foll
Slide 14: Water Quality, Aquatic, Terrestrial/Wetland studies
Water Quality (temporal & diel) Baseline data collection Hydraulic modeling Aquatic/Fish resources Desktop entrainment Hydraulic modeling Terrestrial/Wetland Resources Wetland delineation Noxious weed/invasive species survey Amphibian survey
Slide 15: Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Engineering Feasibility & Design
Aesthetics Visual resource survey Cultural Resources Phase I archaeological survey Engineering Feasibility & Design
Slide 16: Questions
Questions
Slide 17: Next Steps
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