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HomeMy WebLinkAboutQF08-526-000(Whittier)Form Approved OMB Control No. 1902-0075 Expires 7/31/2009 FERC Form No. 556 18 C.F.R. § 131.80 CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR AN EXISTING OR A PROPOSED SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION FACILITY INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLIANCE Compliance with the information collection requirements established by the FERC Form No. 556 is required to obtain and maintain status as a qualifying facility. See 18 C.F.R. § 131.80 and Part 292. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN The estimated burden for completing FERC Form No. 556, including gathering and reporting information, is 4 hours for self-certifications and 38 hours for applications for Commission certification. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the following: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director (ED-34), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426; and Desk Officer for FERC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 (oira_submission@omb.eop.gov). Include the Control No. 1902-0075 in any correspondence. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Complete this form by replacing bold text below with responses to each item, as required. PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY ALL APPLICANTS 1a. Full name of applicant: [Note: Applicant is the legal entity submitting this form, not the individual employee making the filing. Generally, the Applicant will be a company, corporation or organization, unless the facility is owned directly by an individual or individuals.] Alpine Energy, LLC Applicant and owner of Facility to be known as: “Whittier Energy” Docket Number assigned to the immediately preceding submittal filed with the Commission in connection with the instant facility, if any: Docket Number QF 08- FERC Form No. 556 Page 2 of 10 Purpose of instant filing (self-certification or self-recertification [18 C.F.R. § 292.207(a)(1)], or application for Commission certification or recertification [18 C.F.R. §§ 292.207(b) and (d)(2)]): Self-certification 1b. Full address of applicant: Alpine Energy, LLC PO Box 436 Palmer, Alaska 99645 1c. Indicate the owner(s) of the facility (including the percentage of ownership held by any electric utility or electric utility holding company, or by any persons owned by either) and the operator of the facility. Additionally, state whether or not any of the non- electric utility owners or their upstream owners are engaged in the generation or sale of electric power, or have any ownership or operating interest in any electric facilities other than qualifying facilities. In order to facilitate review of the application, the applicant may also provide an ownership chart identifying the upstream ownership of the facility. Such chart should indicate ownership percentages where appropriate. Alpine Energy, LLC will own 100% of the Facility. Alpine Energy, LLC will be the operator of the Facility. Alpine Energy, LLC is not engaged in the generation or sale of electric power, nor has any ownership or operating interests in any electric facility other than qualifying facilities. 1d. Signature of authorized individual evidencing accuracy and authenticity of information provided by applicant: [Note: A signature on a filing shall constitute a certificate that (1) the signer has read the filing and knows its contents; (2) the contents are true as stated, to the best knowledge and belief of the signer; and (3) the signer possesses full power and authority to sign the filing. A person submitting a self-certification electronically via eFiling may use typed characters representing their name to show that the person has signed the document. See 18 C.F.R. § 385.2005.] Austin R Hobbs Member-Manager, Alpine Energy, LLC Signature of authorized individual evidencing accuracy of information provided by herein by applicant. FERC Form No. 556 Page 3 of 10 2. Person to whom communications regarding the filed information may be addressed: Name: Austin R. Hobbs Title: Member-Manager Telephone number: (907) 746-3581 Mobile number: (907) 229-4941 Mailing address: Alpine Energy, LLC PO Box 436 Palmer, Alaska 99645 3a. Location of facility to be certified: State: Alaska County: NA City or town: Whittier Street address (if known): Whittier Energy Whittier Street Whittier, Alaska 99693 3b. Indicate the electric utilities that are contemplated to transact with the qualifying facility (if known) and describe the services those electric utilities are expected to provide: Electric Utilities Services Expected Chugach Electric Association, Inc. Buy capacity & energy from QF 5601 Minnesota Drive Sell capacity & energy to QF Anchorage, Alaska 99519-7494 Interconnection with QF FERC Form No. 556 Page 4 of 10 Indicate utilities interconnecting with the facility and/or providing wheeling service [18 C.F.R. §§ 292.303(c) and (d)]: Chugach Electric Association, Inc (“Chugach”) Indicate utilities purchasing the useful electric power output [18 C.F.R. §§ 292.101(b)(2), 292.202(g) and 292.303(a)]: Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (“Chugach”) Indicate utilities providing supplementary power, backup power, maintenance power, and/or interruptible power service [18 C.F.R. §§ 292.101(b)(3), (b)(8), 292.303(b) and 292.305(b)]: Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (“Chugach”) 4a. Describe the principal components of the facility including boilers, prime movers and electric generators, and explain their operation. Include transmission lines, transformers and switchyard equipment, if included as part of the facility. 5.00 MWe cogeneration facility consisting of two (2) Waukesha APG-3000 generator sets, heat recovery equipment, one primary step-up transformer and substation, transmission lines, switchyard equipment and all required for interconnection with the utility. 4b. Indicate the maximum gross and maximum net electric power production capacity of the facility at the point(s) of delivery and show the derivation. [Note: Maximum gross output is the maximum amount of power that the facility is able to produce, measured at the terminals of the generator(s). Maximum net output is maximum gross output minus (1) any auxiliary load for devices that are necessary and integral to the power production process (fans, pumps, etc.), and (2) any losses incurred from the generator(s) to the point of delivery. If any electric power is consumed at the location of the QF (or thermal host) for purposes not related to the power production process, such power should not be subtracted from gross output for purposes of reporting maximum net output here.] Maximum Gross Electric Power Production Capacity: 5.26 MW Maximum Net Electric Power Production Capacity: 5.00 MW FERC Form No. 556 Page 5 of 10 Derivation (assumptions about losses, auxiliary load or lack thereof, and calculation of gross and net output): Gross output of 5.26 MW reduced by .26 MW for auxiliary loads to deliver a net output of about 5.00 MW 4c. Indicate the actual or expected installation and operation dates of the facility, or the actual or expected date of completion of the reported modification to the facility: Expected installation date: September 1, 2009 Expected operation dates: September 1, 2009 thru October 1, 2039 4d. Describe the primary energy input (e.g., hydro, coal, oil [18 C.F.R. § 292.202(l)], natural gas [18 C.F.R. § 292.202(k)], solar, geothermal, wind, waste, biomass [18 C.F.R. § 292.202(a)], or other). For a waste energy input that does not fall within one of the categories on the Commission's list of previously approved wastes, demonstrate that such energy input has little or no current commercial value and that it exists in the absence of the qualifying facility industry [18 C.F.R § 292.202(b)]. Natural Gas 5. Provide the average annual hourly energy input in terms of Btu for the following fossil fuel energy inputs, and provide the related percentage of the total average annual hourly energy input to the facility [18 C.F.R § 292.202(j)]. For any oil or natural gas fuel, use lower heating value [18 C.F.R § 292.202(m)]: Natural gas: 45.00 mmbtu/hr (LHV) Oil: N/A Coal: N/A 6. Discuss any particular characteristic of the facility which the cogenerator or small power producer believes might bear on its qualifying status. None FERC Form No. 556 Page 6 of 10 PART C: DESCRIPTION OF THE COGENERATION FACILITY Items 9 through 15 only need to be answered by applicants seeking certification as a cogeneration facility. Applicants for certification as a small power production facility may delete Items 9 through 15 from their application, or enter “N/A” at each item. 9. Describe the cogeneration system [18 C.F.R §§ 292.202(c) and 292.203(b)], and state whether the facility is a topping-cycle [18 C.F.R § 292.202(d)] or bottoming-cycle [18 C.F.R § 292.202(e)] cogeneration facility. Whittier Energy A topping-cycle cogeneration facility. Under normal operation (annualized average basis), the internal combustion gas engines and heat recovery equipment will be operated in a base-load manner requiring approximately 45.00 mmbtu/hr of fuel (natural gas @ LHV) input to produce a net sellable electrical output of 5.00 MWe and 15 mmbtu/hr of useable thermal energy. Heat captured from the engines exhaust and jacket water systems (200º F) will be used to drive a district energy system (average of about 12 mmbtu/hr) and heat captured from the engines low-temperature cooling system (113º F) will used to heat nearby snow melt pads (average of about 3 mmbtu/hr). 10. To demonstrate the sequentiality of the cogeneration process [18 C.F.R § 292.202(s)] and to support compliance with other requirements such as the operating and efficiency standards (Item 11 below), provide a mass and heat balance (cycle) diagram depicting average annual hourly operating conditions. Also, provide: Using lower heating value [18 C.F.R § 292.202(m)], all fuel flow inputs in Btu/hr., separately indicating fossil fuel inputs for any supplementary firing in Btu/hr. [18 C.F.R § 292.202(f)]: See Attachment A, Mass and Heat Balance Diagram with associated Working Fluid Flow Conditions (thermal properties) Average net electric output (kW or MW) [18 C.F.R § 292.202(g)]: 5.00 MW Average net mechanical output in horsepower [18 C.F.R § 292.202(g)]: N/A FERC Form No. 556 Page 7 of 10 Number of hours of operation used to determine the average annual hourly facility inputs and outputs: 8,200 hours Working fluid (e.g., steam) flow conditions at input and output of prime mover(s) and at delivery to and return from each useful thermal application, including flow rates (lbs./hr.), temperature (deg. F), pressure (psia), and enthalpy (Btu/lb.): See Attachment A, Mass and Heat Balance Diagram and associated Working Fluid Flow Conditions (thermal properties) 11. Compute the operating value [applicable to a topping-cycle facility under 18 C.F.R § 292.205(a)(1)] and the efficiency value [18 C.F.R §§ 292.205(a)(2) and (b)], based on the information provided in and corresponding to item 10, as follows: Pt = Average annual hourly useful thermal energy output Pe = Average annual hourly electrical output Pm = Average annual hourly mechanical output Pi = Average annual hourly energy input (natural gas or oil) Ps = Average annual hourly energy input for supplementary firing (natural gas or oil) Operating standard = 5% or more Operating value = Pt / ( Pt + Pe + Pm ) 15 / ( 15 + 17.07 + 0 ) = 46.78 % Also Attachment B, Computation of Operating and Efficiency Values Efficiency standard applicable to natural gas and oil fuel used in a topping-cycle facility: = 45% or more when operating value is less than 15%, or 42.5% or more when operating value is equal to or greater than 15%. Efficiency value = ( Pe + Pm + 0.5Pt ) / (Pi + Ps) ( 17.07 + 0 + 7.5 ) / ( 45 + 0 ) = 54.59 % Also Attachment B, Computation of Operating and Efficiency Values FERC Form No. 556 Page 8 of 10 Efficiency standard applicable to natural gas and oil fuel used for supplementary firing component of a bottoming-cycle facility: = 45% or more Efficiency value = ( Pe + Pm ) / Ps N/A FOR TOPPING-CYCLE COGENERATION FACILITIES Items 12 and 13 only need to be answered by applicants seeking certification as a topping-cycle cogeneration facility. Applicants for certification as a small power production facility or bottoming- cycle cogeneration facility may delete Items 12 and 13 from their application, or enter “N/A” at each item. 12. Identify the entity (i.e., thermal host) which will purchase the useful thermal energy output from the facility [18 C.F.R § 292.202(h)]. Indicate whether the entity uses such output for the purpose of space and water heating, space cooling, and/or process use. Thermal Hosts Uses Est Average Amt (mmbtu/hr) District Energy Customers (Exhaust Heat & Jacket Water) 1. City of Whittier Space Heating 1.00 2. Whittier Community School Space Heating 1.00 3. Whittier Manner Space Heating 2.00 4. Begich Tower Space Heating 3.00 5. Anchor Inn Facilities Space Heating 1.00 6. Alaska Railroad Space Heating 2.00 7. Great Pacific Seafoods Space Heating 2.00 Subtotal Dist Energy Sales 12.00 Waste-Heat Customers (Low-Temp Cooling) 8. Snow Melt Pads Space Heating 3.00 Subtotal Waste-Heat Sales 3.00 Total Estimated Average Thermal Load 15.00 FERC Form No. 556 Page 9 of 10 13. In connection with the requirement that the thermal energy output be useful [18 C.F.R § 292.202(h)]: For process uses by commercial or industrial host(s), describe each process (or group of similar processes using the same quality of steam) and provide the average annual hourly thermal energy made available to the process, less process return. For a complex system, where the primary steam header at the host-side is divided into various sub-uses, each having different pressure and temperature characteristics, describe the processes associated with each sub-use and provide the average annual hourly thermal energy delivered to each sub-use, less process return from such sub-use. Provide a diagram showing the main steam header and the sub- uses with other relevant information such as the average header pressure (psia), the temperature (deg.F), the enthalpy (Btu/lb.), and the flow (lb./hr.), both in and out of each sub-use. For space and water heating, describe the type of heating involved (e.g., office space heating, domestic water heating) and provide the average annual hourly thermal energy delivered and used for such purpose. For space cooling, describe the type of cooling involved (e.g., office space cooling) and provide the average annual hourly thermal energy used by the chiller. As noted, thermal energy from the Facility will be used for space heating and heating of nearby snow melt pads. See Attachment A, Mass and Heat Balance Diagram and associated Working Fluid Flow Conditions required under Item 10 and Attachment B, the Computation of Operating and Efficiency Values required under Item 11. FOR NEW COGENERATION FACILITIES Response to Item 15 is only required for certain applicants for qualified cogeneration facility status, as described below. Applicants for small power production facilities or for cogeneration facilities not meeting the criteria outlined below may delete Item 15 from their application, or enter “N/A.” In addition, per 18 C.F.R. § 292.205(d)(4) all cogeneration facilities 5 MW and smaller are presumed to comply with the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 292.205(d)(1) and (d)(2), and therefore need not respond to Item 15. For those applicants required to respond to Item 15, see 18 C.F.R. § 292.205(d) and Order No. 671 for more information on making the demonstrations required in Item 15. 15. For any cogeneration facility that had not filed a notice of self -certification or an application for Commission certification under 18 C.F.R. § 292.207 prior to February 2, 2006, also show: FERC Form No. 556 Page 10 of 10 (i) The thermal energ y output of the cogeneration facility is used in a productive and beneficial manner [18 C.F.R §§ 292.205(d)(1), (d)(4) and (d)(5)]; and The thermal energy output from this cogeneration facility will be exclusively for space heating purposes, a presumptively useful thermal output, and for the heating of nearby snow melt pads. (ii) The electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of the cogeneration facility is used fundamentally for industrial, commercial, residential or institutional purposes and is not intended fundamentally for sale to an electric utility, taking into account technological, efficiency, economic, and variable thermal energy requirements, as well as state laws applicable to sales of electric energy from a qualifying facility to its host facility [18 C.F.R §§ 292.205(d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4)]. Whittier Energy 292.205(d)(4) For purposes of paragraph (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this section, a new cogeneration facility of 5 MW or smaller will be presumed to satisfy requirements of those paragraphs.