Ohio Energy. Workshop E. New to the Energy Field? Energy Game Show 101. Tuesday, February 21, :45 a.m. to Noon

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Ohio Energy. Workshop E. New to the Energy Field? Energy Game Show 101. Tuesday, February 21, :45 a.m. to Noon"

Barrie Smith
5 years ago
Views:

1 Ohio Energy Workshop E New to the Energy Field? Energy Game Show 101 Tuesday, February 21, :45 a.m. to Noon

2 Biographical Information Louis M. D Alessandris Senior Market Policy Specialist FirstEnergy Corp. 76 S. Main St., General Office 16th Floor, Akron, OH ldalessandris@firstenergycorp.com Lou D Alessandris is a Senior Market Policy Specialist for FirstEnergy Corp. His current responsibilities include regulatory research and market monitoring at PJM and FERC. Prior to joining the company in 2006, Lou held marketing positions in the marketing group at Malco Products, Inc., and worked on demand side management programs for Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy subsidiary, and Cincinnati Gas & Electric. During his years in the energy industry, Lou has worked in various capacities on the regulated and deregulated side of the business, building an adept understanding of complex utility issues, functioning market structures and energy-related proceedings. Lou participates in the FirstEnergy Speakers Bureau, presenting topics such as Energy Efficiency and Energy Markets to various civic organizations. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College and a master s of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

3 Electricity Basics Natural Gas Basics Ohio Energy Energy Agencies Renewables Lou s Favorite Things

4 Electricity Basics A Megawatt-hour is equal to this many kilowatt-hours

5 Electricity Basics What is 1,000?

6 Electricity Basics Utility base rates are typically set for years while these smaller items can change quarterly or even monthly; Elvis sang about a See See one

7 Electricity Basics What is a rider?

8 Electricity Basics It s the pricing method used by PJM to price energy purchases and sales in the PJM energy market

9 Electricity Basics What is Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP)?

10 Electricity Basics This charge, on your utility bill or included in your supplier s rate, is based on how much power you consume during system peak hours

11 Electricity Basics What is a capacity charge?

12 Electricity Basics It s the rate-making process of disassociating utility profits from kilowatt-hour sales; it s also the act of separating train cars

13 Electricity Basics What is decoupling?

14 Natural Gas Basics This state produces the most natural gas in the U.S. it figures as everything is bigger there

15 Natural Gas Basics What is Texas?

16 Natural Gas Basics Gas wholesale prices are typically stated in this value; it means a thousand cubic feet

17 Natural Gas Basics What is MCF?

18 Natural Gas Basics A distribution hub on the natural gas pipeline system; it s the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange

19 Natural Gas Basics- 300 What is the Henry Hub?

20 Natural Gas Basics The difference between the price of natural gas at a central trading point and at a specific location

21 Natural Gas Basics What is basis (price / differential)?

22 Natural Gas Basics It s where the local gas utility receives gas from a natural gas pipeline company or transmission system

23 Natural Gas Basics What is the city gate?

24 Ohio Energy This fuel is used to generate 59% of the electricity in Ohio

25 Ohio Energy What is coal?

26 Ohio Energy This type of generation accounts for 85% of the carbon-free power produced in Ohio

27 Ohio Energy What is nuclear?

28 Ohio Energy In 2015, only these two states had more electric use by the industrial sector than Ohio

29 Ohio Energy What are Texas and California?

30 Ohio Energy According to government data, in 2015, Ohio imported this much electricity from outside the state (choose from 11%, 18%, 24%, 31%)

31 Ohio Energy What is 18%?

32 Ohio Energy It is the PUCO website dedicated to comparing retail suppliers electric and natural gas offers

33 Ohio Energy What is Energy Choice Ohio or Apples to Apples

34 Energy Agencies It s the Ohio agency responsible for regulating all kinds of utility services

35 Energy Agencies What is the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)?

36 Energy Agencies It s the Regional Transmission Organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in Ohio and all or part of 12 other states

37 Energy Agencies What is the PJM Interconnection?

38 Energy Agencies The federal agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil and electricity

39 Energy Agencies What is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)?

40 Energy Agencies The international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America

41 Energy Agencies What is the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

42 Energy Agencies Ohio state agency responsible for approving the siting of power plants in Ohio it is a separate entity within the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

43 Energy Agencies What is the Ohio Power Siting Board?

44 Renewables It s the term for a cluster of wind turbines

45 Renewables What is a wind farm?

46 Renewables Ohio ranks 26 th among states in installed wind megawatts; this state ranks first

47 Renewables What is Texas?

48 Renewables Of 1, 6, 12 or 24, the number of hours needed to meet the world s energy demands for a whole year if all the sunlight on Earth was captured

49 Renewables What is 1 hour?

50 Renewables California is concerned that the increasing use of solar will result in this type of demand curve; Chuck Berry would probably approve

51 Renewables What is the duck curve?

52 Renewables For every 100 MW of wind installed in PJM, this many MW on average are produced on a peak summer day (answer must be within 10 MW)

53 Renewables What is 13 MW?

54 Lou s Favorite Things 100 He scored the game winning goal in the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic hockey game between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R

55 Lou s Favorite Things 100 Who is Mike Eruzione?

56 Lou s Favorite Things 200 This two-word term sounds like spies exchanging information, but it s the name of a routine in the Blue Angels performance where the two solo planes unexpectedly arrive at nearly 700 mph

57 Lou s Favorite Things What is a sneak pass?

58 Lou s Favorite Things 300 Known as The Voice of God, he often teamed with composer Sam Spence to create the NFL Films highlights from 1964 until his death in 1984

59 Lou s Favorite Things 300 Who is John Facenda?

60 Lou s Favorite Things 400 Franco Harris caught the Immaculate Reception after it bounced off a collision between Oakland Raider Jack Tatum and this Pittsburgh Steelers player with a European sounding nickname

61 Lou s Favorite Things 400 Who is John Frenchy Fuqua?

Lou s Favorite Things - 500 This Caribbean island is divided between French and Dutch holdings;

62 Lou s Favorite Things This Caribbean island is divided between French and Dutch holdings; Maho Beach on the Dutch side features amazing plane landings at Princess Juliana International Airport

63 Lou s Favorite Things 500 What is Saint Martin (or Sint Maarten / Saint-Martin)?

64 INSERT TITLE SLIDE HERE

65 Generic Gameshow Rules Divide into teams of no more than 5 people Each team has 45 seconds to write their answer on the paper and bring up to the scorers table Correct answers are rewarded with the point value of the question Answer must match listed answer (the Moops Rule) Incorrect/blank answers receive no points Scorer s decision is final Groups alternate in picking the category / dollar values Let s Play The Game!

66 Electricity Basics Natural Gas Basics Ohio Energy Energy Agencies Renewables Lou s Favorite Things

67 Electricity Basics

68 Natural Gas Basics

69 Ohio Energy

70 Energy Agencies

71 Renewables

72 Lou s Favorite Things (Nearly Impossible Trivia)

73 Final Generic Gameshow Question

74 Prior Ohio Energy Conferences

75 I was on my best behavior in 2008, when the conference room next to my Energy Jeopardy session was occupied by people training for the 82 nd staging of this event, dubbed Pride of a Champion and held March 1 st of that year at Nationwide Arena

76 What is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)?

77 Thank you for playing today s game and enjoy the rest of the conference!

Workshop H. PJM Basics: An Introduction to PJM Interconnection and How its Energy and Capacity Markets Operate

Workshop H. PJM Basics: An Introduction to PJM Interconnection and How its Energy and Capacity Markets Operate Workshop H PJM Basics: An Introduction to PJM Interconnection and How its Energy and Capacity Markets Operate Tuesday, February 19, 2019 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Biographical Information Adam J. Keech, Executive