Strategic Issues Discusion Paper
In September 2006 Copper Valley Electric published a Strategic Issues Discussion Paper. The purpose of the strategic issues document is to (1) provide a refresher on how CVEA makes electricity, (2) discuss the impacts of high oil prices and what CVEA has been doing about it, (3) discuss alternatives to burning diesel to generate electricity, and (4) discuss other issues which could affect power costs including the potential for generating electricity with renewable technologies.
A full electronic copy (in PDF format) is available by clicking Strategic Issues Discussion Paper.
The SID paper covers the following topics.
How CVEA Makes Electricity
- Distribution and Generation Cooperative
- Summer/Winter Generating Seasons
- Solomon Gulch Hydroelectric Project
- Cogeneration Plant
- Glennallen and Valdez Diesel Plants
The Impact of High Oil Prices on Electric Bills
- How Does CVEA Make Electric Rates & Collect Fuel Costs
- What is the FPPC
- What Impact has Crude Oil Prices had on the FPPC
- What has CVEA Been Doing to Help with High Fuel Costs
Alternatives to Burning Diesel Fuel to Generate Electricity
- Trans-Alaska Gas Line Projects
- Major Considerations to Address before Using Gas as a Fuel Source to Displace Diesel Fuel
- LNG as a Fuel Supply to Replace Diesel Fuel
- Ahtna 1-19 Gas Well
Other Significant Issues that Could Impact Power Costs
- Can Renewable Energy be Part of the Answer
- So What is Renewable Energy
- Wind
- What about Hydro - Allison Lake
- Why Can't We Hook up to Alyeska - Alyeska VMT, PRT, Providing Power to the Oil Tankers
- Kodiak Electric Proposes Break Up of the Four Dam Pool
- Glennallen Diesel Plant Upgrade Project
- Appropriations
- Financial Health of the Cooperative
- Conclusion