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City Council
CITY OF Item #8: Silicon Valley Power
00aDaCODd Bi-Annual Update
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THE MISSION CIT
January 28, 2025
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Agenda
• Growth Plan Update and System Limitations
• Update on Other Strategic Priorities
Update on System Expansion Projects
Update on the Technology Projects
• Rebate Update
• Six-month look-ahead
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SVP Historic Load Growth
460
340
300
260
—Monthly Energy
—Rolling 12 month Average
Jan-10 SET® Jan-23
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Growth and Expansion
• Staff determined there was a growth
need in late 2019 - SVP Strategic
Planning Session
• Prioritized Growth Plan as an SVP
Strategic Priority and three others
- Maintenance Program
- Power Acquisition Strategy
- Succession Planning
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Three Other Priorities
Maintenance Programs
• Generation (Power Plants)
- Master Service Agreements (2021 and 2025) : Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator, and Rotating Equipment
- Implementation of Predictive Maintenance Program
- Strategic Capital Projects to upgrade and replace major facility equipment including Turbine and Balance of Plant Controls, SCR and CO Catalysts, and Cooling Tower overhaul
• Substations
- Implementation of Predictive Maintenance Program (2022):
Thermography, Partial Discharge Testing, Transformer Oil Testing by 3rd Party on quarterly basis in all Substations.
- Developed Maintenance Program (2024) - Phased implementation is underway through 2026.
• Transmission and Distribution
- Implementation of new proactive tree trimming contract (2020 and updated 2022) and strategic tree trimming philosophy - Two new contractor contracts (2024) - T&D maintenance and construction.
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Three Other Priorities
Power Acquisition Strategy
• More aggressive approach to Power Purchase
Agreements
• Focus on feasibility
• Have entered into 1,404 MWs the last 5 years.
• Exploring 1,412 additional MWs
Succession Planning
• Added 24 Positions the following two years
• Added 12 positions in 2024
• Staffing and organizational plan in 2025
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Growth and Expansion
• Staff determined there was a growth
need in late 2019 - SVP Strategic
Planning Session
• Prioritized Growth Plan as an SVP
Strategic Priority and three others
- Maintenance Program
- Power Acquisition Strategy
- Succession Planning
• Peak limit approximately 750 MW
- Planning for a 1300+/- MW system
• Current peak - 722 MW
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Load Growth - Key Priorities
• Two Multi-phased Activities (SVP and CAISO) SILICON
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• Analyzed New Load for Upcoming Projects and Load POWER.
CITY OF SANTA CLARA 2021/2022
Ramp Residential Connection & Commercial
Load Development Fee Analysis
• Additional Power and Transmission Capacity
- Working with CAISO on additional transmission capacity and growth
- CAISO to develop and construct projects for transmission capacity
• SVP In-City Projects
- Consultant support
- Rebuild receiving stations
- New transmission
- Upgrading existing transmission
- Battery storage
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Approved Transmission
CAISO 2021/22 Transmission Planning Process Process
6/01/20 Started work on updated load 1,142 MW'S
11/3/30 Started discussion with CEC
12/17/20 Started meeting with PG&E regarding additional projects 1/25/21 CEC adopts new SVP load forecast
3/11/21 SVP comments on draft Study Plan
3/24/21 SVP presents to CAISO board
3/31/21 Final Study Plan Posted
8/3/21 CAISO posts preliminary reliability study results 9/15/21 PG&E posts mitigation plans
9/27/21 Stakeholder meeting for comments on mitigation plans 1/31/22 Draft Transmission Plan posted
3/23/22 CAISO Approved Transmission Plan
4/1/22 Project Procurement Phase Starts
CAISO selected LS Power Grid High Voltage Direct 2021-2022 3/7/23
TRANSMISSION PLANI
Current Line from Newark 230kV to SVP's Northern
Receiving Station
2028 Expected completion date
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CAISO Transmission Line from PG&E
Newark Station to SVP Northern
Receiving Station
Potential ultimate configuration for Hybrid
Load in the area:
• LS Power will own and operate.
• Target in-service date - 2028
• SVP was recently informed that the Line will be
upgraded from 500MW to 1000 MW - CAISO
Board November 2024
• SVP was also informed that CAISO is analyzing -51.
additional transmission opportunities - 2025
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Major Expansion Projects
• Bond Financing
• First Bond Issuance of $130 Million in 2024 and
Second Bond Issuance of $240 Million in 2026
• Scott and Kifer Receiving Stations - $254 million
• Full rebuild and expansion
• Replaces end of life infrastructure and increases Scott Receiving Station (SRS) capacity
• Schedule
• Issue For Bid Package Underway
• Major Material Procurement (In-Progress)
• Construction Bid Advertise - February 2025
Kifer Receiving Station (KRS)
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Major Expansion Projects
• Northern Receiving Station - $166 million
• Upgrades and Expansion
• Schedule
• Issue for Bid Package Underway
• Major Material Procurement (In-Progress)
• Construction Bid Advertise - March 2025
• 115 kV Transmission line - $50 million
• Connects Northern Receiving Station and Kifer
Northern Recaiving Station
Receiving Station
• Schedule
• 60% Design Underway
• Easement acquisition - thru May 2026
• Anticipated construction start - late 2026
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Council Communication and Actions
October 13, 2020 - Master service agreements with • July 18, 2023 - Updated City Council regarding several engineering consultant firms these key near-term projects • April 6, 2021 - Comprehensive review of upcoming October 10, 2023 - Authorized the purchase of up to load growth and capital projects to the City Council 12 high voltage transformers - $81,392,908 • September 28, 2021 - the City Council accepted • March 19, 2024 - Informational Report Regarding SVP's Three-Year System Growth Plan Strategy Route Analysis for 115kV Transmission Line from • April 5, 2022 - updated connection and load NRS to KRS development fees for SVP • April 23, 2024 - updated connection fees and load • November 15, 2022 - City Council accepted SVP's development fees System Expansion Plan for the California May 7, 2024 - Authorized the negotiation and Independent System Operator's Transmission purchase of high voltage circuit breakers - Planning Process $38,000,000.
• May 9, 2023 - City's intent to issue tax-exempt
electric system bonds
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Council Communication and Actions
• May 28, 2024 - Authorized the negotiation and November 12, 2024 - Approved MND and MMRP purchase of high voltage disconnect switches, station and Route Approval for the 115kV Transmission service voltage transformers, voltage transformers Line from NRS to KRS (Continued from 10/8/24) and capacitive voltage transformers, and • November 12, 2024, Authorized the purchase of combination revenue metering transformers - control enclosures with protection and control panels and neutral grounding resistors -
• May 28, 2024 - Authorized Amendments to Existing $14,950,000 Agreements as Required to Complete Unanticipated • November 19, 2024, Authorized the purchase of Internal Inspection and Re-rate Engineering Study capacitor banks with reactive switching devices, for Transformer Upgrades at KRS and SRS protection and control panels, insulators, and surge • September 10, 2024 - Approved the issuance of arrestors - $12,650,000 electric revenue bonds which provide funding for the • December 3, 2024, Delegation of Authority to the large System Expansion Plan projects City Manager to Negotiate and Execute • October 8, 2024 - Action Continued on an MND and Amendments to Agreements for Design MMRP and Route Approval for the 115kV Professional Services for System Capacity Transmission Line from NRS to KRS Expansion Planning
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Battery Energy Storage Project
• Capacity up to 50MW/200MWh (4 hours daily)
• Completed:
• 60% Site BESS Design (Electrical)
• 60% Transmission Line Design
• 90% SVP Control Enclosure Design
• 100% Civil Site Design
In progress:
Example of a Tesla Megapack
• Complete BESS IFC Design Packages
: Site Grading began December 2024t
Long Lead Equipment Procurement by Ameresco has been
placed for the following items:
Transformer Inverter transformers
Switchgear Disconnect switches
Battery : Control building
Main breaker
Expected Completion Date:
• 1st Quarter 2026
15 Adits Propars
• Step 1 of 4: Select Measures
Technology Upgrades
Outage Management System
• OMS Project Kick-off: January 15, 2025
- System Go-Live: Summer 2025
Modeling and Battery Optimization
• Software for optimizing the timing of charge and discharge cycles • Preparing RFP for service providers
Austedate Progra
• Targeting Q3/Q4 2025
Q Rebates
• Increase ROI and support maximizing grid reliability
Customer Rebate System
• Brillion hosted database software to process rebates for customer How Pro War Hain Has 00 acry
programs
• Launch dates: Residential- Feb/March 2025, Commercial Summer 2025
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Technology Upgrades
Safety Training Program
• Unified Computer-Based Training platform for all
SVP staff
- HSI deployed to all staff January 1st
• Two new contracts for hands on safety training for
T&D, Substation, and Generation
• Better training content and status tracking tools for managers
Work Management Software Tools
• ARCOS Software - Automated "callout", scheduling &
crew management
- Contract executed on -October 2024
- Target implementation Q2 2025
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Technology Upgrades
Autodesk Vault
Maintain version control and audit logs for drawings
• Digital drawings across multiple work groups and platforms • Optimize performance for faster file searches, data retrieval and enhanced data management - Council approved RTC on Nov 19, 2024 (Finalizing contract) ArcGIS/ArcFM Migration
• Benefits include Mobile GIS Application extending GIS to our field crews - RFP Released July 10, 2024
• Proposals reviewed by SVP team on Nov 18, 202
- Estimated duration of project is 18 months following kickoff meetin Enterprise Asset Management System (EAM)
• Plan, design, construct, operate, inspect and maintain assets using a GIS-centric unified solution
Predict and mitigate potential equipment failure
• RFP will be published Spring 2025
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Customer Programs
• Current programs for customers switching from gas
to electric
- Residential Rebates
• Building: Inductions Cooking, Electric Clothes Dryers, Heat Pump Water Heaters
• Transportation: Electric Vehicles, EV Charging and eBikes - Commercial Rebates
• Building: Food Service, Heater Pump HVAC, Water Heating, Pool Pumps and Heaters
• Transportation: EV Charging Stations
• New Programs Launching This Year...
- Tune-up Programs-Rebates for Solar and HVAC annual
maintenance
- Residential Retrofit Electrification- Heat Pump HVAC, Multi-family program
- Residential New Construction- Multi-family and ADU
Building Electrification Incentive Program
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Upcoming Items
• Next 6 months highlights
- KRS/SRS Construction Contract (June timeframe)
- NRS Construction Contract (June timeframe)
- Northwest Loop Upgrades Contract
- Property Acquisition
- Easement Acquisition
- Property Leases
- Secondary Staging Yard
- Office Building
- Community Solar Findings
- Multiple Contracts and Agreements
- Policy Discussion - Future Growth
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City Council
Item #8: Silicon Valley Power
Bi-Annual Update
1852
RTC 25-1250
THE MISSION CITY
January 28, 2025
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