PJM Cost of New Entry: Combustion Turbines and Combined-Cycle
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PJM Cost of New Entry Combustion Turbines and Combined-Cycle Plants with June 1, 2022 Online Date PREPARED FOR PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. PREPARED BY Samuel A. Newell J. Michael Hagerty Johannes P. Pfeifenberger Bin Zhou Emily Shorin Perry Fitz The Brattle Group Sang H. Gang Patrick S. Daou John Wroble Sargent & Lundy April 19, 2018 This report was prepared for PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. All results and any errors are the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the opinion of The Brattle Group, Inc. or Sargent & Lundy, or their clients. The authors would like to thank PJM staff for their cooperation and responsiveness to our many questions and requests. We would also like to thank the PJM Independent Market Monitor for helpful discussions. Copyright © 2018 The Brattle Group, Inc. Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 A. Background .......................................................................................................................... 1 B. Study Objective and Scope .................................................................................................. 2 C. Analytical Approach ............................................................................................................ 2 II. Observations about Recent Entry in PJM’s Capacity Market ................................................... 4 A. Summary of Recent New Entry in PJM .............................................................................. 4 B. Drivers of Low-Cost Entry by Natural Gas Plants ............................................................. 6 III. Reference Resource Technical Specifications ......................................................................... 10 A. Locational Screen ............................................................................................................... 10 B. Summary of Reference Resource Specifications .............................................................. 13 C. Plant Size, Configuration and Turbine Model ................................................................. 14 1. Combined-Cycle Turbine Model, Configuration, and Duct Firing ........................ 14 2. Combustion Turbine Model and Configuration ...................................................... 16 D. Detailed Technical Specifications ..................................................................................... 18 1. Emissions Controls .................................................................................................... 18 2. Fuel Supply Specifications ........................................................................................ 20 IV. Plant Capital Cost Estimates ................................................................................................... 21 A. Plant Capital Cost Summary.............................................................................................. 21 B. Plant Proper Capital Costs ................................................................................................. 24 1. Plant Developer and Contractor Arrangements ...................................................... 24 2. Equipment and Sales Tax .......................................................................................... 24 3. Labor and Materials ................................................................................................... 24 4. EPC Contractor Fee and Contingency ..................................................................... 25 C. Owner’s Capital Costs ........................................................................................................ 25 1. Project Development and Mobilization and Startup ............................................... 26 2. Net Startup Fuel Costs ............................................................................................... 26 3. Emission Reduction Credits ...................................................................................... 26 4. Gas and Electric Interconnection ............................................................................. 27 5. Land ............................................................................................................................ 27 6. Fuel and Non-Fuel Inventories ................................................................................. 28 7. Owner’s Contingency................................................................................................ 28 8. Financing Fees ........................................................................................................... 28 D. Escalation to 2022 Installed Costs ..................................................................................... 28 V. Operation and Maintenance Costs .......................................................................................... 30 A. Summary of O&M Costs .................................................................................................... 30 B. Annual Fixed Operations and Maintenance Costs ........................................................... 31 1. Plant Operation and Maintenance ........................................................................... 31 i|brattle.com 2. Insurance and Asset Management Costs .................................................................. 32 3. Property Tax .............................................................................................................. 32 4. Working Capital ........................................................................................................ 33 5. Firm Transportation Service Contract in SWMAAC .............................................. 34 C. Variable Operation and Maintenance Costs ..................................................................... 34 D. Escalation to 2022 Costs .................................................................................................... 34 VI. Financial Assumptions ............................................................................................................ 35 A. Cost of Capital .................................................................................................................... 35 B. Other Financial Assumptions ............................................................................................ 46 VII. CONE Estimates ...................................................................................................................... 48 A. Levelization Approach ....................................................................................................... 48 B. Summary of CONE Estimates ............................................................................................ 50 VIII. Annual CONE Updates ......................................................................................................... 54 List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ 55 Appendix A: Detailed Technical Specification Analysis ................................................................ 57 A. Combined Cycle Cooling System ...................................................................................... 57 B. Power Augmentation ......................................................................................................... 58 C. Black Start Capability ........................................................................................................ 58 D. Electrical Interconnection ................................................................................................. 58 E. Gas Compression ................................................................................................................ 58 Appendix B: Detailed Cost Estimate Assumptions ......................................................................... 59 A. Construction Labor Costs .................................................................................................. 59 B. Net Startup Fuel Costs ....................................................................................................... 60 C. Gas and Electric Interconnection Costs ............................................................................ 60 D. Land Costs .......................................................................................................................... 62 E. Property Taxes ................................................................................................................... 62 F. Firm Gas Contracts ............................................................................................................ 63 G. Operational Startup Parameters ........................................................................................ 64 Appendix C: CONE Results with LTSA Costs in Variable O&M ................................................... 65 13 ii|brattle.com Executive Summary PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM) retained The Brattle Group (Brattle) and Sargent & Lundy (S&L) to review key elements of the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM), as required periodically under PJM’s tariff.1 This report presents our estimates of the Cost of New Entry (CONE). A separate, concurrently-released report presents our