SCE&G Forecast of Summer Loads and Resources
2010 Integrated Resource Plan Introduction This document presents South Carolina Electric & Gas Company’s (“SCE&G” or “Company”) Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for meeting the energy needs of its customers over the next fifteen years, 2010 through 2024. This document is filed with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (“Commission”) in accordance with S.C. Code Ann. §58-37-40 (1976, as amended) and Order No. 98-502 and also serves to satisfy the annual reporting requirements of the Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act, S.C. Code Ann. §58-33-430 (1976, as amended). The objective of the Company’s IRP is to develop a resource plan that will provide reliable and economically priced energy to its customers. I. The Load Forecast Total territorial energy sales on the SCE&G system are expected to grow at an average rate of 1.5% per year over the next 15 years, while firm territorial summer peak demand and winter peak demand will increase at 1.8% and 1.6% per year, respectively, over this forecast horizon. The table below contains these projected loads. Summer Winter Energy Peak Peak Sales (MW) (MW) (GWH) 2010 4,752 4,119 22,871 2011 4,852 4,209 23,373 2012 4,948 4,216 23,505 2013 5,020 4,251 23,713 2014 5,089 4,289 23,837 2015 5,157 4,352 24,109 2016 5,241 4,430 24,453 2017 5,324 4,506 24,779 2018 5,406 4,586 25,105 2019 5,490 4,683 25,466 2020 5,614 4,772 25,940 2021 5,744 4,881 26,522 2022 5,871 4,988 27,093 2023 5,991 5,085 27,611 2024 6,105 5,179 28,114 1 The energy sales forecast for SCE&G is made for over 30 individual categories.
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