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California Municipal Utilities Association
April 15, 2015
Carlsbad, California
John T. Andrew
Assistant Deputy Director
Department of Water Resources
State Water Project – Overview & Statistics
• SWP is 4% of CAISO load, and 3% of
all load in CA (about same amount as
San Jose or San Francisco)
• SWP pumping capacity is 2,600 MW,
consumes 6 to 9.6 Million MWh to
move 2 to 4 Million acre-ft of water per
year
• SWP is the third largest generator of
clean hydropower in CA
• SWP generation capacity is 1,700 MW,
generates 4 million to 7 million MWh
• SWP produces about 14% of
California’s hydropower
One Edmonston pump uses 60 MW
Plant Capacity ~ 840 MW
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Climate Action Plan
Phase 1: GHG Emissions Reduction Plan (GGERP)
Near‐Term (2020) Goal: Reduce GHG emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2020
Long‐Term (2050) Goal:
Reduce GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050
SWP’s Portfolio Evolution to Meet 2050 GHG Target
Combined
Cycle Gas,
12%
Clean Hydro,
50%
88% emissionsfree resources
Existing
Contracts
and Market
Purchases,
30%
Combined
Cycle Gas,
12%
2050
Renewable
Resources,
8%
2020
Clean Hydro,
50%
58% emissionsfree resources
Renewable
Resources,
38%
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Water and Energy Connection
Energy Intensity
North Coast Region
Energy Intensity
South Coast Region
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”
‐‐Daniel Patrick Moynihan
California Water Plan Update 2013
“Politicians discussing global warming” Isaac Cordal
John T. Andrew, P.E.
Assistant Deputy Director
Department of Water Resources
(916) 651-9657
[email protected]
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SWP’s Primary Water Delivery Facilities
•
The SWP is the largest state-owned
and operated water system in the
country
•
SWP deliveries provide water to
nearly 25 million Californians and
about 750,000 acres of irrigated
farmland
•
DWR also operates the SWP to
improve water quality in the Delta,
control Feather River floodwater,
provide recreation, and enhance
fish and wildlife habitat.
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Changing Trends of Rain vs. Snow
Changing Runoff Trends