This slide presentation outlines an assessment of the risks and benefits of energy management options for drinking water utilities. Key themes and objectives include;
covering risks as well as benefits;
broad array of energy management options;
demand side (energy consumption);
supply side (energy acquisition / generation);
adopt water utility perspectives;
consistent with PWS mission & constraints;
useful Risk Management Framework (demystify); and,
making it real and useful (pragmatic, case
studies). Two primary case studies of
Tampa Bay Water and
Cucamonga Valley Water District are outlined.
Other participating utilities
will serve as more modest case studies
(vignettes), and
range from Halifax to Southern California. Topics outlined include: The Growing Energy-Water Nexus; The Energy Intensity of IEUA's Water Supplies; Energy Costs of Emerging
Treatment Technologies; Average Change in Power Costs by
Water Treatment Plant Size; Issues and Trends in Power Sector; risks posed by energy reliance in
water sector; Three Dimensions of Energy
Related Risks; Utilities Need to Find Own
Risk Balance; Current trends and emphases; Risk Issues for Emerging
Treatment Technologies; Risk Strategies; Using Probability - Consequence
Mappings to Develop Your Risk Profile; Risk Mapping Can Also Explore
Risk Management Options; and, Energy Supply-Side Options. Includes figures.