Review of 2006 Ten-Year Site Plans - Public Service Commission

increases. These program modifications also include greater customer incentives to help maintain the
same level of customer participation.
Each February, the Commission publishes an annual report describing the utilities’
conservation and DSM activities pursuant to FEECA. 18 Included in the Commission’s report is a
summary of all utility DSM programs, a comparison of current and previous numeric goals, and a
general assessment of utility conservation activities. Overall, Florida's utilities have been successful in
meeting the overall objectives of FEECA. Since the enactment of FEECA, utility conservation
programs have resulted in cumulative statewide peak demand savings of 5,332 MW for summer and
5,655 MW for winter, as well as annual energy savings of 6,269 GWh for 2007.
Overall, demand and energy savings from utility-sponsored conservation programs are
expected to surpass current goals by as much as 50 percent. Furthermore, the projected average
annual growth rate of DSM program savings, as illustrated in Table 4, has increased, reflecting the
effectiveness and success of current programs. The Commission will continue to explore means of
cost-effectively increasing the amount of DSM savings available from utility conservation programs.
Table 4. Projected Growth Rates of DSM Savings
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE (%)
DSM PROGRAM SAVINGS
2006 2007
Summer Peak Demand 2.20% 3.01%
Winter Peak Demand 1.62% 2.43%
Net Energy For Load 2.47% 2.93%
DSM programs are projected to increase summer peak demand savings from just over 5,600
MW of capacity in 2007 to nearly 7,500 MW of capacity in 2016. Similarly, winter peak demand
savings are projected to increase from 6,100 MW of capacity in 2007 to over 7,500 MW of capacity in
2016. The projected demand savings of more than 1,000 MW of peak capacity for both summer and
winter are significant in the deferral of traditional generation. These savings, in addition to non-peak
demand savings, translate to net energy savings of more than 9,000 GWh in 2016, an increase of more
than 2,000 GWh over the planning period.
Figures 6, 7, and 8 on the next page illustrate, in greater detail, the projected total amounts of
annual energy consumption, summer peak demand, and winter peak demand savings from utilitysponsored
DSM programs over the ten-year planning horizon.
18 Annual Report on Activities Pursuant to the Florida Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, February 2006.
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