Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 06176340-d253-4972-8a45-b7bff2a7cf33
Document Type: esrp
Title: ASSESSMENT OF NEED FOR POWER
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 8
Section ID: 8.4
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he reserve margin is this difference divided by the peakload responsibility. (b) For each growth rate used, calculate system peakload for the relevant years and adjust for firm purchases and sales and interruptible contracts to obtain peakload responsibility. October 1999 8.4-5 NUREG-1555 ` reasons for differences between the applicant’s forecast and the forecast developed or adopted by the staff ` the implications for baseload demand of the extreme value forecasts. (2) Analyze the power supply data (e.g., capacity factors, variable costs, redesignations) and estimate the baseload capacity of the system using the evaluation of ESRP 8.3. (3) Compare the supply of baseload capacity with the demand for baseload capacity for the first 3 years of commercial operation of all proposed units. (4) Identify the reserve margin(a) requirements currently in acceptance for the service area and identify the organization responsible for establishing this requirement. (a) Determine if the reserve margin requirements at the time the proposed units are scheduled to begin operation are different from the current reserve margin requirements. (b) Contact the appropriate regional reliability council, other regional bodies, power pools, and FERC to compare this reserve margin requirement with requirements recommended by these organizations. (5) Calculate the region’s accredited generating capacity (i.e., total installed capacity plus nonfirm purchases and less nonfirm sales) for the period extending from 1 year preceding commercial operation of the proposed first unit to the 3rd year of commercial operation of the proposed last unit. (6) Calculate peakload(b) responsibility based on the growth rates for peakload demand calculated for ESRP 8.2.1. (7) For reviews requiring additional staff analysis, calculate peakload responsibility based on forecasted growth rates for peakload demand. (a) Determine these by contrasting the applicant’s projected range of growth rates for system