Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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8-2. • Baseload Demonstration. A positive determination of baseload need can be demonstrated when the projected baseload demand for electricity is greater than the projected baseload capacity by an amount that is greater than (or reasonably close to) the planned capacity of the proposed project. The applicant should include a table similar to Table 8-3 that demonstrates the need for baseload capacity greater than (or reasonably close to) the capacity of the proposed project in the analytical year. Table 8-3. Demand and Supply Forecast Summary (MW(e)) 20WW(a) … 20WW 20XX(b) 20YY(c) … 20YY 20ZZ(d) DEMAND Peak System Demand MINUS: DSM and EE Total Peak Demand Plus Reserve Margin Total System Demand SUPPLY Installed System Capacity MINUS: Retirements PLUS: Additions Total Installed Capacity Net Transactions Total System Supply Surplus (Deficit) Without the Proposed Project Project Capacity Surplus (Deficit) With the Proposed Project • 20WW denotes data years before submittal of the application • 20XX denotes the year of submittal of the application • 20YY represents the intervening years in some useful increment • 20ZZ indicates the year three years after commencement of full commercial operations. • Market-Based Evaluation. A positive need for power determination need not depend on a deficit in the supply of electricity in the analytical year. Rather an applicant can demonstrate a need for power even in a market place that has a surplus of electricity. The applicant can either: – Perform a market-based or auction analysis describing how the applicant will price and bid their electricity to ensure the proposed project will participate in the market at levels consistent with baseload capacity factors. This approach should: 1. describe the auction or other mechanism by which the ISO/RTO selects generators to supply power into the market, and DG-4026, Page 131 2. provide an analysis illustrating how the project can feasibly compete in the hourly market