AWWA ACE63075

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.