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OPALCO firma un nuevo contrato con Bonneville Power Administration<\/strong>
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Brian Silverstein, miembro de la junta directiva de Orcas Power & Light Cooperative y ex vicepresidente s\u00e9nior de transmisi\u00f3n de Bonneville Power Administration, sostiene una copia de un contrato BPA recientemente firmado.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

La Cooperativa Orcas Power & Light se uni\u00f3 recientemente a otras 130 empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos del noroeste para firmar nuevos contratos de energ\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica de 16 a\u00f1os con la Administraci\u00f3n de Energ\u00eda de Bonneville. Esta estrategia, denominada Iniciativa de Proveedor Electivo, garantiza el suministro de electricidad para el noroeste del Pac\u00edfico hasta 2044.<\/p>\n

OPALCO es miembro de Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative Power, junto con otras 25 cooperativas el\u00e9ctricas regionales. PNGC Power ha sido fundamental en la colaboraci\u00f3n con BPA, en nombre de OPALCO, para la implementaci\u00f3n de estos acuerdos. PNGC Power opera como una entidad operativa conjunta que agrupa las cargas y recursos el\u00e9ctricos de las cooperativas miembro bajo acuerdos contractuales consolidados con BPA. Esta colaboraci\u00f3n con PNGC Power permite a cooperativas individuales como OPALCO gestionar mejor los precios de la energ\u00eda y el riesgo de suministro.<\/p>\n

BPA es una administraci\u00f3n federal de comercializaci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda creada en la d\u00e9cada de 1930 como parte del Departamento de Energ\u00eda. BPA vende energ\u00eda generada principalmente por las presas hidroel\u00e9ctricas federales en la cuenca del r\u00edo Columbia y opera importantes l\u00edneas de transmisi\u00f3n de alto voltaje en todo el noroeste. BPA y las empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos regionales han dedicado los \u00faltimos cuatro a\u00f1os a negociar un nuevo modelo de contrato que entra en vigor en octubre de 2028. A medida que la energ\u00eda de las presas federales del r\u00edo Columbia alcanza su m\u00e1ximo, BPA ha creado una estructura tarifaria modificada para reflejar las adiciones de suministro no federal, conocida como energ\u00eda de Nivel 2.<\/p>\n

Los costos de la energ\u00eda de Nivel 2 son casi el doble que los de Nivel 1 ($70 por megavatio frente a $40 por MW). Desde aproximadamente 2010, OPALCO ha estado pagando este mayor costo por la energ\u00eda cuando el consumo excede la cantidad asignada, generalmente durante eventos clim\u00e1ticos de m\u00e1xima demanda. Durante estos eventos clim\u00e1ticos, BPA generalmente debe acudir al mercado para comprar energ\u00eda y abastecer a la regi\u00f3n con lo que necesita. Esta energ\u00eda de mercado suele ser m\u00e1s cara que la energ\u00eda hidroel\u00e9ctrica que la regi\u00f3n recibe regularmente.<\/p>\n

El cambio m\u00e1s significativo a corto plazo para los clientes que siguen la demanda, como OPALCO, probablemente sea un aumento y menor flexibilidad en los cargos por capacidad y demanda, adem\u00e1s de un nuevo ajuste de energ\u00eda a fin de a\u00f1o que puede aplicar los errores de pron\u00f3stico a precios marginales de energ\u00eda de Nivel 2. Al mismo tiempo, BPA ampli\u00f3 las exenciones detr\u00e1s del medidor, lo que refuerza el valor de la generaci\u00f3n, el almacenamiento y la respuesta a la demanda locales. BPA est\u00e1 trabajando en varias iniciativas para prepararse para la creciente demanda energ\u00e9tica de la regi\u00f3n, incluyendo mejoras en la central nuclear de Energy Northwest que generar\u00e1n mayor producci\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica, eficiencias para aumentar la producci\u00f3n hidroel\u00e9ctrica, la optimizaci\u00f3n del acceso a la transmisi\u00f3n e inversiones de 1.250 millones de d\u00f3lares en proyectos de transmisi\u00f3n en todo el Noroeste.<\/p>\n

\u201cEste es un gran logro para OPALCO, BPA, PNGC y las empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos regionales para continuar trabajando juntas para brindar a las comunidades del Noroeste energ\u00eda limpia, confiable y de bajo costo durante las pr\u00f3ximas dos d\u00e9cadas\u201d, dice Brian Silverstein, miembro de la junta de OPALCO y ex vicepresidente s\u00e9nior de transmisi\u00f3n de BPA.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OPALCO firma un nuevo contrato con Bonneville Power Administration Orcas Power & Light Cooperative se uni\u00f3 recientemente a otras 130 empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos del noroeste para firmar nuevos contratos de energ\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica de 16 a\u00f1os con Bonneville\u2026 Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":24998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30,648],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-board","category-board-news","category-energy-policy-renewable-energy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSecuring Power for the Islands - OPALCO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opalco.com\/es\/asegurar-el-suministro-de-energia-a-las-islas\/2026\/02\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Securing Power for the Islands - 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