洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)新聞報(bào)道原文鏈接：https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/story/2020-02-27/geothermal-energy-contract-glendale-open-mountain-energy

地?zé)崮茉春贤瑢lendale的新能源占比提高11%

Whitegrass No. 1, pictured, a geothermal energy project in Nevada, will provide Glendale with 3 megawatts of renewable energy beginning this April. Another geothermal project being constructed by the same operator will provide the city with an additional 13.5 megawatts by April of next year. Together, the projects will boost the city’s renewable portfolio by about 11%. 
(Courtesy of GWP)
圖片是內(nèi)華達(dá)Whitegrass No.1地?zé)崮茉错?xiàng)目。該項(xiàng)目從4月份開(kāi)始會(huì)給Glendale提供3MW的再生能源。該項(xiàng)目運(yùn)營(yíng)商還在建設(shè)另一個(gè)地?zé)犴?xiàng)目，從明年4月份開(kāi)始也開(kāi)始生產(chǎn)13.5MW。在這兩個(gè)項(xiàng)目的幫助下，Glendale的再生能源在能源結(jié)構(gòu)占比中將提高11%左右。(GWP提供)
Glendale’s renewable-energy portfolio is slated to get a boost with the recent approval of a contract to purchase geothermal energy from a pair of projects — Whitegrass and Star Peak — located in Nevada.
On Tuesday, City Council members voted to enter into a 25-year contract with Open Mountain Energy that will eventually provide the city with 15.5 megawatts of geothermal energy annually. Glendale Water & Power officials said the energy would be delivered at a competitive price of about $67.50 to $70.25 per megawatt-hour.
Negotiated through Southern California Public Power Authority, or SCPPA, of which Glendale is a member, the deal was hailed by both city officials and environmentalists as a step toward meeting sustainability goals.
    Glendale的新能源占比在最近批準(zhǔn)了Whitegrass和Star Peak項(xiàng)目地?zé)崮茉吹牟少?gòu)后得到了提升。
    周二市議會(huì)投票批準(zhǔn)了25年和OME的售電合同，后者將給城市每年提供15.5MW的地?zé)崮茉?。Glendale Water & Power官方表示該能源的價(jià)格很有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，在每兆瓦時(shí)67.5至70.25美元之間。Glendale通過(guò)南加州公用電力權(quán)力機(jī)構(gòu)（SCPPA）進(jìn)行了該合同的談判。市議會(huì)和環(huán)保人士都對(duì)此合同的批準(zhǔn)表示歡迎，認(rèn)為這是達(dá)到可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)的重要一步。
“We owe it to our residents and to the global environment to get off gas, carbon-based power, as soon as we can, and this is bringing something in right away,” Mayor Ara Najarian said shortly before the contract was approved.
All cities in California are required to rely on 100% clean energy sources by 2045, under state law.
By 2022-23, the projects are expected to kick Glendale’s renewable energy sources to 56% of its total energy portfolio.
About two years ago, the city’s energy portfolio was comprised of 36% renewable sources. That percentage was pushed up to about 45% this past December when council members voted to purchase a small share of a large forthcoming solar and battery storage project in the Mojave Desert known as Eland 1.
    在合同被批準(zhǔn)之前，Ara Najorian市長(zhǎng)說(shuō)：“我們將它歸功于我們的住戶和全球環(huán)境。我們需要盡快地替代天然氣、碳的基礎(chǔ)電力，而這正是正確的方向”。
    根據(jù)加州法律，所有城市需要在2045年以前100%依賴清潔能源。
    到2022-2023年，項(xiàng)目預(yù)計(jì)將Glendale新能源在其總能源的占比進(jìn)一步提高到56%。
    在2年前，城市的再生能源比例為36%。去年12月，市議會(huì)投票在Majove Desert通過(guò)了Eland 1，后者是一個(gè)小型的太陽(yáng)能和電池儲(chǔ)能項(xiàng)目。
Geothermal energy is derived by unleashing heat buried within the earth to create steam, which is then converted into electricity. Unlike solar and wind energy, geothermal can produce energy around the clock, said Mark Young, the utility’s deputy general manager.
“The geothermal contracts will provide clean and renewable generation 24 hours a day, fulfill Glendale’s needs as it increases its renewable portfolio and displaces the use of fossil fuels, and utilize valuable transmission infrastructure for its delivery to Glendale,” Luis Amezcua, a senior campaign representative with the Sierra Club, wrote in a letter to the council.
The Whitegrass No.1 project, located in Lyon County, Nev., will provide the city with 3 megawatts of geothermal energy annually for the duration of the contract beginning this April.
Glendale is slated to receive an additional 12.5 megawatts from the Star Peak Project, which will be constructed in Pershing County, Nev. It’s expected to begin delivering energy to Glendale in April of next year.
Both projects will cost the city about $8,577,500 annually, or $213,845,625 over the 25-year contract term, according to a city report. GWP estimates that the zero-carbon energy will reduce its carbon emissions by 52,600 metric tons per year.
    地?zé)崮茉词怯傻氐紫略丛床粩嗟臒釒С鰜?lái)的蒸汽驅(qū)動(dòng)，這些蒸汽會(huì)被轉(zhuǎn)化為電力。和風(fēng)能、光伏不同，地?zé)崮軌虺掷m(xù)地生產(chǎn)能源。
    位于Lyon County的Whitegrass No.1項(xiàng)目從4月開(kāi)始能夠每年為城市提供3MW的地?zé)崮茉?。Star Peak位于Pershing County，預(yù)計(jì)從明年4月開(kāi)始，每年生產(chǎn)12.5MW的地?zé)崮茉础３鞘忻磕陼?huì)向這兩個(gè)項(xiàng)目支付8577500美元，在25年間總額為213845625美元。GWP預(yù)計(jì)該清潔能源會(huì)每年降低52600噸的碳排放。
Councilman Vrej Agajanian expressed concern that the market price for geothermal energy could drop in the next quarter century, pointing to falling solar energy prices. He added that technology could change during the contract term, possibly leaving the city with an outdated asset.
“This is a great project, but still I have [a] problem with the way it’s been set,” said Agajanian, who ultimately voted to approve the contract.
“Tomorrow, they will come up with some new ideas that we’re unaware of today,” he added.
Steve Zurn, the utility’s general manager, said prices for geothermal energy may rise as cities across the state increasingly seek out clean-energy sources to meet the state mandate. He added that geothermal energy has a scarcity factor because it can only be produced in some geographic areas.
Glendale is also in talks for a potential solar-energy contract for a project in Utah, according to officials.
    Vrej Agajanian議員表達(dá)了地?zé)崮茉词袌?chǎng)價(jià)可能在接下來(lái)25年間走低的關(guān)切。他表示，技術(shù)可能在合同期有變革，而有可能給城市遺留下過(guò)時(shí)的資產(chǎn)?！斑@是個(gè)很好的項(xiàng)目，但我仍然對(duì)它的方式持保留意見(jiàn)?！辈贿^(guò)Agajanian議員最終還是投票批準(zhǔn)了項(xiàng)目?！懊魈?，他們有可能有新想法——而我們目前是不知情的?！?br />     公用設(shè)施總經(jīng)理Steve Zurn相反，認(rèn)為地?zé)崮茉磧r(jià)格可能因?yàn)榧又莞鞒鞘兄鸩綄で笄鍧嵞茉炊蠞q。他表明地?zé)崮茉从衅湎∪毙?，因?yàn)樗荒茉谝恍┨囟ǖ膮^(qū)域生產(chǎn)。
    官方表示，Glendale還在討論一個(gè)潛在的猶他州太陽(yáng)能項(xiàng)目合同。