Clean Electricity Regulations, page-9

Not too much longer to wait, bidding closes the end of this month.

The large scale power projects with CCS are largely unaffected by these draft regulations, main issue is to ensure they can operate below the 30t/GWh level.


Saddle Hills could go a number of ways (assuming it goes ahead):

- 22MW stand alone gas fired power plant without Kalina Cycle and operating on a baseload supply (this configuration is exempt as per the draft regulations);
- 44MW two gas fired units without Kalina Cycle operating initially on a baseload supply, then either adding CCS later when the new regs come into force for gas fired plants (2035 or 2045, not 100% sure but it appears for gas it's 2045) or reducing to a peaker operating for a maximum of 450 hours per year or 18.75 days if running 24/7 for that period;
- one or two gas fired units with Kalina Cycle (32 or 64MW) operating initially on a baseload supply, then either adding CCS later when the new regs come into force for gas fired plants or reducing to a peaker operating for a maximum of 450 hours per year or 18.75 days if running 24/7 for that period;

CCS could be a problem depending on the space available on the site and also obtaining the necessary approvals to add CCS, plus it depends on what infrastructure will be available to remove the captured carbon.