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Teema: RE: Regarding heat production relative indicators
Dear Mr. Kaminickas,
Please find below Estonian Competition Authority’s answer to Your question.
According to point 4.17 of the Estonian Competition Authority’s methodology „The Principles for Approving the Maximum Price of Heat“ (unfortunately, only in Estonian: https://www.konkurentsiamet.ee/sites/default/files/Soojus/soojuse_piirhinna_koosk_lastamise_p_him_tted.pdf), the following methods are used in the analysis of justified operational costs:
1. finding the ratio of operating costs and sales volume, i.e. special cost (€/MWh) per sales volume;
2. comparing the company’s costs and the statistical indicators calculated on their basis with the costs of other similar companies or other similar network areas (so-called benchmarking).
Also, ECA has used an expert opinion compiled by ÅF-Consulting AS (then known as ÅF-Estivo AS) in 2010 (unfortunately, only in Estonian: https://www.konkurentsiamet.ee/sites/default/files/05_katlamajade_maksumuse_tehnilise_lahenduse_ja_tegevuskulude_eksperthinnang_15.03.11_.pdf), according to which: “The specific cost of electricity of the boiler house is the cost of electricity per unit of heat produced in the boiler house. According to the original task, we consider that the specific cost of electricity of the boiler house does not include the electricity consumption of the flue gas scrubber and heat network pumps.” For example:
1. The specific cost taken as the basis of the calculation corresponds to Estivo’s estimate (page 28), in which the specific cost of electricity of a boiler house with 50 MWh grate combustion boilers is 15-25 kWel/MWh, i.e. with a unit capacity of 1–1,25 MWel;
2. The specific cost taken as the basis of the calculation corresponds to Estivo’s estimate (page 29), in which the specific cost of electricity of a flue gas scrubber with a nominal capacity of 10 MWh is estimated at 5–7 kWel/MWh, which is on average 50–70 kWel when the capacitor is operating at the nominal load.
In case You have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Karl Jaak Rebane
Legal Department
Regulatory Division
Estonian Competition Authority
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Dear Mr./Ms.,
my company performs research for local energy regulator in Lithuania “VERT”. In Lithuania we have relative indicators calculation methodology for heat production and distribution companies. In this methodology we calculate relative indicators like electrical energy consumption for production of 1 MWh heat, amount of personnel for 1 MW of heat production capacity and etc. Later we use this indicators to compare how efficient heat producers and distributors operate and to calculate maximum allowable heat price. Now we are looking for opportunities to improve this methodology by updating currently used indicators or adding new ones. We are looking for good examples in other countries. Do you have similar methodology in your country? Maybe you can share links to related documents? Thank you in advance for any help.
Sincerely,
Mantas Kaminickas
Energy projects manager
Phone: +37063889399
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