May 2021 DashboardCity of Denton, Texas
FY 2020-21 Denton Energy Center
YTD May 2021 Dashboard
Key Trends
For the first 8 months of FY 2020-21, the DEC produced 44,301 MWh more than the same period of
FY 2019-20. This resulted in approximately $120.6 million more in revenues and $23.7 million more in
total expenses than the same time in the previous fiscal year. These increases are a result of the
Winter storm Uri event in mid-February 2021.
The DEC Gross Margin as of May 31 was $102.6 million which is 101.9 million higher than budgeted.
(Gross Margin = DEC Revenue –Fuel Cost –Variable Operating & Maintenance Cost).
As a result of the February storm, the DEC projected expenditures have been increased by $29.1
million. Fuel expenses account for $28.8 million of this increase.
Month Revenue MWh $/MWh
Oct-20 $2,739,241 31,581 $86.74
Nov-20 $1,037,719 14,117 $73.51
Dec-20 $457,097 7,225 $63.27
Jan-21 $565,793 8,622 $65.62
Feb-21 $118,076,297 32,026 $3,686.89
Mar-21 $545,993 5,143 $106.17
Apr-21 $3,441,543 18,842 $182.66
May-21 $921,026 8,653 $106.44
Total FY 2020-21 $127,784,707 126,208 $1,012.49
Generation & Gross Revenues
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2020-21 FY 2020-21
ACTUALS*BUDGET YTD PROJECTION
DEC REVENUE 7.19$ 24.55$ 127.78$ 137.16$
EXPENDITURE SUMMARY
Energy Expense - Fuel 1.87$ 10.35$ 25.06$ 39.16$
Personnel Services 1.25 1.79 1.24 1.79
Materials & Supplies 0.24 1.72 0.06 1.72
Maintenance & Repair 0.06 0.56 0.12 0.56
Insurance 0.51 1.11 0.70 1.11
Operations 0.14 0.33 0.16 0.66
Debt Service - Principal 4.96 7.85 4.56 7.85
Debt Service - Interest 6.56 9.43 5.53 9.43
Interfund Transfers 0.03 0.24 0.14 0.24
Transfer to Capital Projects - 0.02 - 0.02
DEC EXPENDITURES 15.62$ 33.40$ 37.57$ 62.54$
DEC NET INCOME (8.43)$ (8.85)$ 90.21$ 74.62$
Note: All dollar figures presented in millions.
*Represents same period (8 months) as FY 2020-21 YTD for comparison purposes. Total Net
Income for FY 2019-20 was ($11.98 million).
Description
Engine
Runtime
(hours)*
Hot
Starts
Warm
Starts
Cold
Starts Stops Description
Nitrogen
Oxides
(NOx)
Carbon
Monoxide
(CO)
Volatile
Organic
Compoun
d (VOC)
Particulate
Matter<10
microns
(PM10)
Particulate
Matter<2.
5 microns
(PM2.5)
Sulphur
Dioxide
(SO2)
Ammonia
(NH3)
Carbon
Dioxide
Equivalents
(CO2e)
DEC Monthly Emissions Total (tons)1.54 1.49 1.26 0.79 0.79 0.02 0.14 4,438.00
DEC Annual Permit Limit Operations (tons)**29.78 93.52 48.16 69.72 69.72 1.45 60.90
Monthly Plant Emissions per DEC Permit Limit 5.16%1.59%2.62%1.13%1.13%1.09%0.23%
Annual to Date Plant Emissions per DEC Permit Limit 26.20%8.30%12.80%6.60%6.60%5.90%1.60%
* Over the past 12 months, the DEC engines ran 17% of the time. During the month of May, the DEC engines ran 10% of the time.
**Operations Annual Limit accounts for Balance of Plant standard emissions
Emissions
May 2021
Engines (1-12)922 194 97 132 423