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2012 Reenergize the Americas 3A: Harry Shulte
1. Developing an Environment that is
Conducive to
Renewable Energy Adoption
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
2. Mission
of EP-SEA
Inform and Educate
Founded in 1978
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
3. Education: What are our
challenges?
Basic Questions…
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
4. Utility Scale Solar
and
Distributed Renewable Energy
(DRG)
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
5. Who’s number one in the world in
installed base for PV?
What’s their peak sun?
What’s peak sun here in the region?
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
6. What drove that adoption?
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
7. Impacts of Policy on DRG in the
Region
Residential Installs in Las Cruces
970
Residential Installs in El Paso
211
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
8. Impacts of Policy
-DRG in the Region-
Las Cruces:
1 in every 100 inhabitants
El Paso:
1 in every 4000 inhabitants
(EP would have approximately 7000 installs to be
at same adoption rate as LC)
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
9. Impacts of Policy on DRG
New Mexico vs. EL Paso (not Texas)
- REC Payment
- no gross sales tax on equipment
- lower permitting fees
- on average, these differences can translate into up to 30%
difference in cost to install solar (after considering 30% ITC)
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
10. Solutions?
- Basic Education
- Long Term Planning for DRG
(consumer driven choice for renewable)
- Continue Efforts to Find Solutions to Meet out
Challenges Through Efforts like the Regional Energy
Initiative, Policy Change
HL Schulte EPSEA Reenergize the Americas, October 2012
