10. What
is
distributed
genera7on?
Distribu7on
Any
Size
or
Subtransmission
<
80
MW
Transmission
11. Myth
1
• Distributed
genera7on
does
not
capture
economies
of
scale
12. Economies
of
Scale:
Solar
PV
Data
from
70,000
California
solar
PV
installa7ons
Economies
of
Scale
are
Bullshit|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States-‐
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13. Economies
of
Scale:
Wind
Economies
of
Scale
are
Bullshit|
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14. Myth
2
• Distributed
genera7on
can’t
scale
up
quickly
19. Myth
3
• Variable
distributed
genera7on
is
expensive
to
integrate
into
the
electric
grid
20. Solving
Solar
Variability
with
More
Solar
Solving
Solar's
Variability
with
More
Solar
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/65b5nyh
21. Solving
Solar
Variability
They
are
seeing
very
li<le
difference
in
the
voltage
levels,
harmonics,
and
overall
power
quality
between
the
different
scenarios.
These
preliminary
results
suggest
that
u)li)es
could
go
to
very
high
levels
of
PV
penetra3on
in
localized
areas
without
causing
problems
for
the
grid.
High
Penetra)on
of
PV
No
Issue
for
Kauian
Grid
|
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Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
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27. Opportuni7es
for
Cost
Reduc7ons
Solar
PV
Balance
of
System
|
Rocky
Mountain
Ins)tute
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/3dazuo8
28. The
Value
of
Distributed
Solar
$5
per
Wa[
Distributed
Solar
Power
Worth
Far
More
Than
Electrons
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/3tqmerh
29. The
Value
of
Distributed
Solar
Distributed
Solar
Power
Worth
Far
More
Than
Electrons
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/3tqmerh
30. The
Value
of
Distributed
Solar
Distributed
Solar
Power
Worth
Far
More
Than
Electrons
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
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31. Value
of
DG
Solar
PV
–
Palo
Alto
CLEAN
Coali)on
Calcula)on
32. Jobs
from
Renewable
Energy
Pudng
Renewables
to
Work:
How
Many
Jobs
Can
the
Clean
Energy
Industry
Create?
(UC
Berkeley)
33. Absentee
=
lost
opportunity
• Out
of
two
coun;es
in
Minnesota
we
export
about
$80
million
dollars
a
year
to
France,
Florida,
Italy,
Portugal,
Spain.
-‐Dan
Juhl,
community
wind
developer
34. Value
of
Local
Ownership
NREL: Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation
35. Value
of
Local
Ownership
NREL: Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation
48. Policy
Ma[ers
Germany
2009
Germany
2011
From
page
19
of
the
brilliant
report,
Tracking
the
Sun
III:
The
Installed
Cost
of
Photovoltaics
in
the
U.S.
from
1998-‐2009
(large
pdf).
49. Policy
Ma[ers
Ontario's
Buy
Local
Renewable
Energy
Policy:
An
Update
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/3o4th8d
50. Policy
Ma[ers:
State
Laws
RPS Policies with Solar/DG Provisions
WA: double credit for DG www.dsireusa.org / April 2011
NH: 0.3% solar-
electric x 2014
OR: 20 MW solar PV x 2020; MI: triple credit for solar-
double credit for PV
MA: 400 MW PV x 2020
electric
NY: 0.4788% customer-
sited x 2015
OH: 0.5% solar-
NV: 1.5% solar x 2025; CO: 3.0% DG x 2020 electric x 2025 NJ: 5,316 GWh solar-
2.4 - 2.45 multiplier for PV 1.5% customer-sited x 2020 electric x 2026
IL: 1.5% PV
x 2025 WV: various PA: 0.5% PV x 2021
UT: 2.4 multiplier
multipliers
for solar-electric DC
DE: 3.5% PV x 2026;
MO: 0.3% solar- triple credit for PV
AZ: 4.5% DG x 2025 electric x 2021 NC: 0.2% solar MD: 2% PV x 2022
x 2018
NM: 4% solar-electric x 2020 DC: 0.4% solar x 2020
0.6% DG x 2020
TX: double credit for non-wind
(non-wind goal: 500 MW)
16 states +
Renewable portfolio standard with solar / distributed generation (DG) provision
DC have an RPS
with solar/DG
Renewable portfolio goal with solar / distributed generation provision
provisions
Solar water heating counts toward solar provision
52. A
Small
but
Growing
Market
Photo
credit:
CERTs
53. Policy
Ma[ers:
Local
Rules
Poor
Solar
Permidng
Rules
Increase
Residen)al
Solar
Prices
by
Up
To
20
Percent
|
Energy
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-‐
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54. Policy
Ma[ers:
Local
Rules
Poor
Solar
Permidng
Rules
Increase
Residen)al
Solar
Prices
by
Up
To
20
Percent
|
Energy
Self-‐Reliant
States
-‐
h<p://)nyurl.com/5ts5b2k