AERO Presentation: How Communities Use Clean Energy to Build Local Power
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The document discusses how communities can utilize clean energy to foster local empowerment and energy democracy. It presents various statistics on wind and solar energy potential, emphasizing the shift from energy monopolies to community-owned renewable initiatives. The author argues for the need to ensure that the transition to renewable energy benefits local economies rather than just serving as a source of profit extraction.
AERO Presentation: How Communities Use Clean Energy to Build Local Power
- 1. H O W C O M M U N I T I E S U S E C L E A N E N E R G Y T O B U I L D L O C A L P O W E R A D VA N C I N G E N E R G Y D E M O C R A C Y John Farrell Director of Energy DemocracyOctober 20, 2017 Presentation to the AERO Annual Meeting
- 2. L E T ’ S WA R M U P
- 3. W I N D P O W E R P O T E N T I A L ? Percentage of state electricity sales
- 4. A. 25% B. 75% C. 154% D. 12,000% E. 27,000% W I N D P O W E R P O T E N T I A L ? Percentage of state electricity sales
- 5. E. 27,000% W I N D P O W E R P O T E N T I A L Percentage of state electricity sales
- 6. W I N D P O W E R P O T E N T I A L 30% c.f. or better 2 0 1 0 N R E L D ATA 100m Potential Percent of Electricity from Onshore Wind Power 0 to 10% 10 to 25% 25 to 50% 50 to 100% 100% or moreSource: http://1.usa.gov/1LBmAIV “You have a unique opportunity to buy wind that is cheaper than fossil fuel” —Xcel CEO Ben Fowke
- 7. L E T ’ S WA R M U P ( # 2 )
- 8. R O O F T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L ? A. 2% B. 8% C. 28% D. 59% E.112% Percentage of state electricity sales
- 9. R O O F T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L A. 2% B. 8% C. 28% D. 59% E. 112% Percentage of state electricity sales
- 10. 23% 49% All buildings Source: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65298.pdf R O O F T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L 2 0 1 6 POTENTIAL PERCENT OF POWER FROM LOCAL ROOFTOP SOLAR Over 50% 40 to 50% 25 to 40% 11 to 25% 2008 data 40-50% 25-40% Over 50% Over 50% 25-40%
- 11. Costofelectricity 0.0¢ 2.0¢ 4.0¢ 6.0¢ 8.0¢ 10.0¢ 12.0¢ 14.0¢ Residential ≤10 10-20 20-50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500-1000 5-10 MW 10 to 20 MW 20 to 100 MW 100 to 1,000 MW S O L A R C O M P E T E S AT M O S T S I Z E S kilowatts megawatts Sources: Tracking the Sun IX and Utility-Scale Solar 2015 (SunShot, Berkeley Labs); EIA (2014 data); CPUC (2011); NYMEX (2016); ILSR DOES NOT INCLUDE COST OF DELIVERY Residential retail price Commercial retail price Industrial retail price Calif. Market Price Referent Price of competition Price advantage Estimated levelized cost of electricity based on reported 2015 costs*
- 12. F R O M E N E R G Y M O N O P O LY T O E N E R G Y D E M O C R A C Y Before After
- 13. S T O RY: C O M M U N I T Y S O L A R I N K E E N E , N H
- 14. 0¢ 5¢ 10¢ 15¢ 20¢ Lease A Lease B PPA* 0¢ 5¢ 10¢ 15¢ 20¢ SOLAR COSTS MORE FOR NON-TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS Incentives do not apply to tax- exempt entities Depreciation only Tax credit only Tax credit and depreciation Transaction costs Tax credit and depreciation Transaction costs Transaction costs 15.5¢ 14.1¢ 13.7¢ 12.3¢ 11.2¢ Federal tax credit = 30% off Depreciation = ~24% off *PPA not legal in 25 states Solar cost per kilowatt-hour Purchase via third partyNon-profit For-profit or individual
- 15. H I G H F E D E R A L C O M P L I A N C E C O S T S 59% Annual compliance costs as a percent of project upfront cost, 25 kW solar project
- 16. L I M I T S T O S H A R I N G Prohibited in 34 states
- 17. C O M M U N I T Y R E N E WA B L E E N E R G Y P R O J E C T S L A W
- 18. W E N E E D T O G E T R E A D Y
- 19. S O L A R G R O W T H D E S T R O Y S F O R E C A S T S Source: https://twitter.com/ aukehoekstra/status/ 866313289306963969
- 20. 1 I N S TA L L E V E RY 6 0 S E C O N D S
- 21. Solar PV could provide fully half of global electricity by 2050 Source: http://bit.ly/2f6Anfk S O L A R G R O W T H D E S T R O Y S F O R E C A S T S
- 23. W I N D P R I C E C O U L D FA L L B Y H A L F Gas, fuel only Source: http://bit.ly/2f6Anfk
- 24. B AT T E R I E S A R E G E T T I N G C H E A P
- 25. B AT T E R I E S A R E G E T T I N G C H E A P Actual
- 26. C H A N G E J U M P S B O U N D A R I E S
- 27. D O U B L E T H E R A N G E , S A M E P R I C E
- 28. E L E C T R I C V E H I C L E O W N E R S H I P 1 0 - Y E A R S AV I N G S $0 $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $15,000 2017 Nissan Leaf v. Nissan Versa 10-year sched. maintenance savings 10-year fuel cost savings (est.) Battery replacement cost (est.) Does not include typical repairs unique to gasoline cars, including timing belts, water pumps, etc.
- 29. I T ’ S C O M I N G F O R Y O U R F U R N A C E …
- 31. 53% used on-site S T O RY: H A WA I I S O L A R A L O N E S O L A R + E V + B AT T E RY + S M A RT C O N T R O L S 89% used on-site
- 32. B AT T E R I E S G I V E E L E C T R I C C U S T O M E R S C H O I C E Number of commercial electricity customers who can subscriber to tariffs with demand charges in excess of $15/kW Source: http://bit.ly/2gK7fdO
- 33. W H O W I L L L E A D ?
- 34. “We come to work each day to do what we did the day before”
- 35. D I S R U P T I O N Photo credits: Donnie Ray Jones and Billy Brown via Flickr
- 36. S M A RT P H O N E I M A G E Raise your hand if your smartphone was manufactured by…
- 40. O V E R - R U L I N G R E G U L AT O R S
- 41. C U T T I N G C O M P E T I T I O N
- 42. P O L I T I C A L J I U - J I T S U
- 43. S T O RY: K I T C A R S O N E L E C T R I C C O O P E R AT I V E
- 44. U T I L I T Y S H A R E Municipal (Troy) 1% Cooperative 30% Investor-owned 69%
- 45. E X P E R I M E N T I N G W I T H C O M M U N I T Y S O L A R
- 46. E X P E R I M E N T I N G W I T H C O M M U N I T Y S O L A R Source: ILSR’s Community Power Map
- 47. S T U C K I N L O N G C O N T R A C T S Great River Energy Tri-State Seminole Electric Basin Electric 0 17 34 51 6820502032 2084 Typical power contract expiration date for members co-ops of… 2066 2045 2050 2055 2070
- 48. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY Source: Northern Plains Resource Council
- 49. 3 WAY S Y O U C A N L E A D
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- 52. 3 0 H O U S E H O L D S 2 1 0 K I L O WAT T S 6 J O B S $ 1 M I L L I O N
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- 54. Commission-approved tariffs Existing programs Midwest Energy NH Elec. Co-op Roanoke Elec. Co-op How$mart KY Several co-ops offer inclusive energy financing Central Elec. Power Ouachita Electric Clean Energy Works Portland
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- 57. S T O RY: M I N N E A P O L I S
- 58. W R A P U P ! N E T M E T E R I N G S T O RY
- 59. 1 9 7 9
- 60. S U R P R I S E !
- 61. www.ilsr.org C H A N G I N G T H E R U L E S P R O V I D I N G T O O L S 1 0 0 % R E N E WA B L E L O C A L E C O N O M Y H U M A N S C A L E L O C A L O W N E R S H I P D E M O C R AT I C A U T H O R I T Y I L L U S T R AT I N G T H E V I S I O N
- 62. Beyond Sharing: How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power The electric utility monopoly is breaking up, but will new companies make renewable energy become another form of wealth extraction or can community renewable energy enable communities to capture their renewable power? John Farrell April 2016 www.ilsr.org R E A D O U R R E P O R T S R E A D M O R E @johnffarrell F O L L O W