Bermi slides presented, for distribution 2
- 1. Powering Bermagui! Community meeting 23 July 2017
- 2. Speakers and topics Bill Southwood, CEFE Welcome and introduction Kristy McBain, Mayor Bega Valley Shire Council policy and plans John Walters, Ekonomix Solar Affordable renewable electricity today: background, opportunities and constraints Karl Edmonson, Reposit Power Generating, storing and selling power Harry Chami, Solar Juice Panel, invertor and battery bulk-buy Tom Nockolds, How communities are powering up: Director Community Power Agency Some NSW examples Tony Pfeiffer MD Byron Bay – the community, council Enova Energy and the power company Jon Keeble, WattWatchers Knowing what we generate and use Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Zen Energy Powering the community - Bermagui and the Bega Valley in the state and national context
- 6. Community Utility Scale Solar and the Bega Valley A presentation by John Walters
- 8. 2.5 – 3.0 MW
- 10. UTILITY SCALE SOLAR & POWER STORAGE STATION OPERATOR (The Generator) ESSENTIAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION GRID (The Poles & Wires) Residential, Commercial, Rural & Local Government Power Consumers (The Customers) Community Owned Electricity Wholesaler / Retailer POWER FLOW POWER FLOW $$$ FOR USE OF NETWORK $$$ FOR “BULK” POWER UNDER PPA $$$ FOR POWER & NETWORK CHARGES PRIVATELY GENERATED POWER FLOW $$$ FOR ENERGY PRIVATELY GENERATED
- 11. The requirements of the AUSTRALIAN ENERGY REGULATOR (AER) and registration with the AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR (AEMO) need to considered, however the AER’s Guidelines provide for the possible exemption of a not-for-profit community service operator, as below:
- 12. The Renewable Power Station Community Karl Edmondson Partner Network Sales Manager www.repositpower.com
- 13. • How many have solar already? • How many are thinking about installing batteries? • How many want to improve the savings from installing a battery? • How many have heard about Reposit? Why Are You Here?
- 14. How The Grid Works: Electricity Generators Electricity is bought and sold on a wholesale spot market based on supply and demand.
- 15. How The Grid Works: Electricity Distributors Responsible for managing the electricity poles and wires.
- 16. How The Grid Works: Electricity Retailers Buy energy on the wholesale spot market and resell it to consumers.
- 17. How The Grid Works: Electricity Consumers Homeowners consume and produce electricity but without subsidies, you miss out on the real value of your energy.
- 18. How The Grid Works: Electricity Consumers With Reposit Reposit not only finds the best price to sell your energy for, but also buys up cheap energy and stores it for later.
- 19. • Reposit is software that you add to your home solar or battery system • The Reposit app runs on your phone, tablet or computer • Reposit is compatible with all brands of solar systems and many popular battery systems too What is Reposit?
- 20. • Reposit is like a smart meter that works for you, not the retailer • You can predict your next energy bill and check your bill is correct • Learn how much your solar is saving you and what a battery could save you What Reposit Does For You: Accurate Energy Monitoring
- 21. • Reposit lets your old solar work with your new solar or batteries • Also lets a battery you install now get expanded in the future • Don’t be limited by the brand of your inverter or battery What Reposit does for you: Combines Old With New
- 22. • Reposit predicts the weather and your energy usage • Solar is the cheapest way to fill your battery, but there is not always enough sun to fill it up • If it will be cloudy tomorrow, Reposit will fill your battery overnight on the off-peak rate What Reposit Does For You: Pre-fills With Cheap Energy
- 23. • Install a compatible battery and earn extra money • Only available through GridCredits electricity retailers • Reposit customers currently earn $1 / kWh during GridCredit events • Can rise to $14 / kWh What Reposit does for you: Earning GridCredits
- 24. • Download ‘Reposit’ in app store • Username: repositguest • Password: repositguest • 4kW solar / 6.4kWh battery Free Trial Reposit App
- 25. The more homes that join Reposit, the better energy pricing gets. “United we stand, divided we fall.” Reposit is available now through local installers.
- 27. Management Confidential Rami’s Solar Career began in September of 1997. He started to work as a process worker and moved to the purchasing department at Solarex, which later merged with BP Solar in 2000. He worked there in various roles for almost a decade. He became a co-founder of Solar Juice in late 2009 which is now the largest solar wholesale and distribution company in Australia. He specialises in Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning & Logistics Rami Fedda Andrew’s career started in 1998 with Solarex in sales, which later merged with BP Solar. He too worked in BP Solar for more than a decade in sales profile. He became a co-founder of Solar Juice in late 2009. He specialises in Handling Sales, Stock Movement, Contracts and Supply management Andrew Burgess Shawn has worked for many large corporations including Fortune Global 500 companies Greenland Holding Group and China Telecom in various financial related roles since 1999. Shawn has experience in different industries like retails, wholesales, construction, telecommunication, services and Government. Shawn joined Solar Juice in March 2017 and manages all finance and accounting operations. Shawn Wang Paul has 12 years’ experience in managing inventory; supply chain; customer services; technical sales and logistics solutions in the automation industry. Paul has been with Rexel Industries for over 10 years, more recently as Logistics and Operations Manager. Paul has recently joined Solar Juice as an Operations Manager and is responsible for Logistics, exports and customer service. Paul Blair Co-Founder and Director Co-Founder and Director Finance Manager Operations Manager
- 30. FUTURE TRENDS IN Community Energy • tom@cpagency.org.au
- 31. • Community energy is where a community develops, delivers and benefits from sustainable energy projects. • This can include supply-side projects such as renewable energy installations and storage and demand-side projects such as energy efficiency and demand management. Community energy can even include community-based approaches to selling or distributing energy.
- 32. Benefits of community energy
- 33. Proven models of community energy • Behind the meter and below the load
- 34. 90+ groups developing projects 70+ projects installed community energy in Australia
- 35. BULK BUYS
- 36. DONATIONS
- 38. A FASTER AND FAIRER ENERGY TRANSITION • Stepping out from behind the meter
- 40. Social Access Solar Gardens
- 41. Energy Trading
- 42. Human stories
- 43. “the most important question is not whether this transition is happening, but how we manage it to maximise the benefit to all Australians” Ison & Langham, The Conversation, 17 June 2015
- 45. ENOVA ENERGY: AUSTRALIA’S FIRST COMMUNITY- OWNED ENERGY RETAILER Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 46. Established as a Social Enterprise to: Facilitate the empowerment of Australian communities with a new energy model WHY ENOVA EXISTS? Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 47. Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 48. COMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUND Concerns identified by community • Climate change • Coal seam gas mining • Demand for more renewable generation Enova model provided the solution • Empowerment via community-owned model • 2015 Feasibility Study > Business plan • Retail Licence application + Prospectus • Capital raising – first customer June 2016 Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 49. HOW DO WE BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY? Retain OPEX and profits Supports renewable energy production in the region Create direct and indirect employment Majority community-owned = majority returns to community 50% of returns to projects which improves access to renewable energy (solar instalments/ finance +). A model and hub for other communities Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 50. PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS • Cultivating relationships + partnerships to meet the needs of regional communities • Enova licence covers NEM (Except VIC) • Scalable operational systems Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 51. PARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITS Community groups with own generation/retail projects partner with Enova for mutual benefit • Profit sharing arrangements • Enova purchases energy from community generation • Continuing profit stream for partners and their communities • Co-branding possibilities depending on customer volume • Cooperative educational programs Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 52. PARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLES In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network. ExpectationsExpectationsExpectationsExpectations • Lower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network Fees • Battery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by E nova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energy • Energy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net Export In partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitat eeee community owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Garden ExpectationsExpectationsExpectationsExpectations • Lower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly ren tersterstersters • Lower development costsLower development costsLower development costsLower development costs • Lower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network Fees Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 53. ENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR • Generous feed in tariff – Jan 2017, 12c kwh – now up to 16c kwh • A market leader in increasing FIT (e.g. Origin FIT 6-12c Jan 2017) • IPART recommended FIT is 11.6ckwh to 14.6c/kwh. • 3,100+ transferred customers • 70% have solar PV to provide Enova with renewable energy for supply • First Enova owned solar generation installed • Generating enough excess energy for 500 homes with local renewables (35-40% of our purchased energy comes from local renewables) • MOUs with 2 community Groups outside Northern Rivers to support local generation/ retailing Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
- 55. QUESTIONS? To benefit the local community, Quote CE4E25 Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au LET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHER!
- 56. Powering Bermagui! CEFE Community meeting 23 July
- 57. Wattwatchers: who we are ● Utility-grade hardware and software for monitoring, predicting and controlling electricity at circuit-level in real-time over the internet ● Crosses over for residential, commercial and industrial use - especially ‘behind the meter’ and ‘IoT for energy’ ● Applications for solar PV and battery storage, low-cost sub-metering, demand management, microgrids, local energy trading and more ● Guiding principles: ○ Consumers should own their energy data ... ○ and they definitely should benefit from it!
- 58. Quarterly Billing Monthly Billing Jan 2017 Heatwave 24x7 Air Conditioning $436 $107 Expected Monthly Future Understand Data Scheduling&Timers Solar under Curve Personal perspective: my home experience
- 59. Timing is key: how data helps
- 60. Bundled solution in a box
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- 62. Questions, discussion and next steps Bill Southwood, CEFE Welcome and introduction Kristy McBain, Mayor Bega Valley Shire Council policy and plans John Walters, Ekonomix Solar Affordable renewable electricity today: background, opportunities and constraints Karl Edmonson, Reposit Power Generating, storing and selling power Harry Chami, Solar Juice Panel, invertor and battery bulk-buy Tom Nockolds, How communities are powering up: Director Community Power Agency Some NSW examples Tony Pfeiffer MD Byron Bay – the community, council Enova Energy and the power company Jon Keeble, WattWatchers Knowing what we generate and use Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Zen Energy Powering the community - Bermagui and the Bega Valley in the state and national context
- 63. Moved from the floor, July 23rd, 2017 The meeting thanks CEFE, its Bermagui group and the speakers for today’s forum. This meeting encourages the steering group to move into the next stage of the cheaper cleaner electricity project, by: • identifying additional expertise needed to move the project forward; • continuing to liaise with business, local government, and non-government agencies; • investigating the possibility of funding to support these activities. We ask that CEFE report back to the community before the end of the year on the feasibility of both small scale and utility scale projects.
- 64. Other interesting people here from: Bega Valley Shire Councillors Eurobodalla Deputy Mayor NSW Department of the Environment CEFE HQ Bega Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA) Local suppliers and contractors CEFE Bermagui