K-Solar Program Overview
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The K-Solar program, part of New York's NY-Sun initiative, aims to help school districts reduce energy costs by making solar power more accessible, with over 221 districts and 900 schools currently participating. It focuses on reducing soft costs associated with solar installations and promotes collaborative procurement processes to enhance cost efficiency. The program offers educational resources, free site assessments, and assists with permitting and financing to facilitate the transition to solar energy.
K-Solar Program Overview
- 1. Program Overview Houtan Moaveni March 12, 2015
- 2. K-Solar Program Overview • Part of the NY-Sun Initiative • Governor Cuomo’s 2012 State of the State Address Greatly expanding New York’s solar programs Stressing the need to keep a firm eye on solar costs to protect ratepayers One of the goals of Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative is to help school districts reduce their energy costs by making solar power more affordable. K-Solar NYS Governor's Office NYSED NYPA NYSERDA
- 3. School Districts Registrations • To date, 221 School Districts in 56 Counties representing over 900 individual schools have registered into the K-Solar Program (over 30% of all the public School Districts in NYS).
- 4. PV System Overview Energy Source Energy Conversion (DC) Energy Inversion and Conditioning (AC) Energy Use Energy Distributor Electric Utility 4
- 5. NY Weighted Avg Installed Cost
- 6. Installation Cost of Solar Hardware Costs 36% Soft Costs 64% Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2013.http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy14osti/60412.pdf
- 7. Soft Costs Over half of the cost of solar installations are due to soft costs.
- 8. What are the Soft Costs? Operations & Maintenance Installation & Performance Interconnection Customer Acquisition Permitting & Inspection Financing & Contracting K-Solar can work on reducing permitting, interconnection and customer acquisition costs.
- 9. The path to grid parity 9 • Grid parity is the point of time when the lowering cost of PV equals to the rising cost of conventional electricity.
- 10. K-Solar Platform K-Solar Solar DevelopersSchools Working collaboratively instead of individually leads to a significant reduction in solar energy system costs, transaction costs, administrative time, and enhances leverage in negotiations
- 11. K-Solar Program--3 Activity Areas Education & Community Outreach Procurement Process and Project Implementation
- 12. How can K-Solar assist us in the process of going solar? http://www.nypa.gov/k-solar/ • Educational webinar series
- 13. How can K-Solar assist us in the process of going solar? • NYPA providing free site survey and energy analysis through K-Solar • Roof age and suitability • Ground mounted or parking lot solar options • Shading analysis • Analysis of electric bills • Energy production estimate • Provided over 260 schools with free solar site assessments • Identified 184 schools with 69 MW potential capacity • New site requests being received and assessed on an ongoing basis
- 14. How can K-Solar assist us in the process of going solar?
- 15. How can K-Solar assist us in the process of going solar? • Educational content, such as curricula and teacher training events • Expedited permitting • K-Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) • K-Solar Program aggregated procurement – Technical and administrative support – Economies of scale
- 16. Key Takeaways • Register Today (if you have not done so) • Review the K-Solar PPA terms and conditions • Announce the K-Solar recommended solar developer(s) in April • District will individually negotiate and execute PPA with the recommended solar developer(s) • Pricing supplied ($/kWh) for “standard building” with chart of change orders and effect on energy pricing • Pricing chart includes effect of NYSERDA MW Block incentives • Pricing valid until 12/31/16 sunset of 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit K-Solar Schools Developer PPA
- 17. For additional information • NYPA K-Solar website link: www.nypa.gov/K- Solar – Includes registration for program and pre- recorded webinars
- 18. Questions