Empowering. Solar Energy Savings that Benefit Students, Teachers and the Community

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1 Empowering Solar Energy Savings that Benefit Students, Teachers and the Community

2 Your Presenter Matt Shannon, VP Sales & Marketing Natural Power and Energy Over a thirteen year career in the Arizona solar industry, Matt has been involved in the project development and management of millions of watts of commercial, school and government solar projects in addition to thousands of residential and new home solar systems throughout Arizona, much of which is located in Southern Arizona. 2

3 The SUN is Coming to Our Schools! The Project in a Nutshell TUSD s Governing Board has authorized Solar PV installs at over 40 District Sites Project award has been made to Natural Power and Energy following a competitive public bidding process The Systems will be provided at no cost to TUSD through an innovative SSA contract With solar, the District will realize both immediate and long term savings Solar panels will be installed on shade structures at a majority of the sites The Students will benefit from a solar curriculum Safety and minimal site disruption is a top priority The project is projected to finish by end Q

4 Introducing the Project Team The Project Developer Natural Power and Energy A leading Arizona Solar Firm With highly regarded Tucson solar projects such as National Bank of Arizona, TIA and Raytheon. Responsible for: Overall Project & Installation Management System Design & Engineering Contractor Evaluation & Procurement The Host Customer Tucson Unified School District Arizona s 2 nd Largest District Your 146 Year Old School District, serving Tucson's youth, families, and community since Responsible for: Purchasing the energy produced by the systems Adhering to the SSA contract Maximizing the solar benefit for the Schools & Community The System Owner Constellation* Unit of Fortune 500 Co. Exelon A national energy leader, with owned solar systems at 9 Arizona School Districts deployed across 61 sites. Responsible for: Financing project construction, Long term SSA admin & billing Ensuring System Performance and O&M * Currently negotiating with TUSD 4

5 The Solar Services Agreement (SSA) An SSA is long term, risk free contract that will allow TUSD as the Host Customer to benefit from the systems installed at the District s schools and pay only for what the systems produce. The ownership of the systems and the ongoing operation, maintenance, monitoring and payment administration is carried out by the System Owner. Getting the systems from the drawing board to generating electricity is the responsibility of the Project Developer. 5

6 Significantly Positive Savings and TEP Energy Offset The District will enter into a 20 Year SSA contract with the System Owner to reduce energy costs and positively advance sustainability objectives to the benefit of all stakeholders. In its most simple form, TUSD will pay a flat cost per kilowatt hour for the energy produced by the systems. Here are the key project statistics: An average of 80% TEP energy offset, per site 1 st Year savings to the District of approx. $170,000 Total 20 year savings of approx. $11,000,000 Based on a conservative yearly TEP rate increase of 1.5% Total 20 year savings of approx. $20,000,000 Based on a reasonable yearly TEP rate increase of 3% Reduction in TUSD s CO 2 footprint of approx million lbs/year* * And because TUSD will retain the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) associated with the system by not receiving a TEP incentive, this CO 2 offset is truly owned by the District. 6

7 Solar System Technology and Type Solar Integrated Shade Structures Inverters & Monitoring (string or centralized) Metering & Site Interconnection DC Output Utility Grade AC Electricity (underground trenching) Electrical distribution to provide lighting at shade structures where required (Distribution to TUSD Site & TEP Buy back ) The District will have Grid tie solar electric systems installed. So these highly reliable solar systems will generate electricity (PV: Photovoltaic) rather than heat water (Solar Thermal)andwillfunctionjustthesameasthesolarsystemsyou veseenattheuofa campus, National Bank of Arizona, TIA and many other recognizable places around town. 7

8 Solar System Deployment The solar shade structures must be installed in areas at each site that make the most economical sense and comply with key design considerations such as distance to the site s electrical gear, solar panel orientation, shading and easements. So while it would be great to cover every teacher s parking spot, a majority of the systems will be installed in open campus areas such as the perimeters of playing fields. Additionally, considerations such as preserving large play areas (such as baseball fields) and avoiding the need to remove trees and landscaping are important factors that play into the system locations that have been identified as the best fit for each site. Final placement of the solar shade structures is subject to change pending final review of the District, NPE and its design team. 8

9 Solar Data Translated Into Student Curriculum In addition to providing shaded play areas for students, all installed solar systems will feature online data monitoring accessible from any internet enabled device. This data monitoring will allow students and teachers to view the performance of the systems instantly as well as scrutinize it for more detailed analysis. The information supplied by the systems will also be integrated into the school curriculum to help students learn about how solar electricity works and the benefits of renewable energy. Subject areas such as science, social studies, math, language arts and technology can all benefit from the knowledge solar can provide. 9

10 Ensuring Safety, Minimizing Site Disruption NPE and its team have extensive experience in school solar installations andiswellversedinthechallenges of managing construction projects at educational facilities. NPE has developed a comprehensive construction plan and will be able to meet and exceed the rigorous safety requirements required to complete the installations with minimal disruption to the schools while in session. As for the systems themselves, all components used in the systems are UL listed and installed in asafecodecompliant manner in accordance with City of Tucson and TEP requirements. Measures will be implemented to reduce tampering and vandalism. 10

11 Project Timeline The project has been organized into 7 groups, with each group generally made up of 6 to 8 sites. While the project is already underway, installation of the first group of systems will begin in Q Q Q Q Q Q G1 Group I Site G2 Group II Site G3 Group III Site G4 Group IV Site Group I Sites include: Erickson Elementary School Gale Elementary School Henry Elementary School Marshall Elementary School Secrist Middle School Soleng Tom Elementary School Wheeler Elementary School G5 Group IV Site G6 Group VI Site G7 Group VII Site 11

12 Questions and Answers Q & A 12