Solar Developments Across the United States presented to: National Conference of State Legislatures. Southeast Solar Energy Institute.

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1 Solar Developments Across the United States presented to: National Conference of State Legislatures Southeast Solar Energy Institute Presented by: Martha Duggan, United Solar Ovonic On behalf of the Solar Alliance Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 1

2 AGENDA BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLAR ALLIANCE HIGH LEVEL OF SOLAR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ACROSS THE US SOUTHERN STATES HAVE ALL THE RIGHT STUFF Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 2

3 An Alliance of PV Manufacturers Systems Administrators Financiers Working at the state level to adopt costeffective solar policies and programs Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 3

4 RPS Policies with Solar/DG Provisions / August 2009 WA: double credit for DG NH: 0.3% solar-electric by 2014 OR: 20 MW solar PV by 2020; double credit for PV MI: triple credit for solar MA: TBD NV: 1.5% solar by 2025; 2.4 to 2.45 multiplier for PV UT: 2.4 multiplier for solar AZ: 4.5% DG by 2025 CO: 0.8% solar-electric by 2020 NM: 4% solar-electric by % DG by 2020 IL: 1.5% solar PV by 2025 MO: 0.3% solar-electric by 2021 OH: 0.5% solar by 2025 NC: 0.2% solar by 2018 NY: % customer-sited by 2013 NJ: 2.12% solar-electric by 2021 PA: 0.5% solar PV by 2020 DE: 2.005% solar PV by 2019; triple credit for PV MD: 2% solar-electric in 2022 DC: 0.4% solar by 2020; 1.1 multiplier for solar TX: double credit for non-wind (Non-wind goal: 500 MW) State renewable portfolio standard with solar / distributed generation (DG) provision State renewable portfolio goal with solar / distributed generation provision 16 states & DC have an RPS with solar/dg provisions Solar water heating counts toward solar provision Note: RI requires 3 MW of solar by 2014, but this not part of the state s RPS policy. Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 4

5 Interconnection Standards / July 2009 WA: 20,000 MT: 50* OR: 25/2,000* WY: 25* CA: no limit NV: 20,000 MN: 10,000 VT: no limit WI: 15,000 NY: 2,000 SD: 10,000 MI: no limit PA: no limit NE: 25* IN: no limit CO: 10,000 IL: 10,000 UT: 25/2,000* KS: 25/200* MO: 100* KY: 30* OH: 20,000 VA: 20,000 NC: no limit NH: 100* MA: no limit CT: 20,000 NJ: 2,000* MD: 10,000 DC: 10,000 HI: no limit NM: 80,000 TX: 10,000 State policy * Standard only applies to net-metered systems AR: 25/300* LA: 25/300* GA: 10/100* SC: 20/100* FL: 2,000* PR: no limit 37 states + DC & PR have adopted an interconnection policy Notes: Numbers indicate system capacity limit in kw. Some state limits vary by customer type (e.g., residential/non residential). No limit means that there is no stated maximum size for individual systems. Other limits may apply. Generally, state interconnection standards apply only to investor owned utilities. Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 5

6 WA: 100 OR: 25/2,000* CA: 1,000* NV: 1,000* State policy MT: 50* UT: 25/2,000* AZ: no limit* HI: 100 KIUC: 50 WY: 25* CO: 2,000 co-ops & munis: 10/25 NM: 80,000* Net Metering / July 2009 ND: 100* NE: 25 KS: 25/200* MN: 40 OK: 100* MO: 100 WI: 20* AR: 25/300 LA: 25/300 MI: 150* IA: 500* IN: 10* IL: 40* KY: 30* Voluntary utility program(s) only * State policy applies to certain utility types only (e.g., investor-owned utilities) Note: Numbers indicate system capacity limit in kw. Some state limits vary by customer type, technology and/or system application. Other limits might also apply. Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 6 OH: no limit* WV: 25 GA: 10/100 VT: 250 NC: 1,000* FL: 2,000* ME: 660 co-ops & munis: 100 NH: 100 MA: 60/1,000/2,000* RI: 1,650/2,250/3,500* CT: 2,000* NY: 25/500/2,000* PA: 50/3,000/5,000* NJ: 2,000* DE: 25/500/2,000* MD: 2,000 DC: 1,000 VA: 20/500* 42 states & DC have adopted a net metering policy

7 Cumulative Installations 2008 Total Solar Megawatts Total Solar Watts per Customer #1 San Francisco PUC CA (4739.3) #2 Port of Oakland CA (3414.7) #3 Southern California Edison CA (91.7) #4 Kauai Island Utility Coop. HI (70.6) #5 Palo Alto Utilities CA (70.4) #6 NV Energy NV (68.6) #7 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. CA (44.3) #8 Maui Electric Co. HI (43.8) #9 Hawaii Electric Light Co. HI (41.0) #10 San Diego Gas & Electric Co. CA (36.3) #1 Southern California Edison CA (441.4) #2 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. CA (229.5) #3 NV Energy NV (77.9) #4 San Diego Gas & Electric Co. CA (49.3) #5 Public Serv. Co. of CO (Xcel Energy) CO (28.5) #6 LA Department of Water & Power CA (13.6) #7 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. NJ (13.2) #8 Arizona Public Service Co. AZ (10.6) #9 Sacramento Municipal Utility District CA (10.2) #10 Long Island Power Authority NY (7.7) Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 7

8 U.S. Residential Electricity Price Forecast Year* c/kwh 2008E Applying the same conservative 4.7% inflationary rate, average US electricity prices will reach 16 c/kwh by E E E E E E E *Estimates, revised numbers will be out 10/2009 Solar is already cost competitive in some southern states today and will be in many more in coming years as energy prices increase nationwide Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 8 8

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10 Population Growth= Electricity Consumption Increase Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 10

11 Levelized Cost of Energy Comparison Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 11

12 Utility Participation Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 12

13 The Policy Tool Kit Interconnection Procedures Net Metering Rate Design Incentives Financing Options Community Solar Feed-in Tariffs AMI/Smart Grid Integrated Energy Storage 13 Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 13

14 Conclusions Given market structure, southern states are likely to be characterized by utility owned systems. The key will be for southern states to implement good, stable policies that enable participants to engage in the rapidly growing US market. Advocating cost effective state solar policies and programs. 14