Overcoming Barriers to Local Renewable Energy
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Community renewable energy has significant political and economic benefits, but is often hindered by five major barriers. This vividly illustrated presentation explains how communities can overcome the barriers and advance more local renewable energy. ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell gave this presentation as part of a Sustainable Economies Law Center webinar on April 30, 2013. You can view the presentation with audio at http://youtu.be/3dCcqIEl5d4
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Overcoming Barriers to Local Renewable Energy
- 1. Presentation to Sustainable Economies Law Center webinar on April 30, 2013 Local Energy Rules City policies that overcome the barriers to community renewable energy
- 2. Local Local scale Local ownership
- 3. 1% A Small Fraction 67,000 MW community ownership
- 4. No local ownership Local ownership 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% But Popular very negative negative neutral positive very positive 60% negative 45% positive http://www.ilsr.org/community-ownership-boosts-support-renewables/
- 5. Total Jobs, by Project Ownership Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation (NREL) Absentee Local Up to 2.8x more And Profitable
- 6. Total Economic Impact, by Project Ownership Absentee Local Up to 3.4x more Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation (NREL) And Profitable
- 7. 5 Barriers ✤ Tradition ✤ Capital ✤ Cash Flow ✤ Legal ✤ Utility 5
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- 9. Centralized Power Utility Perspective Transmission network Distribution network House Storage Local CHP plant Commercial building Factory Storage Storage Storage Solar PV power plant Wind power plant House with domestic CHP Clean, local power Reality “Adapt or Die”
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- 11. Capital How can they... ...buy this?
- 12. Rules for Raising Capital
- 13. Type of registration Upfront Cost Compliance Costs Restrictions Full SEC $100,000- 125,000 Over $400,000/yr None Regulation D $30,000 -50,000 $10,000/yr Accredited investors; prior relationship Regulation A $50,000 -75,000 $10,000/yr $5 million offering Intra-State $50,000 -75,000 $10,000/yr (MN) In-state only Private Minimal Minimal Prior relationship; no advertising
- 14. Type of registration Upfront Cost Compliance Costs Restrictions Full SEC $100,000- 125,000 Over $400,000/yr None Regulation D $30,000 -50,000 $10,000/yr Accredited investors; prior relationship Regulation A $50,000 -75,000 $10,000/yr $5 million offering Intra-State $50,000 -75,000 $10,000/yr (MN) In-state only Private Minimal Minimal Prior relationship; no advertising
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- 16. Cash Flow 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20%25%25%30% Minnesota Commercial Solar Project Federal tax credit Depreciation State rebate Net metering
- 18. Cash Flow 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 100% Germany/Gainesville Commercial Solar Project Feed-In Tariff / CLEAN Contract
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- 20. A.Nonprofit B.City C.County D.Cooperative E.All of the Above Which Makes Sense?
- 21. Which Makes Sense? A.Nonprofit B.City C.County D.Cooperative E.All of the Above
- 23. Which OneWorks? A.Nonprofit B.City C.County D.Cooperative E.All of the Above F. None of the Above
- 24. Cash Flow 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20%25%25%30% Minnesota Commercial Solar Project Federal tax credit Depreciation State rebate Net metering
- 25. Cash Flow 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20%25%25%15%15% Minnesota Nonprofit Solar Project Federal tax credit Middleman Depreciation State rebate Net metering
- 26. Cash Flow 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20%25%25%30% Minnesota Nonprofit Solar Project Federal tax credit Depreciation State rebate Net metering
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- 29. LEGEND no statutory net metering limit aggregate limit higher than 1% of peak demand aggregate limit 1% of peak demand or less Limits on Total Net Metering
- 30. Property Assessed Clean Energy 5-6 years 5-6 years 10-15 years Utility PACE program Federal Nonprofit State Aligns Financing Simplifies Action
- 31. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 13% 15% 19% 26% 39% 5% 6% 8% 12% 22% Installed Cost per Watt Data from The Impact of City-level Permitting Processes on Residential Photovoltaic Installation Prices and Development Times (LBNL, 2013) Better Local Permitting Means Big Solar Savings ...the savings Approx.year for residential installation* 2013 2017 2023 *From ILSR’s Rooftop Revolution reports: http://www.ilsr.org/rooftop-revolution/ As the cost of solar falls... from permitting rise streamlined
- 33. Municipal Aggregation* Active CCAs No active CCAs
- 34. Municipalize Lower rates Better reliability Reduce GHG 54% renewable
- 35. Mandate 1 kilowatt per new house SOLAR solar hot water on every new house
- 36. More on Community Energy .org ilsr.org