An "about us" slideshow for ILSR's small-size, high-impact Energy Self-Reliant States and Communities program.

1. Clean, Local Energy
ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States and Communities program
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2. A Valuable History
1975 2001 2011
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3. ILSR’s Unique Perspective
Yesterday Tomorrow
Centralized Power Clean, local power
Solar PV
power plant
Storage Storage
Transmission network
Storage
Storage
House
Local CHP plant
Distribution network House with
domestic CHP
Wind
power
Factory Commercial plant
building
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4. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Enormous Potential
31 states could be electricity self-reliant
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5. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Explosive Growth
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6. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Quick Adoption
Additions to World Solar Capacity Since 2000
20,000 MW
600 MW
Small Solar PV
Large Concentraing Solar Thermal
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7. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Big Local Benefits
Local Ownership Boosts Impact of Renewables
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8. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Public Support
50%
No local ownership (16% positive)
Local ownership (45% positive)
40% 41
36
30% 33
24
20% 21
10% 11 12
10
5
0% 2 3 2
very negative negative neutral positive very positive don’t know
Attitude towards increased use of local wind energy
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9. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Economies of Scale
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10. Why Clean, Local Energy?
Economies of Scale
Most solar
economies of scale
captured small
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11. Our Work: Research
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12. Our Work: Visualize
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13. Our Work: Share
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14. Our Work: Publicize
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15. Our Work: Educate
Boulder, CO April 2011
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16. Clean, Local Energy
ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States and Communities program
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