Ty Gorman, NCSC, discusses how much money is being invested in solar under stimulus-funded state energy programs, and which states have allocated the most money for solar.

1. Solar in the Stimulus: An Analysis of
State Energy Program Spending
American Solar Energy Society: Sizing Up
gy y g p
State Programs
May 20, 2010
Ty Gorman
N.C.
N C Solar Center / DSIRE

2. DSIRE Overview
O i
– Created in 1995 by the
NC Solar Center
– Funded by U.S. DOE
(EERE), administered
by NREL
– ~2,392 RE & EE
financial incentives &
regulatory policies
– Federal, State, Local,
Utility
– ~ 250,000 unique
visitors/month
www.dsireusa.org
www dsireusa org

3. Introduction
I t d ti
• Impetus for this research
• Questions:
– 1) How much money is being invested in solar* under
the stimulus funded State Energy Program (SEP)?
– 2) Which states have allocated the most money to
solar under the stimulus funded SEP?
– 3) How much stimulus funded SEP is still available to
possibly fund solar?
*Solar includes: PV and Solar Thermal (usually for water heating with a few space
heating p j
g projects)
)

4. Methodology
M th d l
• Reviewed SEP ARRA Plans
– Excluded EECBG, WAP, Treasury Grants, EPA funds,
regular SEP funding
• Contacts at SEOs
• R i
Reviewed SEO and other State Websites
d d th St t W b it
(Governors’’ press releases)
• Recorded and categorized the $ amounts

5. Categorizing the $$$
Degree of Certainty
• Explicitly Allocated and Planned for Solar
p y f
• RE Funding (solar funding possible)
• EE Funding (
g (solar funding p
f g possible)
)
SEP Funding Unavailable for Solar

6. RESULTS
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
SEP:
$3.1
$3 1 B
STILL POSSIBLY
AVAILABLE:
AVAILABLE Loans: $575 M
L
RE Grants: $146 M
$1.14 B EE Grants: $423 M
SOLAR:
$310 M Solar Grants: $246 M
Solar Rebates: $64 M

7. Top 10 States March 8, 2010 Top 10 States May 14, 2010
States Solar $ States Solar $
TN $ 61.5 M TN $ 61.5 M
NY $ 29.7 M TX $ 46.8 M
FL $ 24 4 M
24.4 Time lapse = NY $ 44 3 M
44.3
VA $14.4 M 2 months FL $24.4 M
MA $
$12.2 M PA $
$19.7 M
MD $ 9.75 M 4 Top Ten MA $ 18.5 M
States with
PA $ 9.6 M Changes
VA $ 14.4 M
PR $ 7.8 M MD $ 9.75 M
GA $ 7.78 M PR $ 7.8 M
OH $76M
7.6 GA $ 7 78 M
7.78

8. MAY 14 2010
14,
Top 10 Solar
States Spending
TN $ 61.5 M
TX $ 46.8 M
NY $ 44.3 M
FL $24.4 M
PA $19.7
$19 7 M
MA $ 18.5 M
VA $ 14.4 M
MD $ 9.75 M
PR $ 7.8 M
GA $ 7.78 M

9. 16
Solar Rebates by State
14
12 Renewable Energy
Rebate Funding (in
10
ons
Millions)
$ in Millio
8
Allocated and Planned
6 Solar Rebates (in
Millions)
4
2 Energy Efficiency
Rebate Funding (in
0 Millions)
Total: $88.4 M
$
PR
CT
ME
MD
CO
GA
DC
MN
VA
VT
AR
FL
UT
DE
USVI
MA
13 states +
PR, DC, USVI
STATE
offer rebates

10. Solar Grants by Sector
$0.2
$0 2
Residential Grants
$26 M
Commercial Grants
$59.7 M
Public Sector Grants
$160.1 M Multiple Sector Grants
Total: $246 M
$

11. Grants by Sector
RE G t ($145 6 M t t l)
Grants ($145.6 total) EE G t ($423 M t t l)
Grants total)
$
$16.8 M Residential EE
EFFICIENCY
$21.3
$21 3 M Residentiall EE
Residential
R id i RE $8 M
RESIDENTIAL
Sector RE Grants GRANT
$68 M Commercial EE
Commercial
Commercial RE
Commercial Sector EE Grants
Sector RE Grants $107 M
$
$51.2 M Public EE
Public Sector EE
$21.3 Public Sector RE
Public RE Grants
Grants $239 M
M
Other Sector EE
Other Sector RE
Other RE Grants
Grants

12. Loan Funding
Funding for Loan Program(s), in Millions
$160
$140
$120
$100
$80
$60
$40
$10 $7 $3.5
$20
$
NC
NJ
NH
TX
AK
VT
MD
ME
MT
WA
KY
IA
PA
NV
CO
PR
WI
OR
IN
AL
FL
CA
AR
MI
USVI
UT
OH
NE
Possibly Solar, Payback Has to Meet Criteria
Solar Specific

13. Contacts
C t t
Ty Gorman Amanda Zidek Vanega
N.C.
N C Solar Center / DSIRE N.C.
N C Solar Center / DSIRE
www.myDSIREusa.org www.DSIREusa.org
trgorman@ncsu.edu amanda_vanega@ncsu.edu