This presentation as part of the Distributed Energy Resources debate at the 2019 MIT Energy Conference, dispels myths about the relative economics of distributed and centralized renewable energy and emphasizes how the decision making structure of energy systems is already changing hands.
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Energy Democracy: How the deciders in the energy system are changing
1. E N E R G Y D E M O C R A C Y
TA P P I N G I N T O T H E P O W E R F U L C O L L E C T I V E U P S I D E O F M A N Y
I N D I V I D U A L A C T I O N S
John Farrell, Energy Democracy Initiative Director
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Estimated levelized cost of electricity (plus delivery) based on reported 2015 costs*
Sources: Tracking the Sun IX and Utility-Scale Solar 2015
(SunShot, Berkeley Labs); SAM (NREL); Crossborder; ILSR
DOES NOT INCLUDE VALUE OF POWER
USED ON-SITE
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Estimated levelized cost of electricity (plus delivery) based on reported 2015 costs*
Sources: Tracking the Sun IX and Utility-Scale Solar 2015
(SunShot, Berkeley Labs); SAM (NREL); Crossborder; ILSR
DOES NOT INCLUDE VALUE OF POWER
USED ON-SITE
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(retail or market prices)
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9. L O C A L P R O V I D E S L O C A L
B E N E F I T S
10. L O C A L S P E N D I N G VA L U E O F S O L A R
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Assumes local soft costs are 25% of installed costs
for residential, 6% for large commercial, and
linearly distributed in between
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(20-year net present value)
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100 MW
100 to
1,000 MW
S O L A R E C O N O M I E S O F S C A L E
Estimated levelized cost of electricity (plus delivery) based on reported 2015 costs*
Sources: Tracking the Sun IX and Utility-Scale Solar 2015
(SunShot, Berkeley Labs); SAM (NREL); Crossborder; ILSR
DOES NOT INCLUDE VALUE OF POWER
USED ON-SITE
kilowatts megawatts
12. D E C E N T R A L I Z E D
T E C H N O L O G Y I S
D E C E N T R A L I Z I N G
P O W E R A N D D E C I S I O N
M A K I N G
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