lessons from minnesota: a solar success (webinar presentation)

TURNING MOMENTUM INTO A SOLAR VICTORY:Strategy, policy, and the 2013 Success

Presentation by John Farrell, Director of Democratic Energy, Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Erin Stojan Ruccolo, Director, Electricity Markets, Fresh EnergyWebinar for Oregonians for Renewable Energy Progress | July 16, 2013

Lessons from Minnesota: A Solar Success

•Department of Commerce DG process

•DFL legislature

•Solar rebates to continue?

•Ongoing solar campaign

LAY OF THE LAND

2013

10% Solarby 2030

CLEAN Program< 2 MW

Value of Solar + PBI

On-bill incentive feeCommunity solar

Net metering

2100 MW

Campaign goals

to “sausage making”

From goals

•10% by 2020

•Mostly DG

•All utilities33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

2100 MW

•10% by 2020

•Mostly DG

•All utilities

•1.5% by 2020

•10% from < 20 kW

• IOUs only

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

460 MW2100 MW

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

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Minnesota’s Proposed Solar Standard in Comparison

NM other state standards

MN HF956,SF901

DOE SunShot goal14% by 2030

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NM other state benchmarks

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John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 4/24/13

Original bill

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2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

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AZ

NM

CO

IL

NJ

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MD

Minnesota’s Proposed Solar Standard in Comparison

NM other state standards

MN HF956,SF901NJ

NM other state benchmarks

NM

CO

MD

AZ

John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 4/24/13

MNSenate

Into session

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

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2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

NV

AZ

NM

CO

IL

NJ

DE

MD

Minnesota’s Proposed Solar Standard in Comparison

NM other state standards

MN HF956,SF901NJ

NM other state benchmarks

NM

CO

MD

AZ

John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 4/24/13

MN MNSenate

End game

•Customer choice

•Robust formula (> retail rate)

•Buy-all, sell-all

•20-year, fixed price contract33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

Value of Solar

•Customer choice

•Robust formula (> retail rate)

•Buy-all, sell-all

•20-year, fixed price contract

•Utility option

•3 yr. retail price floor

•No payment for excess generation

•20-year, fixed price contract

•Capped at 1 MW

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

Value of Solar

•Sized to solar array

•Part of 20-year VOST contract

•Only for 2 MW and smaller

• Include bonus payment for Made in MN

INCENTIVES

•Sized to solar array

•Part of 20-year VOST contract

•Only for 2 MW and smaller

• Include bonus payment for Made in MN

INCENTIVES

•10-year, separate incentives

• Incentive only for < 20 kW, Xcel customers

•Made-in Minnesota incentive statewide, < 40 kW

Value of Solar

EnergyGen. capacityTrans. capacityTrans/dist.EnvironmentOther

•Cap raised to 1 MW

•Aggregate metering

•Limits on standby

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mncerts/5246823373/

Net Metering

•Cap raised to 1 MW

•Aggregate metering

•Limits on standby

•120% of load (> 40 kW)

•4% “check-in” (IOUs)

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mncerts/5246823373/

Net Metering

•Distributed projects (< 2 MW)

•Low threshold for participation

•No program cap

•Robust payments 33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

Community Solar

•Distributed projects (< 2 MW)

•Low threshold for participation

•No program cap

•Robust payments

•1 MW and smaller

•5 participant min.

•No cap

•Retail rate placeholder or VOST33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

Community Solar

•Also:

•40% max. share per person

•Contiguous counties

•200 W min. / 120% max.

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

Community Solar

• Implementation

•2013 - State DER - Value of solar rate

•2014 - PUC - Value of solar rate

•Xcel - community solar

•Solar standard in Integrated Resource Plans

•100 MW solar bid for RFP

NEXT...

• 3rd party ownership (again)

• Decoupling

• Rooftop design standards

• Tiered interconnection for small projects

• Other initiatives (muni/coop customer fairness campaign?

IN THE YEAR 2014...

•1.5% by 2020

•Net Metering to 1 MW

•Community Solar

•Value of Solar

•Small incentives

33%

67%

IOUs Munis & Co-ops

460 MWSummary

TURNING MOMENTUM INTO A SOLAR VICTORY:Strategy, policy, and the 2013 Success

Presentation by John Farrell, Director of Democratic Energy, Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Erin Stojan Ruccolo, Director, Electricity Markets, Fresh EnergyWebinar for Oregonians for Renewable Energy Progress | July 16, 2013

Lessons from Minnesota: A Solar Success

John FarrellDirector of Democratic EnergyInstitute for Local Self-Reliance

jfarrell@ilsr.org

Erin Stojan RuccoloDirector of Electricity Markets

Fresh Energyruccolo@fresh-energy.org