lessons from minnesota: a solar success (webinar presentation)
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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
10%
NV
AZ
NM
CO
IL
NJ
DE
MD
Minnesota’s Proposed Solar Standard in Comparison
NM other state standards
MN HF956,SF901
DOE SunShot goal14% by 2030
NJ
NM other state benchmarks
NM
CO
MD
AZ
John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 4/24/13
Original bill
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
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
MNSenate
Into session
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
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
Erin Stojan RuccoloDirector of Electricity Markets
Fresh [email protected]