Solar Power Programs (WEEC) November 1, 2012-Nelson

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Who is EnerVision?Overview

Management, engineering and technical consulting firm

Since 1998, an independent employee-owned company

Primarily serving electric utilities in more than 30 states

Primary Services

Alternative Energy Technical Advisor

Renewable Energy (RE)

Energy Efficiency (EE)

Demand Side Management (DSM)

Demand Response (DR)

Power Supply

T & D Technology Services Compliance Services

Wholesale & Retail Rates

Management Consulting Services


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Todays Agenda

1. Current Renewable Energy Drivers

2. Georgia Utility Efforts

3. TVA Utility Initiatives

4. Florida Utility Activities

5. Key Utility Issues


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Electric Utility Basic Mission:

Provide safe,reliable, affordableelectric services to meet customers

needs and community

requirements


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Rising Energy Prices/Future Construction Costs Environmental Drivers

Energy Security/Independence

Technology Advancements Government Emphasis

Commercial Customers / Community

Focus

Economic Development


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Government Emphasis Federal/state tax incentives

Renewable production tax credit (PTC) status

Feed-in tariff options

Government programs/plans Clean Energy Standard 80% by 2035

Larger R&D funding

State energy strategies

Government facility programs/mandates Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)


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1. Current Renewable Energy DriversGovernment Emphasis


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Government Emphasis


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Commercial Customer/Community Focus Major green business initiatives

Cities/communities adopting climate

change initiatives Coordinated university/college networks

Wal-Mart Kohls

Home Depot Google

Lowes Johnson & Johnson

General Electric Others


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Economic Development Governments focusing on creation/

addition of alternative energy jobs

Consideration of carbon reduction

strategies with industry recruitment

More environmental

considerations

Focus on clean/greenbusinesses


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2. Georgia Utility Efforts


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Current Alternative Energy Strategies Implement State Energy Strategy (SES) 2007 results

Focus on energy efficiency (EE)

Focus on biomass/biofuels

Governor initiates Conserve Georgia 2008

State government emphasis economic

development

Expand renewable energy efforts

voluntarily

Focus on EE, DSM, DR, and RE

No RPS

2. Overall Georgia State Efforts


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Green Power EMC Update (Green-e accredited) Since 2001

Operating renewable resources almost 30 MWs

Roberts Road Landfill 1 MW

Taylor County Landfill 4 MWs

Tallassee Shoals LIHI Hydro 2.3 MWs

Rabun Gap Wood Waste 16 MWs

First Century Solar 115 kW

Taylor County Landfill Expansion 3 MWs

Wolf Creek Landfill 3 MWs

Second First Century Solar Project 150 kW Other initiatives

Sun Power for Schools 33 Solar Projects in operation

Wind Power for Schools 2 Wind Projects - in operation

2. Georgia Utility Co-op Efforts


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2. Georgia Utility - Georgia Power Company (GPC)

Efforts

Current Solar Initiatives:

Green Energy Program- Since 2003

Current Solar Resources Solar Power (SP) Tariff / Green RFP 5.4 MWs

Qualifying Facilities (QFs) Avoided Costs 6.2 MWs

Large Scaled Solar (LSS) 49.9 MWs

Total Procured / Under Development 61.5 MWs


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2. Georgia - Utility Georgia Power Company (GPC)

Efforts

Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative (GPASI)

Filed 9/26/2012 with GPSC

Overall 70 MWs Solar For 3 Years (210 MWs Total)

Part 1: Utility Scale Projects (1 20 MWs)

60 MWs Per year: 180 MWs Total

RFP Process To Be Used

Independent Monitoring

20 Year PPAs

Approximately: 12 cents per kWh

On-Line: 2015-2017


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2. Georgia Utility - Georgia Power Company (GPC)

Efforts

GPASI- Continued

Part 2: Small Scale Projects (Less Than 1 MWs)

10 MWs Per Year: 30 MWs Total: 2012-2015

20 Year PPAs

Approximately 12 Cents Per kWh

A. Small- Scale (Less Than 100 kW)

2.5 MWs per year: 7.5 MWs Total

B. Medium Scale (100 kW to 1 MW)

7.5 MWs Per Year: 22.5 MWs Total


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Georgia Utility

Other Solar Projects Georgia Solar Utility (GaSU)

Filed 9/20/2012 with GPSC

Overall- Seeking Approval For Wholesale / RetailSolar Power Utility Company

Total Potential: 2,000 MWs- Large Solar Projects

Initial Project: 80 MWs Solar Project in Putnam County

Provided High-Level Financial/Business Model Scenarios


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2. Georgia Solar State Efforts

Recent Solar/Wind State Incentives

2011 Georgia Clean Energy Tax Incentive Law(Senate Bill 346 passed)

Effective July 1, 2011

Total Tax Incentive Cap:$5 Million Annually

Tax Incentive Sunset:December 31, 2014


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Clean Energy

Technology

Residential Property

Credit Limit (max. 35%

of cost)

Commercial Property

Credit Limit (max. 35%

of cost)

Solar Energy Equipmentfor Domestic Water

Heating

$2,500 per Dwelling Unit $100,000 per Installation

Solar Energy Equipment

for Solar Electric (PV),

Other Solar Thermal

Electric Applications or

Active Space Heating

$10,500 per Installation $500,000 per Installation

Wind $10,500 per Installation $500,000 per Installation

2011 Georgia Clean Energy Tax Incentive Law(Senate Bill 346 passed)

Administered by GEFA, Georgia Department of Revenue and Georgia Forestry Commission

Recent Solar/Wind State Incentives


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2012 Georgia Solar Legislative

Activities Senate Bill- SB 401- Introduced/Did Not Pass

Would Allow Third-Party Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

Assigned to Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Committee

House Bill- HB 520 Introduced/Did Not Pass Would Modify Provision of Existing 2001 Cogeneration and Distributed

Generation Act

Would Change Utility Cap from 0.2% to 2.5% of Utilitys Prior Years

Peak Demand

In Committee Reviews


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New Integrated Strategic Resource Plan 2011 Internal Clean Energy Goal 50% by 2020 (includes hydro,

nuclear, renewables, and energy efficiency)

Nuclear emphasis Watts Bar and Bellefonte units

Retiring older coal units

Own/operate generation resources within + or 5% of peakload

Renewable energy wind / solar expansion

Expanding energy efficiency / DSM focus

6,000 MWs by 2020

Electric vehicle testing ground


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Current Alternative Energy Strategies Major commitment reduce system peak demand

1400 MWs by 2012 - $1 billion five-year budget

Focus on energy efficiency (EE), demand side

management (DSM), and demand response (DR) New wholesale / retail pricing strategies underway

Exploring DR technology options

smart grid

Develop, implement and measureeffective programs


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Current Alternative Energy Strategies Continue large scale renewable

energy (RE) efforts

Evaluating / implementing

potential 1300 MWs of wind

/ solar / biomass resources

Improve customer renewable programs

Green Power Switch Program

Generation Partners/ Green Power Providers Program- Less

Than 50 kW Solar Solutions Initiative- 50 kW to 1 MW

Renewable Standard Offer Program- Up To 20 MWs

No RPS desired by TVA


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Summary of NewNew Green Power Providers

Program

Maximum Project Size- Now 50 kW

Eligible Resources- Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydro

Initial $1,000 Incentive Paid Contract Terms- Moved from 10 to 20 Years

For First 10 Years, Retail Rate Plus Premium

Old Generation Partners Program Status 722 Projects Existing with 33 MWs in Operation

472 Projects Approved with Potential 78 MWs of Generation


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Florida Overall Strategy

Nuclear initiatives FPL / Progress Energy

Strong natural gas fleet of units

Revised / expanded DSM goals / programs

New stronger solar emphasis water

heating and PV installations



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Current Alternative Energy Strategies

HB 7135 passed/signed June 2008

Authorized FPL to build 110 MWs of utility solar projects

Martin Solar Energy Center 2010 CSP 75 MWs

Desoto Solar Energy Center 2009 PV 25 MWs

Space Coast Solar Energy Center 2010 PV 10 MWs

FPSC approves new interconnection/net metering

standards for IOUs 2008

Focus on EE, DSM, DR and RE

Overall goal attempt to impact

climate change results



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New Energy Efficiency Goals 2009(FEECA)

No specific technology identified

Utilities, IOU, Co-ops all > 2,000 GWh sales

2010-2019 FPSC Reduction Goals Overall

1,937 MW winter peak demand

3,024 MW summer peak demand

7,842 GWh annual sales



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New Energy Efficiency Goals 2009 (FEECA)(Contd)

Affects TECO / Gulf Power / FPL / PEF / FPU / JEA/ OUC

All but FPL / PEF now implementing newEE/DSM programs

FPL example October 2012

$9 million of Solar rebatessubscribed within hours of ofannouncement



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Interconnection Standards Solar, landfill gas, wind, biomass,

hydro, geothermal, cogen, hydrogen,anaerobic digestion, small hydro,

ocean / tidal / wave IOUs only

Co-ops and munis must file report with PSC

2 MW capacity limit (3 tiers: 10kW, 100kW,2MW)



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Net Metering Solar, landfill gas, wind, biomass, hydro, geothermal,cogen, hydrogen, anaerobic digestion, small hydro,ocean/tidal/wave

All utilities (including coops)

2 MW capacity limit

Net excess generation carried forward forup to 12 months. After 12 months, anyremaining paid at avoided cost.

RECs owned by customer



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Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Feed-in Tariff

(FIT)

GRU wants more solar diversity

32/kWh for 20 years customer solar PV

4 MW/year cap Grid connected requirement

Now installed more than 5MWs

3 year waiting list backlog

Less than $1/month average customer impact


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Electric Utility Basic Mission:

Provide safe,reliable, affordable

electric services to meet customersneeds and community requirements


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Utility level renewable resources co-ops / munis

G&T / power supply providers options

Own and operate

Power purchase options

Other joint projects, etc.

Local co-op utility efforts

Implement renewable resources locally

Perform demonstrations

Support members

Note: Co-ops / munis do not qualify for most

tax incentives.



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Member / Customer Level Options

Utility Programs

Key Customer Criteria

Pricing / incentives

Convenience

Comparison to other options


Own / install / maintain Rebates / incentives

Approved contractors Testing services

Demonstrations

Others

M & V


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How does your state / local community address renewable

resources?

Mandates

Probable / potential mandates

Voluntary options

Little or no interest Potential Promotional Alternatives

Tax credits / incentives

RPS / Feed-In Tariffs (FIT) / Others

Net metering

Interconnection standards / practices Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

Third-party PPAs


Government Policies


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Solar Industry

Costs Technology / markets driving lower prices Subsidies / incentives

Potential cut backs

Technology Improvements

Business Models Changing /Applications Expanding

Utility programs

Non-utility activities

Utility Operations

Grid Connections / Smart Grid

Intermittency solar / wind


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Solar Power Programs (WEEC) November 1, 2012-Nelson