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The document discusses the benefits of local energy production through renewable sources like wind and solar, emphasizing community control and economic advantages. It highlights the potential for significant renewable energy contributions from local sources, encouraging cities to adopt 100% renewable commitments. The presentation suggests that local ownership and investment could lead to more equitable energy systems and economic benefits for communities.
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- 1. L O CA L P O W E R F O R T H E L O C A L E C O N O M Y E N E R G Y D E M O C R A C Y F R O M A C I T Y- O W N E D U T I L I T Y John Farrell Director of Energy DemocracyMarch 26, 2018 Presentation in Decorah, IA
- 2. W H YL O C A L ? ( PA R T 1 )
- 3. L E T’ S WA R M U P
- 4. W I ND P O W E R P O T E N T I A L ? Percentage of state electricity sales
- 5. A. 25% B. 55% C.175% D. 5,200% E.27,000% W I N D P O W E R P O T E N T I A L ? Percentage of state electricity sales
- 6. W I ND P O W E R P O T E N T I A L Percentage of state electricity sales A. 25% B. 55% C. 175% D. 5,200% E. 27,000%
- 7. W I ND P O W E R P O T E N T I A L 30% c.f. or better 2 0 1 0 N R E L D ATA 100m Potential Percent of Electricity from Onshore Wind Power 0 to 10% 10 to 25% 25 to 50% 50 to 100% 100% or moreSource: http://1.usa.gov/1LBmAIV “You have a unique opportunity to buy wind that is cheaper than fossil fuel” —Xcel CEO Ben Fowke
- 8. L E T’ S WA R M U P ( # 2 )
- 9. R O OF T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L ? A. 2% B. 15% C. 36% D. 59% E.112% Percentage of state electricity sales
- 10. R O OF T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L A. 2% B. 8% C. 36% D. 59% E. 112% Percentage of state electricity sales
- 11. 23% 49% All buildings Source: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65298.pdf RO O F T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L 2 0 1 6 POTENTIAL PERCENT OF POWER FROM LOCAL ROOFTOP SOLAR Over 50% 40 to 50% 25 to 40% 11 to 25% 2008 data 40-50% 25-40% Over 50% Over 50% 25-40%
- 12. W H YL O C A L ? ( PA R T 1 ) You can do it!
- 13. W H YL O C A L ? ( PA R T 2 )
- 14. C O MM U N I T Y C H O I C E
- 15. C O MM U N I T I E S WA N T C O N T R O L Over 50 U.S. cities have made 100% renewable commitments
- 16. W H ATS TAT E W I L L H AV E T W O C I T I E S W I T H 1 0 0 % R E N E WA B L E B Y 2 0 2 0 ?
- 17. Georgetown Denton Both with municipalutilities!
- 18. More solar wattsper capita than any other utility?
- 19. More solar wattsper capita than any other utility! Farmers Electric Cooperative Kalona
- 20. W H YL O C A L ? ( PA R T 2 ) You choose
- 21. W H YL O C A L ? ( PA R T 3 )
- 22. S O LA R E C O N O M I E S O F S C A L E Costofelectricity 0.0¢ 2.0¢ 4.0¢ 6.0¢ 8.0¢ 10.0¢ 12.0¢ 14.0¢ Residential ≤10 10-20 20-50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500-1000 5-10 MW 10 to 20 MW 20 to 100 MW 100 to 1,000 MW 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; EIA; ILSR Uses residential electricity rates of 12¢, commercial of 10¢ per kilowatt-hour (U.S. Average, EIA) Actual cost to“purchase” grid-exported power via net metering kilowatts megawatts DOESN’T INCLUDE LOCAL CAPACITY VALUE OR AVOIDED TRANSMISSION LOSSES OF DISTRIBUTED SOLAR
- 23. L O CA L S P E N D I N G VA L U E O F S O L A R Valueoflocalspendingforproject“softcosts” 0.0¢ 2.0¢ 4.0¢ 6.0¢ 8.0¢ 10.0¢ 12.0¢ 14.0¢ Residential ≤10 10-20 20-50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500-1000 5-10 MW 10 to 20 MW 20 to 100 MW 100 to 1,000 MW Sources: Crossborder; ILSR Assumes local soft costs are 25% of installed costs for residential, 6% for large commercial, and linearly distributed in between Value of local spending during project installation (20-year net present value) kilowatts megawatts
- 24. L O CA L S P E N D I N G VA L U E O F S O L A R Costtopurchaseenergylessvalueoflocalspending forproject“softcosts” 0.0¢ 2.0¢ 4.0¢ 6.0¢ 8.0¢ 10.0¢ 12.0¢ 14.0¢ Residential ≤10 10-20 20-50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500-1000 5-10 MW 10 to 20 MW 20 to 100 MW 100 to 1,000 MW kilowatts megawatts Cost of energy to grid less local spending benefits Sources: Tracking the Sun IX and Utility-Scale Solar 2015 (SunShot, Berkeley Labs); SAM (NREL); Crossborder; EIA; ILSR Uses residential electricity rates of 12¢, commercial of 10¢ per kilowatt-hour (U.S. Average, EIA); assumes local soft costs are 25% of installed costs (Crossborder)
- 25. W H YL O C A L ? You can You choose It pays
- 26. W H AT’ S W R O N G W I T H T H E S TAT U S Q U O ?
- 27. P R OF I T S L E AV E
- 28. T H IS R E Q U I R E S …
- 29. … A LA W Y E R
- 30. P O WE R T O S T O P E N E R G Y S AV I N G S
- 31. Undercutting a solarstudy
- 32. $88,000 in campaigncontributions in 2016 alone Candidates for office 2016 88,000 Eighty-eight thousand and zero/100 Influence Patricia Leonard Kampling FollowTheMoney.org
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- 34. I N CU M B E N T S O P P O S E L O C A L C O N T R O L
- 35. Y O U’ R E N O T A L O N E
- 36. 2 , 00 0 M U N I C I PA L U T I L I T I E S Mutual aid
- 37. H U ND R E D S O F C O M M U N I T Y C H O I C E P R O G R A M S
- 38. PA R TO F A L A R G E R G R I D
- 39. K E YI S S U E : I N V E S T O R - O W N E D A L L I A N T H A S A D U T Y T O S H A R E H O L D E R VA L U E
- 40. Y O UC A N , Y O U S H O U L D , I T PAY S M U N I C I PA L I Z E ?
- 41. www.ilsr.org C H AN G I N G T H E R U L E S P R O V I D I N G T O O L S 1 0 0 % R E N E WA B L E L O C A L E C O N O M Y H U M A N S C A L E L O C A L O W N E R S H I P D E M O C R AT I C A U T H O R I T Y I L L U S T R AT I N G T H E V I S I O N
- 42. Beyond Sharing: How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power The electric utilitymonopoly is breaking up, but will new companies make renewable energy become another form of wealth extraction or can community renewable energy enable communities to capture their renewable power? John Farrell April 2016 www.ilsr.org R E A D O U R R E P O R T S R E A D M O R E @johnffarrell F O L L O W