Team 1

Amanda Oliva

Ashwin Sivagnanasambandan

Chen Jung Chen

Chris Goergen

Georgia Medintu

Action Project

ET Solar-New York

State Study

Recommendation

ET Solar has

partnership

opportunities in

Central & West NY

Agenda

Brownfield Partnership

- Goals, Policies and Regulations

- Regional Study in

- Current Project: Dewitt Town

Community Solar: NY-Sun

- Next Steps

Goal, Policies and RegulationStatewide goals, policies and

regulations related to solar in NY.

NY Renewable Energy Status

15% completed at 2015 year-end.

Solar generation increased by 60% from 2014.

It was 5th in the nation in new solar capacity installed.

Most solar installations in New York are small.

2016Generating Capacity in NY

NYREV Clean Energy Goals for 2030

New York set a target of installing 3,000MW of solar PV systems by 2023.

Reduction in greenhouse gas emission levels from

1990.

40%

Decrease in energy consumption levels of buildings from 2012.

23%

50%

Electricity generation must come from RE by 2030.

3,000MW

Supporting RegulationsRPS Law

Solar carve-out

Electricity cost

Net metering

Net metering

Interconnection

Tax credits

Rebate

Non-Supporting Regulations Performance

Payments

2010-2012Regulations and Policies

Important Roles for Solar Energy

Growth of Non-Wind Net Energy Metering in New

York

Regional Study

Research counties in NY state for prospect areas for solar plant partnership.

NY State

North

Central state park

Various mountains and

lakes

Farms

Largest army installation in

Northeast (Jefferson)

North Country

East

Natural reserves and historic

sights

Protection of ecotourism &

water supplies

Keen on smart growth

Exiting RE source

Capital DistrictHudson Valley

Central &

South

Residents file legal

challenges

County governments are

pro solar farms

Local people don't want

them in their backyard

Central New York

Mohawk ValleyLong Island

West

Western NYFinger LakesSouthern Tier

Lake Erie Watershed

Protection Alliance

(LEWPA) is a hindrance

WNY Sustainable Business

Roundtable (WNYSBR)

2.5 million residents

Lands dotted with

urban blight

Issues about

Greenfield

Opportunity

1. Reservation &

National Parks

2. Citizen pushback

3. Out-of-state

issue

4. High risk+ cost

Pricing Trend

Trend of price from 2006 to 2015

Pricing Trend

•Highly unstable

•2008 financial crash

•2012 NY policies revisions

•2015 Internationaloil price drop

Current Project

DeWitt, Onondaga County

WHAT?

Old landfill planned to be turned in a solar farm

WHY?

Place: In a good region / 57 acres

Timing: Still bidding. ET solar can engage

Capacity: 2MW

Feasibility study underway

DeWitt Town

Community Solar

This year New York implements first distributed generation project

Williamson Town Case

Landfill towns

November 2014

Rochester, Zone 2 (West)

Town operations

Bausch and Lomb Inc.

Kenyon Energy, Florida

based

Tax break

76 West

DG: Distributed Generation

April 2016

NY-Sun Incentive Program

B-C consumption

New York's First Community DG

ET Solar has

partnership

opportunities in

Central & West NY

Sources:

• http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/cny_town_wants_to_turn_old_landfill_into_solar_farm.html

• http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/2015/01/23/areas-largest-solar-array-goes-online-wayne-county/22231893/

• https://www.nrdc.org/experts/samantha-wilt/community-solar-comes-new-york

• http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Programs/NY-Sun/Communities/Shared-Solar

• http://www.ny.gov/counties• http://www.nyiso.com/public/webdocs/media_room/publications_present

ations/Power_Trends/Power_Trends/2016-power-trends-FINAL-070516.pdf

• http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/index.cfm

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