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Team 1 Amanda Oliva Ashwin Sivagnanasambandan Chen Jung Chen Chris Goergen Georgia Medintu Action Project ET Solar - New York State Study

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Team 1

Amanda Oliva

Ashwin Sivagnanasambandan

Chen Jung Chen

Chris Goergen

Georgia Medintu

Action Project

ET Solar-New York

State Study

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Recommendation

ET Solar has

partnership

opportunities in

Central & West NY

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Agenda

Brownfield Partnership

- Goals, Policies and Regulations

- Regional Study in

- Current Project: Dewitt Town

Community Solar: NY-Sun

- Next Steps

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Goal, Policies and RegulationStatewide goals, policies and

regulations related to solar in NY.

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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.

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2016Generating Capacity in NY

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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

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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

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Important Roles for Solar Energy

Growth of Non-Wind Net Energy Metering in New

York

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Regional Study

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

NY State

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North

Central state park

Various mountains and

lakes

Farms

Largest army installation in

Northeast (Jefferson)

North Country

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East

Natural reserves and historic

sights

Protection of ecotourism &

water supplies

Keen on smart growth

Exiting RE source

Capital DistrictHudson Valley

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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

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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

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Issues about

Greenfield

Opportunity

1. Reservation &

National Parks

2. Citizen pushback

3. Out-of-state

issue

4. High risk+ cost

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Pricing Trend

Trend of price from 2006 to 2015

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Pricing Trend

•Highly unstable

•2008 financial crash

•2012 NY policies revisions

•2015 Internationaloil price drop

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Current Project

DeWitt, Onondaga County

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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

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Community Solar

This year New York implements first distributed generation project

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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

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DG: Distributed Generation

April 2016

NY-Sun Incentive Program

B-C consumption

New York's First Community DG

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ET Solar has

partnership

opportunities in

Central & West NY

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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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Thank youQuestions?

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