Solar in the Stimulus: An Analysis of State Energy Program SpendingState Energy Program Spending

American Solar Energy Society: Sizing Upgy y g pState Programs

May 20, 2010

Ty GormanN C Solar Center / DSIREN.C. Solar Center / DSIRE

DSIRE O iDSIRE Overview– Created in 1995 by theNC Solar CenterNC Solar Center

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– ~2,392 RE & EEfinancial incentives &financial incentives &regulatory policies

– Federal, State, Local,UtilityUtility

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I t d tiIntroduction• Impetus for this research• Questions:– 1) How much money is being invested in solar* underthe stimulus funded State Energy Program (SEP)?

– 2) Which states have allocated the most money tosolar under the stimulus funded SEP?solar under the stimulus funded SEP?

– 3) How much stimulus funded SEP is still available topossibly fund solar?

*Solar includes: PV and Solar Thermal (usually for water heating with a few spaceheating projects)g p j )

M th d lMethodology• Reviewed SEP ARRA PlansReviewed SEP ARRA Plans– Excluded EECBG, WAP, Treasury Grants, EPA funds,regular SEP fundingregular SEP funding

• Contacts at SEOs

R i d SEO d th St t W b it• Reviewed SEO and other State Websites(Governors�’ press releases)

• Recorded and categorized the $ amounts

Categorizing the $$$

Degree of Certainty

• Explicitly Allocated and Planned for Solarp y f

• RE Funding (solar funding possible)

• EE Funding (solar funding possible)g ( f g p )

SEP Funding Unavailable for SolarSEP Funding Unavailable for Solar

RESULTSAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act

SEP:

$3 1 B$3.1 B

STILL POSSIBLYAVAILABLE L $575 MAVAILABLE:$1.14 BSOLAR:

Loans: $575 MRE Grants: $146 MEE Grants: $423 M

SOLAR:

$310 M Solar Grants: $246 MSolar Rebates: $64 M

States Solar $ States Solar $

Top 10 States March 8, 2010 Top 10 States May 14, 2010

TN $ 61.5 MNY $ 29.7 MFL $ 24 4 M

TN $ 61.5 MTX $ 46.8 MNY $ 44 3 MTime lapse =FL $ 24.4 M

VA $14.4 MMA $12.2 M

NY $ 44.3 MFL $24.4 MPA $19.7 M

Time lapse =2 months

$MD $ 9.75 MPA $ 9.6 M

$MA $ 18.5 MVA $ 14.4 M

4 Top TenStates withChanges

PR $ 7.8 MGA $ 7.78 MOH $ 7 6 M

MD $ 9.75 MPR $ 7.8 MGA $ 7 78 MOH $ 7.6 M GA $ 7.78 M

MAY 14 2010

Top 10States

SolarSpending

MAY 14, 2010

TN $ 61.5 MTX $ 46.8 M

$NY $ 44.3 MFL $24.4 MPA $19 7 MPA $19.7 MMA $ 18.5 MVA $ 14.4 MMD $ 9.75 MPR $ 7.8 M

$GA $ 7.78 M

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AR CT CO DC

DE FL GA

ME

MD

MA

MN PR UT VT

USV

IVA Total: $88.4 M

STATE13 states +

PR, DC, USVI STATEoffer rebates

Solar Grants by Sector$0 2$0.2

$26 MResidential Grants

Commercial Grants$59.7 M

Commercial Grants

Public Sector Grants

$160.1 M Multiple Sector Grants

Total: $246 M$

Grants by SectorEE G t ($423 M t t l)RE G t ($145 6 M t t l)

$16.8 M$21 3 M $8 MEFFICIENCY

EE Grants ($423 M total)RE Grants ($145.6 M total)

Residential EER id i l EER id i l RE

$$21.3 M ResidentialSector RE Grants

Commercial

$8 M

$

$68 M

RESIDENTIALGRANTCommercialSector EE GrantsCommercial EE

Commercial RE

Residential EEResidential RE

$51.2 M$21.3M

Sector RE Grants

Public Sector REGrants

$107 M

$239 M

Public Sector EEGrantsPublic EE

Public RE

Other Sector REGrants

Other Sector EEGrantsOther RE

Loan FundingFunding for Loan Program(s), in Millions

$120$140$160

$60$80

$100

$10 $7 $3.5

$$20$40

TX CA INOH AL

WA AK

NC

WI

KY CO IA PA NE AR VT

MI

FL NV NJ

MD

OR PR NH

USV

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ME

MT

Possibly Solar, Payback Has to Meet Criteria

Solar Specific

C t tContacts

Ty GormanN C Solar Center / DSIRE

Amanda Zidek VanegaN C Solar Center / DSIREN.C. Solar Center / DSIRE

www.myDSIREusa.orgtrgorman@ncsu.edu

N.C. Solar Center / DSIREwww.DSIREusa.org

amanda_vanega@ncsu.edu