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Solar Co-Ops
Environmental Protection Division
May 8, 2018
“Everything is Brighter in Orange County”
Presentation Outline
Background Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops 2018 Solar Co-Op Next Steps in Promoting Solar Partner Organizations
Background
Sustainable Action Our Home for Life goal:
“Increase renewable energy production by 10% in 2020 and 25% by 2040” Solar co-ops and workshops
accomplish strategy to “identify and reduce barriers to alternative energy”
Benefits of a Solar Co-Op
One-on-one support for sign-up, home qualification, contractor vetting, navigating installation process Generate awareness of the
benefits of going solar
Benefits of a Solar Co-Op
Free to join - no obligation to purchase Neighbors combine purchasing power = lower
costs
Benefits of Going Solar
Positive environmental impacts and energy security Create local jobs
– 381 solar jobs 2016 – 485 solar jobs in 2017 Streamlined
permitting in Orange County
How Solar Works
How Solar Works
Terminology: Kilowatts (kW) & Kilowatt-hours (kWh) • System measured in kW • Most homeowners install between 2 kW – 12 kW • Electricity production in kWh • Average FL home consumes about 36 kWh/day
Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops
Mary Dipboye – Winter Park Michael Cohen – Orlando
2015 - Orlando-Winter Park Co-Op (262kW)
2015 – West Orange (610kW)
Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops
Joan Cleary – Winter Garden
Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops
2016 – Orange County (703kW)
Allan & Marcia Gelb – Orlando
Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops
711 Total interested participants
518 Participants qualifying for solar
79 Participants that went solar
20 Local solar jobs created or supported
702.8 kW In new solar capacity
$1.3 million Invested in solar
$2.1 million
Increased property values
$3.5 million
Projected energy savings over arrays lifetime
2016 Co-Op by the Numbers:
Total Kilowatts Installed
Prior Solar Co-Ops
Rank Group Sum of
System Size (kW DC)
1 Orange County 2016 703 2 Sarasota 2016 652 3 West Orange 2015 610 4 Seminole County 605 5 Alachua County 603 6 Space Coast 589 7 St. Johns County 465 8 St. Petersburg 397 9 North Pinellas 367
10 Central Miami-North 331 11 Hillsborough County A 319 12 East Broward 283
Rank Group Sum of
System Size (kW DC)
13 Manatee County 265 14 Orlando-Winter Park 2015 262
15 Central Miami-South 202 16 Volusia County 197 17 Palm Beach County 197 18 West Broward 187 19 Southern Miami-Dade 167 20 Hillsborough County B 136 21 St. Pete Winter 135 22 Orange County East 2018 122 23 Northern Miami-Dade 90 24 Miami-Dade 45
Total: 7,929.02
Solar Co-Op Installs
Solar Co-Op Installs
Front of homes
Mimic roofs lines
Solar Co-Op Installs
High Pitched Roofs
Low Pitched Roofs & PV for Electric Car
Solar Co-Op Installs
Metal Roofs
Flat Roofs
Asphalt Roofs & Multiple Roof Faces Tile Roofs
Solar Co-Op Installs
Asphalt Roofs & Multiple Angles
Zero Lot Line Roofs
Solar Co-Op Installs
Unitarian Universalist Church of Orlando
Solar Co-Op Installs
Roofing Company- Orlando
2018 Solar Co-Op
East Orange County
West Orange County
2018 Solar Co-Op
For each Co-Op: –Partners host multiple
workshops To participate:
– Interested residents and small business owners sign up online for announcements or membership at:
SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/OrangeCounty
2018 Co-Op Members
East Orange County Co-Op Selection Committee
2018 Co-Op Members
East Orange County 269 Members
&
West Orange County 60 Members
How to Join a Solar Co-Op
Sign up for membership SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/OrangeCounty Get involved - Join/Install Solar Spread the Word!
Determine resources for additional Solar Co-ops –Orange County East & West
TBD 2019/2020 –Greater Orlando Builders
Association Apply for SolSmart
Designation –Attain Gold Designation
Next Steps in Promoting Solar
Partner Organizations