Clean Energy Policy AnalysisWith RETScreen®

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Objectives

Raise awareness of clean energy policies

Show how RETScreen can be used throughout the policy

cycle

Introduce the RETScreen Clean Energy Policy Toolkit

What is RETScreen?

World’s preeminent clean energy decision-making software

36 languages covering more than 2/3rds of the world’s population

More than 350,000 users in 222 countries and territories; over 500 universities and colleges using for teaching and research

Over $8 billion in user savings as of 2012

Provided free-of-charge by the Government of Canada

Clean Energy Policies - Incentives

Direct Cash Payments Grants and Rebates Performance-Based

Payments

Tax Incentives Tax Credits Tax Exemptions Accelerated Depreciation

Loan Programs

Building Code Mandates

Favourable Permitting Rules

Interconnection Standards

Clean Energy Policies - Regulations

Feed-in Tariffs

Utility Quota Obligations

Net Metering

Emissions & Environmental Attributes Trading

Clean Energy Policies - Hybrids

RETScreen for Projects and Policy

RETScreen as a tool to demonstrate the viability of clean energy projects

But also…

…useful for planning, designing, implementing, and reviewing the viability of clean energy policies

The Policy Cycle

Inform

Design

Implement

Monitor

Review

Examples of RETScreen Use for Policy

International (UNFCCC)

National (Canada)

Sub-National (Texas)

Municipal (Toronto)

Utility (National Grid)

RETScreen Clean Energy Policy Toolkit

Developed by RETScreen International

Financially supported by a grant from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

Includes Case Studies/Templates, e-Textbook Chapter, Training Slides, and Sample Documents

Available on the RETScreen Website and within the RETScreen User Manual

Case Studies & Templates

Power – Photovoltaic – Feed-in Tariff – Policy / Canada

Power – Wind – GHG Reduction Income – Policy / China

Heating – Solar Water Heater – Capital Cost Incentive – Policy / USA

User-defined – Tax and Finance Measures – Policy / Canada

+ many more!

Presentation Slides & e-Textbook Chapter

See e-TextbookClean Energy Project Analysis:

RETScreen® Engineering and Cases

Clean Energy Policy Analysis with RETScreen

Software Demo

Case Study: GHG Reduction Income

Basic information: 100 MW off-shore wind farm

Cost @ $2,500/kW

70% debt @ 6% interest rate

Scenario 1: Guess at capacity factor of 30%

Assume cost of coal-fired electricity is around $0.06/kWh

2% annual escalation rate

Scenario 2: Determine rate ($/CO2) on the carbon market

required to be paid to the project developer (over 21 years) to achieve an 18% pre-tax IRR on equity

Questions?

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Clean Energy Policy Toolkit

RETScreen® International Clean Energy Project Analysis Course

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