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Dixie Power & City of St. George SunSmart Project. Colin W. Jack, PE Chief Operating Officer. Dixie Power. Headquartered in Beryl Jct. & St. George, Utah 18,000 members in Southern UT & Northern AZ 114MW peak in summer, 420GWh/year All-requirements member of Deseret Power. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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COLIN W. JACK, PECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Dixie Power & City of St. GeorgeSunSmart Project
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Dixie Power Headquartered in Beryl
Jct. & St. George, Utah 18,000 members in
Southern UT & Northern AZ
114MW peak in summer, 420GWh/year
All-requirements member of Deseret Power
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Colin W Jack, PE3
50 countries
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St. George, Utah
Southwestern Utah Elevation: 2500 ft. Sunshine 310 days / year Average annual temperature: 61F
Average high in July: 102F; average low in January: 25F
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Customers Demand Solar Option 2006 Dixie Power received on average a
request per day regarding solar power options
2006 Dixie Power adopted a net metering tariff to accommodate requests for solar installations
2007 Dixie Power & St George City brain storm the idea of a large scale solar facility that could be sold to customers in lieu of individual roof top units
2008 Dixie Power & St George City build SunSmart facility
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SunSmart can grow up to 15 acres, which would accommodate 2,000 kilowatts (“kW”) of solar panels.
Single axis tracking adjusted 4 times/year. Residents can purchase shares in 0.5 or 1.0
kW increments; 1.0 kW of panels produces about 150 kilowatt-hours (“kWh”) per month. (Typical residence uses 1,500 kWh per month.)
Central facility avoids maintenance hassles, community restrictions, and installation issues
SunSmart characteristics6
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$1,000,000 direct materials & labor for 100kW
State Legislature extends 20% tax rebates to SunSmart
St. George City applied for Federal Stimulus Purchased additional 150kW of solar panels Total Cost Phase 1 + Phase 2 =
$1,320,000 ÷ 250kW = $5,280/kW Dixie & St. George set subscription rate at
$5,000/kW
SunSmart – development7
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Major promotion Hired high power (high $) PR firm to
promote Multimedia blitz: TV, radio, internet,
newspapers Governor of Utah inaugurated & cut
ribbon
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Subscription rates Of potential 45,000 customers:
25 customers purchased 26.5kW in first year (2008)
1 additional customer purchased 1kW in 2010
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$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
Local SubsidyFederal SubsidyState Tax CreditNet Cost
Cost Breakdown
SunSmart costs – total
48% Subsidized*
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*Costs don’t include:• 15 acres land• A&G• Overheads• Tax free purchases
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SunSmart costs to consumer
$ 4,000 net costor
$26.40/month*
150kWh/kW/mo avg. output
= 18¢ / kWhCost / kWh for Dixie customer5.35¢ / kWh
329% premium for solar
*Terms: 5% for 20 year panel lifetime
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$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
Local SubsidyFederal SubsidyState Tax CreditNet Cost
Cost Breakdown
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Maintenance Issues: Monthly cleaning – or loss of production Wind – unexpected north wind Manufacturer’s defects – replaced all
original panels under warranty
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0
5,000
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50,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 MonthlyAverage
kWh
Added 9kWAdded 141kW
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SunSmart relative production
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2011 2012 2013 -
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Average kWh/kW/month
SunSmartNet Meter
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Power supplied limited to availability of sunlight
Solar limitations
Probable cloud blockages
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 240%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%Comparison of Hourly Load vs. Hourly Solar Power
Dixie's St. George Load
SunSmart Output
Hour of Peak Day, July 17, 2009
Rat
io: H
ourly
to P
eak
Solar’s contributions to peak load
Solar output falls off daily just as
load in St. George peaks.
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Summary Power delivery to system does not match
peak demand Even with generous subsidies, solar power
expensive Solar power producing 20% equivalent hours Low subscription rate for SunSmart Visit: www.sgsunsmart.com or
www.dixiepower.com
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