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Indian Solar Delegation Visit to NREL

Cécile Warner, P.E. NREL

Oct. 30, 2009

NREL Deployment Support Activities: Solar America Cities

Hallmarks of an NREL Solar Deployment Project

  Capitalizes on NREL expertise and neutrality   Big Impact   Potential for Replication   High-Visibility Demonstration   Overcomes Barriers   Innovative Application or Technology that can

become Mainstream

DOE’s Solar America Cities Program NREL is the technical lead for 12 of the 25 cities selected by DOE.

NREL also leads various cross-cutting activities such as finance, mapping and rate structure analysis.

Solar America City Technical Assistance Accomplishments • NREL, NYC SAC team, and ConEd

are collaborating to investigate the issues surrounding high penetration of PV installations in NYC, with application to grid in other urban networks.

• Key changes to Utah net metering laws as a result of SAC Salt Lake City technical assistance team, includes 20% peak demand cap and excess generation valuation.

•  Developing cogent, defensible easement language for developers of 20-year PPAs to facilitate PV on federally-owned building rooftops (NREL).

•  Implemented PV Installer training for low-income neighborhood residents of the Northeast Denver Housing Center.

•  Assessment of solar resource mapping tools is underway, helping cities to identify best approach for their needs.

Solar America City NYC

Big Sue, PV Case Study Brooklyn

Denver Convention Ctr. PV Network Case Study

40 kW

300 kW

Milwaukee Shines

Outreach Educate Website Radio ads Solar kiosks Solar in schools Code training for city officials

Workforce Development Increase NABCEP installer base in city Hired Solar Coach to develop wide range of Milwaukee-based solar training classes for both installers and homeowners Certified Site Assessors Train the trainers at FSEC

Manufacturing Create jobs CH2M Hill analysis of manufacturing opportunities within SHW supply chain Existing Milwaukee companies Attracting outside investment State-level manufacturing incentives

Installations Install Systems Completed 25 solar site assessments 30-kW system at library moving forward RFP for 10 SHW systems on fire stations Recently passed legislation to allow property tax model which Milwaukee will pursue

2008 Solar America City

What would the trajectory have been if the City was not a Solar America City????

Examples of NREL Technical Assistance •Map solar installation and potential PV systems and sites’/rooftop potential •Analyze innovative electricity-purchasing mechanisms, e.g., voluntary green power •Project facilitation and guidance for large 3rd-party-owned PV system •Solar bulk purchasing for publicly owned building •Emergency preparation planning •Insurance & indemnification issues/legal •CREBS •Analysis of grids for PV •Review building, & plumbing codes to identify barriers •Time of use, issues and rates •Evaluation of existing PV system performance *Analysis of expediting permitting opportunities *Engage stakeholders, architects, & builders *Analysis of regulatory barriers *Site surveys of municipal buildings

•PV & solar water heating bid specs •Financial analysis on implementation of solar installations •Audit standards for site surveys •Select audit & installation vendors •Identify opportunities for city-based incentives for PV in buildings •Support for solar on city-owned buildings •Solar water heating & PV installation & training •Design charettes training •GIS web training using existing satellite images •ESPC training •Solar performance monitoring •Solar system commissioning •Solar program benchmarking •Create & implement Solar Education programs •Large-scale solar plant development & integration