solar express year-end review leslie moynihan january 13, 2014
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Solar Express Year-End ReviewLeslie MoynihanJanuary 13, 2014
Why a Solar Program?
• Promote solar as an energy resource
• Educate our community
• Build infrastructure within Snohomish County
• Reduce market barriers
• Support our Customers
Renewable Energy Leadership!
Photo Credit: Sebelsky Installation by Western Solar
Solar Express Program Overview
Cash Incentives• Available to all PUD Customers
– PV:$500/kW up to:• $2,500 (residential)• $10,000 (commercial)
– SHW:$500/system • Existing electric water heater
Low Interest Loans• 2.9% Financing available through 2013 • Cannot be combined with cash incentive
Project Requirements• Pre-approval, registered installer, > 75% TSRF
Photo credit: Clark Installation by Fire Mountain Solar
Solar Express- Funding
20092010
20112012
2013
$42,000
$110,000 $78,350
$142,750
$263,300
$360,000 $407,000
$320,887 $338,100
$163,385
Incentives Loans
Solar Express – # of projects by funding type
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
26 27
37
58
113
17 16 14 147
Cash Incentive Loan
Solar Express
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3341
50
72
119
105 1 0 1
PV projects SHW projects
Number of New Projects by Technology New kW Installed per Year
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
146 168225
413
657
6822
4992
133
Solar Exp Other Net MeterSpec Proj
2013 Specs• 112 Residential• 8 Commercial
Avg Residential Size: 5.3 kW
Avg. Non-WA Cost: $4.11 /W
Avg. WA-Made Cost: $5.85/W
77% use WA-made modules
Solar Express- New Installations 2013
2.3 MW
Adding 1 distributed generator every 3 days.
All Net-Metered Systems to Date
Production Data300 systems installed prior to July 2013
• Generated 1,300 MWhs July 2012- June 2013
• Administered $311,500 for those MWhs (12% of our annual limit, up from 5.5% in 2012)
400 systems by December 31, 2013• Generated 1,767 MWhs in 2013
• Average annual production per kW: 936 kWh
• Average for systems with batteries: 634 kWh
Other Accomplishments
• Aggregated 824 Solar RECs for meeting our I-937 target resources in 2012. 1414 SRECs in 2013.
• Participated in DOE SunShot Initiative to reduce interconnection barriers
• Planet Power participants funded 4 new demo projects (42 kW)
Thank You!
Leslie MoynihanProgram Manager, Customer [email protected]
Photo Credit: Kemp West, installed by NW Wind and Solar