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Commercial Solar in the North CountryMay 10, 2018
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NYSERDA• A nationally recognized leader in the development, commercialization, and
implementation of advanced energy technologies
• A public benefit corporation helping New York State meet its goals to:
– Reduce energy consumption and increase energy efficiency
– Create a clean energy economy
– Grow diverse, renewable energy supplies
– Protect the environment
– Provide experienced leadership in planning and policy
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Customer-Sited Commercial Solar
Remote Net Metering – Authorized in 2011Located remotely from the customer, can credit to multiple accounts of that one customer, only available to commercial customers
Net Metering – Established in NYS in 1997Located at the customer location, offsets one meter, available to residential and commercial customers
Indian River CSD – 665 kW; Photo Credit: WWNY TV
Photo Credit: D
avid Somm
erstein
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NY-Sun Initiative – 2014• Governor Cuomo committed $1 Billion to NY
Sun to achieve over 3GW of customer-sited solar installations by 2023
• NYSERDA managed incentive program supports solar projects for homes, multifamily buildings, commercial and industrial companies, and municipalities
• Protect the environment and lower energy costs by improving the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid, through solar energy
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Community Distributed Generation – Instituted in 2015
Expansion of Remote Net Metering – one project can serve multiple customers, available to residential and commercial customers
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https://data.ny.gov/Energy-Environment/Solar-Electric-Programs-Reported-by-NYSERDA-Beginn/3x8r-34rs/data
• There are proposed community solar projects in 39 counties
• Majority are about 2 MW
Ground mounted CDG Projects in NY-Sun
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Large Customer-sited Solar Development
Clarkson University, 2 MW
Town of Ontario, NY – 2.8 MW; Photo Credit: groSolar
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Clean Energy Standard - 2016• Governor Cuomo’s ambitious clean energy
mandate
• Renewable Energy Standard (RES) requires 50% renewable energy by 2030
• Obligation on Load-Serving Entities (utility companies, ESCOs)
• Starting in 2017, annual procurements by NYSERDA to support renewable energy development
• Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric, Offshore Wind, Biomass, Fuel Cells
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Getting to 50% Renewable EnergyAchieving the 50% RES goal
• Maintain existing resources
• NY-Sun Distributed Solar - add 2,500 MW by 2023
• Increase statewide energy efficiency by 600 TBtu by 2030
• Offshore Wind - 2,400 MW by 2030
• RES Procurements - around 600 MW annually
2016 NYISO System Mix
https://nygats.ny.gov/ng/Report/getdto_view_Report_PublicSystemMix
Hydroelectric22.64%
Biomass0.46%
Solar0.59%
Renewable Biogas0.21%
Nuclear30.14%Solid Waste
1.58%
Coal, Oil, & Natural Gas
41.93%
Wind2.45%
26.35% Renewable
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Large-Scale Renewable Awards – 2017 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation
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Large Utility Scale Solar Development
Long Island Solar Farm, 32 MW; Photo Credit: Brookhaven National Lab
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NYISO Interconnection Queue - Wind and Solar
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http://www.nyiso.com/public/markets_operations/services/planning/planning_resources/index.jsp
This represents potential renewable energy projects
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http://www.nyiso.com/public/markets_operations/services/planning/planning_resources/index.jsp
NYISO Queue Solar Projects by County
• There are proposed large scale solar projects in 32 counties
• Majority are about 20 MW
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https://www.seia.org/research-resources/development-timeline-utility-scale-solar-power-plant
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Building Public Support 2017 LBNL “National Survey of Attitudes of Wind Power Project Neighbors”
Positive Attitude with Wind projects correlated to:• Developer Transparency• Community being able to influence
outcome• Individuals being able to
participate in the planning process• CompensationTrue for participants upset by sound, aesthetics, or landscape fit
https://emp.lbl.gov/projects/wind-neighbor-survey
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Building Public Support
NYSERDA initiatives to increase citizen awareness and engagement• Provision of Information Resources
– Broadly applicable, Coordinated with NY-Sun• Community Engagement
– Direct Assistance, Targeted approach• Community Ownership Models
– Investment in the project, Energy benefits through a CCA
Host communities experience:• Lack of information to evaluate projects• Diminished negotiating position• Fear of Article 10 and loss of control
Which leads to:• Distrust of developer• Sense of powerlessness in the process• Erosion of support for LSR development
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2018 RES RFP – New Siting Requirements• New Threshold Requirement to demonstrate engagement with local officials (initial
application and preliminary permitting documents or equivalent have been started or submitted)
• New Requirements for Bid Package:– Community Outreach Plan – Proposers will include a comprehensive plan that addresses
localized support/opposition (including local ordinances, prohibitions, or moratoria) that could impact the project and an overview of outreach activities
– Public Release of Bid Proposal Information - Proposers will populate a standardized form providing a public project overview and basic information
– New Site Character subcategory - Points awarded for sites that avoid prime agricultural areas or parcels that hold an agricultural tax assessment
• NYSERDA Outreach:– After bid submission deadline, NYSERDA will post project overview information publicly on
website and engage host communities– Conditional awards to projects located in communities with moratoria
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2018 RES RFP – Agricultural Land UseNew Site Character subcategory Site Character subcategory provides developers incentive to avoid prime agricultural lands and maintains flexibility to configure projects across/within parcels when creating a final project layout.
Points awarded for NY projects that 1) avoid overlap with prime agricultural areas, and 2) avoid development on parcels that hold an agricultural tax assessment.
Developers must agree to construct the project in accordance with NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Construction Standards.
NYSERDA will substantiate claims prior to Commercial Operation, and if claims are not met, financial penalties apply
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Technical Assistance for Local Governments
Online tools and information
Access to technical experts Facilitated
collaborative planning process
Level of service offered
Com
mun
ity N
eeds
Collaborative planning:• Identify community
and developer interests
• Address legitimate issues
• Mitigate for unavoidable impacts
• Build consensus solutions
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Thank you
Maureen [email protected] x3318
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Programs/NY-Sunhttps://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Clean-Energy-Standard