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Michael	P	To,en	
Presenta1on	CYA,	Jan.	28,	2016
Dedicated	to	the	Inspira0ons	
Hiliary	Green	
1991-2013	
Brenna	Lavelle	
2003	-	
Adelaide	Stout-Greenbaum	
2014	-	
To	my	two	granddaughters	Adelaide	and	Brenna,	and	“Goddaughter”	Hiliary
US	Geological	Survey,	Volcanoes,	h,ps://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/gas/climate.php		
Humans	release	CO2	emissions	every	10	hours	equal	to	the	Mount	
Pinatubo	volcanic	erup0on,	Philippines,	1991	
BAU	=	90,000	“erup0ons”	in	21st	Century	
$3.3	Trillion	per	year	in	2050	global	warming	
costs	to	the	world	due	just	to	U.S.	emissions.
Externali0es	–	Defined	as	“Private	Gain,	Public	Pain”	
COST	to	LIVES	JUST	IN	USA:		
	
62,000	U.S.	air	pollu0on	premature	
mortali0es	per	year	today.	
	
$600	Billion	per	year	(2013	dollars)	in	
2050,	equal	to	3.6	%	of	2014	U.S.	
Gross	Domes0c	Product	GDP.	
Lung	of	LA	Teenage	
NONsmoker	in	1970s;	Most	Big	
Ci0es	of	the	World	Today
Poli0cal		
Power	
Corporate		
Greed	
Media	Lies	&		
Disinforma0on
Global	Fossil	Fuel	Subsidies	2011-2015	
IMF	$5.5	Trillion/yr	Assessment	May	2015
Law of Accelerating Returns
Information
technologies
Communication
technologies
Miniaturized
technologies
COIN
technologies
Information Technologies (of all kinds)
double their power (price performance,
capacity, bandwidth) every year --
Law of Accelerating Returns
Logarithmic+Plot Logarithmic+Plot
Logarithmic+Plot Logarithmic+Plot
16
Ray Kurzweil, What Does the Future Look Like, Sept 18, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7hG1NXVdw
Doubling)(or)Halving)times)
• Dynamic RAM Memory “Half Pitch” Feature Size 5.4 years
• Dynamic RAM Memory (bits per dollar) 1.5 years
• Average Transistor Price 1.6 years
• Microprocessor Cost per Transistor Cycle 1.1 years
• Total Bits Shipped 1.1 years
• Processor Performance in MIPS 1.8 years
• Transistors in Intel Microprocessors 2.0 years
• Microprocessor Clock Speed 2.7 years
Law of Accelerating Returns
Every form of communications technology is
doubling price-performance, bandwidth,
capacity every 12 months
Moore’s)Law)is)only)one)example
Exponential)Growth)of)Computing)for)110)Years)
Moore's)Law)was)the)fifth,)not)the)first,)
paradigm)to)bring)exponential)growth)in)computing
Year
Logarithmic+Plot
15
Ray Kurzweil, What Does the Future Look Like, Sept 18, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7hG1NXVdw
Logarithmic+Plot Logarithmic+Plot
Logarithmic+Plot
Law of Accelerating Returns
Miniaturization:
another exponential trend
http://www.ted.com/talks/
ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us?language=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnyQWr8hk0A
Ray Kurzweil
Exponential Finance
July, 2014
Wireless smart
sensor networks
Trillion$ Valuable
Smartphone
NANO technology
engineering & Mfg
Law of Accelerating Returns
COllaborative Intelligence/Innovation
Networks (COINs) another exponential trend
Wikipedia, the world’s largest and fastest growing
encyclopedia, premier example of an open source
COIN to date. It is one of the top 5 to 7 daily
visited Internet sites in the world (monthly
readership of ~500 million worldwide).
34 million free usable articles in 288 languages
that have been written by over 50 million
registered users and numerous anonymous
contributors worldwide.
15,000 volumes equivalent to Encyclopedia
Britannica.
100 million hours to create Wikipedia over the
first decade. By comparison, Americans spend
132 million hours each day on Facebook (430
million hours each day worldwide); and
Americans watch 100 million hours of TV ads
every weekend.
There are thousands of open source COINs
currently operating
Proliferation of Open Source COINs
Collaborative Intelligence/Innovation Networks
Ray Kurzweil, Kurzweilai.net, presentation at Google, 2009
20th Century
Organizations
21st Century
Organizations
sors) Visions
ot
ch
ntially
s for a
it.
by new
market
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
1995 2000 2014 2020
People Online
Smartphones
People Online (billions)Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Two Explosive Exponential Trends driving
IP addressable Internet of Everything (IoE)
Source: Benedict Evans, Industrial Internet,11-2014, Partner, Andreesen-
Horowitz; and, B. Evans, Mobile Is Eating the World, May 2013
(Left) Road Map for the Trillion Sensor Universe, 11/2013, Janusz Bryzek,VP,
MEMS and Sensing Solutions, Fairchild Semiconductor
Personal Pocket
SuperComputers
SuperComputer
Networkers
Human & Knowledge
Capital
Social, Civic & Intelligence
Capital
Catalyzing Collaborative Innovation Networks
Daylighting
HVAC
LEDs
Buildings
Pumps/Compressors
Water
Chillers
Landscaping
Plugloads
Financing
Mobility
Architecture
Motors
EVs
Windows
Solar PV
Solar thermal
codes
standards
FITs decoupling+
incentives
design
smart sensor networkssolar gardens
LEED ++
zero waste
beyond zero net
visualization
geospatial mapping
BIPV
Albedo surfaces
integration
APPs
complete streets
bikes
MOOCs
wind
biogeothermal
conservationprocurement
aggregation
E-Lab
epeat
collaboration innovation networks
peer-to-peer
10xE
microgrids
COIN – Ad hoc self-
organized groups of
self-motivated citizens,
geographically
dispersed, focused on
accomplishing a
specific mission
http://www.statista.com/statistics/266488/forecast-of-mobile-app-downloads/
APP Use Growing Exponentiallymillions
Making Smarter & Integrated Sectors
Grids+Vehicles+Buildings+Industries
The Next Industrial Revolution
SOLAR	&	WIND		
POWER	
90%	Global	Total		
Energy	Services
Source: International Energy Agency, Energy Technology Perspectives, 2008, p. 366. The figure is based on National
Petroleum Council, 2007 after Craig, Cunningham and Saigo.
Oil
Gas
Uranium
Coal
ANNUAL Wind
Hydro
Photosynthesis
ANNUAL Solar Energy
Annual global energy consumption by humans
SOLAR PHOTONS
ACCRUED IN A MONTH
EXCEED    THE  EARTH’S  
FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES
1(
Nme(
use(
In the USA, cities and residences cover 56 million hectares.
Every kWh of current U.S. energy requirements can be met simply by
applying photovoltaics (PV) to 7% of existing urban area—
on roofs, parking lots, along highway walls, on sides of buildings, and
in dual-uses. Requires 93% less water than fossil fuels.
Experts  say  we  wouldn’t  have  to  appropriate  a  single  acre  of  new  
land to make PV our primary energy source!
15%'
that the turbine scaling and other improvements to turbine efficiency described in Chapter 4 have
more than overcome these headwinds to help drive PPA prices lower.
Source: Berkeley Lab
Figure 46. Generation-weighted average levelized wind PPA prices by PPA execution date and region
Figure 46 also shows trends in the generation-weighted average levelized PPA price over time
among four of the five regions broken out in Figure 30 (the Southeast region is omitted from
Figure 46 owing to its small sample size). Figures 45 and 46 both demonstrate that, based on our
data sample, PPA prices are generally low in the U.S. Interior, high in the West, and in the
middle in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions. The large Interior region, where much of U.S.
wind project development occurs, saw average levelized PPA prices of just $22/MWh in 2013.
U.S.'Wind'Power'LCOE'PPA'in'2013'2.5¢/kWh'
Global'Wind'Power'LCOE'in'2013'6.5¢/kWh''
Ryan(Wiser(&(Mark(Bollinger,(2013(Wind(Technologies(Market(Report,(Lawrence(Berkeley,(August(2014(
6¢/kWh(
2¢/kWh(
4¢/kWh(
LCOE=Levelized(Cost(of(Electricity( PPA=Power(Purchase(Agreement(
Entire State of Calif
Community College
System BIG BIM
CLOUD COMUTING
Largest System Public Higher Education in World
!  71 Million ft2
!  2.75 Million
Students
!  112 California
locations
!  5,000 bldgs
IEA:	World	needs	$48	TRILLION	in	investment		
to	meet	its	energy	needs	to	2035	
WHY	$23	TRILLION	for	fossil	fuels		??	
$1.7	Trillion	for	nuclear	
But	only	
$1.7	Trillion	for	Solar	PV	
$3.0	Trillion	for	Wind	
8
5
11
16
7
9
14
6
12
17
10
15
13
18
Figure 1.6 Shares of total global average annual investment in the
New Policies Scenario
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
2031-2035
2026-2030
2021-2025
2014-2020
Fossil fuels
Power T&D
Non-fossil fuel
Efficiency
h,ps://www.iea.org/publica1ons/
freepublica1ons/publica1on/
weo-2014-special-report---
investment.html
dependent change in U.S. end-use power demand for all purposes (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, and industry)
al fuels and WWS generators based on the state roadmaps proposed here. Total power demand decreases upon conversion t
of electricity over combustion and end-use energy efficiency measures. The percentages on the horizontal date axis ar
WWS that has occurred by that year. The percentages next to each WWS source are the final estimated penetration of th
vironmental Science
Vie
Jacobson,	Mark	and	Mark	Delucchi	et	al.,	100%	clean	and	renewable	wind,	water,	and	sunlight	(WWS)	all-sector	energy	roadmaps	for	the	
50	United	States,	Journal	of	Energy	&	Environmental	Science,	May	17,	2015,	Royal	Society	of	Chemistry,	
h,ps://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/susenergy2030.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS	Energy	System	by	2050
www.go100re.net	
hmp://100.org	
hmp://thesolu0onsproject.org/
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS	World
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS	World
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS	World
100% CALIFORNIA
Transition to 100% wind, water, and solar (WWS) for all purposes
(electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, industry)
Residential rooftop PV
7.5%
Solar PV plants
27%
CSP plants
15%
Onshore wind
25%
Offshore wind
10%
Commercial/govt
rooftop PV
5%
Wave devices
0.5%
Geothermal
5%
Hydroelectric
4.4%
Tidal turbines
0.5%
2050
PROJECTED
ENERGY MIX
40-Year Jobs Created
Number of jobs where a person
is employed for 40 consecutive years
Operation jobs:
Construction jobs:
=10,000
142,153
315,982
Using WWS electricity for everything, instead of burning fuel, and
improving energy efficiency means you need much less energy.
-44.3%
Current demand Wind, Water, Solar
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TO LEARN MORE AND 100.ORG TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Data from Stanford University - For more information, visit
http://go100.me/50StateTargets
FOLLOW US ON 100isNow SolutionsProj
100% CALIFORNIA
VISIT THESOLUTIONSPROJECT.ORG
TO LEARN MORE AND 100.ORG TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT
DatafromStanfordUniversity-Formoreinformation,visit
http://go100.me/50StateTargets
FOLLOW US ON 100isNow SolutionsProj
P
Transitionto100%wind,water,andsolar(WWS)forallpurposes
(electricity,transportation,heating/cooling,industry)
Avoided Mortality and Illness Costs Percentage of California Land Needed for
All New WWS Generators
Future Energy Costs 2050 Money in Your Pocket
Avoidedhealthcostsperyear:
2.9%ofStateGDP
Airpollutiondeathsavoidedeveryyear:12,528
$128B
=1000
Planpaysforitselfinaslittleas2.6 yearsfromairpollutionandclimate
costsavingsalone
2.61%Spacing area
0.64%Footprint area
BAU(Businessasusual) WWS(Wind,water,solar)
U.S.averagefossil-fuelenergycosts*
10.73 c/kWh
StateaverageWWS
electricitycosts
9.7 c/kWh
*Healthandclimateexternalcostsoffossilfuelsareanother5.7c/kWh
Annualenergy,health,andclimatecostsavingsperperson
in2050:$7,395
Annualenergycostsavingsperpersonin2050:$161
= $2,000
The	Solu1ons	Project,	h,p://thesolu1onsproject.org/infographic/#ca
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	
States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	
Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	
Mee1ng,	February	15,	2014,	
h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/
jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-
plans.html		
Jacobson-
Delucchi	
100%	WWS	
California
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS	Calif.
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS
Mark	Jacobson,	Powering	Countries,	States,	and	the	World	With	Wind,	Water,	and	Sunlight,	AAAS	Annual	Mee1ng,	
February	15,	2014,	h,p://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Ar1cles/I/WWS-50-USState-plans.html		
Jacobson-Delucchi	100%	WWS
Rapid, affordable energy transformation
possible, study says
25 January 2016
A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data
showing one measure of wind energy potential across
the United States in 2012. Credit: Chris Clack/CIRES
Nature Climate Change.
Although improvements in wind and solar
generation have continued to ratchet down the cost
of producing renewable energy, these energy
resources are inherently intermittent. As a result,
utilities have invested in surplus generation
capacity to back up renewable energy generation
with natural gas-fired generators and other
reserves.
"In the future, they may not need to," said co-lead
author Christopher Clack, a physicist and
mathematician with the Cooperative Institute for
Research in Environmental Sciences at the
University of Colorado Boulder.
Since the sun is shining or winds are blowing
somewhere across the United States all of the time,
Global	Solar	PV	Installa0ons	grew	35%	in	2015	
&	to	321	GW	by	end	of	2016	
h,p://www.greentechmedia.com/ar1cles/read/gtm-research-global-solar-pv-installa1ons-grew-34-in-2015?
utm_source=Solar&utm_medium=Newsle,er&utm_campaign=GTMSolar		
Global	PV	Demand	2004-2020E
Energy	Payback	Time	(EPBT)	in	Years	for	
different	loca0ons	and	technologies	
Solar	Poten0al	in	kWh/m²/yr	
Source:	Fraunhofer	FHI,	Energy	Payback	Time,	
presenta1on	slides,	and	photovola1c	report,	p.	30–
32[11]		Table:	kWh/m²/a	-	kilowa,-hours	per	square	
metre	per	year,	as	Global	Horizontal	Irradia1on
Global	Wind	Power	Cumula0ve	Capacity	1996-2014	
60-fold		
increase	
Globally,	wind	installa0ons	are	expected	to	
reach	963	GW	by	the	end	of	2025*	
h,p://cleantechnica.com/2015/09/22/chinas-wind-energy-capacity-triple-2020-globaldata/,	September	22nd,	2015	
by	Joshua	S	Hill			*
8 | Wind and Water Power Technologies Office eere.energy.gov
Revolution Now: The Future Arrives for Four Clean Energy
Technologies. DOE. September 2014 (in press)
The Progress of Wind Power in the United
States
• 4.6% of U.S. 2014 power
generation1
• 42% of all 2012 U.S. power capacity
additions, the highest of any
resource 2
• Wind capacity more than doubled
from 2008-2012 (average of 8.7
GW/year) 3
• 59 GW wind capacity added from
2005 to 2014 4
• 11 states with > 10% wind
generation in 2014: Colorado, Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, and Texas 5
– Two states with >25% wind
generation in 2014: Iowa (30%)
and South Dakota (25%)
• Average of 73,000 U.S. jobs in
installation, manufacturing and
operations over 2010-2014 6
Key Facts
© 2015 Clean Edge, Inc. (www.cleanedge.com). This report, and the models and analysis contained herein, are the property of Clean Edge and may not
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CHART 2: ANNUAL SOLAR AND WIND INSTALLATIONS,
2000-2014
Renewable energy’s growth in the United States has been equally dramatic. Ac-
cording to Clean Edge’s 2015 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which has tracked
clean-energy deployment in the states since 2010, a dozen states have roughly
doubled the percentage of electricity they receive from utility-scale renewable
sources over the past six years. And 11 states now receive more than 10% of their
in-state electricity generation from renewables. Three states – Iowa, South Dakota,
and Kansas – now receive more than 20% of their electricity from wind power
alone. California broke the 5% milestone for utility-scale solar PV generation in
2014, a first for any state.
While many factors have played a role in this growth,
the declining cost of renewable energy has arguably
been the most critical. In 2007, the global average cost of a solar
PV system spanning residential through utility-scale systems (in dollars per watt)
was $7.20. By 2014, that figure had fallen to $2.47 per watt according to Clean
Edge estimates, a decline of more than 65 percent in just seven years. Likewise,
in August 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy reported that power purchase
agreements (PPAs) for power produced in the wind-swept middle sections of the
country had fallen to as low as 2.24 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), down from 7
cents/kWh in 2009.
In a growing number of places, both wind and solar power are already cost-com-
petitive with fossil fuel-fired power plants, both in the U.S. and internationally – the
all-important tipping point known as grid parity. Numerous organizations including
the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC), and the financial advisory company Lazard, have published
recent figures showing a MWh of onshore wind power can be produced at least
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Wind CAGR: 20.59%
Solar PV CAGR: 42.83%
Wind Annual Installed Capacity (GW)
Solar PV Annual Installed Capacity (GW)
Source: Clean Edge research
is contained herein, are the property of Clean Edge and may not
or other document without prior approval. 5GETTING TO 100
y shows why
pe dream for
solar PV and
rkets had ex-
pound annual
lled, solar PV
with a 20.6%
enerally expe-
ergy industry.
80 to 2000.
are reaping
rch organiza-
al and natural
represented
4, with wind,
ewables
’s power
ximately
CHART 1: SOLAR PV AND WIND MARKET SIZE,
2000-2014 ($ BILLIONS)
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
CAGR:27.60%
Wind
Solar
Source: Clean Edge research
Wind	CAGR:	20.7%	
Solar	PV	CAGR:	42.8%	
Compound	Annual	Growth	Rate	(CAGR)
h,ps://charlieonenergy.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/solar-and-moores-law/,	December	7,	2015	/	charlieonenergy		
		
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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HOW TO SUSTAIN DOUBLE DIGIT
SOLAR PV GLOBAL GROWTH?
TW
years
2012 2050
15% year growth
10% yr growth
20
4
Current Global Energy Consumption in TW-years
25% year growth
60
Rate dependent upon how fiercely, effectively, and unendingly fossil
fuel advocates are at deterring, delaying, derailing Solar PV
Ray Kurzweil and Larry Page, calculate solar PV growth achieving 8 doublings within the next several decades,
matching total global energy demand, prepared for National Academy of Engineers Workshop of Experts, 2008
2028	 2035
What’s the Size of the U.S. Wind Resource?
Authoritative Estimate: Developable wind resource is
13 times total U.S. electricity consumption
Evolution of Wind Turbine Size
(Land Based)
Ed	DeMeo,	Governors’	Wind	&	Solar	Energy,	Coali1on	Policy	Priori1es	Workshop,	June	19,	2015,	
h,p://www.governorswindenergycoali1on.org/?page_id=13502		
Evolu0on	of	Wind	Turbine	Size	(Land	Based)
Wind	power	is	a	func1on	of	the	cube	(3rd	power)	of	the	wind	
speed.	If	wind	speed	is	doubled,	power	in	the	wind	8-fold.	Small	
differences	in	wind	speed	lead	to	large	differences	in	power.	
Higher	towers	intercept	more	constant,	higher	speed	winds.
Expanding from 0.28 TW
in 2012 to
1.2 TW by 2020 (20% per
year growth rate
2012-2020)
5 TW by 2030
(15%/year 2011-2030)
33 TW by 2050
(10%/yr from 2031-2050)
HOW TO SUSTAIN DOUBLE DIGIT
GLOBAL GROWTH OF RURAL- &
COASTAL-BASED WIND FARMS?
years
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
TW
2012 2050
1	million	5-MW	
6.6	million	5-MW	
400,000		3-MW	
~140,000		2-MW
$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250
windpower farm
non-wind farm
US Farm Revenues per hectare
govt. subsidy $0 $60
windpower royalty $200 $0
farm commodity revenues $50 $64
windpower farm non-wind farm
Williams, Robert, Nuclear and Alternative Energy Supply Options for an Environmentally Constrained World, April 9, 2001, http://www.nci.org/
Crop revenue Govt. subsidy
Wind profits
Wind Royalties – Sustainable source of
Rural Farm and Ranch Income
h,p://energy.gov/eere/ar1cles/unlocking-our-na1on-s-wind-poten1al		
New	map	shows	how	taller	wind	turbines	can	help	unlock	wind's	poten0al	in	all	50	states,	
especially	in	the	southeastern	U.S.
Lab-efficiency	>	20	%	
&	2	%	share	overall	
PV	market	in	2013.	
Silicon	Solar	Cells	
Solar	cell	efficiencies	of	devices	using	these	materials	increased	
	from	3.8%	in	2009	to	21.0%	in	2015.	
Lab-efficiency	>	20	%	
&	2	%	share	overall	
PV	market	in	2013.	
Lab-efficiency	>	20	%	
&	2	%	share	overall	
PV	market	in	2013.
Crystal	structure	of	CH3NH3PbX3	
perovskites	(X=I,	Br	and/or	Cl).	The	
methylammonium	ca0on	(CH3NH3+)	is	
surrounded	by	PbX6	octahedra	
Perovskite	Solar	Cells	
Solar	cell	efficiencies	of	devices	using	these	materials	increased	
	from	3.8%	in	2009	to	21.0%	in	2015.
Lab-efficiency	>	20	%	&	2	%	share	
overall	PV	market	in	2013.	
Copper	Indium	Gallium	Selenide	solar	
cell.	Red	=	Cu,	Yellow	=	Se,	Blue	=	In/Ga	
Thin	Film	Solar	Cells	
Solar	cell	efficiencies	of	devices	using	these	materials	increased	
	from	3.8%	in	2009	to	21.0%	in	2015.	
5	percent	of	worldwide	PV	
produc0on,	&	half		the	thin	film	
market.		FirstSolar	14	%	efficient	
&	price	below	60	cents	per	wam	
CIGS	 CdTe
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PRODUCTIVITY	
50+%	Global	Total		
Energy	Services
208,000 buildings
equivalent to
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planned for
construction
through 2030
HOW TO ACCELERATE INTEGRATED
DESIGN (& DEEP RENOVATION) IN
THE GLOBAL BUILDING SECTOR?Prior  to  2008,  the  Empire  State  Building’s  per
to most U.S. office buildings.
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urban_world_cities_and_the_rise_of_the_consuming_class
ASSETs
Apps for
Spurring
Solar and
Efficiency
Techknowledge
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COIN ASSET– EXAMPLES OF APPLIED ACTION!
Growing ASSETsTACTICS
The Critigen Solar Model assesses all surrounding
topology (e.g. vegetation, buildings) in the data for
shading impacts and determines “hotspots” for solar PV.
Solution
MARFORRES Energy Program selected Critigen to provide its
Solar Site Assessment solution at multiple installations to
analyze the opportunity for efficient solar system installation.
Critigen Solar Site Assessment is a remote solar assessment tool
developed from Critigen’s Solar Mapping program that models
the most important factors in Solar PV production: solar access,
shading, rooftop azimuth and pitch, and other local variables, to
determine a buildings solar potential.
Critigen performed more than 10 Solar Site Assessments for the
MARFORRES Energy Program, providing them with graphical and
tabular reports detailing building, roof-panel and sub-meter
resolution solar energy production potential and graphically
depicts where on the roof the “hotspots” for solar are. Reports
include 3D perspective views, solar hotspot maps and building-
level solar potential roll-ups. The site assessments were
customized to reflect MARFORRES-specific criteria and
considerations and to meet other needs driven by DOD and
legislative mandates.
Result
Critigen Solar Site Assessments have placed actionable
information in the hands of facility and energy managers at
MARFORRES and are helping them locate the most efficient sites
for solar energy generation. In addition to ensuring optimal site
selection for future systems, one assessment revealed
apportion of a rooftop with a planned solar PV system that was
unsuitable for solar energy production. The assessment
allowed MARFORRES to avoid more than $60,000 in costs to
construct the portion of the system that had been overdesigned
by the installer.
Costing less than 1% of the cost of a typical large solar PV
system, Critigen Solar Site Assessments have proven to provide
an essential and cost-effective level of assurance that systems
Rooftop obstructions and perimeter setbacks were
applied using the MARFORRES 3D data for more
accurate solar potential calculations.
One Solar Site Assessment
allowed MARFORRES to avoid
more than $60,000 in costs
The Critigen Solar Model assesses all surrounding
topology (e.g. vegetation, buildings) in the data for
shading impacts and determines “hotspots” for solar PV.
Solution
MARFORRES Energy Program selected Critigen to provide its
Solar Site Assessment solution at multiple installations to
analyze the opportunity for efficient solar system installation.
Critigen Solar Site Assessment is a remote solar assessment tool
developed from Critigen’s Solar Mapping program that models
the most important factors in Solar PV production: solar access,
shading, rooftop azimuth and pitch, and other local variables, to
determine a buildings solar potential.
Critigen performed more than 10 Solar Site Assessments for the
MARFORRES Energy Program, providing them with graphical and
tabular reports detailing building, roof-panel and sub-meter
resolution solar energy production potential and graphically
depicts where on the roof the “hotspots” for solar are. Reports
include 3D perspective views, solar hotspot maps and building-
level solar potential roll-ups. The site assessments were
customized to reflect MARFORRES-specific criteria and
considerations and to meet other needs driven by DOD and
legislative mandates.
Result
Critigen Solar Site Assessments have placed actionable
information in the hands of facility and energy managers at
MARFORRES and are helping them locate the most efficient sites
for solar energy generation. In addition to ensuring optimal site
selection for future systems, one assessment revealed
apportion of a rooftop with a planned solar PV system that was
unsuitable for solar energy production. The assessment
allowed MARFORRES to avoid more than $60,000 in costs to
construct the portion of the system that had been overdesigned
by the installer.
Costing less than 1% of the cost of a typical large solar PV
system, Critigen Solar Site Assessments have proven to provide
an essential and cost-effective level of assurance that systems
will deliver planned return on investment and deliver progress
toward legislative mandates faced by Federal agencies.
Rooftop obstructions and perimeter setbacks were
applied using the MARFORRES 3D data for more
accurate solar potential calculations.
One Solar Site Assessment
allowed MARFORRES to avoid
more than $60,000 in costs
for a solar PV system that
had been overdesigned.
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BIM 7
DSG AGGREGATION
Growing ASSETs
Building by Building, Campus by Campus, City by City
360° Visual Tour 10x EE
Roof&Ground solar
PV capability inventory
ASSET – EXTERIOR BUILDINGS!
SOLAR POWER TOOLS
Geo-Spatial Visual Mapping Solar-capable Surfaces
integrated with long-term financing option apps
Apps rapidly evolving and speciating
Interactive 360º Visuals
hand-held APPortunities
ASSET – INTERIOR BUILDINGS!
360º interactive View
APPs for Spurring Solar & Efficiency Tech-knowledge
ASSETs
EarthVisionZ, location intelligent software, http://earthvisionz.com/ ,
ASSET – INTERIOR BUILDINGS AS LEARNING LAB!
Using web COIN to Scale real-world big-gain results
RMI Deep-Dive 10xE Learning Tools & Experience
VROOM
Mapping Cities’ Roof & Road tops for
Solar Reflecting Savings
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Over 4000 Walmart stores with
white roofs, and standard
practice since 1990
Reflects away 80% of solar heat
SOLAR REFLECTORS
ASSET – CITYSCAPE SCALE!
APP-Aggregating Assemblages of Buildings
Priority-Ranking Biggest Opportunities
Incorporating Financing Algorithms
COINs for learning, skills, training, practice, verification, adaptation, time saving
Arizona State University researchers have developed a new software system capable of estimating GHG emissions across entire urban
landscapes, all the way down to roads and individual buildings. Until now, scientists quantified CO2 emissions at a much broader level. Dubbed
"Hestia" after the Greek goddess of the hearth and home, the system combines extensive public database "data-mining" with traffic simulation
and building-by-building energy-consumption modeling. Its high-resolution maps clearly identify CO2 emission sources in a way that policy-
makers can utilize and the public can understand. Hestia provides a complete, three-dimensional picture of where, when, and how carbon
dioxide emissions are occurring. Credit: Kevin Gurney, Bedrich Benes, Michel Abdul-Massih, Suzanna Remec, Jim Hurst
GTM, US Residential Solar Finance Landscape Map, Feb 2013, http://www.greentechmedia.com/research/report/u.s.-residential-solar-pv-financing
One-Click, One-Stop Process for Solar PV
Assessment-Financing-Installation-Operation
U.S. Residential Solar PV Financing:
TheVendor, Installer and Financier Landscape, 2013-2016
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Some of the most exciting
work RMI has done,and is
doing,is with our industrial
collaborators.We work with
some of the best engineers and
planners in the world,who feel
that RMI really adds something
to their products,investments,
capabilities,and strategies.We
are at the front of a wave of
better design combined with
more responsible,long-term
thinking—and we’ve been
helping shape that wave.
—Robert“Hutch”Hutchinson,
RMI Managing Director
energy into
customer value:
much less than
1 W
-67% power plant -10% transmission and distribution
-33% cooling
-4% lighting
-15% uninterruptible power supply
-10% fans
-35% power supply
-85% underutilization
energy is lost in the process
in a conventional
data center
debloat software
and ensure that
every computation
cycle is needed …
… then cut IT
equipment’s
internal losses
by 75% …
… then cut
utility losses
by 50% …
ENERGY INTO
ENERGY LOSS
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zero-value applications
business
processes
energy
into plant:
100 W
Here’s how whole-systems design can save
energy at each step of the value chain.
Most of the fuel energy is lost even before it leaves the
power plant and only a tiny fraction provides real value.
W
electricity supply
data center
applications
business
processes
100
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A MULTIPLYING EFFECT
The savings compound as you go upstream, multiplying
downstream savings by up to about 100-fold.
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ive U.S. industrial sector that
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This mighty engine consumed
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resent value return from
Companies that can overcome
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efficiency improvements
globally competitive—and
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050 it is possible to reduce
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forming industrial process and
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dustry, even before adopting
FOCUS
RMI has a long history of collaborating with industry
on solutions, design of products and processes and the
application of renewable and alternative energy sources.
We push clients hard on efficiency, renewables, and
related sustainability issues. Our strengths in working
with industry include our knowledge of energy and
efficiency technologies, our expertise in shaping
integrative, cross-functional design experiences, our
information-gathering network, and our professionalism.
We facilitate innovative thinking and bring together
unusual partners. We have new clients in the mining,
automotive, industrial process, and oil and gas industries.
We look forward to sharing more in the future as this work
unfolds—creating rapid mutual learning, teachable cases,
and competitive pressure for emulation.
As we complete
Reinventing Fire research,
RMI is reinvigorating its
industrial work. This is a
key part of RMI’s heritage
and one we intend to
keep active and vibrant.
As before, RMI will work
with select major firms to
maximize energy efficiency
across their operations—
focusing on radically
productive processes
and effective products.
We may also help drive
fundamental changes
in buildings, fleets, self-
generation of power, and
corporate strategy.
Less than1%
actually creates
customer value.
of the power-plant fuel that makes
electricity for a data center energy into
customer value:
much less than
1 W
-67% power plant -10% transmission and distribution
-33% cooling
-4% lighting
-15% uninterruptible power supply
-10% fans
-35% power supply
-85% underutilization
energy is lost in the process
in a conventional
data center
debloat software
and ensure that
every computation
cycle is needed …
… then cut IT
equipment’s
internal losses
by 75% …
… then cut
utility losses
by 50% …
ENERGY INTO
ENERGY LOSS
-40%
zero-value applications
business
processes
energy
into plant:
100 W
Here’s how whole-systems design can save
energy at each step of the value chain.
Most of the fuel energy is lost even before it leaves the
power plant and only a tiny fraction provides real value.
W
electricity supply
data center
applications
business
processes
100
30
16
0.91.4server
29
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3
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Deep-Dive Efficiency - Factor 5+ Industry & Mfg Sector
Poor
Factor 5+
Now use 1/2 global power
30-50% efficiency savings achievable w/ high ROI
ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEMS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g04-G53mbmc
3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D BIM
Continuous, smarter performance
Solar-charged Electric tricycles in Philippines
Electric-Powered Mobility Innovation Globally
Nearly 1/2 billion electric bikes, trikes, scooters by 2015
Solar PV Charging stations Electric Bicycles/Scooters
Cost of owning and operating an e-bike is the lowest of all
personal motorized transportation in China.
120 million electric bicycles & scooters in China
$3 per gallon gasoline is equivalent to 36 cents per kWh –
twice as expensive as solar PV electricity
Source: Jonathan Weinert, Chaktan Ma, Chris Cherry, The Transition to Electric Bikes in China: History and Key Reasons
for Rapid Growth; Alan Durning, Three Trends that favor electric bikes, 12-20-10, www.grist.org/article/charging-up
Resources
WIND SIMs
Real-world Wind turbine performance metricsComputer model wind farm optimization
3D Simulation Collaboration Rooms Simulation Wind Turbine Erection w/ Crawler Crane
WIND SIMs
Women Barefoot Solar Engineers Worldwide
Evan Mills, GROCC Demonstration Project: Affordable, High-Performance Solar LED Lighting Pilot via the Millennium Villages Project, http://eetd.lbl.gov/emills
BIG BIM, BIG DATA
BIG CONTINUOUS RESULTS
Neil(Calvert,(“Why(We(Care(About(BIM…,”(DirecNons(Magazine,(Dec.(11,(2013,(h,p://www.direcNonsmag.com/arNcles/whyPwePcarePaboutPbim/368436((
BIM7+
(Cradle-to-Cradle)
Cradle$to$Cradle'Con6nuous'Commissioning''
From Integrated designs to integrated operations
Building
Lighting
HVAC low-side
Plug Loads
Computing
HVAC high-side
Realistic scenario
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Occupancy
Operating hours
Occupant behavior
Weather
Loads
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innovaNon,(InfoSys,(presentaNon(to(RMI,(Sept(15,(2014(
Infosys BPO awarded 5-Star Rating by B
Efficiency (BEE)
5-star rating signifies being the most energy efficient
Bangalore, India - May 13, 2010: Infosys BPO, the busin
subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, today announced that it has
rating for energy efficiency by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) f
Phase 2 campus in Hinjewadi, Pune, India. The rating is under
buildings” scheme of BEE that rates office buildings in India from
rendered on a scale of 1 to 5 stars, where a 5-star rating signifi
efficient. The rating is valid for a period of 5 years.
36(Mc2'
buildings'
Integrated and goal oriented design approach
HVAC(Goal( Ligh3ng(Goal( Water(Goal(
!  Max envelope heat gain 1.0 W/sqft
!  Total building @ 750-1000 sqft/TR
!  25 deg C, 55% RH
!  LPD of 0.45 W/sqft
!  90% of building to be day lit > 110 lux
!  No Glare throughout the year
!  Architects
!  Facade Specialists
!  IT Specialists
!  HVAC Engineers
!  Lighting Specialists
!  Architects
!  Facade Specialists
!  Lighting Specialists
!  Electrical Designers
!  PHE Engineers
!  Architects
!  Landscape Architects
!  Less than 25 LPD for
office building
!  Zero discharge
!  100% self sufficient
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Building Analytics in action
At one client facility running Building Analytics, the preheating
coil and cooling coil were operating simultaneously and wasting
more than $900 and 80,000 kBTUs on a daily basis. The problem
was pinpointed at a leaking chilled water valve that once repaired
produced $60,000 in annual savings with ROI in the first month.
Mixed air
temperature
sensor
Outdoor
air temp
“Occupancy”
is at set point
Return fan
status
Preheating
discharge
temperature
Heating
valve
position
Cooling
valve
position
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temperature
set point
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status
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heating and cooling
Building name:
Equipment name:
Analysis name:
Estimated daily cost savings:
Problem:
Excess or simultaneous heating
and cooling
either providing excess heating or cooling
or operating simultaneously.
Possible causes:
and is leaking.
> Temperature sensor error or sensor
installation error is causing improper
control of the valves.
SMALL'SENSORS'
BIG'DATA'
VISUAL'ANALYTICS'
•  20%'reduc6on'in'build'
costs'(buy'4,'get'one'free!)'
•  33%'reduc6on'is'costs'over'
the'life6me'of'the'building'
•  47%'to'65%'reduc6on'in'
conflicts'and're$work'
during'construc6on'
•  44%'to'59%'increase'in'the'
overall'project'quality'
•  35%'to'43%'reduc6on'in'
risk,'beLer'predictability'of'
outcomes'
•  34%'to'40%'beLer'
performing'completed'
infrastructure'
•  32%'to'38%'improvement'
in'review'and'approval'
cycles'
BIM'Lifecycle''
Con6nuous'Commissioning'
Benchmarking of Infosys buildings
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Delivered(energy(intensity( kBtu/sfYy( 90( 40Y60( <30( <25(
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Installed(computers/appliances..( W/sf( 4Y6( 1Y2( <0.5( <0.7(
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Roof(solar(absorptance(and(emilance( α,(ε# 0.8,(0.2( 0.4,(0.4( 0.08,(0.97( 0.18,(0.99(
Installed(mechanical(cooling( sf/ton( 250Y350( 500Y600( 1200Y1400+( 750(Y(1000(
Cooling(designYhour(efficiency( kW/ton( 1.9( 1.2Y1.5( <0.6( <0.59(
US India
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Issa, Suermann and Olbina
2D 3D 4D 5D
Risk
Figure 3: Decrease in project risk with the increase in model details
VICO Control is a location based virtual construction system that allows the creation of compressed schedules which al-
low the user to determine progress by comparing actual productivity to the project schedule. Many BIM models are not able
to store information beyond what the building looks like and as such do not allow the user to store info on the construction
process. VICO Control allows integrated construction of the whole project and allows the user to link duration and cost in-
formation directly to the model. Accordingly the user can instantly see the impact of changes in scope and schedule on the
entire project. It links the building model to estimating and scheduling information going from 3D to 5D and allows the user
to add additional parameters to each and every element in the BIM. Thus, the user can attach a recipe describing the means
Decrease'in'project'risk''
with'increase'in'BIM'details'
6D
Cradle'to'Cradle*Facility*Lifespan*Integra6on**
7D
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h,p://www.direcNonsmag.com/arNcles/whyPwePcarePaboutPbim/368436((
A/E'Firms'
Contractors'
Owners'
The FUSION + CCC GIS
+ Onuma Collaboration
Platform links three
separate web tools to
create a flexible and
powerful means for
districts to work on
projects across the
facilities life-cycle, from
campus master planning
to energy monitoring to
maintenance job ticketing.
Calif. Community Colleges’ FUSION
Facilities Utilization Space Inventory Options Net
COLLABORATE
BIG BIM Bang -- Enterprise BIM and BIG Data -- Sharing Data, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajUgdz_rls
BIG BIM Bang -- Enterprise BIM and BIG Data -- Sharing Data, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajUgdz_rls
BIG BIM Bang -- Enterprise BIM and BIG Data -- Sharing Data, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajUgdz_rls
Exponential Organization Methods
CITIZEN	CHANGE	AGENTS		
CHANGING	PUBLIC	POLICIES		
&	
	MARKET	PRACTICES
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CHANGE	READINESS	MATRIX
David	Roberts,	Vox,	Jan.	27,	2016,	h,p://www.vox.com/2016/1/27/10849564/renewable-energy-tax-credits-big-deal
Of these 11 analyses, the median value of Net metering policies have been critical to the
Figure ES-1: Retail Electricity Rates and the Values of Solar Energy in 11 Cost-Benefit Analyses.
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
CentsperkWh
(U)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, utilities
(PUC)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, public utilities commissions
(O)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, non-utility organizations
Retail Electricity Rate
Value of Solarons
Retail Electricity Rate
Value of Solar
Average	Retail	Residen0al	Electricity	Rates		
Compared	to	Values	of	Solar	in	11	Cost-Benefit	Analysis	
h,ps://ilsr.org/solar-net-metering-a-subsidy-to-u1li1es/			John	Farrell,	June	25,	2015	
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u0lity	organiza0ons
Categories	of	Benefits	&	Costs	Included	in	Each	
Value	of		Solar	Energy	Cost-Benefit	Analysis*	
Solar Energy is Worth More Than the Benefits from Net Metering 15
ety, or did it only consider a limited number of direct
benefits to the grid and the utility?
The most basic way to value solar, and the most
common, is to calculate the avoided costs that result
from its expansion.29
In other words, what costs do
Value Provided by Solar Energy
Usually Exceeds Benefits from Net
Metering
Nearly all analyses that consider a full range of solar
energy benefits find that the value provided by
Table 2: Categories of Benefits and Costs Included in Each Solar Energy Cost-Benefit Analysis.*
Author
Costs of
Solar
Integration
Not
Specified
Avoided
Energy
Costs
Avoided
Capital and
Capacity
Investment
Reduced
Financial
Risks
Grid
Resiliency
Cost of
Environ-
mental
Compliance
Avoided
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
Economic
Development
Total (cents
per kWh)
SAIC 3.56
Xcel 8.04
CPR (Austin) 10.70
CPR (Utah) 11.60
CPR (San
Antonio) 15.80
Synapse 16.90
Crossborder
Energy (AZ) 23.50
CPR (NJ) 28.10
Acadia 29.06
CPR (PA) 31.90
Maine PUC 33.60
*Colored cells represent categories that were included in the solar energy cost-benefit calculation*Colored	cells	represent	categories	included	in	the	solar	energy	cost-benefit	calcula0on	
SHINING	REWARDS,	The	Value	of	Roooop	Solar	Power	for	Consumers	and	Society,	Lindsey	Hallock,	Fron1er	Group	
Rob	Sargent,	Environment	America	Research	&	Policy	Center,	Summer	2015
A	Comparison	of	Cost-Benefit	Analyses	of	Solar	
Energy	by	Study	and	Category		
SHINING	REWARDS,	The	Value	of	Roooop	Solar	Power	for	Consumers	and	Society,	Lindsey	Hallock,	Fron1er	Group	
Rob	Sargent,	Environment	America	Research	&	Policy	Center,	Summer	2015		
Figure ES-2: A Comparison of Cost-Benefit Analyses of Solar Energy by Study and Category.
when evaluating programs that compen-
sate customers for the solar electricity they
provide to the grid.
policies, including multifamily homes or homes
without out sunny roofs, by implementing
virtual net metering programs.
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32
ValueofSolar(centsperkWh)
(U)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, utilities
(PUC)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, public utilities commissions
(O)—Studies written by, or commissioned by, non-utility organizations
*Lines indicate the value of solar energy as calculated in the analysis
Additional Environmental Benefits
Avoided Cost of Environmental Compliance
Grid Resiliency
Reduced Financial Risks and Electricity Prices
Avoided Capital and Capacity Investment
Avoided Energy Costs
Not Specified
Costs of Solar Integration
Luke	Mills,	Joseph	Byrne,	Clean	Energy	Investment:	Q4	2015	Factpack,	January	2016,	Bloomberg	New	Energy	Finance,		
Clean	energy	investments	in	2015		
hit	new	record	of	$329bn
and on-bill models have developed independently as a response to market demand.
Figure 2: Energy Efficiency Finance Models
Financing
Model
Energy Savings
Performance
Contract (ESPC)
Energy
Services
Agreement
(ESA)
Managed
Energy
Services
Agreement
(MESA)
Property Assessed
Clean Energy
(PACE)
On-Bill
Financing/
Repayment
(OBF/OBR)
Market
Penetration
High for MUSH;
low for
Commercial and
Industrial
Low Low Low Low
Target Market
Segment
MUSH,
Commercial,
and Industrial
MUSH,
Commercial,
and
Industrial
MUSH,
Commercial,
and
Industrial
Residential,
Commercial
Residential,
Commercial,
and
Industrial
Balance Sheet On or Off On or Off On or Off Undetermined On or Off
Typical
Project Size
Unlimited
$250,000 -
$10 million
$250,000 -
$10 million
$2,000 - $2.5
million
$5,000 -
$350,000
Allows for
Extensive
Retrofits
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Repayment
Method
Energy savings
Energy
savings
Energy
savings
Property
assessments
Via utility
bill
Security/
Collateral
Depends on
financing (e.g.,
lease or debt)
Equipment Equipment Assessment Lien
Equipment;
Service
termination
Responsibility
for Utility Bills
ESCO or
Customer
Customer
MESA
provider
Customer Customer
This section describes each of these emerging models in brief and provides an assessment of the
advantages and disadvantages associated with each.
source: Innovations and Opportunities in Energy Efficiency Finance, White Paper, 2nd edition, May 2012, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
*MUSH= Municipalities, Universities, Schools & Hospitals
*
Current	PACE-enabled	states	include	AR,	CA,	CO,	CT,	DC,	FL,	IL,	GA,	
KY,	LA,	MD,	MI,	MN,	MO,	NH,	NJ,NY,	OH,	OR,	TX,	UT,	VA,	WI.		
	
PACE	program	representa0ves	in	most	of	these	states	operate	in	an	
isolated	few	municipali0es	and	do	not	yet	have	statewide	reach.	
California,	the	na0on’s	PACE	hot-spot,	is	home	to	the	most	PACE	
programs,	which	cover	the	vast	majority	of	Calif’s	coun0es	&	ci0es
1)  There	is	no	cost	or	investment	up-front.	PACE	providers	finance	
up	to	100%,	helping	businesses	with	internal	funding	shortages.	
2)  Property	owners	see	a	posi1ve	cash	flow	due	to	energy	savings	
that	lower	monthly	opera1ng	expenses.	
3)  PACE	assessments	stay	with	the	property	if	the	building	is	sold.	
This	allows	building	owners	to	make	deep	energy	efficiency	
improvements	without	having	to	pay	off	the	financing	upon	sale.	
Instead,	the	payments	can	transfer	to	a	new	owner.	
4)  There	is	the	ability	to	pass	payments	through	to	tenants.	PACE	
projects	are	financed	using	a	property	tax	assessment.	If	the	
owner	of	a	building	has	several	tenants	leasing	the	space	of	the	
building,	the	line	item	PACE	payments	will	be	paid	back	by	the	
tenants	through	their	building	taxes.		
PACE	(Property	Assessed	Clean	Energy)		
h,p://www.pv-tech.org/guest-blog/upping-the-pace-for-solar
4)  At	the	same	1me,	tenants	will	see	cost	savings	on	electricity	
bills	while	leasing	space	in	that	building.	This	allows	tenant	
and	landlord	interests	to	align	as	the	landlord	gets	the	
tenants	to	pay	the	bill,	but	the	tenants	get	to	see	the	cost	
savings.	
5)  PACE	offers	low	interest	rates;	which	tend	to	be	in	the	6-7%	
range,	some1mes	even	lower	if	incen1ves	are	provided.	
6)  PACE-financed	improvements	can	increase	long-term	
property	value.	PACE	adds	a	lien	item	to	the	property	taxes,	
allowing	sellers	to	price	in	the	value	of	energy	efficiency	
projects	when	a	property	is	sold.	
7)  It	allows	customers	to	use	their	internal	capital	for	purposes	
core	to	their	business.	
PACE	(Property	Assessed	Clean	Energy)		
h,p://www.pv-tech.org/guest-blog/upping-the-pace-for-solar
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
-100
CostofavoidingCO2
-eqemissions
[$/tonCO2
-eq]
2000 2014
Solar (PV)
Wind
emissions has also dropped
Report: Trancik Lab, MIT, 2015
As	Solar	&	Wind	
energy	costs	have	
fallen,	the	cost	of	
reducing	emissions	
has	also	dropped	
Professor	Jessika	Trancik,	Energineering	
Systems,	MIT,				Nov	29,	2015,	
h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-
charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
China’s	growth	is	set	to	triple	by	2025,		
reaching	an	es0mated	347	GW	by	2025
‘World’s	Most	Efficient	Roo}op	Solar	Panel’	
h,p://www.greentechmedia.com/ar1cles/read/Worlds-Most-Efficient-Roooop-Solar-Panel-Revisited	,	Eric	Wesoff		
October	13,	2015
h,p://www.pv-tech.org/news/pv-cost-decreases-to-ensure-strong-demand-in-2016-and-beyond-energytrend
h,p://energy.gov/eere/ar1cles/unlocking-our-na1on-s-wind-poten1al		
Newest	Wind	Turbines	stand	110	to	140	meters	tall	in	hub	height,	
up	to	1	½	0mes	the	height	of	the	Statue	of	Liberty
h,p://energy.gov/ar1cles/new-interac1ve-map-shows-big-poten1al-america-s-wind-energy-future		
Wind	Vision	2030	
projected	growth	of	the	wind	industry	by	2030
h,p://energy.gov/ar1cles/new-interac1ve-map-shows-big-poten1al-america-s-wind-energy-future		
Wind	Vision	2050	
projected	growth	of	the	wind	industry	over	the	next	35	years	
§  600,000+	jobs	in	manufacturing,	installa0on,	maintenance	&	suppor0ng	services.	
§  Save	$508	billion	from	reduced	pollutants	and	$280	billion	in	natural	gas	costs.	
§  Save	260	billion	gallons	of	water	otherwise	used	by	the	electric	power	sector.	
Wind	energy	could	support	by	2050:
Fossil Nuclear
Wind Solar
600
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100
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]
20352030202520202015201020052000
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]
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]
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]
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2013
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2010
2009
2008
2006
Deployment projection from
International Energy Agency
World Energy Outlook
report ‘reference case’
scenario from year:
Wind and solar energy have grown faster than expected
Report: Trancik Lab, MIT, 2015Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	
h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
200
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100
50
0
Globalpowercapacity
[GWp
]
2010200019901980
Year
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100
80
60
40
20
0
Solar(PV)moduleprice
[$/Wp
]
2010200019901980
Year
Solar (PV) price
400
300
200
100
0
Globalpowercapacity
[GWp
]
2010200019901980
Year
Wind deployment
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Costofelectricity
[$/MWh]
2010200019901980
Year
Wind cost
12600% growth
since 2000
2300% growth
since 2000
86% decline
since 2000
35% decline
since 2000
Solar and wind energy costs have fallen
as their markets have grown
Report: Trancik Lab, MIT, 2015
Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	
h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
Solar(PV)2014
w
orld
m
inim
um
Solar(PV)2014
w
orld
average
Solar(PV)
2030
projection
250
200
150
100
50
0
Costofelectricity[$/MWh]
C
oal2014
N
aturalgas
2014
Solar (PV)
+ Health impacts
Direct cost
Opportunity for further cost decline under
countries’ climate pledges (INDCs)
Report: Trancik Lab, MIT, 20
250
200
150
100
50
0
Costofelectricity[$/MWh]
C
oal2014
N
aturalgas
2014
Wind
+ Health impacts
Direct cost
W
ind
2030
projection
W
ind
2014
Report: Trancik Lab, MIT, 2015
Opportunity for further cost decline
under countries’ climate pledges (INDCs)
Opportunity	for	further	cost	decline		
under	countries’	climate	pledges	(INDCs)	
2015	best	sites	
Jessika	Trancik,	MIT,	Nov	29,	2015,	
h,p://mitei.mit.edu/publica1ons/reports-studies/12-key-charts-
demonstra1ng-posi1ve-feedback-loop
h,ps://ilsr.org/congress-gets-renewable-tax-credit-extension-right/			John	Farrell,	Jan	25,	2016
h,p://repowering.org
h,p://repowering.org		
REPOWERmap
CHINA	SOLAR		
Between	2000	and	2012,	
China’s	solar	energy	output	
increased	from	3	MW	to	21,000	
MW.	And	its	solar	output	
increased	by	67	%	between	
2013	and	2014	alone.	
	
CHINA	WIND		
between	1997	and	2014	China's	
wind	energy	became	the	
na0on's	3rd-largest	power	
source:	in	less	than	15	years,	
wind	produc0on	grew	from	146	
MW	to	over	114,700	MW,	and	
plans	on	doubling	that	to	200	
GW	by	2020.	
h,p://www.power-technology.com/features/featurechinas-energy-revolu1on-4643231/		11	August	2015	Eva	Grey
TURE CLIMATE CHANGE DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2921 ARTICL
↑ 16%
↑ 6%
↑ 37%
↓ 33%
↓ 61%
↓ 78%
11.76¢
9.84¢
11.50¢
8.54¢
10.21¢ 10.04¢
NEWS simulated results
8.57¢
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
1990 2012 2030
reference
Coal
scenario
High-cost RE
Low-cost NG
Mid-cost RE
Mid-cost NG
Low-cost RE
High-cost NG
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.10
0.11
0.12
0.13
0.14
Averagecostofelectricity(2013US$kWh−1)
ElectricitysectorCO2emissions(millionmetrictons)
2 | The US electricity sector CO2 emissions (left axis, bars) and levelized cost of electricity (right axis, diamonds). The blue bars are for his
nd an International Energy Agency projection to 2030 (ref. 6). The green bars represent results from our optimization model (the values are t
ge of the three years of simulations). The coal scenario is identical to the HRLG scenario, but with the inclusion of coal plants. The red diamon
ent the levelized cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to consumers in 2013US$. The percentages show the change of CO2 emissions re
0 levels.
US	electricity	sector	CO2	emissions	(le}	axis,	bars)	and	
LCOE	(levelized	cost	of	electricity)	(right	axis,	diamonds)		
Future	cost-compe11ve	electricity	systems	and	their	impact	on	US	CO2	emissions,	Alexander	E.	MacDonald,	
Christopher	T.	M.	Clack,	et	al.,	Nature	Climate	Change,	Jan.	25,	2016	
Blue	bars	are	for	historical	data	and	an	Interna1onal	Energy	Agency	projec1on	to	2030	(ref.	6).	The	green	bars	represent	results	from	our	op1miza1on	model	(the	values	
are	the	average	of	the	three	years	of	simula1ons).	The	coal	scenario	is	iden1cal	to	the	HRLG	scenario,	but	with	the	inclusion	of	coal	plants.	The	red	diamonds	represent	
the	levelized	cost	of	electricity	per	kilowa,-hour	(kWh)	to	consumers	in	2013US$.	The	percentages	show	the	change	of	CO2	emissions	rela1ve	to	1990	levels.
Energy	Storage	
h,p://www.renewableenergyworld.com/ar1cles/2016/01/energy-storage-set-for-record-year-in-2016.html?
cmpid=renewablesolar01232016&eid=289707094&bid=1288430
© 2015 Clean Edge, Inc. (www.cleanedge.com). This report, and the models and analysis contained herein, are the property of Clean Edge and may not
be reproduced, published, or summarized for distribution or incorporation into a report or other document without prior approval. GETTING TO 100
FIVE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
ENABLING THE SHIFT TO 100%
DISTRIBUTED SOLAR BECOMES
COST-EFFECTIVE ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES
Without question, the proliferation of ever-cheaper distributed solar generation
– residential, commercial, and community – is a key driver toward the 100% RE
goal. Rooftop or onsite, ground-mounted solar PV arrays are a growing part of
the toolkit to expand clean-energy use by individuals, large and small businesses,
governments, and increasingly, even utilities themselves.
The cost curves are undeniable. The plummeting prices of solar panels have been
well documented, but the industry has recently been attacking balance-of-system
costs and so-called soft costs (such as marketing, customer acquisition, permitting,
and installation) as well. Bottom line: installed costs of solar PV systems around $3
per watt in the U.S. today will plunge some 40% to less than $2/watt by the end
of 2017, according to Deutsche Bank projections.
DISTRIBUTED SOLAR
BECOMES COST-
EFFECTIVE ACROSS
GEOGRAPHIES
UTILITY-SCALE
RENEWABLES
GROW UP
ENERGY STORAGE
COMPLETES THE
PUZZLE
NET ZERO BUILDINGS
AND SMART
CONNECTED DEVICES
DRIVE EFFICIENCY
RENAISSANCE
AN EMBOLDENED,
RESILIENT GRID
TAKES SHAPE
1 2 3 4 5
1
Source: Clean Edge research
Ge•ng	to	100,	A	Status	Report	on	Rising	Commitments	Among	Corpora0ons	and	Governments	to	Reach	
100%	Renewables	,	November	2015,	CleanTech,	prepared	for	SolarCity
Clean	energy	investments	in	2015		
hit	new	record	of	$329bn	
China	accoun0ng	for	$111bn,	USA	$59	billion,	and	solar	
amracted	the	largest	chunk	of	funding.	
Luke	Mills,	Joseph	Byrne,	Clean	Energy	Investment:	Q4	2015	Factpack,	January	2016,	Bloomberg	New	Energy	Finance,
h,p://www.greentechmedia.com/ar1cles/read/Apple-Tackles-Supply-Chain-Emissions-with-2GW-Clean-Energy-Ini1a1ve-in-Ch	,	Julia	Pyper,	
October	22,	2015;	h,p://www.fastcoexist.com/3054217/how-google-and-other-giant-corpora1ons-are-going-100-renewable	,	Adele	Peters,	
December	7,	2015
Year-on-Year	Growth	of	Global	Solar	PV		2001-2015	
h,ps://charlieonenergy.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/solar-and-moores-law/,	December	7,	2015	/	charlieonenergy		
		
26%	
74%	
Doubling	0me	=	72	divided	by	percentage	
Solar	has	been	doubling	every	2	years	since	2000
In	2000,	global	installed	solar	PV	capacity	paled	in	comparison	to	
today’s	figures.	Es1mates	put	the	total	installed	PV	capacity	in	2000	
at	around	1.4GW.	To	put	this	figure	in	perspec1ve,	China	alone	
installed	ten	1mes	this	amount	of	solar	PV	in	just	2014.	
h,ps://charlieonenergy.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/solar-and-moores-law/,	December	7,	2015	/	charlieonenergy		
		
Cumula0ve	installed	Solar	PV	Globally	2000-2015	
The	CAGR	of	global	solar	PV	installa0ons		
from	2000-2015	has	been	42%
Fortunately, Solar is Cheaper to Install Than Ever
Source: GTM Research/SEIA U.S. Solar Market Insight
$3.60
$2.27
$1.68
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
Residential Commercial Utility
Q32014Bottom-UpAverageSystemPrice($/W)
Modules Inverters and AC Subsystem
DC Electrical BOS Structural BOS
Direct Labor Engineering and PII
Best-in-Class
Next	Wave	of	U.S.	Solar,	Shayle	Kann,	Sr	VP,	Research,	Greentech	Media,	U.S.	Solar	Market	Insight	2014	
Solar	is	Cheaper	to	Install	Than	Ever
$0
$25
$50
$75
$100
$125
$150
$175
$200
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PPAPrice($/MWh)
Contract Execution Date
U0lity	Solar	PPA	Prices	Now	Consistently		
Below	$70/MWh	(<7	cents/kWh)	
GTM,	Shayle	Kann,	The	Evolu1on	of	the	U.S.	Solar	Market,	April	2015
CHINA	
China’s	solar	PV	capacity	is	expected	
to	hit	150	GW	by	2020
India	has	announced	plans	to	set	up	100	GW	of	solar	power	over	5	
years	and	175	GW	by	2020;	a	target	double	the	target	set	by	China	
between	2011	and	2015.	
h,p://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/trina-solar-open-solar-pv-module-manufacturing-hub-india/,	November	
14th,	2014	by	Mridul	Chadha			
INDIA
10	MW	in	2013,	to	850	MW	in	2015,	w/	2,200	MW	under	
construc0on,		10,000	MW	in	pipeline	of	approved	projects,	
and	4,000	MW	of	projects	s0ll	being	vemed.	
CHILE	
h,p://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/19/2015-solar-installa1on-figures-con1nue-rolling-algeria-chile/
A	20-fold	increase	in	off-grid	power	connec1ons	is	among	the	aims	of	a	plan	to	achieve	
universal	energy	access	in	Africa	by	2025.	The	plan,	announced	by	the	African	
Development	Bank	(AFB),	envisages	160	GW	of	new	grid-connected	genera1on	capacity	
and	75	million	new	off-grid	power	connec1ons.		There	is		10,000	GW	of	solar	poten1al	on	
the	African	con1nent	according	to	the	AFB.	
	
	US$60-90	billion	a	year	is	needed,	compared	with	the	US$22	billion	invested	in	the	sector	
in	2014.		According	to	the	AFB	President,	"If	Africa	were	to	increase	its	annual	spending	on	
energy	from	0.4%	of	GDP	to	3.4%,	this	would	solve	the	problem	completely.	This	could	also	
be	done	by	puzng	an	end	to	subsidies	for	products	such	as	kerosene	and	diesel.”	
h,p://www.pv-tech.org/news/davos-2016-energy-new-deal-for-africa-targets-universal-access-by-2025	
Agahozo	Shalom	Youth	Village	in	the	hills	east	of	Kigali,	Rwanda	
AFRICA
9 | Wind and Water Power Technologies Office eere.energy.gov
The Wind Vision Report
The Benefits of Wind Energy Today
The avoided CO2 emissions from wind energy today help offset the equivalent of more
than 24 million passenger vehiclesKey Fact
13 | Wind and Water Power Technologies Office eere.energy.gov
The Wind Vision Report
The Study Scenario
$
The Wind Vision Study Scenario results in modest increases in electricity cost in the near- and mid-
term (<1% price increase), but in the long term electricity costs savings of 2% are achieved by 2050
The Potential of 35% of the Country’s Electricity Coming from Wind Energy by 2050
Bo,om	line:	unless	a	PV	system	is	at	least	15%	efficient,	it	will	not	survive	in	the	marketplace.	The	cost	pressure	is	high,	
because	PV	competes	with	fossil	fuels	which	are	subsidized	directly	and	indirectly,	and	because	the	residen1al	market	
deals	with	addi1onal	“soo	costs”	for	permizng,	electricians,	inspectors	and	installers.	In	the	U.S.	this	typically	doubles	
the	cost	of	the	panels.	Bringing	down	these	“soo	costs”	would	do	much	more	than	any	poten1al	efficiency	gains	on	the	
innova1on	side	of	the	equa1on.	the	industry	has	been	booming	for	years	and	s1ll	is:	prices	are	down	and	sales	are	up	in	
what	in	the	U.S.	is	a	$150	billion-a-year	market.		
h,p://www.nrel.gov/ncpv/images/efficiency_chart.jpg
Photovoltaics	Interna1onal,	fourth	quarter,	30th	edi1on,	December	2015,	h,p://www.pv-tech.org		
	Solar	PV	module	Roadmaps	2005	and	2010
1.				Trina	Solar	
2.				Canadian	Solar	
3.				JinkoSolar	
4.				JA	Solar	
5.				Hanwha	Q	CELLS	
Photovoltaics	Interna1onal,	fourth	quarter,	13th	edi1on,	December	2015,	h,p://www.pv-tech.org		
	The	Top	10	PV	module	manufacturers	ranking	list	for	2015	
6.				First	Solar	
7.				Yingli	Green	
8.				SFCE	
9.				ReneSola	
10.		SunPower	Corp
Rela1ve	market	shares	of	casted	and	mono	c-Si.	Source:	h,p://www.itrpv.net.
and inverter) and “other costs” each account for about half the decline. Another
period has been the steady increase in the size of installed systems, from an ave
2000 to over 6 kW in 2013.
Figure 1. Average installed prices of U.S. PV systems in 2000 and 2013, in real $/W.
$0
$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
$12
$14
$16
2000 price Module Inverter Other costs 2013 price
InstalledPrice(2013$/W)
51%
42%
$13.37
$4.77
Average	installed	prices	of	U.S.	PV	systems	
	in	2000	and	2013,	in	real	$/W	
Characteris1cs	of	Low-Priced	Solar	Photovoltaic	Systems	in	the	United	States,	Gregory	F.	Nemet,	Eric	O’Shaughnessy,	
Ryan	Wiser	et	al,	LBNL-1004062,	Jan.	2016
Distribu0on	of	installed	prices		
forSolar	PV		systems	installed	in	2013		
Characteris1cs	of	Low-Priced	Solar	Photovoltaic	Systems	in	the	United	States,	Gregory	F.	Nemet,	Eric	O’Shaughnessy,	
Ryan	Wiser	et	al,	LBNL-1004062,	Jan.	2016	
Figure 2. Distribution of installed prices for systems installed in 2013.
3.2. Geographic Distribution of LP Systems
Figure 3 shows the share of installations in each U.S. state that is LP (at or below the 10th
Share	of	systems	in	each	state	that	is	P10		
Gray	states	have	price	data	but	are	missing	data	on	other	characteris0cs,		
so	they	are	dropped	from	all	other	analyses		
Characteris1cs	of	Low-Priced	Solar	Photovoltaic	Systems	in	the	United	States,	Gregory	F.	Nemet,	Eric	O’Shaughnessy,	
Ryan	Wiser	et	al,	LBNL-1004062,	Jan.	2016	
Figure 3. Share of systems in each state that is P10. Gray states have price data but are missing data
on other characteristics, so they are dropped from all other analyses.
3.3. Installer Firms
GTM	predicts	community	solar	will	grow	at	60%	between	2014	and	
2020,	resul1ng	in	1.8	GW	of	new	solar	capacity	by	2020.		
	
NREL	forecasts	even	greater	growth,	es1ma1ng	community	solar	
will	achieve	5.5	to	11	GW	of	new	distributed	solar	systems,	and	US
$8	to	US$16	billion	in	cumula1ve	investment.		
h,p://www.pv-tech.org/guest-blog/community_solar_hype_or_hope	,	Nov	03,	2015,Amit	Ronen		
Clean	Energy	Collec1ve,	Mid	Valley,	CO,	
	h,p://cleaneasyenergy.com/cecblog/		
Clean	Energy	Collec1ve,	Colorado	Springs	CO,	
	h,p://cleaneasyenergy.com/cecblog/
New	York’s	Public	Service	
Commission	noted	in	their	
Reforming	the	Energy	Vision	Regulatory	Policy	
Framework	and	Implementa0on	plan	order:	
	
U/li/es,	and	this	Commission,	could	respond	
[to	the	challenges	facing	the	industry]	by	
clinging	to	the	tradi/onal	business	model	for	as	
long	as	possible,	relying	on	protec/ve	tariffs,	
regulatory	delay,	and	other	defenses	against	
innova/on.	
	
Alterna/vely,	we	can	iden/fy	and	build	
regulatory,	u/lity,	and	market	models	that	
create	new	value	for	consumers	and	support	
market	entrants	and	this	new	form	of	
intermodal	compe//on—in	other	words,	
embrace	the	changes	that	are	shaking	the	
tradi/onal	system	and	turn	them	to	New	York’s	
economic	and	environmental	advantage.	
	
We	decisively	take	the	laKer	approach.	
	
Solar	PV	
Wind
Europeans	bought	100,000	EVs	in	2015,	
47%	more	than	in	2014.		Renault's	Zoe	
(above)	was	the	top	seller.	
Renault	Twizy	EV	urban	runabout:	
legal	for	teenagers	to	drive	in	France.	
Malaysia	Lauches	First	EV	
Carshare	Program	
2050	Motor’s	IBIS	EV,	all-carbon	body,	800	
lbs	lighter	than	Tesla.
55%	of	all	U.S.	school	buses	are	diesel-powered,	averaging	7	mpg.	
America’s	480,000	school	buses	burn	823	million	gallons	of	fuel	
annually,	both	diesel	and	gasoline	traveling,	5.5	billion	miles	while	
transpor1ng	26	million	students	per	day.	And	everyday	those	
millions	of	students,	as	well	as	the	commuters	that	share	the	road	
with	them,	are	exposed	to	the	carcinogens	in	the	fuel.	
Adomani	Electric	Bus	in	
San	Jose,	CA	
	eQuestXL	electric	school	bus	has	range	up	to	85	miles
h,p://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/worlds-biggest-ev-and-storage-maker-predicts-3-fold-increase-in-market-21610	
China’s	BYD	CEO	expects	the	size	
of	the	world’s	EV	market	to	
treble	in	the	coming	year.	
	
BYD	does	not	see	itself	as	a	
compe0tor	to	Tesla.		Tesla	is	
concentra0ng	at	the	high	end,	
while	BYD	is	looking	at	mass-
market	models.	
World’s	biggest	EV	and	storage	maker	BYD	
predicts	annual	doubling	in	market
Energy	efficiency	in	Brazil,	China,	the	E.U.,	Mexico,	and	the	U.S.	can	reduce	the	
cost	of	decarboniza0on	by	up	to	$250	billion	per	year	and	reduce	annual	
emissions	by	11	billion	metric	tons	(Gt)	of	CO2e	in	2030	—	roughly	two-thirds	of	
the	GHG	reduc0ons	needed	in	these	regions	to	limit	warming	to	2°C.	
Efficiency/Produc0vity	Gains	
How	Energy	Efficiency	Cuts	Costs	for	a	2°C	Future,	Faunhofer	Ins0tute,	Nov	24,	2015,	h,p://www.climateworks.org/
report/how-energy-efficiency-cuts-costs-for-a-2c-future/
GE’s	start-up	company,	
Current,	which	is	backed	by	
GE’s	balance	sheet,	brings	
together	GE’s	LED,	Solar,	
Energy	Storage,	and	EV	
businesses	as	a	one-stop	
shop	for	early	customers	like	
Walgreens,	JPMorgan	Chase,	
Hilton	Worldwide	and	
others.	
GE’s	Current
French	energy	giant	Engie	has	launched	a	major	public-private	
ini1a1ve	that	aims	to	ensure	that	1,000GW	of	solar	capacity	is	
installed	around	the	world	by	2030.	
	
Incoming	president	and	CEO,	Isabelle	Kocher	(pictured	above),	
is	nailing	her	colors	to	the	mast.		Engie	is	a	giant	of	a	company,	with	
opera1ons	in	70	countries	and	150,000	employees	
	
The	1,000GW	target	might	be	below	some	of	the	more	op1mis1c	
forecasts	for	2030,	par1cularly	those	by	Greenpeace	and	others	(and	
it	should	be	noted	that	Greenpeace,	which	predicts	up	to	1,800GW	of	
solar,	has	been	the	most	accurate	forecaster	in	the	last	10	years).	
TeraWam	
Ini0a0ve
Off-Grid	Solar	Company	Connec0ng		
12,000	homes	a	month	
“We	are	offering	
ligh0ng,	phone	
charging,	and	
increasing	access	to	a	
modern	lifestyle.”		
h,p://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/the-off-grid-solar-company-connec1ng-12000-homes-a-month-19292	
“We	think	of	it	as	an	energy	services	business	model	that	removes	
risk	for	customers.	It	uses	financing	measures	–	effec0vely	a	solar	
lease	–	to	offer	the	latest	in	solar	technology	for	less	than	or	equal	
to	a	customer’s	average	energy	spend	on	kerosene	and	diesel.”
STORAGE
02 WHAT SERVICES CAN BATTERIES PROVIDE TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID?
TABLE 1: ISO / RTO SERVICES
SERVICE NAME DEFINITION
Energy Arbitrage
The purchase of wholesale electricity while the locational marginal price (LMP) of energy is low (typically
during nighttime hours) and sale of electricity back to the wholesale market when LMPs are highest.
Load following, which manages the difference between day-ahead scheduled generator output, actual
generator output, and actual demand, is treated as a subset of energy arbitrage in this report.
Frequency Regulation
Frequency regulation is the immediate and automatic response of power to a change in locally sensed
system frequency, either from a system or from elements of the system.1
Regulation is required to
ensure that system-wide generation is perfectly matched with system-level load on a moment-by-
moment basis to avoid system-level frequency spikes or dips, which create grid instability.
Spin/Non-Spin
Reserves
Spinning reserve is the generation capacity that is online and able to serve load immediately in
response to an unexpected contingency event, such as an unplanned generation outage. Non-
spinning reserve is generation capacity that can respond to contingency events within a short period,
typically less than ten minutes, but is not instantaneously available.
Voltage Support
Voltage regulation ensures reliable and continuous electricity flow across the power grid. Voltage on
the transmission and distribution system must be maintained within an acceptable range to ensure
that both real and reactive power production are matched with demand.
Black Start
In the event of a grid outage, black start generation assets are needed to restore operation to larger
power stations in order to bring the regional grid back online. In some cases, large power stations are
themselves black start capable.
ISO/RTOSERVICES
The other set of utility services is comprised of resource
adequacy and transmission congestion relief.
UTILITY SERVICES
Utility services generally fall into two categories. One
set of services—transmission- and distribution-system
ISO	/	RTO	SERVICES	
Fitzgerald,	Garre,,	James	Mandel,	Jesse	Morris,	and	Hervé	Toua1.	The	Economics	of	BaAery	Energy	Storage:	How	mulH-use,	customer-sited	
baAeries	deliver	the	most	services	and	value	to	customers	and	the	grid.	Rocky	Mountain	Ins1tute,	September	2015.	<<h,p://www.rmi.org/
electricity_ba,ery_value>>
UTILITY	SERVICES		
on-site consumption of distributed solar photovoltaics
(PV), generates savings by optimizing load against a
time-of-use rate, or reduces a building’s peak demand
charge, it is effectively smoothing the load profile of
the building where it is deployed. A smoother, less
peaky load profile is much easier and less costly to
match up with the output of centralized generating
TABLE 2: UTILITY SERVICES
SERVICE NAME DEFINITION
Resource Adequacy
Instead of investing in new natural gas combustion turbines to meet generation requirements during
peak electricity-consumption hours, grid operators and utilities can pay for other assets, including
energy storage, to incrementally defer or reduce the need for new generation capacity and minimize
the risk of overinvestment in that area.
Distribution Deferral
Delaying, reducing the size of, or entirely avoiding utility investments in distribution system upgrades
necessary to meet projected load growth on specific regions of the grid.
Transmission
Congestion Relief
ISOs charge utilities to use congested transmission corridors during certain times of the day. Assets
including energy storage can be deployed downstream of congested transmission corridors to
discharge during congested periods and minimize congestion in the transmission system.
Transmission Deferral
Delaying, reducing the size of, or entirely avoiding utility investments in transmission system
upgrades necessary to meet projected load growth on specific regions of the grid.
UTILITYSERVICES
02 WHAT SERVICES CAN BATTERIES PROVIDE TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID?
CUSTOMER SERVICES
Customer services like bill management provide
direct benefits to end users. Accordingly, the value
created by these services can only be captured when
storage is deployed behind the meter. Table 3 defines
these customer-facing services.
Fitzgerald,	Garre,,	James	Mandel,	Jesse	Morris,	and	Hervé	Toua1.	The	Economics	of	BaAery	Energy	Storage:	How	mulH-use,	customer-sited	
baAeries	deliver	the	most	services	and	value	to	customers	and	the	grid.	Rocky	Mountain	Ins1tute,	September	2015.	<<h,p://www.rmi.org/
electricity_ba,ery_value>>
CUSTOMER	SERVICES		
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peaky load profile is much easier and less costly to
match up with the output of centralized generating
assets. This is why price signals such as peak demand
charges and time-of-use pricing exist: to incent end
users to alter their metered load profile in a way that
lowers overall system production costs.
TABLE 3: CUSTOMER SERVICES
SERVICE NAME DEFINITION
Time-of-Use Bill
Management
By minimizing electricity purchases during peak electricity-consumption hours when time-of-use
(TOU) rates are highest and shifting these purchase to periods of lower rates, behind-the-meter
customers can use energy storage systems to reduce their bill.
Increased PV Self-
Consumption
Minimizing export of electricity generated by behind-the-meter photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize
the financial benefit of solar PV in areas with utility rate structures that are unfavorable to distributed
PV (e.g., non-export tariffs).
Demand Charge
Reduction
In the event of grid failure, energy storage paired with a local generator can provide backup power at
multiple scales, ranging from second-to-second power quality maintenance for industrial operations
to daily backup for residential customers.
Backup Power
In the event of grid failure, energy storage paired with a local generator can provide backup power at
multiple scales, ranging from second-to-second power quality maintenance for industrial operations
to daily backup for residential customers.
CUSTOMERSERVICES
these customer-facing services.
The monetary value of these services flows directly to
behind-the-meter customers. However, the provision
of these services creates benefits for ISOs/RTOs and
utilities, as well. When energy storage either maximizes
Fitzgerald,	Garre,,	James	Mandel,	Jesse	Morris,	and	Hervé	Toua1.	The	Economics	of	BaAery	Energy	Storage:	How	mulH-use,	customer-sited	
baAeries	deliver	the	most	services	and	value	to	customers	and	the	grid.	Rocky	Mountain	Ins1tute,	September	2015.	<<h,p://www.rmi.org/
electricity_ba,ery_value>>
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behind the meter, at the distribution level, or at the
transmission level. Energy storage deployed at all levels
on the electricity system can add value to the grid.
However, customer-sited, behind-the-meter energy
the electricity system as possible when examining
the economics of energy storage and analyze how
those economics change depending on where energy
storage is deployed on the grid.
FIGURE ES2
BATTERIES CAN PROVIDE
UP TO 13 SERVICES TO THREE
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
ISO
/RTOSERVICES
CUSTOMERSERVICES
UTILITY SERVICES
Backup Power
Increased
PV Self-
Consumption
Demand
Charge
Reduction
Energy
Arbitrage
Spin /
Non-Spin
Reserve
Frequency
Regulation
Voltage
Support
Resource
Adequacy
Transmission
Congestion Relief
Transmission
Deferral
Distribution
Deferral
Time-of-Use
Bill
Management
Service not
possible
Service not
possible
DISTRIBUTED
TRANSMISSION
DISTRIBUTION
BEHIND THE METER
CENTRALIZED
Black
Start
Kendall	Co,on	Bronk,	a	developmental	psychologist	at	Claremont	Graduate	
University,	truly	finding	one’s	purpose	requires	four	key	components:	
	dedicated	commitment,	
	personal	meaningfulness,	
	goal	directedness,	and	a	
	vision	larger	than	one’s	self.		
	
William	Damon,	the	director	of	the	Stanford	Center	on	Adolescence,	defines	purpose	
as		
“a	stable	and	generalized	inten1on	to	accomplish	something	that	is	at	the	same	1me	
meaningful	to	the	self	and	consequen1al	for	the	world	beyond	the	self.”	
	
four	categories	on	their	path	to	purpose:	the	dreamers,	the	dabblers,	the	disengaged,	
and	the	purposeful	(each	of	the	categories	represen1ng	roughly	a	quarter	of	the	
adolescent	popula1on).	Extremely	purposeful	students	exhibit	high	degrees	of	
persistence,	resourcefulness,	resilience,	and	capacity	for	healthy	risk	taking.
Ins1tute	of	Design	at	Stanford	created	the	below	graphic	that	iden1fies	three	
interrelated	factors	essen1al	to	fostering	purpose	among	students:	1)	A	student’s	skills	
and	strengths;	2)	what	the	world	needs;	and	3)	what	the	student	loves	to	do.
DOE’s	Energy	Informa1on	Administra1on	(EIA)
forecasts	that	255	to	482	Gigawa,s	(GW)	of	gas	genera1on	will	be	added	by	2040—an	
addi1onal	investment	of	$233	to	$442	billion.	The	combined	price	tag	for	these	
infrastructure	&	genera1on	investments	starts	at	$546	billion	and	ranges	up	to	$755	billion.
Interstate	Natural	Gas	Associa1on	of	America	asserts	that	
more	than	$313	billion	in	mid-stream	gas	infrastructure	(e.g.,	gas	pipelines)	
will	be	needed	by	2035.		
of economic activity does not bode well for energy use, leading to reduced electric load growth and
lower levels of industrial production that adversely affect natural gas consumption for power generation
and in the petrochemical sector. As a result, total gas use in the low-growth case is about 15 Bcfd, or
about 15 percent lower than the base case. Gas use rises to roughly 91 Bcfd by 2035, versus
approximately 106 Bcfd in the base case.10
Although not shown in the figure below, liquids market
growth also is significantly lower in this low-growth case, and U.S. refinery runs are down modestly
compared with the base case levels.
U.S. and Canadian Gas Consumption (Average Annual Bcfd)
10
Interstate	Natural	Gas	Associa1on	of	America	asserts	that	
more	than	$313	billion	in	mid-stream	gas	infrastructure	(e.g.,	gas	pipelines)	
will	be	needed	by	2035.		
U.S. and Canadian Natural Gas Production (Average Annual Bcfd)
As is the case for gas production, the growth of oil and NGL production is adversely affected by the
h,p://movingforward.discoursemedia.org/cost-of-commute-calculator-data/
Biomimicry	Inspired	an1reflec1ve	glass
Deloi,e	highest	BREEM	score	Amsterdam
EEI	U1lity	Death	Spirl
Gartner	Hypercycle	2014	emerging	technology
Gartner	Hypercycle	2015	emerging	technology
Gerrard	Hassan	wind	turbine	size	increases
AWEA
1
WIND AND WATER POWER TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
2014 Wind Technologies
Market Report: Summary
Ryan Wiser & Mark Bolinger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
August 2015
8
• Global wind additions reached a new high in 2014
• U.S. remains a distant second to China in cumulative capacity
• U.S. led the world in wind energy production in 2014
The U.S. Placed 3rd in Annual Wind Power
Capacity Additions in 2014
Annual Capacity
(2014, MW)
Cumulative Capacity
(end of 2014, MW)
China 23,300 China 114,760
Germany 5,119 United States 65,877
United States 4,854 Germany 39,223
Brazil 2,783 India 22,904
India 2,315 Spain 22,665
Canada 1,871 United Kingdom 12,413
United Kingdom 1,467 Canada 9,684
Sweden 1,050 France 9,170
France 1,042 Italy 8,556
Turkey 804 Brazil 6,652
Rest of World 6,625 Rest of World 60,208
TOTAL 51,230 TOTAL 372,112
Source: Navigant; AWEA project database for U.S. capacity
9
U.S. Lagging Other Countries in Wind As a
Percentage of Electricity Consumption
Note: Figure only includes the countries with the most installed wind
power capacity at the end of 2014
10
Geographic Spread of Wind Projects in the
United States Is Reasonably Broad
Note: Numbers within states represent cumulative installed wind capacity and, in brackets, annual additions in 2014
11
Texas Installed the Most Capacity in 2014;
9 States Exceed 12% Wind Energy
• Texas has more than twice
as much wind capacity as
any other state
• 23 states had >500 MW of
capacity at end of 2014
(16 > 1 GW, 10 > 2 GW)
• 2 states have >25% of
total in-state generation
from wind (9 states > 12%)
Installed Capacity (MW)
Percentage of
In-State Generation
Annual (2014) Cumulative (end of 2014) Actual (2014)*
Texas 1,811 Texas 14,098 Iowa 28.5%
Oklahoma 648 California 5,917 South Dakota 25.3%
Iowa 511 Iowa 5,688 Kansas 21.7%
Michigan 368 Oklahoma 3,782 Idaho 18.3%
Nebraska 277 Illinois 3,568 North Dakota 17.6%
Washington 267 Oregon 3,153 Oklahoma 16.9%
Colorado 261 Washington 3,075 Minnesota 15.9%
North Dakota 205 Minnesota 3,035 Colorado 13.6%
Indiana 201 Kansas 2,967 Oregon 12.7%
California 107 Colorado 2,593 Texas 9.0%
Minnesota 48 North Dakota 1,886 Wyoming 8.9%
Maryland 40 New York 1,748 Maine 8.3%
New Mexico 35 Indiana 1,745 New Mexico 7.0%
New York 26 Michigan 1,531 California 7.0%
Montana 20 Wyoming 1,410 Nebraska 6.9%
South Dakota 20 Pennsylvania 1,340 Montana 6.5%
Maine 9 Idaho 973 Washington 6.3%
Ohio 0.9 New Mexico 812 Hawaii 5.9%
Massachusetts 0.6 Nebraska 812 Illinois 5.0%
South Dakota 803 Vermont 4.4%
Rest of U.S. 0 Rest of U.S. 4,941 Rest of U.S. 0.9%
TOTAL 4,854 TOTAL 65,877 TOTAL 4.4%
* Based on 2014 wind and total generation by state from EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.
13
Interconnection Queues Demonstrate that
a Substantial Amount of Wind Is Under
Consideration
Wind represented 30% of capacity in sampled 35 queues
But absolute amount of wind (and coal & nuclear) in
sampled queues has declined in recent years whereas
natural gas and solar capacity has increased
Not all of this
capacity will
be built .
• AWEA reports 13.6 GW of capacity under construction after 1Q2015
14
Larger Amounts of Wind Planned for
Texas, Midwest, Southwest Power Pool,
PJM, and Northwest
Not all of this capacity will be built .
20
Imports of Wind Equipment Are Sizable;
Exports Continue to Grow Slowly
• Figure only includes tracked trade categories; misses other wind-related imports
• See full report for the assumptions used to generate this figure
U.S. is a net importer
of wind equipment
Exports of wind-
powered generating
sets increased
modestly in 2014 to
$488 billion; no ability
to track other wind-
specific exports, but
total tower exports
equalled $116 million
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2006
2457 MW
2007
5253 MW
2008
8362 MW
2009
10005 MW
2010
5216 MW
2011
6820 MW
2012
13131 MW
2013
1087 MW
2014
4854 MW
Billion2014$US
Other wind-related equipment (est.)
Wind generators (2012-2014)
Wind blades and hubs (2012-2014)
Towers (estimated through 2010)
Wind-powered generating sets
US Imports:
Exports of Wind-Powered
Generating Sets
24
The Project Finance Environment
Remained Strong in 2014
• Project sponsors raised $5.8 billion of tax equity (largest single-year
amount on record) and $2.7 billion of debt in 2014
• Tax equity yields held steady, while debt interest rates trended lower
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15
Tax Equity Yield (after-tax)
15-Year Debt Interest Rate (after-tax)
15-Year Debt Interest Rate (pre-tax)
26
Long-Term Contracted Sales to Utilities
Remained the Most Common Off-Take
Arrangement, but Merchant Projects
Continued to Expand, at Least in Texas
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
On-Site
Power Marketer
Merchant/Quasi-Merchant
POU
IOU
%ofCumulativeInstalledCapacity
Merchant:
1,613 MW
(33%)
On-Site:
23 MW
(0.5%)
IOU:
2,497 MW
(51%)
POU:
720 MW
(15%)
2014 Capacity by
Off-Take Category
• Recently announced wind purchases of ~2 GW from technology companies
and business giants to hospitals, universities, and government agencies
28
Turbine Nameplate Capacity, Hub Height,
and Rotor Diameter Have All Increased
Significantly Over the Long Term
35
Even Controlling for These Factors,
Average Capacity Factors for Projects
Built After 2005 Have Been Stagnant,
Averaging 32% to 35% Nationwide
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1998-99
25
921
2000-01
27
1,760
2002-03
38
1,988
2004-05
28
3,652
2006
20
1,708
2007
37
5,282
2008
79
8,498
2009
96
9,578
2010
48
4,733
2011
68
5,917
2012
117
13,533
2013
8
969
Weighted Average (by project vintage)
Individual Project (by project vintage)
2014CapacityFactor(byprojectvintage)
Sample includes 591 projects totaling 58.5 GW
Vintage:
# projects:
# MW:
38
Controlling for Wind Resource Quality and
Commercial Operation Date Demonstrates
Impact of Turbine Evolution
Notwithstanding build-out of lower-quality wind resource sites, turbine design changes
are driving capacity factors higher for projects located in given wind resource regimes
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
1998-992000-012002-032004-05 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Project Vintage
Highest Wind Resource Quality
Higher Wind Resource Quality
Medium Wind Resource Quality
Lower Wind Resource Quality
Weighted-Avg.RealizedCapacityFactorin2014
39
Regional Variations in Capacity Factors
Reflect the Strength of the Wind Resource
and Adoption of New Turbine Technology
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
West
32 projects
3,938 MW
Northeast
15 projects
1,147 MW
Great Lakes
18 projects
2,109 MW
Interior
59 projects
7,253 MW
Weighted Average (by region)
Weighted Average (total U.S.)
Individual Project (by region)
2014CapacityFactor
Sample includes 124 projects built in 2012-13 and totaling 14.4 GW
49
Wind PPA Prices Have Reached All-Time
Lows, Dominated by Interior Region
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
Jan-96
Jan-97
Jan-98
Jan-99
Jan-00
Jan-01
Jan-02
Jan-03
Jan-04
Jan-05
Jan-06
Jan-07
Jan-08
Jan-09
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jan-14
Jan-15
PPA Execution Date
Interior (20,611 MW, 212 contracts)
West (7,124 MW, 72 contracts)
Great Lakes (3,620 MW, 48 contracts)
Northeast (1,018 MW, 25 contracts)
Southeast (268 MW, 6 contracts)
LevelizedPPAPrice(2014$/MWh)
75 MW
150 MW 50 MW
50
A Smoother Look at the Time Trend Shows
Steep Decline in Pricing Since 2009;
Especially Low Pricing in Interior Region
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
$90
$100
1996-99
10
553
2000-01
17
1,249
2002-03
24
1,382
2004-05
30
2,190
2006
30
2,311
2007
26
1,781
2008
39
3,465
2009
49
4,048
2010
48
4,642
2011
42
4,572
2012
14
985
2013
26
3,674
2014
13
1,768
AverageLevelizedPPAPrice(Real2014$/MWh)
Nationwide Interior
Great Lakes West
Northeast
PPA Year:
Contracts:
MW:
51
Relative Competitiveness of Wind Power
Improved in 2014: Comparison to
Wholesale Electricity Prices
• Wholesale price range reflects flat block of power across 23 pricing nodes across the U.S.
• Price comparison shown here is far from perfect – see full report for caveats
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2003
9
570
2004
13
547
2005
17
1,643
2006
30
2,311
2007
26
1,781
2008
39
3,465
2009
49
4,048
2010
48
4,642
2011
42
4,572
2012
14
985
2013
26
3,674
2014
13
1,768
2014$/MWh
Nationwide Wholesale Power Price Range (by calendar year)
Generation-Weighted Average Levelized Wind PPA Price (by year of PPA execution)
Wind project sample includes projects
with PPAs signed from 2003-2014
PPA year:
Contracts:
MW:
52
Comparison Between Wholesale Prices
and Wind PPA Prices Varies by Region
Notes: Wind PPAs
included are those
signed from 2012-
2014. Within a
region there are a
range of wholesale
prices because
multiple price hubs
exist in each area;
price comparison
shown here is far
from perfect – see
full report for
caveats
Wind PPA prices most competitive with wholesale
prices in the Interior region
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Interior
37 projects
5,275 MW
Great Lakes
10 projects
755 MW
Northeast
1 project
69 MW
West
5 projects
329 MW
Total US
53 projects
6,427 MW
Average 2014 Wholesale Power Price Range
Individual Project Levelized Wind PPA Price
Generation-Weighted Average Levelized Wind PPA Price
Wind project sample includes projects with PPAs signed in 2012-2014
2014$/MWh
53
Recent Wind Prices Are Hard to Beat:
Competitive with Expected Future Cost of
Burning Fuel in Natural Gas Plants
Price comparison shown here is far from perfect – see full report for caveats
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
Range of AEO15 gas price projections
AEO15 reference case gas price projection
Wind 2012 PPA execution (985 MW, 14 contracts)
Wind 2013 PPA execution (3,674 MW, 26 contracts)
Wind 2014 PPA execution (1,768 MW, 13 contracts)
2014$/MWh
57
State Policies Help Direct the Location
and Amount of Wind Development, but
Current Policies Cannot Support
Continued Growth at Recent Levels
• 29 states and D.C.
have mandatory
RPS programs
• State RPS’ can
support ~4-5 GW/yr
of renewable energy
additions on average
through 2025 (less
for wind specifically)
Source: Berkeley Lab
NV: 25% by 2025
TX: 5,880 MW by 2015
ME: 40% by 2017
NH: 24.8% by 2025
VT: 75% by 2032
MA: 11.1% by 2009
+1%/yr
RI: 16% by 2019
CT: 23% by 2020
DE: 25% by 2025
NJ: 22.5% by 2020
DC: 20% by 2020
MD: 20% by 2022
NC: 12.5% by 2021
(IOUs), 10% by 2018
(co-ops and munis)
AZ: 15% by 2025
NM: 20% by 2020 (IOUs)
10% by 2020 (co-ops)
CA: 33% by 2020
MN: 26.5% by 2025
Xcel: 31.5% by 2020
WI: 10% by 2015
IA: 105 MW by 1999
IL: 25% by 2025
MO: 15% by 2021
HI: 100% by 2045
NY: 30% by 2015
PA: 8.5% by 2020
MI: 10% by 2015
OH: 12.5% by 2026
CO: 30% by 2020 (IOUs)
20% by 2020 (co-ops)
10% by 2020 (munis)
MT: 15% by 2015WA: 15% by 2020
OR: 25% by 2025
(large utilities)
5-10% by 2025
(smaller utilities)
58
Solid Progress on Overcoming
Transmission Barriers Continued
• Over 2,000 circuit miles of new transmission built in 2014; lower than 2013
but consistent with 2009-2012
• 22,000 additional circuit miles proposed by March 2017, with half having a
high probability of completion
• AWEA has identified 18 near-term transmission projects that – if all were
completed – could carry 55-60 GW of additional wind power capacity
• FERC continued to
implement Order 1000,
requiring public utility
transmission providers to
improve planning
processes and determine a
cost allocation
methodology for new
transmission investments
59
System Operators Are Implementing
Methods to Accommodate Increased
Penetrations of Wind
Notes: Because methods vary and a consistent set of operational impacts has not been
included in each study, results from the different analyses of integration costs are not fully
comparable. There has been some recent literature questioning the methods used to estimate
wind integration costs and the ability to disentangle those costs explicitly, while also highlighting
the fact that other generating options also impose integration challenges and costs.
Integrating wind
energy into
power systems
is manageable,
but not free of
additional costs
$0
$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
$12
$14
$16
$18
$20
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
IntegrationCost($/MWh)
Wind Penetration (Capacity Basis)
APS (2007)
Avista (2007)
BPA (2009) [a]
BPA (2011) [a]
BPA (2013)
CA RPS (2006) [b]
ERCOT (2012)
EWITS (2010)
Idaho Power (2007)
Idaho Power (2012)
MN-MISO (2006) [c]
Nebraska (2010)
NorthWestern (2012)
Pacificorp (2005)
Pacificorp (2007)
PacifiCorp (2010)
PacifiCorp (2012)
PacifCorp (2014)
Portland GE (2011)
Portland GE (2013)
Puget Sound Energy (2007)
SPP-SERC (2011)
We Energies (2003)
Xcel-MNDOC (2004)
Xcel-PSCo (2006)
Xcel-PSCo (2008)
Xcel-PSCo (2011) [d]
Xcel-UWIG (2003)
61
Sizable Wind Additions Anticipated for
2015 & 2016; Downturn and Increased
Uncertainty in 2017 and Beyond
Wind additions in 2014 and anticipated additions from 2017-2020 fall
below the deployment trajectory analyzed in DOE’s Wind Vision report
62
Current Low Prices for Wind, Future
Technological Advancement and New EPA
Regulations May Support Higher Growth
in Future, but Headwinds Include
• Lack of clarity about fate of federal tax incentives
• Continued low natural gas and wholesale electricity prices
• Modest electricity demand growth
• Limited near-term demand from state RPS policies
• Inadequate transmission infrastructure in some areas
• Growing competition from solar in some regions
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