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Solar is growing so fast it is going to take over everything
. John
Wellinghoff, Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Renewables Are ReadySlide2
Renewables
Are ReadyGreensburg, Kansas - rebuilt after 2007 tornado; 100%
renewable
Samsoe
Island, Denmark
:
100% renewable
, 61,000 inhabitants
Germany
:
37% of electricity
from solar and wind;
50% by
2030
Bangladesh
:
2 new rooftop PVs every
minute
Hampshire College:
100% PV ElectricitySlide3
Solar Parking Lot
Solar rooftops in US could provide 1/3 of electricity
Add solar to parking lots, degraded land, roadsides as well as rooftops to meet US electricity needs.Slide4
Nuclear vs. Efficiency
Efficiency
1
/2 the cost of
nuclear
100x more jobs createdSlide5
By 2016, solar will be
equal in price
to coal and natural gas in 47 U.S. states.By 2020, more than 80%
of
people worldwide will live where cost of PV is = or < than other sources.
PV Costs ContinuedSlide6
US Solar Job Growth
31,000 new jobs in 2014:
fastest growing jo
b
sector
in US
Employs more veterans than national average
Installers earn
$20-$32.60
per hourSlide7Slide8
Trends in PV Efficiency
Sunpower
and SolarCity
(USA) PV panels have efficiency of 22.4%.
Slide9
Trends in PV Solar
Since 1992, historic rate of solar growth has
exceeded Internet and cell phone installationScales up much faster than coal, oil, nuclear, and gas
Coal, oil and gas: soon to be “stranded assets” –
dump
them, if you want
to retire
.Slide10
Future: Storage for PV
Storage
: a technology whose time has come — particularly when combined with solar systems.
Germany’s energy
storage system market
is
approaching a boom
period.
Price of storage batteries
falling at rate of PV systemsSlide11
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, Mojave Desert, CA
Ivanpah will produce 377 MW of electricity for 140,000 homes during peak hours.Slide12
CSIRO Solar Electricity from Supercritical Steam, Australia
Slide13
“Sunflower” Solar Concentrator for Remote Areas
Tracks the sun
Converts 80% of sunlight into electricity and hot water
25% efficiency for PV
Hot water used to desalinate water, heating, and air coolingSlide14
The All-in-One Machine Slide15
Wind EnergySlide16
U.S. Wind Energy Capacity Statistics
Wind capacity can
power 15.5 million homesSlide17
Wind Power in Denmark
Wind supplied 39% of Denmark’s electricity
in 2014.
Denmark plans to reach 50% by 2020 and to be 100% renewable by 2050!Slide18
Potential of Wind Power in US
Offshore wind capacity on East and West coasts of U.S. can power U.S economy.
East coast off-shore wind capacity:
shallow off-shore areas,
construction less costly
production is close to customers
1 acre of land in Northern Iowa can produce
$300,000 worth of electricity
per year vs. 480 gallons of ethanol from corn worth $960. Slide19
Energy Efficiency
First Step in Sustainable Energy
“Additional investments in efficiency could:
Cut U.S. energy consumption by
23 percent by 2020
Save customers nearly
$700 billion
Create
up
to 900,000 direct jobs
”
Natural Resources Defense Council’s First Annual Energy Environment Report 2013Slide20
The Future is Now for
Existing
Homes1850s home meets all electrical demands and about 60% of its hot water needs with solar
Heating fuel use was cut by roughly 50% with extensive insulating and sealing of air leaksSlide21
The Future is Now
for
New HomesVillage Hill Northampton: Net Zero Energy Co-housing Slide22
Obstacles to Renewables
President Obama’s Energy P
olicy: All of the above “
You have my word that we will keep drilling everywhere we can
…for
oil and gas here at home.
” FFs
lobby in 2013 = $160m
Senate Republicans
:
72 percent of Republican Senators reject the science on climate change
.
Republicans vow to fight the Clean Power Plan and Paris Agreement in 2016
Koch Brothers,
Walmart
,
Utilities, ALEC, Warren Buff
ett
:
Promoting legislation and policy to
:
-
stop
renewable energy targets in states
-tax PV homeowners
-
promote
utility-controlled
solar energy
US Population ill-informed
(lowest of 20 nations polled)
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Obstacles Continued
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
: 2015 IMF Study estimates $US 5.3 trillion for global fossil fuel subsidies (6.5% of GDP)
Historical Average of Annual
US Energy
Subsidies: A Century of Federal SupportSlide24
Fracking
Displaces renewables
Methane leaks
: production,
pipelines,
storage,
combustion
Toxic chemicals injected
; drinking water contaminated
Water consumption
&
wastewater
disposal
Not regulated by fedsSlide25
Action: Educate Politicians and Public
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Foundation pledged to divest from fossil fuels the day after the Climate MarchSlide26
Divest
D
ivestment movements in > 400 US college campuses.
Who has committed to divest
? By 2016
More than 490
institutions and 2040 individuals
pledged
to divest from fossil fuels worth
$3.4 trillion,
including
A Swedish national pension fund
City of Seattle
World
Council of Churches
More than 28
US Colleges and
Universities
Wallace Global Fund:
divested from fossil fuels and invested in wind, solar energy, and energy
efficiency
Divestors
outperforming others over past 5 years (MSCI)Slide27
Invest
Northampton plans for solar on closed landfill and city parking lots
Mass Solar Loan Program for homes, small apt. buildings, and community-shared solar
projects.
MA Green Energy BankSlide28
UMass Research on Farming and PV
UMass professor says farmland, solar arrays can co-exist: vegetables grow under solar panels as part of a dual use of land study for agriculture and solar photovoltaicsSlide29
Happy Valley Organics
Deerfield: Invests in SolarSlide30
Ikea Invests in Solar
89% of Ikea stores in US have rooftop PVSlide31
Invest through Action
Tesla
electric car company: released its patents to Open Source
Commons
New
Battery
Storage:
Homes
Businesss
Utilities
Slide32
Regenerative Organic Agriculture
Sequesters carbon in soil: could reduce CO2 in atmosphere by 40
%no-till farming
cover crops
mulch
animal & plant compost
leave crop residues
France:
+
0.4% soil carbon per yearSlide33
Solarize Mass
By 3
rd Year of Program (2013)
2,500
homes and businesses in 46
communities
16 megawatts
installed
Potential of rooftop solar = 10
gigawatts
or 10,000
megawattsSlide34
Solar Energy for Public Housing
St. Paul, Minnesota Public Housing Agency to buy solar energy from community solar garden
Will provide 85% of electric consumption for 2,550 low-income residents
Savings of $183,000 annually.
First solar federal public housing agency in countrySlide35Slide36
Maryland Activists at statehouse
In Maryland, the push is not to reduce its renewable goals, it’s to double it to 40% renewables by 2025, as this January 14, 2015 rally advocated.
Lobby for higher renewable energy goals in stateSlide37
Policy and
Actions
Open up for discussion
SOLAR AND WIND KEEP THE PEACE
Project of Nuclear- and Carbon Free Future, Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, and AFSC of western Massachusetts.
Contact
justicia@traprock.org
for a copy of the presentation.Slide38
Key Contacts for Energy Incentives
Mass Save
Program: 866-527-7283 http://
MassSave.com
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Community
Action:
Client Services Coordinator,
Remy at 413
-376-
1140
Email:
rmiller@communityaction.us
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Mass Clean Energy Center:
MA Solar
Loans
http
://
www.masscec.com
/programs/mass-solar-loan
Clean Heating & Cooling Rebates
http://
www.masscec.com
/programs/clean-heating-and-
cooling