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Solar Energy Development in Washington State

Solar Energy Development in Washington State. Jim White Chelan County Public Utility District. Why promote solar in Washington?. Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs. New clean renewable power. Solar industry jobs in Washington. Purified Silicon. Wafer & Cell. Glass & Modules. DC to AC

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Solar Energy Development in Washington State

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  1. Solar Energy Development in Washington State Jim White Chelan County Public Utility District

  2. Why promote solar in Washington? Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs New clean renewable power

  3. Solar industry jobs in Washington Purified Silicon Wafer & Cell Glass & Modules DC to AC Inverters Installers REC-Silicon plant in Moses Lake, Washington SolarWorld Vancouver, Washington SSB 5101 passed in 2005 Outback Power Wenatchee, Washington? Alpha, Outback Power, & Xantrex in Arlington and Bellingham Washington Local solar installers and electricians all over Washington

  4. Question Which global industry is larger? • Wind industry • Solar power industry Answer: Both are about equal, but in 2006 solar is overtaking wind power. Worldwide, the wind industry installed more than $14 billion worth of new generating equipment in 2005, a 25% increase over 2004 according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council.

  5. Question Which global industry is larger? • Internet search advertising (Google, Yahoo, etc..) • Solar power industry Answer: Both are about equal The worldwide solar industry reached $14 billion in 2005. Internet advertising revenues surpassed 12.5 billion in 2005. Source: According to an estimate from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and solar industry figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

  6. Question What is the average annual growth rate of the solar industry over the past ten years? • 17% • 27% • 37% • 47% • Answer: C, The average growth rate has been 37%. In 2004-05 the growth rate was 47%.

  7. Historical Growth of Solar

  8. Projected Solar Market

  9. Washington State’s Approach • Production incentives • Payments to solar power producers based on measured output • Used by Germany with enormous success • NOT rebates • Rebates are based on cost of system, not how well the system performs • Rebates are popular in US, but not in Europe

  10. Washington Production Incentive • Unanimously approved by legislature in 2005 • Utility pays a premium to customers that generate solar energy. • $0.15 per kWh for solar energy generated using equip. manufactured outside of Washington. • $0.54 per kWh for solar energy generated using equip. manufactured in Washington. • No Washington module manufacturer yet, but three scheduled for 2007. • Utilities get a credit for this payment on their utility-use tax.

  11. Other Washington Solar Policies • Sales tax exemption for solar power equipment through 2011 • Reduction in state B&O taxes for solar module manufacturers

  12. What more can Washington do to promote the solar industry? • Establish incentives for commercial facilities • Facilitate large-scale generation • Create incentives for expanding silicon manufacturing along with wafer and cell production

  13. Oil has been the fuel of choice, but look what’s on the horizon?

  14. Wind turbine blades passing through Wenatchee

  15. How a Hybrid Car Works 1.2 kWh 50

  16. What is a PHEV?(PHEV = Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) 5-10 kWh 100+

  17. Question How large of a solar array would it take to provide 90% of a PHEV’s total energy to drive 15,000 miles per year. • Cover the surface of vehicle • Cover the roof of the garage • ½ acre of land • 10 acres of land • Answer: B It only takes 350 square feet of solar • electric modules to provide the annual electricity • consumed by a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

  18. Thank you Jim White, P.E. Chelan County Public Utility District 327 Wenatchee Ave. (509) 661-4829 jamesa@chelanpud.org www.chelanpud.org/snap

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