Green Solutions for NC’s Electric Co-ops

1. Green Solutions for NC’s Electric Co-ops CERT Conference - Sustainable Energy Alternatives and their Impact on Low Income Citizens March 19, 2009

2. Today’s Topics • NC’s electric cooperatives • GreenCo Solutions • NC REPS Requirements • GreenCo Energy Efficiency Programs • GreenCo Renewable Energy Projects • How do these activities: • Help low-income households • Have the potential to create green jobs

4. Housing Survey Data for NC electric cooperative members • Type • 68% Single Family • 26% Manufactured • 6% Other • Age • 24% Pre 1970 • 17% 1970s • 19% 1980s • 26% 1990s • 14% 2000s • Location • 71% Rural • 12% Farms • 15% City/Town

5. Age of Home by Income

6. Monthly Bill by Income

7. GreenCo Solutions • Created by 23 NC electric cooperatives • Help co-ops meet energy efficiency & renewable energy goals and comply with state REPS

8. REPS Requirements

9. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) • Standards applicable to retail providers • IOUs, cooperatives, municipalities • Schedule of cooperative and municipalities standards • 2012—3% of 2011 NC retail sales • 2015—6% of 2014 NC retail sales • 2018—10% of 2017 NC retail sales • IOUs • 2021—12.5% of NC retail sales

10. Meeting the Standards • Generate at a new renewable energy facility • “New” means in service after 1-1-2007 • Reduce consumption • Energy efficiency • Purchase from a hydroelectric power facility • Subject to a 30% limitation

11. Meeting the Standards (cont’d.) • Purchase RECs from in-state or out-of-state renewable facilities • Subject to 25% limitation from out-of-state facilities • Three technologies identified as set-asides • Solar, poultry, swine

12. Renewable Energy Resources • Solar (PV or solar thermal) • Wind • Hydro (new facilities less than 10 MW) • Current or wave energy • Geothermal • Biomass • Agricultural • Animal • Wood • Landfill gas

13. GreenCo Strategy to Meet REPS Requirements • Incorporate both renewable resources and energy efficiency • Consider impact on rates • Renewable Resources • Set-Asides • Both large and small scale projects • Energy Efficiency • Evaluation of potential programs • Pilot studies • Program implementation

14. 2008 NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE COOPERATIVE DIFFERENCE Market Research

17. Energy Efficiency

18. EE Program Evaluation • GDS Associates evaluated potential for EE programs in NC • Over 45 residential and commercial programs identified by GDS study • NC Co-op market for EE • Cost effectiveness • Implementation costs

19. Energy Efficiency Programs • Energy Star Lighting (CFLs) * • Water Heater Retrofit * • Community Efficiency Campaign * • Power Cost Monitor * • Energy Star Appliances • Energy Star New Construction • Agriculture and Commercial EE • Web-Based EE Store * * Pilot Projects

20. Energy Star Lighting Desired Outcome: Encourage large numbers of consumers to install CFLs in their homes and businesses.

21. Pee Dee EMCAgricultural Lighting

22. Water Heater Efficiency

23. Community Efficiency Campaign • Research shows ~75% of potential weatherization energy savings from sealing HVAC ducts and attics • Identify likely neighborhoods • Community contractor training • Three Co-ops are piloting • Pilots end 3-31-09

24. Renewable Energy Projects

25. Residential Solar Water Heating

26. Edgecombe-Martin County EMC QVC Solar Farm

27. Piedmont EMC Concentrating Solar

28. South River EMCHamlin Solar Thin Film

29. Story County, IowaUtility-Scale Wind Farm

30. Blue Ridge EMCSharpes Falls Dam

31. Summary

32. Thank you for your time Valerie Everette Woods Technical Marketing Specialist GreenCo Solutions www.greencosolutions.net valerie.woods@ncemcs.com 919-645-2223