Lissa Pawlisch Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships & Extension

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1 Solar for Cities Lissa Pawlisch Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships & Extension

2 Is Solar for YOU? Know your energy usage; how much of your use do you want to cover? Do you have a good solar resource? How are you going to pay for it? Are there other options? How can you work with residents and businesses who are interested?

3 Start with Efficiency Source:

4 Check your solar resource The Minnesota Solar Suitability App displays solar insolation and solar photovoltaic (PV) potential with 1 square meter resolution for the entire state of Minnesota. It was created using Lidar data and GIS technology. mn.gov/solarapp

5 Evaluate your resource The app can be used on a computer, tablet, or phone at solar.maps.umn.edu/app. Users You can put use in their the search address bar and to zoom then in click to on your a rooftop location or and any see other the area solar to suitability see if it is of a a good particular location building for solar. or other location. solar.maps.umn.edu/app

6 Install on your own facilities Photo Credit: Jim Anderson, Star Tribune, warming to solarenergy/ /

7 Minnesota Electric Utilities (180+) Source: Minnesota Geospatial Information Office

8 Net Metering Investor Owned Utility (IOU) 1 MW cap; matched to use Cooperative or Municipal Utility 40 kw cap

9 Finding AVAILABLE Companies CSG PROJECTS cleanenergyprojectbuilder.org

10 Funding Resources Made in Minnesota (IOU territory) Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards Xcel Energy Standby Rider Tariff w/ solar demand credit (>100kW) Grant funds Bond funds Your own funding resources

11 Made in Minnesota Solar PV $15M awarded annually (=$150M) Production Based Incentives (PBI); incentives paid annually for 10 years Applications accepted Jan 1 Feb 28 Lottery selection ~2,700 new systems totaling 40 MW ustries/energy/solar/mim/

12 Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards kwh production based incentive; 4.6 MW (2016) ewards_for_businessesns/solarrewards_for_residences

13 Don t forget! Solar thermal Made in Minnesota Solar Thermal Incentive for Commercial installations: Maximum rebate is the lesser of 25% of installation cost or $25,000.

14 Community Solar Gardens Definition: Centrallylocated solar PV systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers

15 Available Community Solar Programs

16 Xcel Energy: No Cap Max for a single garden = 1 MW Minimum 5 subscribers per garden No subscriber > 40% of garden output Up to 120% of annual elec. usage No cap on the number of gardens Garden models include upfront and pay as you go Tailored to deliver energy bill savings

17 Subscribe to Community Solar Point to yours!

18 Cooperative Community Solar Agralite Electric Cooperative (collecting interest) Kandiyohi Power Cooperative ($1,250/panel) McLeod Cooperative Power (collecting reservations for a garden expansion; $1,550/panel) Runestone Electric Association ($1,300/panel) Photo: Kandyohi Power Cooperative

19 Resources for more info

20 Green Pricing = Image Credits: green/buy green power#signup and

21 Can I get green pricing?

22 Green Pricing Examples Sources: and _Product_Content_Label_ _Business_ _MN

23 Enable with access to financing Point to yours! Source:

24 Project Finance Resources

25 Case Studies and Connections

26 CERTs: Minnesotans Building a Clean Energy Future Lissa Pawlisch CERT Director, University of MN Extension, RSDP pawl0048@umn.edu