MA SREC Update August 21, 2014 2014 SRECTrade, Inc.
Speakers Steven Eisenberg CEO Alex Sheets Director Environmental Markets Sam Rust Director Business Development
Agenda Company Overview Steven Eisenberg SREC Program Overview Steven Eisenberg Net metering caps and H.4185 Sam Rust SREC-I Pricing Alex Sheets Q and A 3
Overview Online SREC transaction & management platform Since 2008 9,000+ clients 135+ MW under management 100% SREC focused Brokerage model 4
Services Corporate Electricity suppliers and institutional clients with systems above 250 kw Residential and Small Commercial Home owners and commercial systems smaller than 250 kw Installers Turn-key SREC solutions for solar installers and developers 5
Two SREC Programs in MA SREC-I Started in 2010, capped June 30, 2014 SREC-II Started April 25, 2014 Both programs utilize Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auctions (SCCA) and a reactive demand formula. 6
SREC-I vs. SREC-II Features SREC-I SREC-II Program start January 1, 2010 April 25, 2014 Adjustable Minimum Standard Decreasing ACP Rate Schedule Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auction Opt-in Schedule Decreasing Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auction Schedule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, all projects get 40 quarters from qualification date No (fixed at $285/SREC) Program Cap < 100 kw = 4/25/2014 PTO or > 100 kw with ISA from 6/7/2013 = 6/30/2014 PTO Market Sectors No Yes SREC Factors No Yes Starts at $285/SREC and decreases over time 1,600 MW less final SREC- I qualified capacity Project Size Maximum Yes, 6 MW DC Yes, 6 MW DC 7
SREC-I Status As of 8/08/14, 659.1 MW of Qualified Capacity 548.3 MW operational / 110.8 MW not operational No new capacity is eligible 2014 SCCA Cleared in 3 rd Round Preliminary 2015 compliance requirement set at 1,054,933 SRECs (as of 7/30/2014) Source: DOER and RPS Solar Carve-Out Qualified Renewable Generation Units Report 8
SREC-I SCCA SREC-I qualified projects have up to 40 Quarters of production eligibility for the SCCA SREC-I SCCA set at $285/SREC 142,786 MA 2013 SRECs for sale in SCCA SCCA cleared 8/1/2014 during the 3 rd round; 232,060 bids SREC-I 2015 obligation increased Payments issued in September by DOER 9
SREC-II Status CY2014 estimated requirement of 41,279 SRECs / 85 MW 124.0 MW currently qualified (109.7 MW not operational) 14.3 MW operational Market Sector A - 7.2 MW operational Market Sector B - 7.1 MW operational Market Sector C - 0 MW operational Managed Growth - 0 MW operational* *27.5 MW qualified for CY2014, 81.8 MW for CY2015, 35.0 MW on waiting list Source: DOER and RPS Solar Carve-Out II Qualified Renewable Generation Units Report and Managed Growth Annual Capacity Block Allocations 10
SREC-II Market Sectors A B C Managed Growth (MG) Market Sector Generation Units with a capacity <=25 kw, Solar Canopies, Emergency Power Generation Units, Community Shared Solar Generation Units, low or moderate income housing units. Building Mounted Generation Units, ground mounted Generation Units with a capacity > 25 kw with 67% or more of the electric output on an annual basis used by an on-site load. Generation Units on Landfills or Brownfields, or Generation Units with a capacity of <= 650 kw with less than 67% of the electrical output on an annual basis used by an on-site load. Unit that does not meet the criteria of Market Sector A, B, or C. Note: Factors fixed at time of SQA. DOER will review factors by 3/31/2016. Any changes will apply to projects qualified on or after 1/1/2017. SREC Factor 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 11
SREC-II SCCA and ACP $/MWh Year Auction Auction Price After Price Bid 5% Fee ACP Rate 2014 300 285 375 2015 300 285 375 2016 300 285 350 2017 285 271 350 2018 271 257 350 2019 257 244 333 2020 244 232 316 2021 232 221 300 2022 221 210 285 2023 210 199 271 2024 199 189 257 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Values announced by DOER each year to maintain 10-year forward schedule. 12
Net metering capacity limits Net metering capacity is limited to a percentage of total electricity capacity required Limits are broken up by IOU territory and Public vs. Private designation 3 phase facilities under 25 kw and 10 kw single phase are not subject to net metering limits 13
Public vs. Private Net Metering Net metering capacity limits are split between Public and Private allocations Public Facilities owned by municipal or other governmental entity and the entity is assigned 100% of the net metering credits. Private Any facility that does not fall under the definition Public 14
Net metering and S.2214 Unitil and National Grid were maxed out for Public projects before passage of S.2214. All other IOU territories still had capacity, to a certain extent. Capacity limits can be found here: Mass ACA S.2214 passed on 7/31/2014, incrementally increasing the net metering limits from 3% to 5% for Public projects and 3% to 4% for Private projects S.2214 increases the aggregate capacity limit by approximately 330 MW to almost 1,000 MW 15
H.4185 (failed bill) H.4185 would have removed the net metering capacity limits and put in law Gov. Patrick s 1,600 MW by 2020 goal in exchange for: No managed growth restriction A min. electric bill for all ratepayers A reduction in the value of the net metering credit Limiting the size of behind-the-meter projects to 100% of the on-site load A shift from an SREC incentive to a declining block incentive 16
Net metering next steps Stakeholder task force to convene no later than 10/1/2014 Must submit report to the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (TUE) Committee by March 31, 2015 Will need to pass new net metering legislation to achieve 1,600 MW target 17
MW SRECs (Mwh) SREC-II Minimum Standard Requirements for CY2014 & CY2015 Min. std. by Aug 30 of the preceding CY 600 200,000 500 161,958 150,000 400 300 230 100,000 200 100-41,279 85 26 59 CY2014 80 150 CY2015 50,000 - SREC-II RPS Total MW Requirements SREC-II Managed Growth Sector (MW) SREC-II MWh Requirements 18
SREC-I Pricing, 2014 Current MA14 Market: $280 @ $290 305 285 265 245 225 205 185 165 145 125 MA2014 Bid MA2014 Offer 19
SREC-I Pricing, 2014-16 Current MA14-16 Market: $300 @ $325 375 325 275 225 175 125 MA2014-16 Bid MA2014-16 Offer 20
SREC-II Pricing Contact Us Mainline: (877) 466-4606 Brokerage Desk: Ext #4 customerservice@srectrade.com Steven Eisenberg steven.eisenberg@srectrade.com (415) 702-0863 Alex Sheets alex.sheets@srectrade.com (802) 989-2617 Tom MacKenty tom.mackenty@srectrade.com (415) 409-8537 21