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Minneapolis Energy Options

Quick Poll

• What’s the total capacity of wind and solar power in Minneapolis?

• 1 kW

• 1 MW

• 10 MW

• 100 MWTip: peak demand is

approx. 800 MW

Quick Poll

• What’s the total capacity of wind and solar power in Minneapolis?

• 1 kW

• 1 MW (solar)

• 10 MW

• 100 MW

Fun fact: Gainesville, FL, has 10 MW and a

population 1/3 the size

How Much Clean Energy?

18%

82%

RPS Law (2007)

1%

99%

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Coalition

18%

82%

Crossroads

40%60%

Now

“Franchise”

$23 million

“Franchise”

20years

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$il l ion

450

4.2 billion kilowatt-hours

0%

<1%

$0

$0.03

$0.06

$0.08

$0.11

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Residential revenue per kWh (Xcel 10-K)

Rising Rates

City Choices

Renew (status quo)

Negotiate

Municipalize

•Clean energy

•Reliable energy

•Affordable energy

•Local energy

Campaign Goals

$0

$0.25

$0.50

$0.75

$1.00

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Clean Energy

Cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

Fa ling Pri es

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2005 2020 2035 2050

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-90%

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100 MW

230 MW

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Reliable Energy

What kind of utility is more reliable, on average?

A.Investor-ownedB.MunicipalC.About the same

Reliable EnergyYear IOU Public

Power

1997 132 65

1999 191 65

2000 125 43

Municipals Have Less Time With Power Out

lower is better

Reliable Energy

1 in 7Americans

Los Angeles

San Antonio

Austin

Rochester, MN

Moorhead, MN

Affordable Energy

AAA

BBB+

Affordable Energy

•No taxes

•No shareholders

•Low overhead

•Common interest

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Text35% renewable by 2020

Total Economic Impact

Absentee

Local 3.4x (max)

Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation (NREL)

Local Energy

Gainesville

•10 MW•Efficiency: Reduce sales by >10% by 2015

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0

25

50

75

100

Water and Trash/Recycling

88%Happy Energy

CustomerSatisfaction

Gas & Electric?

LEVERAGE

Fall 2013

•Clean energy

•Reliable energy

•Affordable energy

•Local energy

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Municipalize

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