North Carolina’s REPS and Clean Energy Economy

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1 Presentation to the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy January 7, 2014 Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association [email protected] , w: 919-832-7601 North Carolina’s REPS and Clean Energy Economy

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The NCSEA presentation for the NC Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy. Given by NCSEA ED Ivan Urlaub.

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Presentation to the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy

January 7, 2014

Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy [email protected], w: 919-832-7601

North Carolina’s REPS and Clean Energy Economy

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NC’s Energy Market EvolutionUtility Monopoly Allowing Incremental, Limited Market Competition

Pre-2003

No competition allowed

2003-7 Analyze, authorize & define limited competition

2007-12 Incubate & grow cost effective market

2012-13 National & international economic expansion & net ratepayer savings

2014+ Continue limited market competition? Increase? Eliminate all competition?

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Renewable Portfolio Standard Policieswww.dsireusa.org.

29 states,+ Washington DC and 2

territories,have Renewable Portfolio

Standards(8 states and 2 territories have

renewable portfolio goals).

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NCSEA Myriad Pro

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NC’s 2013 Clean Energy Firms(Figures for responding firms only)

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Respondents 570 firms

Employment 18,404 FTE

Revenues $3.6 Billion

Geography All Economic Regions

Exports International Impacts

Source: 2013 NC Clean Energy Industry Census

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NC’s Clean Energy Manufacturers and

Research & Development Companies

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NC Serving Local Market DemandClean Energy Infrastructure

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Sources: US Dept. of Energy; NC Utilities Commission; USGBC & Energy Star

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NC Serving Global Market Demand

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Local Markets 49%

Regional Markets 27%

National Markets 16%

International Markets, 8%

Distribution of Market Participation

Source: 2013 NC Clean Energy Industry Census

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Clean Energy = More Affordable Energy Mix

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$20.9M30% of Cost Cap

$27.4M40% of Cost Cap

$43.8M49% of Cost Cap $39.6M

38% of Cost Cap$35.8M

27% of Cost Cap

$36.5M27% of Cost Cap

$45.3M33% of Cost Cap

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Total Cost of the North Carolina REPS (2008-2014)Source: NC Utilities Commission REPS Compliance Dockets

REPS Cost Cap

**Projected cost using Utilities REPS Compliance Plans Chart depicts Duke Energy

Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, and coops and munis.

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Clean Energy = More Affordable Energy Mix(February 2013 Study)

The difference

between the

two “energy

mix” scenarios

found a net

$173 million

NPV savings

associated

with the Clean

Energy

Portfolio.

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NC’s Energy Market EvolutionREPS: Allowing Incremental, Limited Market Competition

Pre-2003

No competition allowed

2003-7 Analyze, authorize & define limited competition

2007-12 Incubate & grow cost effective market

2012-13 National & international economic expansion & net ratepayer savings

2014+ Continue limited market competition? Increase? Eliminate all competition?