Why Value of Solar

Defining Solar Value -- 6/11/2015 – SEBANE -- Boston, Mass
Why Value of Solar
Richard Perez
U. Albany
Northeast Solar Energy Market Coalition
NE States Solar Industry Associacions
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Why Value of Solar
kWh
penetration cost
TAX PAYER
economic development
societal value
VALUE
environment
security
Fuel Price Risk Mitigation
Distribution Capacity Value
Loss Savings
Transmission Capacity Value
Energy Value
COST
DISTRIBUTION
RATE PAYER
Market Price Supression
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LEGAL
REGULATORY
kWh
NET METERING
FIXED CHARGES
REMOTE
VALUE
DISTRIBUTION
COST
VESTED INTERESTS
TAXES, FED, LOCAL
DER
RECS
TWO‐WAY GRID 3
kWh
VALUE
VALUE
COST
• LOCATION
DISTRIBUTION
COST
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kWh
VALUE
VALUE
COST
• LOCATION
• PENETRATION
DISTRIBUTION
COST
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VALUE
kWh
smart curtailment
One-Minute Global Irradiance (W/sq.m)
NANOGRID
VALUE
DISPATCHABILITY
XX
COST
• LOCATION
• PENETRATION
• PV SPECS
DISTRIBUTION
COST
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Mass PV remuneration system:
Net value depends on:
• LOCATION
• PENETRATION
• PV SPECS
DISTRIBUTION
Sales & property tax exemptions
15% State tax Credit (residential)
30% Federal tax Credit
MACRS (business)
SRECs & local rebates
Net metering
Solar is not just another DER
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finite
renewable
1,2
70‐120 WIND
per year
Waves11,3
0.2‐2
SOLAR
23,000 per year
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215
total
Natural Gas 1,8
3 ‐11 per year
OTEC1,4
240
total
Petroleum 1,8
2 – 6 per year
Biomass 1,5
2009 World energy use 16 TWy per year
3 – 4 per year
HYDRO 1,6
TIDES 1
2050: 28 TW
0.3 per year
90‐300
Total
0.3 – 2 per year
Geothermal1,7
Uranium 1,9
900
Total reserve
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COAL 1,8
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solar
WIND
Biomass
Coal
Natural Gas
Uranium
Petroleum
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VERY HIGH PENETRATION
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
20 day sample of Summer New York City electrical load
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
VARIABLE LOAD GENERATION
BASE LOAD GENERATION
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Solar Penetration: 3%
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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5%
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
8%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
10%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
13%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
15%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
18%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
20%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
23%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
25%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
25%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
28%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
30%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
33%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
35%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
38%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
40%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
43%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
45%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
48%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
50%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
53%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
55%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
58%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
60%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
63%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
65%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
68%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
70%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
73%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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Cost of high penetration = cost of storage
Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
75%
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
Excess PV must be stored or lost
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VERY HIGH PENETRATION
SOLUTIONS
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1. LOAD SHAPING
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Solar Generation
Excess PV storage requirement
Firm capacity storage requirement
Base Load
Variable generation
firm PV capacity threshlold
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Flow batteries
1. LOAD SHAPING
2. STORAGE
Compressed air
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pangeaexploration.com
Pumped hydro & gravity 53
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1. LOAD SHAPING
2. STORAGE
3. WIND GENERATION SYNERGY
DAILY CYCLE
SEASONAL CYCLE
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Source: Marc Perez, Columbia University
1. LOAD SHAPING
SINGLE CITY
2. STORAGE
Source: Marc Perez, Columbia University
US‐WIDE
3. WIND GENERATION SYNERGY
4. INTERCONNECTION
Source: Marc Perez, Columbia University
NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA
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1. LOAD SHAPING
Source: Marc Perez, Columbia University
SINGLE CITY
2. STORAGE
50% energy curtailment
3. WIND GENERATION SYNERGY
Source: Marc Perez, Columbia University
4. INTERCONNECTION
5. OUTPUT CURTAILMENT
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1. LOAD SHAPING
2. STORAGE
3. WIND GENERATION SYNERGY
4. INTERCONNECTION
5. OUTPUT CURTAILMENT
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VOS LOGISTICS
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FEMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Who should pay for the Smart FiT
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Net value is a predictable 35
function of penetration
30
economic development
societal value
25
cents per kWh
penetration cost
environment
20
security
15
Market Price Supression
10
Fuel Price Risk Mitigation
5
Distribution Capacity Value
0
Loss Savings
Transmission Capacity Value
‐5
Energy Value
‐10
Upstate NY 1% Capacity PV
penetration
Upstate NY 30% Capacity
penetration
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FEMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Who should pay for the Smart FiT
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FEMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Who should pay for the Smart FiT
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FEMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Who should pay for the Smart FiT
Levelized VOS
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FINAL REMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Not a subsidy
• Who should pay for the Smart FiT
40
35
30
20
15
10
Value Transfer
Mechanism
5
VOS tariff
cents per kWh
25
0
‐5
BENEFICIARIES
VALUE CREATORS
‐10
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FINAL REMARKS:
VOS depends on
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
• Long term perspective
• Not a subsidy
• Who should pay for VOS tariff
Fed ITCs and other tax‐based
Incentives
40
20
15
10
5
RAYEPAYER
cents per kWh
25
VOS tariff
30
TAXPAYER
35
0
‐5
BENEFICIARIES
VALUE CREATORS
‐10
NEM, RECs
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FINAL REMARKS:
VOS depends on
Long term perspective
Not a subsidy
Who should pay for VOS tariff
Compatible with all deployment strategies: user‐sited, ppa, community solar, utility‐scale..
40
35
M
30
M
25
M
VOS tariff
cents per kWh
•
•
•
•
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
20
15
10
5
M
0
‐5
BENEFICIARIES
VALUE CREATORS
‐10
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FINAL REMARKS:
VOS depends on
Long term perspective
Not a subsidy
Who should pay for VOS tariff
Compatible with all deployment strategies: user‐sited, ppa, community solar, utility‐scale..
Utilities become partners ‐‐ fits their business model
40
35
30
VOS tariff
25
cents per kWh
•
•
•
•
•
LOCATION, PENETRATION & SPECS
20
15
10
5
0
‐5
BENEFICIARIES
VALUE CREATORS
‐10
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NEXT STEPS
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Avoided Energy Cost
1. VOS STUDY
Avoided Generation Capacity and Reserve Capacity Costs
Avoided NG Pipeline Costs
Solar Integration Costs
Net Social Cost of Carbon, SO2, and NOx
Avoided Transmission Capacity Cost
Market Price Response
Economic Development Value
Avoided Distribution Capacity Cost
Commodity cost reduction
Other environmental/societal values
Voltage Regulation
Other / Long term societal value
Avoided Fuel Price Uncertainty
Risk mitigation
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1. VOS STUDY
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Temporary Lifting of NEM Cap – Small risk for utilities
2. VOS PILOT
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Location(s) – Transmission, distribution, industrial residential, eastern, western…
Logistics – participating utility(ies), virtual VOS
Setting – <= VOS & >= Cost‐based ROI 3. FULL VOS >> HIGH PV
PENETRATION
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