Tyler Huebner Executive Director x1

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1 Tyler Huebner Executive Director x1

2 About RENEW Wisconsin RENEW Wisconsin is a non-profit organization formed in Main goals: advance clean renewable energy in Wisconsin: wind, solar, bioenergy, hydropower Supported by memberships from individuals and businesses, as well as foundations, events, and consulting

3 Today s US Electricity Mix Source: Energy Information Administration

4 Today s WI Energy Generation Mix Source: Public Service Commission s Draft Strategic Energy Assessment, March 2016

5 No Fossil Fuels in Wisconsin We send $15.9 Billion out of Wisconsin Each year $2,700 per Wisconsite! To buy coal, oil, & natural gas

6 History Renewable of Success Investment in WI 10% Renewable Electricity Standard Focus on Energy $1.7 Billion In WI Development $80 Million in Incentives ~$320 MM+ in projects

7 Discussion Items Large-scale renewables Wind Solar Changing drivers Customer-owned renewables Focus on Energy Net metering Biogas Other / Q&A

8 2016 New Electricity Capacity in U.S. Other: 1.7 GW Gas: 8.0 GW Solar: 9.5 GW Wind: 6.8 GW 63% Renewable Data: Energy Information Administration,

9 Large-Scale Renewables Historically Driven by Renewable Portfolio Standards 2.2% RPS from 1999, 10% from 2006, met in 2015 Prices have come down dramatically Utility-scale wind, solar investments now costeffective according to MG&E, WPPI Energy Corporate renewable energy (voluntary) programs also leading the way

10 Wind Energy 98 MW Quilt Block Project 1 st Wisconsin utility-scale wind project since 2011 Image: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

11 Wind Energy: Alliant, MGE Expansions Images: Alliant Energy, MG&E Websites "With recent advances in technology, this project represents a long-term, costeffective strategy for MGE to continue to transition to cleaner energy sources. MGE CEO Gary Wolter

12 Wisconsin Wind Farms

13 Wisconsin Wind Farms County Owner/Project Name Utility Purchaser Start Date Dane Racine Epic Systems Galactic Wind Farm SCJohnson Waxdale Wind Organic Valley Cooperative + Gundersen Lutheran No. of Turbines MW N/A Sep N/A Dec Upper Midwest Public Power Monroe Cashton Greens Agency (UMPPA) May Columbia We Energies/Glacier Hills We Energies Dec CHEC/Emerging Energies Brown Shirley Wind WPS Feb NextEra Energy* Dodge Butler Ridge WPPI Energy Mar WI Power & Light Fond du Lac Cedar Ridge WP&L Dec We Energies Fond du Lac Blue Sky Green Field We Energies May Invenergy Dodge/Fond du Lac MGE, WPS, WPL, WPPI Energy May Forward WE Energies Iowa Montfort WE, WPL Kewaunee Madison Gas & Electric Rosiere MGE Kewaunee WI Public Service/Lincoln WPS We Energies Fond du Lac Byron We Energies

14 Wind Energy Since 2000 Source: Energy Information Administration / Clean Wisconsin

15 Declining Cost of Wind Energy The cost of wind energy has dropped by more than 90% since the early 1980 s Source: DOE Revolution Now. 2013

16 Large-Scale Solar WPPI Energy & NextEra Energy Resources, Inc 100 Megawatt Solar Farm To be built in 2020 This solar energy center adds diversity to WPPI Energy s power supply portfolio in a way that s more cost-effective than other opportunities currently available to us. - Mike Peters, President and CEO of WPPI Energy. Image: Dairyland Power via RENEW WI Blog

17 Solar Energy s Growth

18 . Cost: As Low As Its Ever Been

19 Medford - Taylor Ash Ridge - Richland Ash Ridge - Richland Downsville - Dunn

20 SoCore Energy s Wisconsin Solar Projects Under Contract to Dairyland Power Cooperative and Member Co-ops (January 2017) Electric Provider Location Project Size (in KW) Status Chippewa Valley New Auburn 2,500 Under construction St. Croix Roberts 2,200 Under construction Taylor Medford 2,000 Under construction Oakdale Necedah 1,500 Under construction Vernon Liberty Pole 1,000 Under construction Vernon Hillsboro 1,000 Under construction Eau Claire Hallie 1,000 Under construction Jump River Conrath 1,000 Under construction Scenic Rivers Eastman 1,000 Under construction Riverland Arcadia 1,000 Under construction Dunn Menomonie 1,000 Under construction Polk-Burnett Centuria 1,000 Under construction Richland Ash Ridge 500 Under construction Total capacity: 16.7 MW

21 Corporate Drivers of Big RE Key Drivers for Business: - Long-term, low-cost, price stability - Customer interest - Employee attraction & retention

22 Target Stores -- Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI 380 kw DC Supplying 40-60% of energy use 16 stores in Waukesha, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine + Dane counties Total: 5.83 MW DC

23 Customer-owned & smaller-scale renewable energy

24 Focus on Energy Program Overall program costeffectiveness of $3.51 per dollar invested Benefits of $6.66 per dollar when economic (job creation, etc) benefits included Renewable Energy Rebates: $8.6 million over for solar, geothermal, biomass, biogas, small wind $20 million for biogas (more later) Quadrennial Plan in 2018 to determine Programs

25 Net Metering & Fixed Charges Net Metering is a very important policy for small-scale renewable energy generation. Established by Commission in , 2013, 2014 rate case seasons were heavy on policy changes to net metering & fixed charges, where WI is an outlier

26 Net Metering Net Metering is a very important policy for small-scale renewable energy generation. Established by Commission in 1983 Image: Regulatory Assistance Project 2012, 2013, 2014 rate case seasons were heavy on policy changes to net metering

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28 Residential Solar PV Economics Assume $3.00 per kw installed cost Assume 5 kw solar PV system, creates about 6,000 kwh of electricity per year System Price: $15,000 Focus on Energy Rebate: $2,400 Federal Tax Credit: $3,780 Net system price: $8,820 Simple payback : 12.3 years* * 6000 kwh of electricity, assume 12 cents per kwh electric rate, $720 in energy production per year. Faster payback if you are on Time of Use rates with higher prices for peak times

29 Wisconsin Solar Group Buys 2016 Program Participants Signed contracts Aggregate capacity (in kw) Solar Milwaukee/ Solar Shorewood MadiSUN Solar Chippewa Valley City of Milwaukee/ MREA/Arch Electric City of Madison/ RENEW Wisconsin/ Full Spectrum Solar Affordable Chippewa Valley Solar/MREA/ Able Energy SOLARacine Greening Greater Racine/SunVest Solar/ Current Electric TOTAL Data as of March 20, 2017

30 Cost of Renewables & Efficiency vs. Traditional Energy Sources

31 Energy Policy Matters

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33 Energy Efficiency

34 Wind

35 Solar

36 Nuclear

37 Employment Matters, Too

38 Solar Solar Jobs Growth Source: The Solar Foundation

39 Solar Jobs Growth Source: The Solar Foundation

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41 Wisconsin is Lagging Behind = Big Jobs Opportunity!

42 Biogas Huge potential in WI, and we remain a leader Important challenges remain, and long-term view is needed Electric buyback rates remain a critical question

43 Key Wisconsin Issues

44 Legal Victory: Overturning We Energies Fee on customers generating their own power

45 Key Issue: Increasing Fixed Charges Energy Bill has Two Pieces Fixed Charge is how much you have to pay before you turn on a light or use any electricity Impacts: Low users pay more $$ Small houses, apartments, and energy savers Robin Hood in Reverse

46 Community Solar Taking Off

47 Clean Energy Transmission Connecting the Midwest s wind resources

48 Great Projects ARE happening in Wisconsin. Better Policy would support more!

49 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership

50 Dane County Renewable & City Energy of Madison Projects Leadership Dane County Office on Energy & Climate Change Dane County Council on Climate Change

51 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership East Campus Highway Garage 222 kw

52 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Renewable CNG Filling Station

53 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Dane County Renewable CNG Powered Snowplow

54 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Medical Examiners Office

55 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Dane County Regional Airport SRE Facility 135 kw

56 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Dane County Landfill Biogas Engines 4 MW

57 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Gundersen Health Dairy Biogas Digester 2 MW

58 Dane County & City of Madison Leadership Clean Fuel Partners Biogas Digester 2 MW

59 Coming in 2017: Alliant Energy Center / Dane County Job Center Solar Project 770 kw Dane County & City of Madison Leadership

60 City of Madison Leadership

61 Location Warner Park Community Center Capacity (in kilowatts) 16.2 City of Madison Solar Training Yahara Hills Golf Course 18.6 Traffic Engineering Building C 8.7 MSN Police Training 19.1 Municipal Well #9 5.7 Total 68.3

62 Solar Powering Municipal Operations, City of Madison Community Center Police Training Traffic Engineering Golf Course Golf Course Traffic Engineering Municipal Well Municipal Well

63 Q&A and Thank You Tyler Huebner Executive Director x1