The Role of Municipalities in Solar Energy Development

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1 The Role of Municipalities in Solar Energy Development THE IMPACT OF FEJA IN DUPAGE EDITH M A K R A, M ETROPOLITAN M AYORS CAUCUS

2 Municipalities and solar energy Greenest Region Compact What municipalities are doing What municipalities want to do What municipalities can & cannot do

3 Municipal Sustainability Goals & Actions ALIGNED FOR SOLAR

4 Greenest Region Compact 2 Studied sustainable action and plans in 290 municipalities What are municipalities doing? 95 different environmental achievement (grants, certifications, etc.) What do municipalities want to do? Analyzed 39 local, regional, global sustainability plans

5 Energy Achievements Public building retrofits - Energy Total Achievements 3 rd & 4 th most common achievement 4% 14% Sum of Achievement Achieve GRC Category 1 Sufficent Access to Parks/Open Space 228 Land 2 Curbside Recycling Program 193 Waste 3 DCEO Energy Efficiency Grants 167 Energy 4 ICECF Energy Efficiency Grants 152 Energy 5 Tree City USA 122 Land 9% 8% 65% Certification Grant Membership Policy Program

6 Energy Goals Building Retrofits Education & Outreach 5% 8% Most Common Energy Goals Public Building Retrofits Energy Management 35% Renewable Energy Generation Policy Renewable Energy Generation 20% Energy Efficiency Outreach and Education Renewable energy procurement 7% 8% 17% Stewardship

7 Energy Goals in Greenest Region Compact Use energy for buildings and facilities efficiently Advance renewable energy Reduce energy consumption Enact policies that support clean energy Engage the community in clean energy practices

8 GRC2 Adopters 61 municipalities 10 COGS Algonquin* Alsip Arlington Heights Aurora Bannockburn Barrington Blue Island Brookfield Buffalo Grove Burlington Campton Hills Carol Stream Cary Chicago Crystal Lake Diamond Fox Lake Frankfort Franklin Park Glencoe Grayslake Hainesville Hanover Park Hawthorn Woods Highland Park Hoffman Estates Island Lake Lake Bluff Lake Forest Lincolnwood Lombard Long Grove Mount Prospect Naperville Niles Northfield Northlake Oak Brook Oak Forest Olympia Fields Orland Park Oswego Park Forest Richton Park River Forest Round Lake Beach Schaumburg South Barrington Barrington Area Council of Governments Lake County Municipal League McHenry County Council of Governments Metro West Council of Governments Northwest Municipal Conference South Suburban Mayors & Managers Southwest Conference of Mayors West Central Municipal Conference Will County Government League DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference * And township

9 Energy strategies and objectives in the GRC2 Framework See full GRC2 Framework for all strategies and objectives Advance renewable energy E12 E12a E13 E13a E13b E14 Install and operate renewable energy systems at municipal facilities > Use power purchase agreements, leasing and other strategies to finance renewable energy systems Support the adoption of renewable energy technologies in the community >Adopt codes and permitting practices that support renewable energy systems in the community > Facilitate access to renewable energy systems through collaborative purchasing for residents and business Procure renewable energy for public facilities E14a >Become a US EPA Green Power Community E15 Support procurement of renewable energy through community choice aggregation E16 Develop renewable energy capacity targeting underutilized public properties (i.e. brownfields) E+17 + Collaborate to provide access to community solar

10 Future Energy Jobs Act Municipal Support Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Clean Energy Agenda Supported goals of the Clean Jobs Coalition Endorsed by all Councils of Governments Umbrella to 275 municipalities

11 But First, Energy Efficiency DuPage Communities participating in public sector energy efficiency Addison Carol Stream Naperville Aurora Downers Grove Oak Brook Batavia Glen Ellyn Roselle Bloomingdale Glendale Heights Schaumburg Bolingbrook Hanover Park Streamwood Burr Ridge Lisle Wheaton Lombard Woodridge

12 Municipal Role in the Growth of Solar

13 Solar Opportunities for Municipalities* Utility Scale Solar (> 2,000 kw capacity) Generally requires more than 10 acres Owner can sell electricity to wholesale offtakers Community Solar (<2,000 capacity)* Generally requires less than 10 acres Retail consumers subscribe to receive bill credits Distributed Solar (<2,000 kw)* Rooftop or ground-mounted, less than 10 acres Electricity consumed onsite Brownfields / Illinois Solar for All* Carve outs for projects on USEPA/IEPA brownfields ~$200 million for Income Qualified communities METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS 13

14 FEJA Solar Subsidies Illinois Solar for All $ million Households 22.5% Community Solar 37.5% Non-profit & Public Sector 15.0% Community Solar Pilot 25.0% Utility Scale Solar $ 25 million/year Brownfields at least 2.0% Undesignated 8.0% Distributed Scale Solar $50-75 million/year Brownfields 2.0% Undesignated 8.0% METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS 14

15 Municipalities can encourage solar development Encourage community solar Help identify subscribers Encourage development of brightfields Lease/ sell land for solar development Facilitate bulk solar purchase Adopt Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) for commercial properties These are market dependent

16 Municipalities can enact policies to support solar Streamline building, zoning codes, & policies SolSmart pathway for municipalities Congratulations to Cities of Aurora, Darien, and to Kane & Will Counties

17 Municipalities can buy/use solar energy Host solar on certain public facilities Water utilities, Metra parking lots Consider alternate franchise fee to improve return of solar investments Buy green power through municipal aggregation

18 Municipalities cannot: Over-ride markets Argue with economics Franchise fees provide free electricity to certain municipal facilities Some municipal buildings are low energy users

19 Municipalities & Solar Project Development Zoning Enrollment Inventory. Create an inventory of available land and rooftop space in the community. Zoning. Adopt appropriate zoning for utility, community, and distributed solar. V al u e Subscription Hosting Short-listing Financing Inventory Municipal Involvement Financing. Utilize industrial development bonds and enterprise zones to support solar project development. Subscription. Purchase subscriptions to local or regional community solar projects for municipal facilities. Hosting. Lease municipal land for use as a solar project site. Short-listing. Create a preferred developer list for residents and business to use at their option. Enrollment. Facilitate subscription of local accounts into local solar projects. METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS 19

20 Thank you The Greenest Region Compact 2 nvironment/regional-environmentalcollaboration/ Edith Makra Director of Environmental Initiatives Metropolitan Mayors Caucus emakra@mayorscaucus.org