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WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
The message:
• Renewable energy and energy
efficiency developments in W.Va.
worth note
• You have the power!
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
RE and EE developments in West Virginia
• Net metering: allows small residential and
commercial/industrial customers with renewable generators
to bank credits from excess generation up to a year to offset
energy usage costs
• Advanced and Renewable Energy Portfolio: 25% by 2025
• Development of state’s renewable energy resources: 925
MW of wind operating, approved, under review
• WV solar tax credit: $2,000 for residential solar water
heating, solar space heating, photovoltaics
• Increased consumer interest in energy saving
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
Net metering
• 43 states, D.C. and P.R. (three states have voluntary utility
programs only)
• Allows West Virginia residents to get credit from their electric
utilities for renewable sources
• Up to 25 KW of generating capacity
• www.appalachianpower.com/
Enter “tariffs” in the Search window; click on APCO – Rates
& Tariffs; select West Virginia; click on the second PDF. The
net metering information is on Sheet 26-1.
• www.alleghenypower.com/
Go to Rates and Tariffs; select company; click on Net Energy
Metering Rider
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
What is a Renewable Portfolio Standard
(“RPS”)?
A mandatory or voluntary requirement for utilities to use
renewable energy directly or renewable energy credits
(RECs) for a certain percentage of their retail electricity
sales or generating capacity within a specified timeframe
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West Virginia Alternative and Renewable Energy
Portfolio Act goals
• A electric utility shall own credits equal to the
electricity sold to retail customers in the state
• Mandated percentages are:
• 10% by 2015
• 15% by 2020
• 25% by 2025
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W.Va. ARPS definitions
Renewable energy:
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Solar photovoltaic or other solar energy
Solar thermal energy
Wind power
Run of river hydropower
Geothermal energy
Biomass energy – defined as a nonhazardous organic
material available on a renewable/reoccurring basis
Biologically derived fuel including methane gas, ethanol or
biodiesel fuel
Fuel cell technology
Any resources, methods, and technologies certified as a
renewable energy resource by the WV PSC
Energy conservation can receive credits
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W.Va. ARPS definitions
Alternative energy:
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Advanced coal technology
Coal bed methane
Natural gas (no more than 10 percent)
Goal gasification or liquefaction
Synthetic gas
IGCC technologies
Waste coal
Tire-derived fuel
Pumped storage hydroelectric projects
Recycled energy
Any resources, methods and technologies certified as an
alternative energy resource by the WV PSC
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
Other state portfolios include
coal technologies
• Michigan:
Reduced emission coal-fired power plants or IGCC
plants can be counted toward part of the state goal
• Ohio:
Half of the 2025 goal can be from reduced- or
controlled-emission coal-fired power plants
• Pennsylvania:
Fifty percent of the 2020 goal can come from waste
coal plants or from coal gasification plants
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
West Virginia is an energy state
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West Virginia is a renewable
energy state
8%
1,316 Wind: 925 mw*
MW
16,794
*Operational+permitted+under review
MW
Hydro: 391 mw*
*Licensed+unbuilt+underway+outside FERC
Coal
Renewables
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Growth in Total Renewable Electricity
Generation, 2001-2007
W.Va. 13th
Growth in Renewable Electricity
Generation per Capita, 2001-2007
W.Va. 11th
Growth in Non-Hydroelectric Renewable
Electricity Generation, 2001-2007
W.Va. 9th
Growth in Hydroelectric Generation,
2001-2007
W.Va. 8th
Growth in Wind Electricity Generation,
2001-2007
W.Va. 10th
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West Virginia has
nearly 1,100 mw
in renewable/
alternative energy
generation
certified in the
PJM Grid for
states with RPS
programs
WV Plant
Fuel types
London L&D
Water
13.2
Marmet L&D
Water
14.4
Winfield L&D
Water
14.7
Summersville Lake
Water
80
Albright
Bit, Wd
140
Lake Lynn
Water
51.2
Bit, TDF, Wd
163
Mountaineer Wind
Wind
66
Nedpower
Wind
264
AP Hydro
Water
6
W. Coal
96
Water
34
W. Coal, Bit
69
W. Coal
80
Willow Island
Grant Town
New Martinsville
Morgantown Energy Associates
North Branch
TOTAL
Nameplate
1091.5 mw
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Wind project development
in West Virginia
Operational wind projects (430 MW)
• Nedpower (Mount Storm-Grant) 264 MW
• Florida Power and Light (WV Wind Energy Center-Tucker)
66 MW
• Invenergy (Beech Ridge-Greenbrier) 100 MW
Permitted wind projects (495 MW):
• US Wind Force (Mt. Storm-Grant) 150 MW
• AES Corp. (Laurel Mountain-Barbour/Randolph) 125 MW
• AES (New Creek-Mineral/Grant) 165 MW
• US Wind Force (Pinnacle-Mineral) 55 MW
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Hydroelectric energy
• 264 MW of hydroelectric power operating
London/Marmet, Kanawha River
Winfield, Kanawha River
Millville, Shenandoah River
Lake Lynn, Monongahela River
Hawks Nest & Glen Ferris, New River
Dam No. 4 Hydro Station, Potomac River
Dam No. 5 Hydro Station, Potomac River
Racine L & D, Ohio River
New Martinsville, Ohio River
Belleville, Ohio River
Summersville, Gauley River
• FERC has preliminarily licensed 127 MW more
• Additional projects in planning stages
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Solar energy
Federal tax credit available at 30% of the cost, with no
upper limit through 2016 (for existing homes & new
construction) for:
• Geothermal heat pumps
• Solar panels
• Solar water heaters
• Small wind energy systems
• Fuel cells
W.Va. residential tax credit of $2,000 for:
• Solar water heating
• Solar space heating
• Photovoltaics
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
The least expensive kilowatt is
the one you don’t use
Energy efficiency is the quickest, easiest, and
cheapest way to reduce electricity consumption
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Saves consumers money
Avoids need to build new power plants
Prevents greenhouse gas emissions
Means smaller, less costly RE system needed
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
The FIVE steps
• Change 5 lights
• Buy products with ENERGY STAR
• Heat and cool intelligently
• Seal up your home
• Tell family and friends
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Change five lights
• Using CFLs in place of incandescents can save
33 percent annual on residential lighting costs
• Replacing the five most frequently used lights
can save $60 a year
• CFL lasts six to 15 times longer than an
incandescent
• Generate less heat, so save on cooling load
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Seal up your home
• Ensure combustion appliances are properly vented
• Addressing insulation and air leaks will reduce energy
costs by 20-50 percent
• Inspect door and window frames, mail chutes, electrical
and gas service entrances, outdoor water faucets, fireplace
dampers, where dryer vents pass through walls, etc.
• Acrylic latex caulk: windows and doors
• Butyl rubber caulk: concrete, brick or metal
• Silicone caulk remains flexible
• Insulation can’t do its job if there are air leaks
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The building envelope is the area that separates conditioned
space from unconditioned space or the outdoors.
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Heat and cool intelligently
• Properly insulating can reduce energy costs up to
50 percent
• Inspect door and window frames, mail chutes,
electrical and gas service entrances, outdoor water
faucets, fireplace dampers, where dryer vents pass
through walls, etc.
• Insulate attic door or hatch cover
• Use programmable thermostat
• Seasonal maintenance checks
• Replace filter, at least quarterly
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Can they make insulation calculations more confusing?
• You’ll see information out there on multiplying the
number of inches by R-value of certain types of
insulation
• W.Va. climate zones need R-38 in attics, which equals
12 inches of insulation to meet code
• Code is the minimum standard
• Applied properly, more is better
• Insulation can’t do its job if there are air leaks
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Buy products with ENERGY STAR
• Sales tax holiday Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2010,
eliminates sales tax on all ENERGY STAR
purchases of products $5,000 or less
• Stimulus-funded ENERGY STAR
appliance rebate program (WVDEP)
www.wvappliancerebate.com/
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Free online home energy assessment
www.energywv.org
• Easy inputs first:
address; payback period;
year home built; stories,
occupants, windows;
attic and wall insulation,
etc.
• More difficult:
customized to your
home
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Federal energy efficiency tax credits for consumers
• Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, up to $1,500,
in 2009 & 2010 (for existing homes only) for windows and
doors, insulation, roofs (metal and asphalt), HVAC, water
heaters (non-solar), biomass stoves
• Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, with no upper
limit through 2016 (for existing homes & new construction)
for geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, solar water
heaters, small wind energy systems, fuel cells
• More information online:
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#2
www.energytaxincentives.org/
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENERGY
Getting started
• Check out your electric bill
• On paper, you’ll need two consecutive months
so you can compare year to year
• Online, go to your utility’s Web site, create an
account
• Average household usage: 1,000 kw/month
* If you’re on Appalachian Power, you can use the green pricing
option, paying an extra $1.50 per 100 kw block to ensure that
your power comes from renewable sources
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Residential wind/solar
• Reduce your consumption
• Get your site assessed
• Payback not prime motivator, although it’s
getting better
• W.Va. has assessors/installers
• Energy stimulus funding CTC wind/solar
programs
• Regional firms will work in W.Va.
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Websites:
www.dsireusa.org
www.energytaxincentives.org
www.energystar.gov
www.energywv.org
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www.energywv.org
Kelly A. Bragg
Energy development specialist
W.Va. Division of Energy
(800) 982-3386
(304) 957-2004
[email protected]
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