Transcript RMFU Farm Small Wind Power Workshop

Colorado Harvesting Energy Network
Small Wind Workshop
West Greeley Conservation District
June 30, 2009
Jonathan Moore
Director, Renewable Energy Development
303-324-2346
[email protected]
www.harvestenergy.org
Workshop Outline
Colorado Harvesting Energy Network
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Welcome
CHEN: Who are we?
Community-based development
Small Wind development
Grants and Incentives
REA – Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
– Net metering
– Rebate program
– Interconnection Requirements
Break
Equipment – Endurance Wind Power/ Colorado Equipment
Weld County Permitting –
Q&A
Colorado Harvesting Energy Network
• CHEN is a state-wide non-profit
association with a mission to facilitate the
development of community-based
renewable energy projects.
• Contrasted with large projects developed
by out-of-state corporations. Our emphasis
is on keeping our energy dollars home:
• Local suppliers
• Local installers
• Local ownership
CHEN Role for Energy Development
in partnership with state agencies, utilities, distributed
generation entrepreneurs, individuals, communities
1. Statewide network (Board of Directors)
2. Local Education & Outreach (Rebecca Cantwell)
3. Public Policy – PUC (John Covert)
4. Project Development (Jonathan Moore)
Examples:
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Solar and wind on irrigation pumps
Small hydro generation with irrigation water
Community wind development/siting (utility scale)
Community “greening initiatives”
Energy Efficiency
Colorado Wind Resource Map
Turbine Sizes and Applications
(Kilowatts, KW)
Small Wind, Kilowatts = kW (Behind the meter)
(≥10kW)
• Homes
• Farms
• Remote
Applications
Wholesale Wind Energy
(660 kW – 2+ Megawatts)
• Corporate Wind Farms
• Community Wind (local ownership)
(10-250 kW)
• Businesses
• Farms
• Village Power
Steps to Implement a
Small Wind Project
1. Assess your electricity consumption, energy
load analysis
2. Evaluate your wind resource & micro-siting
3. Select turbine size (model) and tower height
4. Incentives & economics
5. Zoning (including neighbor notification)
6. Utility interconnection agreement
7. Building permit
8. Order turbine and tower
9. Installation
10.Commissioning
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Amendment 37 & HB 1281
Vote of people vs. Legislature
• Requires Colorado utilities (>40,000 customers)
to generate or purchase a percentage of their
electricity from renewable sources.
• 15% by 2015, 20% by 2020
• Cooperative Electric Assoc & Municipal owned
Utilities (MOU) 6% by 2015, 10% by 2020
• Tradable renewable energy credits (REC) may
be used to satisfy the standard.
• Community-based project – (1.5 X multiplier)
Grant Programs
• USDA Section 9007 Grants
(Rural Energy for America Program (REAP))
– Grants up to 25% of cost
– Guaranteed Loans up to 50% of cost
– Contact USDA Rural Development Office
• USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
• Innovative conservation technologies
• Competitive grants
• Contact USDA – NRCS
• Colorado Department of Agriculture ACRE Grants
– Renewable Energy Grant Program for Agriculture Producers
(Supports Feasibility Studies, Project Development, Research)
– Grants up to $100,000
– Contact Colorado Department of Agriculture (303-239-4100)
Incentive Programs
• American Recovery and Re-Investment Act.
– Small wind tax credit. Deduct 30% of the installed
cost from their tax liability with no cost cap.
• Small Wind Rebate Program
• GEO currently contracts with five utility providers
• Net Metering (House Bill 08-1160)
• Rural electric and municipal utilities (>5,000 Cust)
10 kW for Residential Systems
• 25 kW for Commercial/Industrial
– Credited at full kW hour rate
– Monthly roll over
– Annual “true up” – REA options
Timeline:
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Stimulus Dollars
• State Energy Plan ($49M) - Budget
submitted to DOE May 15th. Solicitations for
proposals• and vendors may be sent in July
– Residential, commercial, government, schools
• Energy Conservation Block Grant ($42M –
$9.5 to the GEO, remainder to be entitled to
communities) Deadline for GEO to submit
plan for allocation is May 26th. Funds will not
be available for at least 60 days afterwards.
Resources/Links
• American Wind Energy Association
– http://www.awea.org/smallwind
• Database of state incentives for renewable
energy
– http://www.dsireusa.org/index.cfm
• Governor’s Energy Office
– http://www.colorado.gov/energy
• Colorado Harvesting Energy Network
– http://www.harvestenergy.org
Questions about REAP
• www.farmenergy.org
• www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill
• April Dahlager, USDA RD
 [email protected]
 www.rurdev.usda.gov/co/
Colorado Harvesting Energy Network
• John Covert, Executive Director
• Rebecca Cantwell, Communication
• Jonathan Moore, RE Development
303-283-3524
www.harvestenergy.org