Paul Button(Owner)
BPI-certified Building AnalystNHPUC Independent Monitor
HAREI President and Co-Founder
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Global Climate Change ?
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FALSE
TRUE
DO SOMETHING DO NOTHING
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Photovoltaic (PV) Array Monitoring
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PV Arrays generate Electricity From The Sun
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Aggregate Pool
An aggregate pool of smaller arrays
Bunch of little guys add up to BIG results
5 x 20 = 100 Residential Arrays up to 10 kW get rebates
10 x 100 = 1000 or 1 MegaWatt
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2013 Site Total
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228.649 MWh
So far, this year…
250 MW is a small power plant
Solar Works IN NH
NH receives about 30% LESS sun than NEW MEXICO
PV Installed Costs have dropped from $20 per watt to $5
Payback Periods hover around 4 Years
RECs
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RECs
Renewable Energy Credits
Utilities are Required to Buy Them
NH State Law says the Utilities MUST show that 25% of the Energy they provide comes from Renewables by 2025
“25 x 25” is the slogan. The program will run until 2025
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Sale of RECs
Sold at RGGI Auction
RGGI – Renewable Greenhouse Gas Initiative – a coalition of 11 states. NH is one
Aggregation of the RECs give the “little guy” visibility at the RGGI auction
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WHY Should I Sign Up?RECs are income IN ADDITION to whatever credit you
get from the utility from NET METERING
RECs are NOT Net Meter Credit
Size does matter.
A minimum system size of 3.5 kW makes it worthwhile
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Then WHY Should I Sign Up?
PSNH and the rest have been lying (SURPRIZED ??)
They convinced lawmakers:Solar DOESN’T WORK in NH
We know differently (from previous slides)
There are not enough RECs for them to complyReduce the value of the RECs to a paltry $50Reduce the Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) to ?
You guessed it: $50
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WHY Should I Sign Up?
The more people in the pools, the more RECs will be available
The RECs are Public KnowledgeMust be reported to NEPOOL-GIS National Database
and the NHPUC
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WHY Should I Sign Up?
We can expose their lies
We can assert political pressure to:
Get a reasonable value for the RECs The same SREC in MA is worth $250
Remember this number
Put some sting back into the ACP
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How Much Can I Make?Let’s assume a 10 kW arrayArray will ANNUALLY produce approx. 12 RECs
Assume RECs are $50
12 x 50 = $600
EAU’S (MY FEE) = $60 ANNUAL from previous slide
BOTTOM LINE TO YOU: $600 - $60 = $540 (minus any broker fees (varies)
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How Do I Sign Up?Most Brokers will do all the necessary paperwork
You hire EAU as your independent monitorWe are REQUIRED by the PUC to do an initial site visitOne-time fee of $100
You sit back and wait for the check
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How Do I Sign Up?One shining example of one client in a pool:
Seasonal Working Farm (A Commercial Client)Closes after Hallowe’en HayridesShuts down
LAST WINTER, the array generated enough NET meter credit, the farm operated this season for ZERO
AND HE’S LOOKING AT A CHECK FROM US FOR $1800 !
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Final Reality Check
This sounds too good to be true !!
Paul was an Engineer for 30 Years. He doesn’t “do” fantasy
The pieces have been two years in the coming
Patriotic, sensible things are usually the simplest
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HAREIHillsborough County Area Renewable Energy Initiative
Volunteer Community-minded Organization
Energy Raisers
Energy Shares
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Energy Raisers GO PV !!!
Based on the olden concept of Barn Raisers
Community Members Combine Their Time and Talents
HAREI is able to get reduced prices on Equipment
Volunteers reduce installation costs
Payback Period is less than 4 years!
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Energy Shares
Actually pot-luck dinners
Zero Waste – “Carry In – Carry Out”
Speakers and Presentations about:Energy Saving IdeasHAREI Energy Raisers
New Friends, Community Building
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We are treating this planet as if
we had a spare in the trunk.
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GO PV!Call today: 603.836.4402
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