Some Thoughts on Our Solar Energy Future ~In Pictures~ MDV-SEIA Solar Focus 2013 The Sun Rises in the East Comments of Ron Binz Public Policy Consulting November 12, 2013 Washington, DC
Jan 05, 2016
Some Thoughts on Our Solar Energy Future ~In Pictures~
MDV-SEIASolar Focus 2013The Sun Rises in the East
Comments of Ron BinzPublic Policy Consulting
November 12, 2013 Washington, DC
Public Policy Consulting
www.rbinz.com
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WECC (2032): Potential Bypass Threats from Distributed Generation are Large
• WECC-wide Behind-the-Meter DG: 19 GW of solar PV + 7 GW of CHP• Distributed PV based on “interconnection potential” (no back-flow through
feeders), with adjustments to reflect relative economics among states• CHP additions represent a fixed percentage (~40%) of technical potential in
each state
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5%
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AB AZ BC CA CO ID MT MX NV NM OR UT WA WY
CHP Solar PV Customer-Sited DG Additions in WECC High DSM Case(Percent of Peak Demand)
Source: E3 (2013).
Colorado New Jersey GermanyArizona
Virginia
DC
Maryland
The Final Word
111(d)