Setting the Tone: National Perspective Andrea Luecke Acting Executive Director [email protected]www.TheSolarFoundation.org U.S. has 5% of the world’s population and consumes 25% of the world’s energy The average American consumes as much energy as: 2 Japanese 6 Mexicans 13 Chinese 31 Indians 128 Bangladeshis 307 Tanzanians 370 Ethiopians Florida #3 in U.S. for High Summer Demand
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Source: SEIA/GTM Research – U.S. Solar Market Insight 2010 Year in Review
Florida is #3 solar hot water market in U.S.
Cost of Installing PV is Rapidly Decreasing
National Weighted Average System
Prices 2010
Source: SEIA/GTM Research – U.S. Solar Market Insight 2010 Year in Review
SunShot Goal = $1/Watt ($0.06 kWh) by 2020
Solar hot water is cost competitive in Florida now
Not Just In California Anymore…
Source: SEIA/GTM Research – U.S. Solar Market Insight 2010 Year in Review
Florida ranks #3 with 114 MW installed in 2010 &155 MW cumulative
In 2010:1. California 259MW
2. New Jersey 137MW
3. Nevada 61MW
4. Arizona 54MW
5. Colorado 54MW
6. Pennsylvania 47MW
2010 U.S. PV Installations by Market Segment
Source: SEIA/GTM Research – U.S. Solar Market Insight 2010 Year in Review
Total 918 MW in 2010:• off-grid domestic and non-domestic = 40 MW• grid-connected distributed = 636 MW• grid-connected centralized = 242 MW
In 2010, Florida installed 39 MW of PV (mostly large-scale utility)
Source: The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2010
Estimated Jobs in Top 20 States as Percent of Total Solar Jobs
U.S. Solar Jobs Growing at 26%
Florida ranks #13 with ~3,000 solar jobs
Manufacturing Creating Jobs at 36%
Source: SEIA/GTM Research – U.S. Solar Market Insight 2010 Year in Review The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2010
Florida has no PV manufacturingMap of Domestic PV Manufacturers
U.S. Net Exports Total $723m in 2009
Source: GTM Research, International Trade Commission
Comparing Florida to Other States
Florida has: • Sales Tax Exemption • Robust Solar Access Law• Some Utility Rebates, Incentives, and Loan Programs (esp. for SHW)• Some Local Government Rebate and Loan Programs• State PACE Legislation • Energy Reduction Goals for Public Buildings• Some Political Support• Strong Solar Advocacy Groups• Florida Solar Energy Center• Comprehensive quality control measures (licensing/permitting)• Skilled and trained workforce• Solar America City Designation (Orlando)• Supportive utilities in Central Florida• #1 Tourist Destination + Solar Power International 2012 (30,000 people!)• Gumption – 30 bills introduced
BUT…
Solar on the Defensive
• Political Attacks on Solar Programs (i.e. DOE Loan Guarantee Program, CA – Prop 23, PA – legislation to reduce RPS requirements, WI‐legislation trying to fulfill RPS from Canadian hydropower, PACE)
• Program Cancellation and/or Unplanned Incentive Reductions (i.e. AZ ‐ Salt River Project & Arizona Public Service Co., CO – Xcel & Black Hills Energy, WI‐WE Energies)
• Expiring/Sunsetting Incentives (i.e. 1603 Treasury Program, rebate programs in Ohio and Massachusetts)
• Program Maturity (i.e. CA – Commercial CSI programs reaching budgetary caps, PA – SREC capacities being reached)
Solar Opportunities in 2011
• New Incentive Program Opportunities (i.e. MA REC market coming together, SB32 FIT in CA, Renewable/Reverse Auction Mechanism in CA)
• Regulatory Proceedings Already Underway (i.e. 15‐year SREC schedule in NJ, NEG and TRECs in California, PPAs in AZ)
• Newly Convened Legislative Sessions (statewide incentives in TX & NY among the priorities)
• Obama’s Support for a Federal Clean Energy Standard (80% by 2035)