Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects

1. Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects

2. Getting your Wind Project off the Ground Wind viewer to assess any potential sites Apply for high level site assessment Feasibility study economics Permits Design and Construction Step one pick a site Then use the wind viewer to determine if it is worth pursuing Once you have a good site Apply for a high level assessment Step one pick a site Then use the wind viewer to determine if it is worth pursuing Once you have a good site Apply for a high level assessment

3. Ideal Wind Site Characteristics Wind Speed: min 6.0 m/s at 70m height Away from Airports and residences Transportation Access to Site Interconnection point close by No Endangered Species No Wetlands These are the characteristics you want to look for in a good wind site. 6 meters per second at 70 meters height which is about = 13.5 miles per hour 230 at ft this is also what you need to qualify for incentives (which I�ll cover later) Site 3 miles from Airport Need to be able to get a huge tower to the site so the roads need to be wide enough and access at the site needs to be considered Endangered species and wetlands aren�t deal breakers but were taking about a hypothetical ideal site These are the characteristics you want to look for in a good wind site. 6 meters per second at 70 meters height which is about = 13.5 miles per hour 230 at ft this is also what you need to qualify for incentives (which I�ll cover later) Site 3 miles from Airport Need to be able to get a huge tower to the site so the roads need to be wide enough and access at the site needs to be considered Endangered species and wetlands aren�t deal breakers but were taking about a hypothetical ideal site

4. Wind Viewer One of the tools you can use to determine if you have a good wind site is the wind viewer The wind viewer is an easy tool It zeros in to a specific location and identify wind speed and other important characteristics endangered species, proximity to residences, wetlands, airportsOne of the tools you can use to determine if you have a good wind site is the wind viewer The wind viewer is an easy tool It zeros in to a specific location and identify wind speed and other important characteristics endangered species, proximity to residences, wetlands, airports

5. Wind Viewer Hinsdale 5 I�ve Zoomed in to an area in Hinsdale MA The area in pink is considered ideal wind speed as the pink gets darker and elevation increases so does the wind speed The area in yellow is residential, this was all done in just a couple clicks. You can do a lot more with the wind viewer you can get down to a parcel levelI�ve Zoomed in to an area in Hinsdale MA The area in pink is considered ideal wind speed as the pink gets darker and elevation increases so does the wind speed The area in yellow is residential, this was all done in just a couple clicks. You can do a lot more with the wind viewer you can get down to a parcel level

6. Incentives for Wind Projects Commonwealth Wind Commercial Scale Community Scale Micro Green Communities Net Metering Renewable Energy Certificates Commonwealth Wind another round coming out SPRING A desktop analysis/ A site visit to view sites that appear to be feasible to determine to assess the advantages, disadvantages, and potential fatal flaws of each site, and to provide recommendations as to which sites could be worthy of further analysis. The Public Wind Project Site Assessment is not a prerequisite but is highly recommended a task that should be performed prior to submitting an application for a Commonwealth Wind feasibility study. A site visit to view sites that appear to be feasible based on the desktop analysis. Site visits typically last up to 3 hours A Site Assessment Report, issued approximately 45 days after the site visit that summarizes information gained from the desktop analysis, the site visit, the Public Entity, and other existing public data sources. This report provides the entity with initial information about which public sites may be appropriate for a wind energy project, and at what scale. The report may also help guide the entity to appropriate MRET initiatives and other resources. Community Wind greater than 100kW Feasibility study � competitive- If selected the grants will cover the cost of the study, they can range from $20.000 to $85,000 depending on size of the project and the type of wind monitoring used Design and construction grants � competitive- For Public entities the design and construction grant covered from $213,000 for a 100kW turbine to $570,000 for a 600kW turbine this represents about % of the cost of the project Green Communities grants Net metering RPS Class 1 renewable energy certificatesCommonwealth Wind another round coming out SPRING A desktop analysis/ A site visit to view sites that appear to be feasible to determine to assess the advantages, disadvantages, and potential fatal flaws of each site, and to provide recommendations as to which sites could be worthy of further analysis. The Public Wind Project Site Assessment is not a prerequisite but is highly recommended a task that should be performed prior to submitting an application for a Commonwealth Wind feasibility study. A site visit to view sites that appear to be feasible based on the desktop analysis. Site visits typically last up to 3 hours A Site Assessment Report, issued approximately 45 days after the site visit that summarizes information gained from the desktop analysis, the site visit, the Public Entity, and other existing public data sources. This report provides the entity with initial information about which public sites may be appropriate for a wind energy project, and at what scale. The report may also help guide the entity to appropriate MRET initiatives and other resources. Community Wind greater than 100kW Feasibility study � competitive- If selected the grants will cover the cost of the study, they can range from $20.000 to $85,000 depending on size of the project and the type of wind monitoring used Design and construction grants � competitive- For Public entities the design and construction grant covered from $213,000 for a 100kW turbine to $570,000 for a 600kW turbine this represents about % of the cost of the project Green Communities grants Net metering RPS Class 1 renewable energy certificates

7. Getting your Solar Project off the Ground Ideal Site Characteristics Large open space Flat Interconnection point close Wetlands Endangered Species Project Development Site selection Feasibility Permits Design and Construction 7

8. Incentives for Solar RPS Solar Carve-Out Commonwealth solar was the incentive program we had previously and you may all be familiar with that program we have awarded over 2___MW of solar PV projects. RED ON CHART There is a commonwealth solar stimulus program and commonwealth solar 2 program being launched, but they are not applicable for landfill sized projects The Solar Carve Out is the policy that was designed to get us to the governors goal of 250MW by 2017 and beyond that PURPLE AREA on CHART Commonwealth solar was the incentive program we had previously and you may all be familiar with that program we have awarded over 2___MW of solar PV projects. RED ON CHART There is a commonwealth solar stimulus program and commonwealth solar 2 program being launched, but they are not applicable for landfill sized projects The Solar Carve Out is the policy that was designed to get us to the governors goal of 250MW by 2017 and beyond that PURPLE AREA on CHART

9. RPS Solar Carve-Out S-RECs, Solar Carve-out, Solar Credit Clearinghouse Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) 5% of load from qualified renewable energy projects Small percentage from qualified solar PV projects Alternative Compliance Payment of $600/MWh 2MW per meter 2010 use of the Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auction Account for 10 years 9 �Price Floor� Auction account the generation owners can put their excess S-RECs in the last month of the trading year if they haven�t sold them is offering $285 (basically $300 but there is a $15 fee/MWh for use of the account) �Price Floor� Auction account the generation owners can put their excess S-RECs in the last month of the trading year if they haven�t sold them is offering $285 (basically $300 but there is a $15 fee/MWh for use of the account)

10. Additional Solar Incentives Green Communities Net Metering RPS Class 1 Renewable Energy Certificates (for projects greater than 2MW per meter) 10

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