October 2010 Idaho’s Emerging Green Industry Presented by Jennifer Verdon

1. October 2010Idaho’s Emerging Green IndustryPresented by Jennifer Verdon

2. Idaho’s Green Industry • Renewable Energy Market Potential (Wind, Solar and Bio Energy) • Transmission and Infrastructure • Government Initiatives • PURPA • Idaho’s Innovative Resources

3. Overview: Idaho’s Green Industry • Renewable Energy Market Potential • Hydro • Geothermal • Wind • Solar • Bio Energy

4. Wind Market Potential

5. U.S. Wind Installations

6. U.S. Wind Power Potential Idaho has the 13th best wind power potential in the U.S.

7. Wind Power Capacity Wind power capacity nearly doubled in Idaho from 2008 to 2009.

8. Industry Needs “The wind power industry is facing shortages of wind turbine components, as demand for wind power continues to increase in the U.S. and worldwide.” Randall Swisher Executive Director American Wind Energy Association

9. Idaho WindPowerStatus Identified Sites 18,192 MW Advanced Planning 1,462 MW Signed Power Contract 199 MW Under Construction 276 MW Operating 147 MW

10. Recent Wind Developments in Idaho • Exergy Development Group and GE Financial Services – 11 wind farms valued at nearly $500 million • Ridgeline Energy and BP Wind Energy – 124.5 megawatts • American Wind Group and Renaissance Engineering & Design – 60 megawatts

11. Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain • AMET-precision welding equipment for tower construction • Premier Technology – manufacturer with ability to create design-to-deliver projects • Nordic Windpower-blade construction • Pavilion Energy Resources and Partners – to build wind turbine manufacturing facility • LA Aluminum Casting Company – produces wind turbine parts • Power Engineers - electrical distribution • Renaissance Engineering - construction management and site evaluation

12. Solar Market Potential

13. Annual Installed (Grid Connected) PV Capacity Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, July 2009

14. Renewable Energy: Solar Idaho is close to the demand

15. Solar Resource Comparison

16. Estimated Number of PV Systems in Idaho (220 Watts or Larger)

17. Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain • Hoku Scientific • Video Clip • Inovus Solar • Micron Technology • Transform Solar • LA Aluminum Casting Company • Sun

18. Bio Energy Market Potential

19. Bio Fuel Trends in the US Source: Energy Information Agency (EIA)

20. Bio Fuel Trends in the US Source: Energy Information Agency (EIA)

21. Ethanol • Idaho offers a multitude of sources for the ethanol production. • (Grains, Woody Biomass • Cellulosic, Sugars (Beet Pulp)) • Feedstock for Idaho’s agricultural sector Overview of Bio Fuels in Idaho

22. Overview of Bio Fuels in Idaho • Biodiesel • University of Idaho – 30 years of research experience • Canola • Mustard • Meal & Glycerol (Byproduct) • Uses • Cattle feed • Green Fertilizer • Food Products

23. Pacific Ethanol • Idaho Sustainable Energy • Pleasant Valley Biofuels • The New Energy Company * • Dynamis Energy * Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain

24. TransmissionandInfrastructure

25. Idaho’s Strategic Energy Market Location

26. Idaho’s Strategic Distribution Location

27. Transportation Infrastructure Sandpoint Coeur d’Alene • Highways: • Rail Roads: • Airports • Port of Lewiston Moscow Lewiston Grangeville Sun Valley Boise Idaho Falls Pocatello Twin Falls

28. GovernmentInitiatives

29. Aggressive Performance-Based Incentives • 3% Investment Tax Credit • New/used depreciable property (machinery, equipment) used in Idaho • Credit can offset up to 50% state income tax liability and may be carried forward up to 14 years • 5% Research and Development Tax Credit carried forward up to 14 years • “Idaho Business Advantage” – enhanced tax incentives on investment, real property development, property taxes and new job creation tax credits

30. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)

31. More than any other single federal law, PURPA made possible renewable energy development in Idaho and the nation. • Small power producers meeting specific criteria are guaranteed purchase and interconnection. (Regulated Utilities are required to buy independent power.) Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)

32. Administered by the FERC (Federal) • Administered by the PUC (State) • Allows “Qualifying Facility” to Sell Power to the Utility • Price Paid is the “Avoided Cost” PURPA Continued • Renewable Energy Plants in Surrounding States Sell Power to Idaho Because of High Avoided Cost Rates.

33. Idaho’s Innovative Resources

34. Idaho’s Innovative Resources • Center of Advanced Energy Studies • Universities • Idaho National Lab • Private Sector • Idaho Office of Energy Resources • Greenhouse • Center for Energy Efficiency Research

35. Benefits of Alternative Energy Research and Development in Idaho • Potential partnerships with Idaho National Laboratory and access to network of U.S. labs focusing on alternative energy • Facilities available to test new products and technologies • College and professional programs in place to train wind and alternative energy professionals • Boise State University is one of only six Wind Application Centers in the United States

36. Technology R&D Leadership • #1 Patents Per Capita: Forbes.com, May 2009 • High Tech firms employ more than 37,000 people earning Idaho the 10th highest ratio of high tech workers in the country • Idaho had the 13th most investment in R&D in 2008 (AEA 2008) • Idaho has the 6th best innovation capacity in the nation • (Kauffman Foundation/Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, 2007)

37. Idaho’s Innovative Companies

38. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter

39. Department of Commerce 700 W. State St. P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0093 P: (800) 842-5858 F: (208) 334-2631 www.commerce.idaho.gov