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1. GridSolar, LLC The GridSolar Project
Presentation – NRCM
January 21, 2010
2. 2 MPRP - Areas of Need
3. 3 MPRP – Proposed Solution
4. 4 MPRP - Out-of-Date Vision of the Electric Grid Very large Generation Stations WERE the most efficient forms of generation
5. 5 MPRP - Out-of-Date Vision of the Electric Grid Manufacturing – that WAS best served by Large Central Generation Stations
6. 6 MPRP - Out-of-Date Vision of the Electric Grid Transmission WAS easy to site and permit
7. 7 MPRP - Out-of-Date Vision of the Electric Grid Information WAS difficult to obtain and process
8. 8 GridSolar Offers a Different Vision of the Electric Grid Load growth is weather sensitive
9. 9 GridSolar Offers a Different Vision of the Electric Grid Generation placed near the load
10. 10 MPRP - Out-of-Date Vision of the Electric Grid Transmission is NOT easy to site and permit
11. 11 GridSolar Offers a Different Vision of the Electric Grid Information is easier to manage
12. 12 Maine’s Energy Choice
13. 13 CMP Vision – Phase 1
14. 14 CMP Vision – Phase 2
15. 15 CMP Vision – Transmission
16. 16 GridSolar Vision
17. 17 GridSolar Vision
18. 18 GridSolar Vision
19. 19 Misconception Not sunny in Maine
20. 20 MisconceptionSolar is Not Reliable
21. 21 MisconceptionThere is not enough land
22. 22 Misconception PV is not cost competitive
23. 23 Costs of Solar PV are Falling
24. 24 MisconceptionSolar is Too Expensive Avoid Very Expensive Transmission Investments
Capture Generous Federal Investment Tax Credits and Depreciation
Value of Renewable Energy Certificates
Sell capacity into New England electricity market.
By doing the above - GridSolar can offer for 20 years of fixed energy pricing at 3 cents/kWh
25. 25 GridSolar is less expensivethan MPRP
26. 26 Environmental Benefits At full build-out –
Emission reductions resulting from the installation of distributed solar generation will be about 500,000 tons of greenhouse gas a year – the equivalent of taking 100,000 cars off Maine roads.
27. 27 Economic Development Lower electricity prices for 20 years or longer
Opportunity to establish Maine as a leader in the development of solar power and the establishment of “smart grids”
Solar Industry – manufacturing, fabrication opportunities in Maine
28. 28 MisconceptionMainers Prefer Transmission
29. GridSolar, LLC Contact Information
www.gridsolarme.com
(207) 772-6190