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Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative. June 13, 2012 Joe Soares, Cape Light Compact Senior Power Supply Planner Rebecca Zachas, BCK Law Liz Argo, Consultant, Argo Consulting. DG Interconnection Experiences from CVEC’s PV Initiative Round 1. Background on CVEC.
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Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative June 13, 2012 Joe Soares, Cape Light Compact Senior Power Supply Planner Rebecca Zachas, BCK Law Liz Argo, Consultant, Argo Consulting DG Interconnection Experiences from CVEC’s PV Initiative Round 1
Background on CVEC • The Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CVEC) was formed out of a strategic planning process commissioned and undertaken by the Cape Light Compact (CLC) • Neither CLC, nor its member towns, could develop electric generation projects and enter into long-term power purchase and other agreements • Desire to stabilize electric rates for all ratepayers with renewable energy projects • Develop renewable energy projects • Public policy • Currently twenty members
CVEC PV Initiatives- ROUNDS 1 & 2 • Two RFP Processes for Municipal projects through the Cooperative: • Fall of 2010 • Fall of 2011 • American Capital Energy selected for Round 1 in April 2011 ~ 14MW • Broadway Electric selected for Round 2 in April 2012 ~ 25MW • Round 1: • 8 projects ranging from .627 – 4.6MW (Average 2.03MW) • Hard copy applications & fee in to NStar from 9/15/11 to 11/17/11