The Municipal Perspective Renewable Energy Workshop January 19, 2007

1. The Municipal PerspectiveRenewable Energy WorkshopJanuary 19, 2007 Kim Owens, P.E. JEA Clean Power Coordinator Prepared with input from Gainesville Regional Utilities Lakeland Electric OUC City of Tallahassee Florida Municipal Electric Association

2. PSC Renewable Workshop Questions • How much renewable energy is available in Florida? • What are the barriers to renewable energy development? • What is required from the public and private sector to increase deployment of renewables? • Should there be renewable goals for Florida?

3. “Renewables” – solar, wind, biomass, hydropower 680 MW of renewable capacity (3% of capacity) 38% MSW 24% biomass 33% waste heat 5% hydro Most projects a result of 1978 PURPA To fully assess potential for renewables: Quantify fuel resources Address higher energy costs of renewables More focus on technology development Approach strategies for demand-side programs such as solar separately from supply side Florida Renewables Source: Florida PSC, Renewable Assessment, Jan 2003.

4. Renewable Energy Generation Technologies

5. Mature technology Cost competitive JEA, OUC and GRU all have LFG to energy projects JEA WWTS solids facility uses gas to energy Florida has 12 gas to energy landfill projects; potential for 20 more (per EPA LMOP database) Barriers – Gas rights contracts Idea – Build on 2005 Florida landfill gas conference and/or require each landfill gas owner to submit feasibility study Landfill Gas/Biogas

6. BIOMASS • Wood waste – yard waste, tree trimming, land clearing, etc • Energy crop – Can we grow our own? • Gasification and IGCC emerging as new technologies for biomass • Upcoming projects: JEA (yard waste – 20 MW), GRU (fuel supply RFI), TAL (wood waste – 30 MW) • Barriers: Fuel availability and variability is biggest concern (100 mile transportation radius) • DEP/FSEC – Biomass Survey • Idea – Ownership and refinement of Florida biomass resource map

7. MSW Incineration • 20% of Florida’s waste is incinerated (driven by policy and land issues) • Barrier - Opposition to MSW has increased over years and few new plants built • New plasma arc technology emerging such as Geoplasma in St Lucie County • Idea – support for research of cleaner destruction technologies for MSW.

8. Offshore Wind • RPS compliance attained largely through onshore wind (6,800 MW now to 28,000 MW in 2010). None in Florida • FPL Energy is leading owner of wind farms • National NREL wind maps miss Florida’s coastal, offshore, and ridge wind resources • Initial resources show that Class 3,4 and 5 wind speeds (6.5 to 8.5 m/s) near Pensacola, Miami and Jacksonville • Barrier – Older low-resolution maps for Florida showing low wind speeds • Idea - High resolution wind mapping is necessary to determine actual resources. Request state funding for this study.

9. Energy Costs • Most renewable energy costs usually above avoided costs. Technologies are not dispatchable increasing overall costs • Federal production tax credits are not reliable • State production tax credit – minimal funding • Idea – encourage long term extension of federal tax credit and increase funding of state production tax credit and/or apply investment tax credit to renewables other than hydrogen and biofuels

10. Technology Development • Florida Renewable Request for Grants • 183 proposals requesting $215 Million • Only $15 Million appropriated for 2007 • FSEC – Minimal focus on supply-side resources such as biomass, MSW, wind or hydro • Idea – continue to appropriate R&D funding for future years, proportion funding to technologies with near term potential

11. Other Additional Needs: • Potential transmission constraints into FL limits fuel resources to only FL. Conduct transmission study • Create model interconnection standards for all size interconnections • Create a business development infrastructure to assist developers with financing, proposals, business plans

12. Demand Side - Solar • Focus on solar thermal systems (JEA, GRU, OUC, LAK, TAL programs) • Florida Municipal Energy Efficiency Committee (FMEC) solar workshop with FLSEIA • Marketing, consumer education and workforce development • Idea – state-wide marketing/education program

13. Landfill Gas – feasibility study for each candidate landfill in Florida Biomass – build on current biomass survey MSW – development money to further plasma arc and other high temperature MSW destruction technologies Offshore Wind – prepare high resolution map Transmission study, common interconnection standards, business development infrastructure Increase state production tax credit Increase funding for research and development Identify a research institute to focus on supply side technologies Summary

14. Summary • Explore energy efficiency and demand-side management first • Activate the Florida Energy Commission • Energize the 2006 Florida Energy Plan and develop a Strategic Plan for development of renewables • Strategic Plan should focus on: • Fuel resource study • Financial incentives to reduce costs • Technology and development • Transmission issues • Interconnection Standards • Business Development • Solar marketing and continued financial incentives • Establishing goals is premature • If established, take into consideration the inequity across state for fuel resources

15. Questions Contact me: Kim Owens 21 West Church Street,T-12 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 665-4673 owenkc2@jea.com