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Welcome to the Norwich Energy Committee’s 2013 Solarize Norwich Campaign

Welcome to the Norwich Energy Committee’s 2013 Solarize Norwich Campaign. Tonight’s Topics. What is Solarize Norwich? Why “solarize”? Benefits of solar electricity Example: Site Analysis/Production How net metering works Neighbors with solar Norwich Technologies & Solaflect Q & A.

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Welcome to the Norwich Energy Committee’s 2013 Solarize Norwich Campaign

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  1. Welcome to the Norwich Energy Committee’s 2013Solarize NorwichCampaign

  2. Tonight’s Topics • What is Solarize Norwich? • Why “solarize”? • Benefits of solar electricity • Example: Site Analysis/Production • How net metering works • Neighbors with solar • Norwich Technologies & Solaflect • Q & A

  3. What is Solarize Norwich? • Norwich Energy Committee's campaign to promote residential renewable energy use • Through 2011: 30 homeowners had installed solar electric panels • Solarize Norwich 2012: +13 homeowners • To achieve 90% renewable energy in Norwich by 2050 will require 32 residential installations/year

  4. Why “solarize”?Why 90% renewable by 2050? • Current path of carbon emissions means we will go far beyond 2C (3.6  F) increase in average temperatures, the limit usually cited as maximum non-disastrous increase. • Vigorous action required at all levels of society, from policy to personal lives.

  5. Why “solarize”?Why 90% renewable by 2050? To stabilize temperature, global climate emissions must peak within 5-10 years and decline rapidly every year thereafter. (to energize – or scare the pants off – you, Google “Dave Roberts TED talk”)

  6. Union of Concerned Scientists report: Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast

  7. Why “solarize”?Why 90% renewable by 2050? • Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan goal: 90% of all energy used in state from renewable sources by year 2050. • Norwich Energy Committee goal: support the state plan at the town level.

  8. Benefits of Solar Electricity(with thanks to SEIA) • Control over your electricity bills. • No fuel costs = no fuel inflation • Invest now, generate electricity for <10 cents/kWh (compare to utility price of 15 cents/kWh) • Create local jobs, encourage local investment. • Protect the electric grid. • Smoother demand curve for electricity • Utilities can better manage peak electricity load • Reduces strain on distribution, losses in transmission

  9. Example: Site Analysis

  10. Example: Projected vs. Actual Production

  11. How Net Metering Works

  12. How Net Metering Works • Credits calculated monthly, with carryover • Net credit • kWh generated but not used at your home • calculated at retail rate (now, $.14877/kWh) • Net credit • total kWh generated • calculated at $.06/kWh retail rate

  13. Example Net-Meter Utility Bill...in fall, with credits built up

  14. Example Net-Meter Utility Bill...in spring, with credits used up

  15. Example Net-Meter Utility Bill...later, with credits building up

  16. Neighbors with solar,available during Q&A • Deb/Jay Van Arman • Linda Gray • Terry McDonnell

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