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Holy Cross Energy CREA Energy Innovations Summit Community Solar

Holy Cross Energy CREA Energy Innovations Summit Community Solar. Del Worley CEO October 28, 2013. About Holy Cross. Generation and Distribution Cooperative 55,000 meters Located in the West Central Mountains of Colorado Serve the Aspen and Vail Ski Areas

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Holy Cross Energy CREA Energy Innovations Summit Community Solar

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  1. Holy Cross EnergyCREA Energy Innovations SummitCommunity Solar Del Worley CEO October 28, 2013

  2. About Holy Cross • Generation and Distribution Cooperative • 55,000 meters • Located in the West Central Mountains of Colorado • Serve the Aspen and Vail Ski Areas • Own 60 MWs of Generation and Purchases the rest – Mostly from Public Service Company of Colorado • Winter Peaking (250+MWs vs. 150+ MWs Summer)

  3. History (why are we doing what we are doing in the renewable arena??) • Coops are Consumer Companies and are governed locally • Consumer Surveys • 2003 • Amendment 37 • 2007 • 2009 • 2012 • 2004 • Established the WECARE Program (With Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy) • Set a goal of 20% renewable energy by 2015 • 2012 set a goal of an annual reduction of 2.5% of annual sales through EE measures at the end of 5 years

  4. A few Facts • 2% surcharge to consumers bill to used primarily for EE and renewable rebates plus administration costs • Renewable energy premiums are passed through the monthly Power Cost Adjustment • Small Distributed generation • 416 net metered systems (2,600 kW) mostly solar • 5 hydro systems (200 kW) delivering power to utility • 1 MW solar array under a PPA – Rifle area • 1 MW community solar – Rifle & Basalt

  5. A few Facts continued • Large Distributed Generation • 3 MW of coal mine vented methane generation • Located near Paonia, Colorado on Delta-Montrose’s distribution system and then wheeled to our system • 10 MW Biomass generation • Located in Gypsum, Colorado • Fueled by waste forest products (beetle kill) • Due online mid December of this year • After the Biomass Plant comes on-line Holy Cross will meet its 20% renewable goal

  6. Pending projects • 2012 PV RFP • Bids limited to 300 kW/site, Sites limited to Roaring Fork & Eagle valleys • 3 bids selected for development • 2 near Eagle, CO • 1 near Carbondale, CO • 800 kW total, PPA negotiations ongoing • In service by the middle of 2014

  7. Holy Cross and Clean Energy CollectiveCommunity Solar Gardens • Entered into an agreement in April 2010 to allow Holy Cross Members own solar generation in a Community Solar Garden • Purpose was to offer a choice to Members who did not want or could not put solar on their home or business • Created a model that would offer similar economics as net metering including rebate options

  8. Clean Energy Collective is single counterparty • Responsible for O&M, calculating bill credits • 20 year PPA with option to extend • Developer has right to add capacity up to a contract maximum before a cutoff date • Payments made to array owners via monetary credit on electric bill – avoids virtual net metering • Ownership limited to current HCE members • Any excess money carried forward to future bills • All Renewable Energy Credits included in purchase www.EasyCleanEnergy.com

  9. Community Solar Gardens • Mid Valley Solar Array • 340 panels • 78 kW capacity • 19 owners • On-line August 2010 • Garfield County Airport Solar Array • 3,575 panels • 858 kW Capacity • 142 owners to date • On-line June 2011 Photos courtesy of Clean Energy Collective

  10. Questions??

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