Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 5 Dec 2014

WHAT IS YOUR SOLAR DENSITY NUMBER?Pace LULC Annual Conference, December 5, 2015

11:00–12:15PM Breakout Sessions

Session 2: The New York Sun Initiative

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Mayor Leo Wiegman,Village of Croton-on-Hudson

lwiegman@crotononhudson-ny.gov

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Q1: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …SOLAR INCENTIVES?2012

yesterday2014 today

2016 tomorrow

Federal policy

Sunsetting!!

Investment Tax Credit

ITC 30% tax benefit

ITC 30% tax benefit

ITC expires 12/31/16

State policy

Dropping fast!

$ incentives $1.50/watt $0.90/watt

$0 (Megablock

program runs out…)

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Q2: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …COST OF SOLAR?

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014$0.00

$2.50

$5.00

$7.50

$10.00

$8.63$9.40

$7.76$8.65 $8.88

$9.34$8.61

$7.10

$6.01$5.49

$4.92$4.55

$4.15 $4.05 $3.99 $4.00 $3.99 $4.00$3.59

$2.91

$1.91$1.44 $1.19 $0.98

Westchester County NY

System cost (ave. $/w)

Source: NYSERDA Solar PON 2112 data accessed at open.ny.gov

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6-2009

2-2010

1-2011

7-2011

1-2012

7-2012

2-2013

7-2013

3-2014

11-2014

$0.00

$0.08

$0.16

$0.24

$0.32

$0.40Elec rate ConEd resid. ($/kWh)

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Q3: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …VALUE OF SOLAR?

17% hike since 2012

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Q5: WHAT IS …SOLARIZE WESTCHESTER?

Solarize Westchester has two complementary programs:

1. Solar-friendly Permitting and Zoning effort will help Westchester municipalities design and implement regulations in their communities that encourage residential and commercial installations of solar energy systems in a manner that is safe and consistent with local and state construction codes and zoning rules.

2. Solarize Community Campaigns in which the Solarize Westchester Team will assist local communities to select competitively chosen solar

photovoltaic (“PV”) installers to make residential and small commercial solar energy more accessible and affordable for residents and businesses in participating municipalities.

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Q5: WHAT IS …SOLARIZE WESTCHESTER?

Solarize Westchester has two complementary programs:

1. Solar-friendly Permitting and Zoning effort will help Westchester municipalities design and implement regulations in their communities that encourage residential and commercial installations of solar energy systems in a manner that is safe and consistent with local and state construction codes and zoning rules.

2. Solarize Community Campaigns in which the Solarize Westchester Team will assist local communities to select competitively chosen solar

photovoltaic (“PV”) installers to make residential and small commercial solar energy more accessible and affordable for residents and businesses in participating municipalities.

Goal: 400 new installations under contract by January

2016:~ 50 in each of 8 Solarize Community Campaigns

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Q4: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO…SOLAR PERMITTING?

2012 yesterday

2014 today

2016 tomorrow

Local policy

Taking off!!

Expedited Solar-

specific Permiting

Available in 4 N Y Munis

Available in 38 N Y

munis (6 in Westcheste

r)

Solarize Westchester

BEGINS ROLL OUT 2015-2016

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EXPEDITED PERMITTING IN WESTCHESTER

For full list of solar-specific permits, visit: http

://www.solarizewestchester.com/for-municipalities/solar-permitting-zoning

/

Bedfordhttp://www.bedfordny.gov/departments/building-inspector/

Cortlandthttp://www.townofcortlandt.com/Cit-e-Access/FormCenter/?TID=20&TPID=2448

Croton-on-Hudsonhttp://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Engr/VillageForms

Somershttp://www.somersny.com/Pages/SomersNY_Building/index

White Plainshttp://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/index.aspx?NID=115

Yonkershttp://www.cityofyonkers.com/live/real-estate-homes/forms-permits

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Find your town’s Solar Energy Density

(kWh/year/person) here:https://infogr.am/lwiegman

Click on “Solar in Westchester”