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Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc. Next Steps: Site Plan approval: Stormwater Plan etc. NStar Interconnection Services Agreement Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance. Yarmouth Board of Selectmen. Photovoltaic Installations Proposed for DY School District & Town of Yarmouth - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Yarmouth
Board of Selectmen
Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc. Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Liz Argo, Argo Consulting
Photovoltaic Installations Proposed for DY School District & Town of Yarmouth
August 6, 2013
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Background on Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative (CVEC)
Cape Light Compact (CLC) desired to stabilize electric rates for all ratepayers with renewable energy projects
The Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CVEC) formed out of a strategic planning process undertaken by the Cape Light Compact (CLC) in 2007
With passage of Green Communities Act (GCA) in 2008, the opportunity for CVEC changed from wholesale energy development to Net Metered municipal energy development
CVEC PV Initiative Round 1 and Round 2 work in conjunction with the GCA to provide Net Metered municipal energy development
Now in CVEC Round 1 (~16MW for 7 municipalities) and
CVEC Round 2 (~20MW for 10 municipalities and districts)
Yarmouth not in Round 1 because Round 1 primarily capped landfills
Background on Broadway Electric
76 year old Boston-based electrical contractor
Third generation owned
DCAM certified
Licensed electricians
Most installed base of PV in Massachusetts
Previous experience installing for school districts
MWRA Deer Island
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
CVEC Round 1 Total : ~ 16Megawatts
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
36 “A” Sites Awarded (All Barnstable Round 2 sites are “A” sites) and 10 “B” Sites Awarded (sites requiring more pre-construction labor)Project Structure:
Vendor Owns FacilityCVEC Buys Output from VendorCVEC Sells “Output” to CVEC Member through PPA
36 “A” Sites Awarded (All Barnstable Round 2 sites are “A” sites) and 10 “B” Sites Awarded (sites requiring more pre-construction labor)Project Structure:
Vendor Owns FacilityCVEC Buys Output from VendorCVEC Sells “Output” to CVEC Member through PPA
Background on Round 2
Worked with towns to find potential sites starting in 2011
RFP for Solar PV Round 2 issued in September 2011
Responses from 11 Developers
Interviews with 4 Developers
Contract awarded to Broadway Electric Company in 2012
~ 20MW for 10 municipalities and districts - Roof & Ground
Project Structure: “POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT” (PPA) Vendor Builds, Designs, Owns & Maintains PV Facility
CVEC Buys PV “Output” from Vendor, paying PPA price CVEC Sells PV “Output” to Town & District at PPA price (plus administrative adder) Town and School District benefit from savings on electrical bills
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
CVEC Round 2
Total : ~ 20 Megawatts
PV Installations for Dennis/Yarmouth School District
Site Size
DY High School Roof Mount 641 kWDY High School Ground Mount 715 kWMattacheese Roof Mount 214 kWMattacheese Ground Mount 998 kWMarguerite Small Ground Mount 861 kW
Ezra Baker Roof Mount 71 kWWixon School Ground Mount 459 kW
TOTAL TOTAL 3,959 kW (~ 4 MW)3,959 kW (~ 4 MW)
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Completed Steps for Yarmouth’s DY School District PV Installations
COMPLETED Date
Site Selection for CVEC Round 2 with Yarmouth representatives 2011
Round 2 RFP released 2011
Vendor Selection 2012
Yarmouth Site Plan Review for DY High, Mattacheese & ME Small March 5 2013
Return to Site Plan Review with revisions April 9 2013
Determination of Non-Applicability from Building Inspector for APD May 2013
Return to Site Plan Review with revisions April 30 2013
Projects Presented to Yarmouth BoS May 14 2013
Newspaper advertising Outreach May 14 2013
Public Outreach at Mattacheese Middle School with WXTK & WQRC May 28 2013
Carol Woodbury on WQRC regarding District’s PV projects June 30 2013
Presentations posted on District, Town & CVEC websites July 4 2013
Appearance before Zoning Board of Appeals July 25 2013
Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
DY High School – Roof and Grounds
Mattacheese Roof and Grounds
M.E. Small Roof (too old) and Grounds
• Mattacheese• ME Small• DY High School
Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
Mattacheese Ground Mount
PLAN B (998kW) FINAL
PLAN A (1,499kW) ORIGINAL
Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
Mattacheese Ground Mount
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Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
M.E. Small Ground Mount
PLAN B (861 kW) FINAL
PLAN A (861 kW) ORIGINAL
Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
M.E. Small Ground Mount
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Installation Sites for Yarmouth Schools
Ezra Baker
DY High School Ground Mount
PLAN B (715kW) - FINAL
PLAN A (1276kW) - ORIGINAL
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Installation Sites for Yarmouth SchoolsDY High School Ground Mount
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Structure of the Deal District Leases or Sub-Leases Site to CVEC
Benefit to District is in Monthly NStar Credits for PV electricity less the cost of the PPA price (= savings of ~ .05 per kWh)
CVEC Contracts with Developer to Finance, Build, Own, Operate PV
CVEC Applies District’s Excess PV Power against specified Town Accounts
CVEC Contracts to buy Power from Developer at Fixed-Price PPA
CVEC Applies Power to School District accounts at Fixed PPA price (~.07 per kWh)
NStar Allocates Net-Metering Credits (~.12 per kWh) against all accounts eliminating District Electric Bills
Benefit to Town is the reduction of electrical costs on specified accounts, and School budget relief due to District’s eliminated electrical costs
NStar Allocates Net-Metering Credits (~.12 per kWh) against those specified Town accounts
Benefit from Monthly NStar Credits for PV electricity, less the cost of PPA, is split between Town & District (Half of ~ .05 per kWh = .025 per kWh)
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Yarmouth’s DY School District PV ESTIMATED SAVINGS for DYRSD
*** Estimated : NStar upgrade costs not known and based on conservative assumptions as to projected price of electricity, Net Metering credits and School District usage
Site kW (DC)
Year 1 kWh
(GAO)
Year 1 Estimated Savings
Based on GAO
DY High School – Roof Mounted BTM 641 600,776 $ 31,120
DY High School – Ground Mounted 715 760,485 $ 16,563
Mattacheese Middle School – Roof Mounted BTM214 205,351 $ 10,637
Mattacheese Middle School – Ground Mounted998 1,062,642
$ 29,520
ME Small School – Ground Mounted 861 916,626 $ 25,464
TOTAL End Year One Savings based on GAO $ 113,304
TOTAL End Year 20 Savings based on GAO $ 3,393,396
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
* Guaranteed Annual Output (80% of output), before NStar upgrade costs and based on assumed projections, including price of electricity, escalation in electrical costs and usage
Yarmouth’s DY School District PV ESTIMATED SAVINGS for TOWN
Additional Benefits to School District, Yarmouth Schools & Yarmouth
• Two of the Yarmouth School installations are Behind-the-Meter, providing direct savings against those electrical accounts
• The estimated carbon equivalent offset from all 5 PV installations in Yarmouth (including DY High) is estimated to be 5,515,514 pounds
• The installations and information kiosks will provide support for DY science/math curricula and hands-on PV experience (underway)
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Benefits of CVEC Projects
Financing large scale renewable energy projects does not burden Town debt capacity
Professional and technical expertise in the energy field (3 PV Initiatives in the works – one producing power, two about to start construction)
Central contract for purchasing, O&M, and administration
Electric Cooperative bylaws generally limit member liability exposure to member pledge or capitalization ($25.00)
CVEC project-bundling provides economies of scale resulting in better PPA pricing and fixed PPA price contracts for the 20 years
Lower electric rates for municipal accounts benefits residents
Next Steps:
Site Plan approval:Stormwater Plan
etc.NStar Interconnection Services Agreement
Secure Net Metering Credit Assurance
Completed Steps & Next Steps for Yarmouth’s DY School District PV
Installations
COMPLETED Next Step
PSA & PDA between CVEC & DYRSD
EMS between CVEC & Broadway Electrical
Secured S-REC Eligibility
Support Letter from Yarmouth BoS or Authorize Town Admin to write on behalf of BoS
Receive Zoning Board of Appeals Approval
Receive NStar ISA
Secure Net Metering Assurance !!!!
Construction
Yarmouth’s DY School District
Photovoltaic (PV) Installations