The document discusses how promoting solar energy can create jobs and free America from foreign oil dependence. It argues that a pathway to changing the electricity mix is to focus on customer technologies like solar and energy efficiency in the short term, and central station renewables like wind and biomass in the mid-term. Political will is needed as the catalyst to drive these changes through government mandates and by converting positive public opinion into political force.
1. How Solar Energy creates Jobs and frees America from foreign oil Jigar Shah Solar Industry Veteran
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15. What is Realistic The United States has over 1,400 utility companies. Over $200B of solar PV can be installed by 2016 creating over 2,000,000 job-years of employment and Billions in tax revenue 2010 2015 2020 Area of solar competitiveness Electricity Price Rising
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17. Solar PV Pathway to 2012 Goal * All advances have already been discovered to achieve above benefits, implementation and optimization through scale is required Cents per Retail kWh Total ownership cost Balance of System (BOS) Reliability 2012 goal O&M Solar Panels Balance of System/ Installation Labor Avg. Retail Electricity Price Cell Efficiency 15% to 19% Mfg. Yield 85% ď¨ 95% Mfg. Scale (MWs) 100 ď¨ 900 Silicon Material ďŞ 50% Installation Efficiency Scale/Speed Solar System Cost Reduction Impacts O&M Solar Panels BOS/ Install BOS/ Install
18. Solar Program Justification Sources of Benefits from Solar Power Installations Employment/Fees â income tax, sales tax, local fees Includes mfg, engineering, design, installation, and overhead jobs. Emissions â secondary using cap & trade values NO x , SO x , Mercury, and CO 2 Electric Grid Reliability Benefits Reliability, Loss Savings, Substation, Transmission, Peak Load Availability â 5% reduction is wholesale/peak power prices Health Care Reduced deaths from particulate pollution and asthma related heath care costs Water Power is the #1 user of water in the country, 1.8L per kWh
19. Japanese Solar Program Historical Solar Subsidy and Benefits 10 year program â Breakeven 2003/4 (Billions Yen)