Here Comes the Sun: Colorado's Bright Solar Future - COSEIA 2014 Talk
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The document discusses the growth of solar power in Colorado from 2007 to 2012. It notes that during this period, Colorado's installed solar capacity grew from 14 MW to over 300 MW. This solar power produced 1.3 million MWh of clean electricity, saved 300 million gallons of water, prevented 1 million tons of CO2 emissions, and created almost 11,000 jobs. However, the document also mentions challenges facing the continued growth of solar power such as uncertain incentives and industry consolidation.
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Here Comes the Sun: Colorado's Bright Solar Future - COSEIA 2014 Talk
- 1. HERE COMES THE SUN RAMEZ NAAM rameznaam.com @ramez
- 2. mez@morethanhuman.org @ramez RAMEZ NAAM More Information: The Infinite Resource
- 3. Congrats!
- 4. 300 Colorado Installed Solar Capacity (MW) 300 MW 250 MW 200 150 100 50 14 MW 0 2007 2008 2009 Cumulatitive Capacity 2010 Installed 2011 2012
- 5. Produced 1.3 Million MWh of Clean Electricity
- 6. Saved 300 Million Gallons of Water
- 7. Prevented ~1 Million Tons of CO2 Release
- 8. Almost 11,000 Direct & Indirect Jobs $1.4 Billion Economic Benefits
- 9. Congrats!
- 10. Challenges
- 12. Cost Squeeze
- 13. Consolidation?
- 15. Temperature Change since 1880 (degrees F) Linfield College
- 27. Optimism
- 28. AN AMAZING ENERGY SOURCE
- 29. 10,000 x
- 30. 10 Seconds of Sunlight
- 31. = 1 Day of Humanity’s Energy Use
- 32. 1 Hour of Sunlight
- 33. = 1 Year of Humanity’s Energy Use
- 37. 0.3% of Earth’s Land Area Could Power Humanity in 2030.
- 40. Solar Thermal
- 41. A BRIGHT FUTURE
- 45. PV Module Cost / Watt Michael Dawes
- 46. …Whole System Level Cost
- 47. And Rooftop Cost is Dropping
- 49. SQUEEZE PRICES AND STILL PROFIT
- 52. TAILWIND
- 64. WHICH COMPANIES?
- 66. HOW MUCH?
- 67. $40 / ton
- 68. $40 / ton
- 69. $46 / ton
- 70. $60 / ton
- 71. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
- 72. an additional $0.06 / kwh for CO’s electricity mix
- 73. an additional $0.45 / therm for natural gas heating
- 74. David Suzuki
- 76. Huge Opportunity
- 77. HERE COMES THE SUN RAMEZ NAAM rameznaam.com @ramez
Editor's Notes
- Image source: Linfield College. http://www.linfield.edu/
- Bear GlacierSource: Globalwarmingart.com
- Pederson GlacierGlobalwarming art
- Pederson GlacierSource: globalwarmingart.com
- http://solarenergyfactsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/solar-energy-to-power-world.jpg
- Solar jobs growing at 10x the national rate. About 20% job growth annually vs. 2% for all jobs.Two thirds of those new jobs are for installers.
- Tom Morrissey, a former Republican Party chairman in Arizona, said he considered domestically produced energy a national security issue.
- http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/climate-solutions/carbon-tax-or-cap-and-trade/The point is to tip the scales. If green energy is cheaper than fossil fuels, people will switch. That funds R&D in clean energy, which helps reduce the price further.