Presented at the 2012 Governor's Energy Development Summit. For more information, please visit http://energy.utah.gov

1. Federal Solar Agenda in Utah
Exploring Contrasted Perspectives
Utah Governor’s
Energ y Development Summit
Februar y 15, 2012
Sarah Wright
Executive Director

2.  Non-Profit Organization, Est. 2001
 Policy and Regulatory Advocacy
 Public Education & Outreach
 Diverse partnerships and diverse funding
 Solutions-oriented approach
www.utahcleanenergy.org

3. How Much Land Do We Need for Utility Solar?
Western electricity • Follow Business as Usual
infrastructure needs - Path, or
$200 Billion investment • Clean Energy Vision Path
over the next 20 years
http://www.cleanenergyvision.org/

4. Clean Energy Vision in 2030
http://www.cleanenergyvision.org/

5. Clean Energy Vision in 2030
Land Use for Utility Solar
-- West-wide low efficiency scenario
-- West-wide high-efficiency scenario
-- Utah share low-efficiency scenario
-- Utah share high-efficiency scenario
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6. Close-up View
-- West-wide low efficiency scenario – 48,100 MW; 396,000 acres
-- West-wide high-efficiency scenario – 17,800 MW; 146,000 acres
-- Utah share low-efficiency scenario – 4,372 MW; 36,000 acres
-- Utah share high-efficiency scenario –1,618 MW; 13,275 Acres
Note: Acreage does not reflect new transmission
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