On July 9, 2016, I spoke to CommonBound 2016 conference attendees on the impact that energy policy could have on furthering an economy based on economic justice.

1. T H E S H O C K I N G I M PA C T O F
B O R I N G E N E R G Y P O L I C Y
A N E L E C T R I F Y I N G M O M E N T
John Farrell
July 9, 2016

3. P O L L : D O Y O U K N O W W H AT N E T
M E T E R I N G I S ?

4. 1 9 7 9

5. S U R P R I S E !

6. O N E O P T I O N

7. C H O I C E

8. E N O R M O U S G R O W T H
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
21,735
14,734
9,587
5,902
3,625
2,271
1,650
1,21586459144532823716211382604230199
Approximate installed solar capacity via net metering, megawatts

9. I M P L I C AT I O N S

10. I M P L I C AT I O N S

14. H I S T O RY

15. “There is one
great advantage
that must follow
regulation, and
that advantage is
protection"

16. 1900
1960
1930

17. “We come to work each day to
do what we did the day before”

18. B R E A K P O I N T

19. The big stall

20. 0
120
240
360
480
600
Per capita electricity use
Average annual retail electricity prices
Wind and solar power capacity
199019801970 2000 2010
Sources: World Bank, EIA, US Census, SEIA, LBNL
Electricity prices rise

21. 0
120
240
360
480
600
Per capita electricity use
Average annual retail electricity prices
Wind and solar power capacity
199019801970 2000 2010
Sources: World Bank, EIA, US Census, SEIA, LBNL
Demand slows

22. 0
120
240
360
480
600
Per capita electricity use
Average annual retail electricity prices
Wind and solar power capacity
199019801970 2000 2010
Sources: World Bank, EIA, US Census, SEIA, LBNL
Renewable energy grows

23. T R A N S F O R M AT I O N

24. A W H O L E
N E W W O R L D

25. Minster
POPULATION 2,806

26. P E R C E N T O F
H O U S E H O L D S W I T H
S O L A R
15%

28. In 20 years…

29. R . I . P.

30. U N P R E C E D E N T E D
O P P O R T U N I T Y

31. $ 3 6 0 B I L L I O N

32. 23%
49%
All buildings
Source: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65298.pdf
R O O F T O P S O L A R P O T E N T I A L 2 0 1 6
POTENTIAL PERCENT OF
POWER FROM LOCAL
ROOFTOP SOLAR
Over 50%
40 to 50%
25 to 40%
11 to 25%
2008 data
40-50%
25-40%
Over
50%
Over
50%
25-40%

33. 53% used on-site
S O L A R A L O N E
S O L A R + E V + B AT T E RY
+ S M A RT C O N T R O L S
89% used on-site

34. B I G B E N E F I T S

35. R E N E WA B L E
B E N E F I T S
0
3
6
9
12
15
Jan-2002 Jan-2004 Jan-2006 Jan-2008 Jan-2010 Jan-2012 Jan-2014
Natural Gas Price
Wind and Sun Price

36. D I S T R I B U T E D
B E N E F I T S
Solar on Littlestown Hospital
D I S P E R S I N G 1 - M W S O L A R P L A N T S
R E D U C E S I N T E G R AT I O N C O S T S
0
1
2
3
4
1 solar project 5 solar projects 25 solar projects
0.3¢
1.1¢
3.9¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
Credit: USDA

37. L O C A L E C O N O M I C B E N E F I T S
1 megawatt
$2.5 million
20 jobs
Source: ILSR, 2014
$5.4 million in energy savings

38. R E T I R I N G A N T I Q U E
R U L E S

39. Timeline of State Renewable Energy Standards
1983 1991 19991998199719961994
NE
NJ
TX
NV
NM WACA
DE
CT
MT
DCMD
HI
MN
MN
WIIA
IA
VT
PA
YEAR UPDATED
Sources: C2ES, DSIRE
YEAR ADOPTED
2000 2001 2002 20062005
OR
NC
NH
AZ MN
NV
NY
RI
CO
NM NJ
(30 total)
2003 20102004 200920082007
MA MI
MO
OH
IL
KS
WI
CT
PA
NM
NV
MN
CT
DE
CA
AZ
TX
NV
CO
CT
CO
CA
WI
NJ
HI
CT
NJ
TX
PA
NM
NJ
MN
ME
MD
MD
MA
DE
DC
NV
MN
ME
IL
HI
DC
MA
IL
DE
CO
RI
OR NY
NJ
MD

40. Timeline of State Energy Efficiency Standards
1999 2000 20082007200620052004
CA
CO
CT
HI
IL
MD
MI
MN
NV
NM
NY
OH*NC
PA
PA
RITX
TX
VT
WA
YEAR UPDATED
Source: ACEEE, 2014, http://bit.ly/eers-timeline
YEAR ADOPTED
2009 2010 2011 201420132012
IA
ME
MA
OR
CA
HI
NV
AZ
AR WI
CT
NM
(25 total)
* “paused” in 2013

41. N E W R U L E S

42. 4 P R I N C I P L E S F O R
C O M M U N I T Y
R E N E WA B L E E N E R G Y
1. Tangible benefits
2. Flexible in forms of ownership
3. Increase Renewables
4. Access to all
N E W
R U L E S

43. E N E R G Y D E M O C R A C Y I N A C T I O N
GRID AS
COMMONS
= super efficient buildings
A solution that
New York is
pursuing

44. C O N E D

45. T R A N S PA R E N T P R I C I N G
Day NightNight

46. -6%
T R A N S PA R E N T P R I C I N G
Peak energy use
PECO, 2015

47. The utility adds a monthly
assessment to the customer’s bill
to pay for energy savings
improvements, with the savings
greater than the monthly cost.
A utility customer signs up for
better insulation, a rooftop solar
array, or a share of solar on a
nearby building.
1
2
M A K I N G
C L E A N
E N E R G Y
E A S I E R
T H A N A
C R E D I T
C A R D
S W I P E
F I N A N C I N G : O N - B I L L R E PAY M E N T

48. H O W ?

50. https://ilsr.org/community-power-map/

51. www.ilsr.org
C H A N G I N G
T H E R U L E S
P R O V I D I N G
T O O L S
1 0 0 % R E N E WA B L E
L O C A L E C O N O M Y
H U M A N
S C A L E
L O C A L
O W N E R S H I P
D E M O C R AT I C
A U T H O R I T Y
I L L U S T R AT I N G
T H E V I S I O N

52. Beyond Sharing: How Communities
Can Take Ownership of Renewable
Power
The electric utility monopoly is breaking up, but will new companies
make renewable energy become another form of wealth extraction or
can community renewable energy enable communities to capture their
renewable power?
John Farrell
April 2016
www.ilsr.org
R E A D O U R
R E P O R T S
R E A D M O R E
@johnffarrell
F O L L O W

53. Q U E S T I O N & A N S W E R
S E C T I O N

54. R E A D M O R E O F J O H N ’ S
W O R K AT I L S R . O R G
Beyond Sharing: How Communities
Can Take Ownership of Renewable
Power
The electric utility monopoly is breaking up, but will new companies
make renewable energy become another form of wealth extraction or
can community renewable energy enable communities to capture their
renewable power?
John Farrell
April 2016
B R E A K T H E C H A I N S ,
B U I L D L O C A L P O W E R
V I D E OB E Y O N D S H A R I N G
R E P O R T