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Department of Energy Solar Soft Costs Program Overview Garrett Nilsen Acting Soft Costs Program Manager energy.gov/solar-office October 31, 2018 energy.gov/solar-office Solar Energy Technologies Office Overview WH WHAT WE WE DO: SETO works

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Department of Energy Solar Soft Costs Program Overview

Garrett Nilsen Acting Soft Costs Program Manager October 31, 2018

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Solar Energy Technologies Office Overview

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WH WHAT WE WE DO: SETO works to make it faster, easier, and more affordable for

Americans to access solar power by making smart R&D investments to lower costs so solar electricity is fully market-competitive without subsidies.

IMPA PACT:

SETO has funded work to drive down the cost of solar 90% toward the 2020 cost target, supporting the 250,000 JOBS in the solar industry.

FUTURE URE:

In addition to game-changing, cost-lowering R&D, SETO will continue to spur solar development and

increase grid resiliency across the country to diversify the U.S. domestic energy supply.

*NREL Site-Wide Facility Support

HOW WE W WE DO IT: SETO drives down the cost of solar through cooperative research,

development, demonstration, and deployment projects with private companies, universities, state and local governments, nonprofits, and national laboratories. SETO funds research through its five subprograms: Photovoltaics, Concentrating Solar Power, Systems Integration, Soft Costs, and Technology to Market.

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Solar Technologies: Photovoltaics, Concentrating Solar Power

Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver where it is collected and converted into heat. This heat energy can be stored and used to produce electricity whenever it is needed. Photovoltaic (PV) technologies absorb energy from sunlight and convert it directly into electricity through a semiconductor material, such as silicon. Individual PV panels/modules are connected together to make large arrays.

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Modern Electric Grid: Two Way Energy and Data Flow

Goal: Centralized and distributed generation optimized with finely tuned, 2-way load balancing

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Soft Costs are Declining (Just not as rapidly as Module Costs)

40%

Implied Non-Module Cost is used as a proxy for soft costs due to data limitations

Decrease in Non-Module Costs

Between 2008 & 2016

Setting and meeting ambitious goals

$0.00 $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Non-Module Costs

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Balance of Systems (Soft Costs)

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Core Components of Soft Costs Program

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LOWER SOFT COSTS & BARRIERS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH, DATA, AND ANALYSIS TRAINING

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Breakdown of Funding by Core Component

Foundational Research, Data, and Analysis 38% Institution al Support 42% Training 20%

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Workforce Training

GEARED: Power Systems Engineering

Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP)

NEW PROGRAMMING IN 2018/19!!

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Foundational Research, Data, and Analysis

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  • Addressed through:
  • Designation Programs
  • Challenges
  • State Energy Strategies
  • Solar Market Pathways

Institutional Support

Stakeholders Nationwide!!

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Solar Market Pathways

SHARE BEST PRACTICES TO REDUCE SOLAR’S SOFT COSTS. The Solar Market Pathways Program brings together 14 diverse teams under a single goal:

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Solar in Your Community Challenge Team Map

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172 Teams from 122 Cities and 4 American Indian Reservations

in 40 States plus Puerto Rico, Guam and Washington D.C.

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SolSmart – Nationally Distinguished. Locally Powered.

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Who’s near by? MD – 2

Laurel-Silver Carroll County- Silver

DC – 1

Washington- Gold

VA – 8

Alexandria- Bronze Fairfax- Bronze Falls Church- Silver Arlington- Bonze Richmond- Silver Charlottesville- Silver Abelmarle- Bronze Roanoke- Bronze

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Solar Energy Innovation Network

Note: PJM territory is highlighted as one location.

Cohort B: Improving Grid Flexibility and Resiliency through Advanced Siting and Operations of Solar + DER Cohort A: Improving Reliability and Affordability of Solar Energy through Options Analysis and Systems Design

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Beginning in 2018/19:

  • 7 Workforce Projects ($12.7M)
  • Covering: Digital Skills of Power Systems, Veterans in the Solar

Workforce, Workforce Capacity Building

  • 4 Low and Moderate Income Projects ($4.7M)
  • Covering: New Capital Structures, LMI in Puerto Rico, New Risk

Evaluation Methods

  • 15 Lab Analysis Projects ($15M)
  • Covering: Cost Benchmarking, PV O&M, Agriculture Issues, Valuation,

Data Access, Business Practices and more

What’s New?

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Thank you for your time. Questions?

Garrett Nilsen Garrett.Nilsen@ee.doe.gov