Ou Our Energy F gy Future: e: Ren enewables, s, T Transm smissi ssion, Storag age & e & Distribution on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Kit Kennedy Director, Energy & Transportation Program Email: kkennedy@nrdc.org
Economic and En Energy G Growth T Trends D Diverge 3.0 2.5 2.0 Index 1975 = 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Energy Consumption (in British Thermal Units) GDP (in billions of chained 2000 dollars)
Trends i in U.S. El Elect ctrici city Use a and Population 4,500 350 4,000 300 3,500 Electricity Consumption (TWh) Population (millions) 250 3,000 200 2,500 2,000 150 1,500 100 1,000 50 500 - - Electricity Consumption Population
Elec ectricity Gener Generation—The Unc Uncer ertain C Cour urse se o of Ga Gas s v. Coa oal C Com ompetition on 200,000 180,000 Monthly Generation (in GWh) 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 Coal Natural Gas 20,000 6 per. Mov. Avg. (Coal) 6 per. Mov. Avg. (Natural Gas) 0 Jan-09 May-09 Sep-09 Jan-10 May-10 Sep-10 Jan-11 May-11 Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 Sep-12 Jan-13 May-13 Sep-13 Jan-14 May-14
Tha hank nks s To Ener ergy E Efficiency ncy, R Residen dential E Energy U Usage P Per Househo ehold I d Is Decrea easing ng. . . .
Solar, Wind a nd and nd Non-hydro R Rene newables: Hug uge I Inc ncrease i in n Gene neratio ion, Capa pacit ity and nd Ra Rate o of Growth Over the he P Past 15 Y Years . . .
Growth in S Solar PV I Is S Striking . . . . .. . .. .
Renew ewabl ble E e Energy I Is Gaini ning ng . . . .
But St Still H ll Has F Far t to Go . . .
Electricity T Trends i nds in New ew England
Elec ectricity T Tren ends i in n Massa ssachusetts . s . . . Massachusetts generated 63% of its • electricity from natural gas and 12% from coal in 2013. In 2013, 9.3% of Massachusetts’ net • electricity generation came from renewable energy resources, primarily from biomass and hydroelectricity. Per capita energy consumption is low, in • part because of aggressive state efficiency programs Progress on solar and wind . . . • Massachusetts installed 237 MW of solar energy capacity in 2013, ranking fourth nationally But offshore wind will be the game changer •
Propo pose sed O Offsh shore W Wind nd P Projec ects i s in n the U he U.S. (Na Navi vigan ant C t Consulti ting)
Proposed W ed Wind P d Projects O Offsho hore M Massachuse chusetts Current Status Cape Wind: In the process of securing financing by end of 2014 RI/MA WEA: Deepwater Wind to submit Site Assessment Plan for its 200 turbine Deepwater ONE project early 2015 Massachusetts WEA: Final Sale Notice announced - more than 742,000 acres to be auctioned on January 29, 2015 www.boem.gov
BOE OEM’s P Progr ogress T To o Da Date Lease Auctions Lease Auctions Expected in 2015 : Already Held: Massachusetts (4) Cape Wind Cape Wind New Jersey (2) Delaware Block Island MA-RI (2) Call Areas : Maryland (2) NY Call Area New York Virginia North Carolina (3) Tetra Tech
Ho How Can W We e Scale Up E e Up Ener nergy E Efficiency a and nd Renew ewabl ble E e Energy? At the F Federal L Lev evel el . . . . . Administration and EPA should • strengthen and finalize the Clean Power Plan’s carbon pollution standards by June 2015 Tax policy: extension of Production Tax • Credit, Investment Tax Credit, energy efficiency tax credits Key Role of Department of Energy: • QER • Energy Efficiency Standards • Innovation and Research • Continued Progress by Department of • Interior on Offshore Wind
Ho How Can W We e Scale Up E e Up Ener nergy E Efficiency a and nd Renew ewabl ble E e Energy? At the S State a and L d Local L Lev evel el . . . . Massachusetts should maintain its key • leadership role on energy efficiency and renewable energy under a new administration Green Communities Act • Renewable Portfolio Standard • Energy Efficiency Resource • Standard Regional Greenhouse Gas • Initiative State carbon pollution standard • implementation plans due as early as June 2016 – focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy Important role for cities • Boston: NRDC/IMT City Energy • Project/ACEEE Most Efficient City Cambridge: EE Benchmarking •
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