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Solar Energy St. Cloud Nutrient, Energy and Water Recovery Facility SOLAR INITIATIVE TIMELINE First Solar Install at the St. Cloud 8 Behind the Solar Initiative Nutrient Meter Solar Resolution of RFP Energy Installations at Support

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Solar Energy

St. Cloud

Nutrient, Energy and Water Recovery Facility

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SOLAR INITIATIVE TIMELINE

May 2015 July 2015 Jan 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 02 03 05 06 01 04

First Solar Install at the St. Cloud Nutrient Energy & Water Recovery Facility 8 Behind the Meter Solar Installations at City facilities are generating electricity Solar Initiative Resolution of Support was approved by City Council in July 2015 Community Solar Gardens City subscribed to over 20 million kWh’s 2019 NEW Facility 200 kW Array 40 kW Array

RFP

Solar RFP

City issued a Request for Proposals for Solar related Services and Projects

Solar Resolution

f Support

CSG

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ENERGY TRACKING

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY

164

Homes’ Electricity (Use for one year)

1,200,000

Pounds of Coal

2,700,000

Miles Driven (By a passenger vehicle)

1,600,000 Kilowatt- Hours

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350,000 kWh ANNUAL PRODUCTION

FIRST SOLAR ROOFTOP INSTALL 20 kW FIRST BEHIND THE METER INSTALL 220 kW

NEW RECOVERY FACILITY • SOLAR

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NEW - % from Renewable Energy Sources

MEASURE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTIONS

38%

53%

SAVE $

MORE SOLAR

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82%

Onsite 91% w/CSG

75%

Onsite

<1%

Onsite

2016 2017 2018

Purchased from Grid Biofuel Onsite Solar Community Solar Garden

4.4M kWh 533K kWh 339K kWh 5.3M kWh 1.4M kWh 3.7M kWh 512K kWh 326K kWh

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6,653,315 6,288,584 5,757,855 5,281,267 1,395,710 1,294,667

1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

NEW Recovery Facility Purchased Energy (kWh)

2018 = 81% Reduction in Purchased Energy

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% RENEWABLE

81%

Mar 2018

81% 75%

May 2018

80% 79%

July 2018

75%

Aug 2018

77%

Sep 2018

Apr 2018

June 2018

NEW Recovery Facility

81%

Oct 2018

76% 78%

Dec 2018

74% 79%

Feb 2019

86%

Mar 2019

90%

Apr 2019

Nov 2018

Jan 2019

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St. Cloud & Community Solar Gardens
Subscribed to over

22,000,000

kilowatt-hours

32 Gardens
25 gardens

commissioned since 2017

7 Project Sites
5 Solar Developers

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Projected Annual Savings

Community Solar Gardens

$0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2019 2020

Projected Savings of $28,000,000 over the next 25 years

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THANK YOU & QUESTIONS

Liz Kramer

Public Services Analyst Elizabeth.kramer@ci.stcloud.mn.us 320.255.7226

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CSG SAVINGS - SIMPLE Company Total Cost Total Credits Total Savings

NordicSolar $117,373.42 $128,768.10 $11,394.68 Potentia $383,864.42 $409,788.15 $25,923.73 SoCore/ Project Co $1,044,017.85 $1,181,429.84 $137,411.19 US Solar $2,394.00 $2,565.15 $171.15 Totals $1,689,959.10 $1,864,859.85 $174,900.75

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Energy Fund 760

REVENUE

Made in Minnesota

Rebates (3)

Solar Lease

Revenue

Renewable

Energy Credits

Community Solar

Garden Savings

$159,000

Savings from CSG Solar Credits City Services used 11.8 M kWh from CSGs

Jan. –
Sep.

2018