"america's clean energy maverick: how and why texas grabbed the renewable energy bull by...

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Howdy from

Austin

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TEXAS/ALBERTAENERGY

STATESJULY 15,

2014

Presented by Michael J Osborne

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Texas

■ POPULATION 27 million

■ GSP 1.2 Trillion

■ 4 of the 11 largest cities in US

■ 8 quads NG, 3 oil, .5 RE, .5 Coal

■ We need more generation during hot summer days, Winters are mild

■ Water is becoming an issue

■ Business Friendly *

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What Happened?

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Policy and Politics

■ Formed TREIA

■ Intervened in Proceedings

■ Worked the legislature

■ Formed alliances

■ Made Friends

■ Measured public opinion

■ Texas an energy importer*

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Leadership

■ Governor Richards and Garry Mauro

– STEPP

– SEDC

■ Governor Bush

– SEDC

– PUC Pat Wood (FERC)

– Deregulation Bill/RPS

■ Governor Perry

– CREZ lines *

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Largest Machine on Earth

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Largest RE Machine on Earth

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Jobs and Tax revenue

■ 50,000 wind jobs in US 61 GW

■ 12,000 wind jobs in Texas 13 GW

■ $15 billion turbines taxed

■ 320,000 MWs in World

■ 4,000 solar jobs in Texas

■ 1,000 MWs in Texas

■ 140,000 MWs installed in World*

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Net Power Generation EU

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Solar is the New Wind

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Solar is the New Wind

According to the latest

data, solar power capacity

installed around the world

this year will beat wind

power for the first time

ever. "Photovoltaic plants

will add about 36.7 GW

globally in 2013 and wind

farms 35.5 GW

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Solar growth skyrockets

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Raw Materials Plumetted

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Solar Power Plant Costs

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Utility Scale

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To Power Austin

■ Solar provides .3 TWhs/section

■ Austin Energy makes 14 TWhs/year

■ Total area to power Austin..45 sections

■ Total area of Austin...300 sections

■ Usable rooftop area ...10 sections

■ Existing Power Plants...35 sections

■ Austin is 1/1500 of the world capacity.*

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Shale Gas

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EIA NATURAL GAS

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Energy Unification

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Energy Awareness

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World Use of Energy

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TOMORROW WILL CHANGEUS

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Which Future?

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Earth

Risingdy·max·i·on

adjective

noting or pertaining to R. Buckminster

Fuller's concept of the use of technology

and resources to maximum advantage, with

minimal expenditure of energy and

material.

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Thank

You

Michaeljosborne @gmail.com