an ontario ngos campaign for advanced renewable tariffs
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An Ontario NGO’s Campaignfor
Advanced Renewable Tariffs
Ontario’s Power Crisis
• Many Nuclear Plants Inoperative
• Plans to Close Coal Plants
• Possible New Nuclear Plants
• New Gas-Fired Plants
• Concentrated Ownership
• Skeptical Public
OSEA’s ARTs Proposalfor
Rapid Renewable Energy Development
Not Cheap, Not EasyBut Worth Every Cent
Do We Want Renewables?• Peak Oil, Peak Gas• Nuclear Problematic• Kyoto & Climate Catastrophe
France & Italy, 2003; 25,000 Dead
• Public Support HighLarge Crowds in Ontario
• Desire for New Manufacturing Jobs
If Yes, Then What Works Best?• Who Wins Contracts
Elite Few or All Who Want Them?
• How To Pay For ThemCapital or Production SubsidiesRECs/ROCs/Green TagsAdvanced Renewable Tariffs
Dunkerque, France
If Using a Market Model, Then
• You Get What You Pay ForEx. Fair Trade Coffee for Premium Price
• If You Want It You Must Pay For ItYes, Public Wants Renewables
• High or “Premium” Prices DeliverMore Generation
More Quickly
More Manufacturing . . . And More Jobs
Why Wind?
• Reduces Use of Nuclear & Fossil Fuels
• Most Cost-Effective of New Renewables
• Relatively Benign
Wind Energy’s Benefits
• Clean & Green (Mostly)No SOx, NOx, or CO2
• RenewableNet Positive Energy Balance (4-6 months)
• Domestic: Not Subject to Embargo
• Does Not Consume Water
• Modular = Flexible
Wind Energy’s Impacts
• Aesthetics or Intrusiveness• Erosion & Scarring from Roads
Length, Width, Number and Slope
• Shadow Flicker & Disco Effect• Climate?• Noise--They are Audible• Wildlife
Habitat DisruptionBird Kills: Collisions, Electrocutions
Colorado
California
Wind Energy Has Come of Age
Off-the-Grid Applications
Household Applications
Farm Applications
Small Groups or Clusters
World Wind Generating Capacity
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04
Year
0
5
10
15
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Thousand MW
Other Asia
Europe North America
Wind Growing Rapidly• Germany
2,000 MW in 2004
20,000 MW by 2006
30,000 MW by 2012
• Spain2,100 MW in 2004
• France
• USA: 500-2,000 MW/yr
2004 World Wind Capacity
7,200 MW 34,700 MW
4,100 MW
High Penetration is PossiblePercent Wind
The Netherlands 2%
Spain 6.5%
Germany 5.3%
Germany 2012 12.5%
Denmark 20%
Germany 2025 25%
Solar PV Growing Rapidly
• 2004: 2,300 MW Worldwide
• 600+ MW/yr
• $7 Billion CAD/yr
• Major MarketsGermany
Japan
California
Rancho Seco, Calfornia
Solar Photovoltaic Development
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04
Year
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200
400
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1000
1200
Total Installed MW
Canada
USA
Germany
Japan
Era of Distributed Generation• Here Now• Resilient, Not Brittle• Short Lead Times• Near Load, Less Losses• Opportunity for Many• Fosters Energy Awareness
Alberta, Canada Ontario, Canada
Distributed Wind Energy
Hohe Westerwald, Germany
Distributed Wind Energy
Thy, Denmark
Why the European Success?
• #1 Public InvolvementGermany & Denmark
• #2 Advanced Renewable Tariffs16 EU Countries use Electricity Feed Laws
OSEA’s ARTs Campaign
• Enlist Support for Community Power
• Stir Enthusiasm Among Farmers
and other Rural Landowners
• Create Grassroots Political Support
• Adapt European Model to Canada
• Place ARTs on the Political Agenda
What is Community Power?• Local
Rooted in and Responsible to the Community
• Locally OwnedCooperative, First Nation, Farmer-Owned
• Commercial-Scale Generation
• Small Projects Making a Big Difference
Why Community Wind?• Participation = Greater Acceptance
• Distributed = Greater Resiliency
• Clean & Green (Mostly)
• Human Scale
• Enables Local Ownership
• New Cash Crop For Farmers
Danish Co-ops (Vindmølleaug or Fællesmølle)
• 1/4 Capacity Nationwide
• ~ $1.7CAD Billion
• 100,000 Households Own Shares
• 5% of PopulationVelling Mærsk-Tændpibe
German Co-ops (Bürgerbeteiligung)
• 1/3 Total Capacity
• ~$7CAD Billion
• 300,000 Own Shares
• 2/3 Schleswig-Holstein
• 4/5 Nordfriesland Amt
Hooksiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Sydthy Kabelaug Denmark
• 16 km of Buried Cable
• Direct to HV Network
• 26 x V27s (225 kW)
• ~1 Million kWh/unit
• Mostly Pig Farmers
Middelgrunden Co-op København
• 20 x 2 MW Off-shore
• 1/2 Owned by Co-op
• 1/2 Owned by Utility
• 8,500 Investors
• ~$1,000CAD per Share
• Visible from Folketing
©Bonus a/s
Wieringemeer Noord Holland
• 5 x 600 kW
• Co-owned 1/2 by Two Farmers
1/4 by Manufacturer
1/4 by Utility
Toronto WindShare
• First Urban Turbine in N.A.• Co-Owned
WindShare Co-opToronto Hydro
• Prominent Location• Highly Visible• Highly Popular
Goals for Ontario?• Need Ambitious Targets
Bold Vision Enlists Public SupportOntario’s 10% Target--ModestGermany--50%!PEI--100% Renewable 2015
• Aiming Low Never the Road to Success
• Bold MeasuresCut Consumption Dramatically (1/3)Implement Advanced Renewable Tariffs
New Deal for Ontario Farmers
Advanced Renewable Tariffs• What Are They?
Feed Laws or Minimum Price Systems
Political Price, Not Political QuotaSimple Contracts
• How Do They Work?Simple, Comprehensible, TransparentLittle Administration
• Where?
Renewable Energy Tariffs Status
ExisitingRegulations
PendingProposed
Austria China India
Brazil Ireland California (PV)
France PEI, Canada Italy (PV)
Germany Washington State Ontario
Greece Turkey (Wind)
Portugal Czech Republic
Spain Minnesota C-BED
The Netherlands
Germany’s Renewable TariffsThe Results
• Renewables from EEG 9% of Supply
• Renewables Generating 40 TWh/yr
• 45,000 Employed in Wind Industry
• 15,000 Employed in PV Industry
• 135,000 Employed in Renewables
• 110,000 Jobs in Wind by 2010
Germany’s Renewable TariffsThe Results
• 110,000 PV Installations
• 2,000 Biomass Plants
• 6,000 Hydro Plants
• 16,500 Wind Turbines
• Total of 135,000 Generators!
DeWind
Solar PV in Germany• 2004
20,000 New Systems
$3 Billion CAD
Total of 110,000 Systems
Total 700 MW
2X Wind in Canada!
• Costs Dropped 25%Since 1999
Potential Economic Benefits of Advanced Renewable Tariffs
Kirkby Moor, Britain
Wind Energy Tariffs--A Job Creation Engine
Europe Direct Indirect Total
Germany 7,500 37,500 45,000
Denmark 8,600 4,300 13,000
Spain 7,000 15,000 22,000
Total 80,000
Enercon, Aurich, Germany
Advanced Renewable Tariffs in North America . . . Unthinkable?
• Yes, 2 years ago
• Today? No
• Now Possible
• No Longer on the Fringe
• Growing Trendin both USA & Canada
Willingness to Pay Premium. . . Unthinkable?
• PEI Gasoline Price Regulation
• NS Premier Hamm Proposes Gasoline Price Regulation
• Local Content (Quebec)
• Why?
Social Economy-Jobs
Rural Development
Halifax Herald, May 20, 2005
Advanced Renewable Tariffs in North America
• Momentum Building PEIWashington State (Signed)Minnesota C-BED (Passed)Oregon PUC DecisionCalifornia (Introduced)Ontario (<10 MW Draft)
• Desire for Manufacturing Jobs • Awareness that ARTs Deliver Results
Advanced Renewable TariffsFrom Fringe to Mainstream
in North America
• Ontario Liberal Party
• National Farmers UnionOntario & Canada
• Great Lakes United (NGO)
• BCWEA, CanWEA, CanSIA
• Sierra Club (USA)
Ferndale, Ontario
Advanced Renewable Tariffsin Ontario?
• We’re Not There Yet!
• Could or Could Not HappenWe’ll Know Soon
• Bureaucrats Fear Cost--and Change
• Politicians Fear the Bureaucrats
• Yet Surprising Progress in <2 years
Renewable Tariffs are About People--
and Opportunity
Advanced Renewable Tariffs Are About Equity
• Feed Laws are Fair
• Nearly All Can PlayFarmers, Ranchers, First Nations, &
Co-ops
Renewables:
When You Look Closely . . . . . . Worth Every Cent
Renewable Energy
Technology for Life*
*from Theologian N.F.S. Grundtvig
Renewables Work!
www.ontario-sea.org
www.wind-works.org