Global Trends

Global Investments 2013:

Renewable Energy = $207B

Fossil Fuel Electricity = $270B

OVERVIEW OF SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY IN ALBERTA Michael Chai, Distributed Generation, ENMAX Corporation mchai@enmax.com

Why should Alberta invest in Solar?

High Solar Wealth

Diversify Generation Mix

Characteristic & Economics

Production Meets Demand & Price Peaks

Utility Scale Solar – Competitive at Sub $100/MWh

Alberta Rules & Players

Alberta Utility Commissions – Micro-Gen Act 2008, Rule 024

ENMAX Solar & Distributed Generation

Wind Farms: Taber (80 MW) & Kettles Hill (63 MW)

Residential Solar: 300+ Installations since 2011

Commercial Solar: ~ 1MW of Projects since 2013

Lease or purchase option, flexible terms

Accessible with CCEMC

How to learn more about Solar Industry?

Local & International Conferences

Advanced Power Electronics Courses

Work for Solar Developer (eg. ENMAX) & EPC Companies

[1] REN21. 2014. Renewables 2014 Global Status Report (Paris: REN21 Secretariat). [2] EDC Associates report for IPPSA (2013): Trends in GHG Emissions in the Alberta Electricity Market. [3] Alberta Market Surveillance Administration (MSA) 2014: Average Hourly Pool Prices and Solar Production. [4] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 2014: Utility-Scale Solar 2013, An Empirical Analysis of Project Costs, Performance, and Pricing Trends in the United States. [5] Alberta Utilities Commission 2014 at CanSIA: Micro-generation in Alberta.

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Alberta Generation Mix Forecast [2]

Average Hourly Pool Prices and Solar Production [3]

Levelized PPA Pricing (2013 USD $/MWh) [4]

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