Solar Co-Ops

Environmental Protection Division

May 8, 2018

“Everything is Brighter in Orange County”

Presentation Outline

Background Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops 2018 Solar Co-Op Next Steps in Promoting Solar Partner Organizations

Background

Sustainable Action Our Home for Life goal:

“Increase renewable energy production by 10% in 2020 and 25% by 2040” Solar co-ops and workshops

accomplish strategy to “identify and reduce barriers to alternative energy”

Benefits of a Solar Co-Op

One-on-one support for sign-up, home qualification, contractor vetting, navigating installation process Generate awareness of the

benefits of going solar

Benefits of a Solar Co-Op

Free to join - no obligation to purchase Neighbors combine purchasing power = lower

costs

Benefits of Going Solar

Positive environmental impacts and energy security Create local jobs

– 381 solar jobs 2016 – 485 solar jobs in 2017 Streamlined

permitting in Orange County

How Solar Works

How Solar Works

Terminology: Kilowatts (kW) & Kilowatt-hours (kWh) • System measured in kW • Most homeowners install between 2 kW – 12 kW • Electricity production in kWh • Average FL home consumes about 36 kWh/day

Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops

Mary Dipboye – Winter Park Michael Cohen – Orlando

2015 - Orlando-Winter Park Co-Op (262kW)

2015 – West Orange (610kW)

Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops

Joan Cleary – Winter Garden

Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops

2016 – Orange County (703kW)

Allan & Marcia Gelb – Orlando

Prior Orange County Solar Co-Ops

711 Total interested participants

518 Participants qualifying for solar

79 Participants that went solar

20 Local solar jobs created or supported

702.8 kW In new solar capacity

$1.3 million Invested in solar

$2.1 million

Increased property values

$3.5 million

Projected energy savings over arrays lifetime

2016 Co-Op by the Numbers:

Total Kilowatts Installed

Prior Solar Co-Ops

Rank Group Sum of

System Size (kW DC)

1 Orange County 2016 703 2 Sarasota 2016 652 3 West Orange 2015 610 4 Seminole County 605 5 Alachua County 603 6 Space Coast 589 7 St. Johns County 465 8 St. Petersburg 397 9 North Pinellas 367

10 Central Miami-North 331 11 Hillsborough County A 319 12 East Broward 283

Rank Group Sum of

System Size (kW DC)

13 Manatee County 265 14 Orlando-Winter Park 2015 262

15 Central Miami-South 202 16 Volusia County 197 17 Palm Beach County 197 18 West Broward 187 19 Southern Miami-Dade 167 20 Hillsborough County B 136 21 St. Pete Winter 135 22 Orange County East 2018 122 23 Northern Miami-Dade 90 24 Miami-Dade 45

Total: 7,929.02

Solar Co-Op Installs

Solar Co-Op Installs

Front of homes

Mimic roofs lines

Solar Co-Op Installs

High Pitched Roofs

Low Pitched Roofs & PV for Electric Car

Solar Co-Op Installs

Metal Roofs

Flat Roofs

Asphalt Roofs & Multiple Roof Faces Tile Roofs

Solar Co-Op Installs

Asphalt Roofs & Multiple Angles

Zero Lot Line Roofs

Solar Co-Op Installs

Unitarian Universalist Church of Orlando

Solar Co-Op Installs

Roofing Company- Orlando

2018 Solar Co-Op

East Orange County

West Orange County

2018 Solar Co-Op

For each Co-Op: –Partners host multiple

workshops To participate:

– Interested residents and small business owners sign up online for announcements or membership at:

SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/OrangeCounty

2018 Co-Op Members

East Orange County Co-Op Selection Committee

2018 Co-Op Members

East Orange County 269 Members

&

West Orange County 60 Members

How to Join a Solar Co-Op

Sign up for membership SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/OrangeCounty Get involved - Join/Install Solar Spread the Word!

Determine resources for additional Solar Co-ops –Orange County East & West

TBD 2019/2020 –Greater Orlando Builders

Association Apply for SolSmart

Designation –Attain Gold Designation

Next Steps in Promoting Solar

Partner Organizations