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Transcript of "America's Clean Energy Maverick: How and Why Texas Grabbed the Renewable Energy Bull by the Horns,"...
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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
