Solar Energy

St. Cloud Nutrient, Energy

and Water Recovery

Facility

SOLAR INITIATIVE TIMELINE

May 2015 July 2015 Jan 2016 2016 2017 2018 201902 03 05 0601 04

First Solar Installat the St. Cloud

NutrientEnergy

& Water Recovery

Facility

8 Behind the Meter Solar Installations at City facilities are generating electricity

Solar Initiative Resolution of Supportwas approved by City Council in July 2015

Community Solar GardensCity subscribed to over 20 million kWh’s

2019NEW Facility 200 kW Array40 kW Array

RFP

Solar RFPCity issued a Request for Proposals for Solar related Services and Projects

SolarResolution of Support CSG

ENERGY TRACKING

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

164 Homes’ Electricity(Use for one year)

1,200,000Pounds of Coal

2,700,000Miles Driven

(By a passenger vehicle)

1,600,000Kilowatt-

Hours

350,000 kWh ANNUAL PRODUCTION

FIRST SOLAR ROOFTOP INSTALL 20 kW FIRST BEHIND THE METER INSTALL 220 kW

NEW RECOVERY FACILITY • SOLAR

NEW - % from Renewable Energy Sources

MEASURE ENERGY

EFFICIENCYACTIONS

38%

53%SAVE $

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82%Onsite

91% w/CSG

75%Onsite

<1%Onsite

2016 2017 2018

Purchased from Grid Biofuel Onsite Solar Community Solar Garden

4.4M kWh

533K kWh339K kWh

5.3M kWh

1.4M kWh

3.7M kWh

512K kWh

326K kWh

6,653,3156,288,584

5,757,855

5,281,267

1,395,710 1,294,667

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1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

NEW Recovery Facility Purchased Energy (kWh)

2018 = 81% Reduction in Purchased

Energy

% RENEWABLE

81%Mar 2018

81% 75%May 2018

80% 79%July 2018

75%Aug 2018

77%Sep 2018

Apr 2018 June 2018

NEW Recovery Facility

81%Oct 2018

76% 78%Dec 2018

74% 79%Feb 2019

86%Mar 2019

90%Apr 2019

Nov 2018 Jan 2019

St. Cloud & Community Solar Gardens• Subscribed to over 22,000,000kilowatt-hours

•32 Gardens

•25 gardens commissioned since 2017

•7 Project Sites

•5 Solar Developers

Projected Annual SavingsCommunity Solar Gardens

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

2018 2019 2020

Projected Savings of $28,000,000 over the next 25 years

THANK YOU & QUESTIONS

Liz KramerPublic Services AnalystElizabeth.kramer@ci.stcloud.mn.us320.255.7226

CSG SAVINGS - SIMPLE

Company Total Cost Total Credits Total Savings

NordicSolar $117,373.42 $128,768.10 $11,394.68Potentia $383,864.42 $409,788.15 $25,923.73SoCore/Project Co $1,044,017.85 $1,181,429.84 $137,411.19US Solar $2,394.00 $2,565.15 $171.15Totals $1,689,959.10 $1,864,859.85 $174,900.75

Energy Fund 760REVENUE• Made in Minnesota

Rebates (3)• Solar Lease

Revenue• Renewable

Energy Credits

• Community Solar Garden Savings

$159,000Savings from

CSG Solar Credits

City Services used 11.8 M

kWh from CSGs

Jan. –- Sep. 2018