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NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) Markets: Status and Trends Lori Bird SREC Market Webinar hosted by NREL, January 18, 2012

2 Overview Market size and scope Key market design features o Eligibility, ACPs, rate caps, long term contracting provisions, etc. Market trends o Trading and installations o System sizes and location o SREC Pricing Future Outlook

3 RPS solar carve out SREC trading allowed DC OR: 20 MW solar PV by 2020 NV: 1.5% solar by 2025 AZ: 4.5% DG by 2025 CO: 3% DG and 1.5% customer- sited by 2020 NM: 4% solar electric and 0.6% DG by 2020 MO: 0.3% solar electric by 2021 IL: 1.5% PV by 2025 NJ: 5,316 GWh solar electric by 2026 NC: 0.2% solar by 2023 NH: 0.3% solar electric by 2014 NY: % customer-sited by 2015 OH: 0.5% solar electric by 2025 MA: 400 MW PV by 2020 PA: 0.5% PV by 2021 MD: 2% solar by 2022 DE: 3.5% PV by 2026 DC: 2.5% solar by 2023 SREC Markets Young; Expanded to 10 Jurisdictions

4 Each Jurisdiction has Unique Policy State Initial complianc e year Target (% of Retail Sales) Obligated Entities DC % by 2023All EDCs and EGSs DE % by EY 2026All EDCs and EGSs; Munis/coops can set own schedule MA MW PV*All EDCs and EGSs MD20082% by 2022All EDCs and EGSs, munis, coops MO % by 2021All IOUs** NC % by 2018All IOUs, municipals, coops NH % by 2014All IOUs and retail suppliers, excluding munis NJ20055,316 GWh by EY 2026 All EDCs and EGSs OH % by 2024All EDCs and EGSs PA % by 2021All EDCs and EGSs, voluntary participation by munis, coops Targets for solar generation vary from 0.2% to 3.5% of retail electric sales.

5 Markets Young but Expected to Grow Rapidly Capacity required in SREC markets (in MW) SREC markets are scheduled to grow from 500 MW in 2011 to more than 7,200 MW in 2025.

6 SREC Market Dominated by PV, But Solar Thermal Eligible StateSolar PVSolar Thermal DCYes DEYesYes, but must generate electricity MAYesNo MDYesSolar water heating, but must be installed on or after June 1, 2011 MOYesYes, but must generate electricity NCYesYes* NHYesNo** NJYesNo OHYesYes, but must generate electricity PAYesNo*** Source: SREC Trade *Eligible solar thermal resources include solar absorption cooling, solar dehumidification, solar thermally driven refrigeration, and solar industrial process heat. ** Solar water heating that displaces electricity is eligible for Class I of New Hampshire’s RPS (Epsen 2011). **Solar thermal is eligible for Tier 1 of Pennsylvania’s RPS.

7 Geographic Eligibility Rules Define Markets StateGeographic Eligibility DCIn-district or in locations served by a distribution feeder serving DC DECustomer-sited solar must be located in state; non-customer sited solar can be located with PJM, or show import capabilities into PJM MAIn-state MDSolar resources must be connected with the distribution grid serving Maryland. On or before December 31, 2011, solar resources not connected to the Maryland grid are eligible if electricity suppliers were unable to contract for in-state SRECs MOOut-of-state eligible (anywhere) NC25% from out-of-state eligible (anywhere) NHWithin New England or New York NJIn-state OH50% of SRECs must be generated by in-state resources; bordering states (DC, IN, KY, MD, MI, PA, WV) eligible for 50% PAOut-of-state eligible (within PJM, or PA areas within MISO) Several states limit eligibility to in-state development, while a few allow SRECs from a broader geographic region.

8 Solar ACPs Set Price Ceiling Solar ACPs are scheduled to decline over time reflecting expectations of declining PV costs.

9 Lack of Long-Term Contracts a Challenge Lack of long-term contracts has been a barrier to project developers obtaining financing in some markets. Several states have instituted long-term contracting requirements or price floors to try to overcome these challenges. We will hear details on some of these from other presenters: o New Jersey EDC contracts o Massachusetts auction mechanism

10 Rate Caps Have Yet to Be Reached Rate Cap on RPS Rate Cap on Solar Set- Aside No Rate Cap OH: 3% increase in generation costs DE: 1% increase in retail rates (combination of solar set-aside, rebates, and solar ACPs together) DC, PA, MA, NH, NJ NC: Caps on annual cost per account for incremental RPS costs; varies by customer class and year MD: 1% increase in retail rates (solar set-aside only); allows for 1-year delay in meeting solar RPS MO: 1% increase in retail rates Rate caps exist in some form in five SREC markets, but have not been reached or are yet to be evaluated.

11 SREC Trading Dominated by New Jersey NJ is largest market; trading is expanding as other markets increase Based on issued volume data from PJM GATS

12 Solar Capacity Additions by State State 2009 PV Additions MW DC 2010 PV Additions MW DC Cumulative Installed Capacity MW DC DC DE MA MD MO NC NH NJ OH PA New Jersey leads by far, with nearly 260 MW cumulative installed capacity; Pennsylvania follows with nearly 55 MW.

13 In-State versus Out-of State Sourcing Maryland: 68% in-state DC: 13% in-state Pennsylvania: 32% in-state Ohio: 35% in-state Mostly in-stateMostly out-of-state Several States Are Sourcing SRECs Primarily from In-State Systems, While Others Are Sourcing More Broadly Rules changing in Maryland and DC Source of SRECs retired for 2010 compliance

14 Mix of PV System Sizes Installed SREC Markets Are Supporting a Mix of Solar PV System Sizes

15 System Size Trending Larger The number of systems greater than 250 kW has grown cumulatively from just two in 2003 to nearly 400 through the first half of Since 2008, the average size of projects in this class has been greater than 600 kW.

16 SREC Spot Pricing, Recently Trending Down New Jersey has Historically Experienced the Highest Prices; Recent or Forward Prices Have Dropped Significantly in Most Markets

17 Future Outlook 30% drop in module prices in last year. Installed costs fell by smaller amount. Federal Treasury 1603 cash grant program expiration creating rush. Introduction of more utility-scale projects. Oversupply in many state markets currently. Policy revisions under consideration in some markets.

Full NREL report: SREC Markets: Status and Trends Co-authors: Jenny Heeter, Claire Kreycik