Sustainable Energy Projects in North Carolina Joe Brannan Executive Vice President and CEO, North Carolina EMC Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce – Energy Forum January 28, 2016

NCEMC  25 Member Co-ops in NC  The state’s first electric cooperative was established in 1936  93 of 100 counties served  45% of the land area  2.5 million people  98,000 miles of power lines 2

Growth in Utility-scale Solar Online Capacity: 632 MW Proposed Capacity: 4,028 MW

 10 Coops participating – 1,650 kW  14 sites ranging in size from 50 – 300 kW  Leveraging tax-equity to reduce costs  Includes some consumer participation  Emphasis upon education and partnership in the community 4 Small-scale Solar through 2015

Distributed Energy Resources 5 DER Education & Awareness DR & EE Distributed Renewables DG & CHP Storage & EV Integrated Operation within Conventional Grid Benefits include: ● Complementary ● Interoperability ● Operational flexibility

Innovation and the Transformation 6 Technology drives device adoption for energy with the consumer. Leading to more interfaces in the home

Smart Thermostats  Popular with “early adopters”  Provides Energy Efficiency and Demand Response  Deliver economic benefits to the utility and consumer, with minimal discomfort  Requires broadband connection 7

Food for Thought… 8 Built in technology: -Zigbee automation -On-board Dimming -Color Changing Does that mean Energy Intelligence? -Over-air software updates -Autopilot with Autosteer and Summon -Navigation to Superchargers -Program time-of-day for charging Device Intelligence

Microgrids for Community Sustainability 9 Source: US DOE - MicrogridUS DOE - Microgrid

Why a Community Microgrid?  Beach community seasonal load coincides with costly periods  Limited traditional generation capacity  Long, exposed power lines  Marine environmental conditions with high wind and storms at times 10

Microgrid Components  Energy Storage  Battery  Fly-wheels  Distributed Energy Resources  Solar and other renewables  Customer-owned generation  Utility-owned generation  Retail demand response  HVAC and Water Heaters  Commercial Energy Management Systems 11