1. Clean Energy Policy Analysis With RETScreen ® Photo Credit: Strong, Steven DOE/NREL

2. Objectives  Raise awareness of clean energy policies  Show how RETScreen can be used throughout the policy cycle  Introduce the RETScreen Clean Energy Policy Toolkit

3. What is RETScreen?  World’s preeminent clean energy decision-making software  36 languages covering more than 2/3rds of the world’s population  More than 350,000 users in 222 countries and territories; over 500 universities and colleges using for teaching and research  Over $8 billion in user savings as of 2012  Provided free-of-charge by the Government of Canada

4. Clean Energy Policies - Incentives  Direct Cash Payments  Grants and Rebates  Performance-Based Payments  Tax Incentives  Tax Credits  Tax Exemptions  Accelerated Depreciation  Loan Programs

5.  Building Code Mandates  Favourable Permitting Rules  Interconnection Standards Clean Energy Policies - Regulations

6.  Feed-in Tariffs  Utility Quota Obligations  Net Metering  Emissions & Environmental Attributes Trading Clean Energy Policies - Hybrids

7. RETScreen for Projects and Policy RETScreen as a tool to demonstrate the viability of clean energy projects But also… …useful for planning, designing, implementing, and reviewing the viability of clean energy policies

8. The Policy Cycle  Inform  Design  Implement  Monitor  Review

9. Examples of RETScreen Use for Policy  International (UNFCCC)  National (Canada)  Sub-National (Texas)  Municipal (Toronto)  Utility (National Grid)

15. RETScreen Clean Energy Policy Toolkit  Developed by RETScreen International  Financially supported by a grant from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)  Includes Case Studies/Templates, e-Textbook Chapter, Training Slides, and Sample Documents  Available on the RETScreen Website and within the RETScreen User Manual

16. Case Studies & Templates  Power – Photovoltaic – Feed-in Tariff – Policy / Canada  Power – Wind – GHG Reduction Income – Policy / China  Heating – Solar Water Heater – Capital Cost Incentive – Policy / USA  User-defined – Tax and Finance Measures – Policy / Canada + many more!

17. Presentation Slides & e-Textbook Chapter See e-Textbook Clean Energy Project Analysis: RETScreen ® Engineering and Cases Clean Energy Policy Analysis with RETScreen

18. Software Demo

19. Case Study: GHG Reduction Income  Basic information:  100 MW off-shore wind farm  Cost @ $2,500/kW  70% debt @ 6% interest rate  Scenario 1:  Guess at capacity factor of 30%  Assume cost of coal-fired electricity is around $0.06/kWh  2% annual escalation rate  Scenario 2:  Determine rate ($/CO 2 ) on the carbon market required to be paid to the project developer (over 21 years) to achieve an 18% pre-tax IRR on equity

20. Questions? www.retscreen.net For further information please visit the RETScreen Website at Clean Energy Policy Toolkit RETScreen ® International Clean Energy Project Analysis Course www.retscreen.net For further information please visit the RETScreen Website at www.retscreen.net For further information please visit the RETScreen Website at