unleashing innovation: edf partnerships in sustainability

Unleashing Innovation: EDF Partnerships in SustainabilityCouncil of State Governments National Conference

December 2, 2012

Colin MeehanClean Energy Analyst

CLIMATE

OCEANS

ECOSYSTEMS

HEALTH

EDF Corporate Partnerships Model

BUSINESSBENEFITS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT

INNOVATIVE APPROACH

INDUSTRY CHANGE

Sustainability Trends

Necessary to be competitive?

Yes No, but will be in the future

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20112010

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2232

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Clean Fleets

Creating a new generation of delivery trucks

Walmart

Greening the Global Supply Chain

Innovations in FinanceDeveloping the performance and financing infrastructure needed to attract private capital

• Developed standardized method for measuring project performance

• On-bill repayment required for commercial buildings in CA in 2013

• Interest for expansion in CA, OH, NC, TX

Climate Corps

Creating the next generation of business leaders

Corporate Sustainability and the Smart Grid

Green Grid Collaborators

Where is EDF working?

Research Consortium Members

Board Members

Preliminary Analysis

Can we shift this in a way that reduces CO2 and customer bills?

Preliminary AnalysisImpact of Rooftop Solar + Home Energy Use on Transformers

"Effects of high penetration levels of residential photovoltaic generation.” - Kwasinski et al.

International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications

Thank You!Colin Meehancmeehan@edf.org(512)-619-2163