Download - ARENA update on large scale solar
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The large scale solar market has come a long way in 5 years
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2012 – Greenough River Solar Farm built. Financed by Synergy, GE and the WA government
* Projects to be announced
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With the state governments leading the initial charge
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2014 – Royalla Solar Farm built by FRV as part of ACT Government Solar Auction
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AGL stepping in for Australia’s first major deployment
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2015 – AGL’s Nyngan Solar Farm comes online with NSW Government support
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2014 and 2015 were lean years for the industry
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2016 – Broken Hill, Moree Solar Farm, Mugga Lane, Normanton and Sunshine Coast
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But the path to parity has been forged in perseverance
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Clare Solar Farm
2017 – Barcaldine and Clare Solar Farms announced
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The market is clearly exceeding all expectations
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ARENA LSS Round 2018 – ARENA’s large scale solar competitive round expected to exceed by 25%
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Measuring the ripple effect is difficult, only hindsight is a useful yardstick
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BREE 2012
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Australian LCOE trajectory
* Normalised for capital structure advantages associated with 20 year FIT
ARENA
current
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Short term target
wind parity
$140 - $170
Were we too conservative?
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The large scale solar round was launched in a difficult environment Consultations began in mid 2015 before the round was launched in September 2015.
200+ registrations, 80+ applicants, 22 shortlisted parties and ?? winners
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Shared knowledge is an invaluable commodity
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Average Total Capital Costs per Watt of Installed Capacity (DC and AC)
Capital Costs (DC) per Watt Capital Costs (AC) per Watt
Average AC Average Australia Wind
Source: ARENA
Solar capital costs now below wind
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Solar now looking to take its fair share of the market to 2021
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2016
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