You Decide: Consumer Choice and the Rapid Growth of Clean EnergySandy Reisky, CEOApex Wind Energy

Tom Tom Founders FestivalCharlottesville, VirginiaApril 14, 2013

TransportationElectricity is Cheaper Than Gasoline

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Save money

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Nissan Leaf drivers will save $9,100 over 5 years by using electricity instead of gasoline

Electricity is cheaper than gas

At $5.00 per gallon gasoline, The fuel cost savings would be around $14,000 over 5 years

Reduce Price Uncertainty

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Oil costs are volatile, electricity uses domestic energy sources so costs are less prone to spike

Escape from the grip of unpredictable gas prices

Start every day with a full charge. EV’s have a range that will work for most trips: the average person drives 37 miles per day.

Convenience

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No more visits to the gas station, fill up at home

Source: US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm

EV’s simplify your life. The average driver makes 1,944 trips to the gas station (assumes 54 years of driving)

Relax

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Quit your part-time job pumping gas

EV’s are Cleaner

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In addition, EV’s benefit over time as electricity sources get cleanerMeanwhile, oil sources are getting dirtier – ie tar sands

Studies show emissions are lower for electricity than gasoline

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists: “State of Charge: Electric Vehicles’ Global Warming Emissions and Fuel-Cost Savings Across the United States”

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Toyota Prius Plug In Hybrid$32,000

95 MPGe 11 mile range (electric only)

540 mile range (with gasoline generator)

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Chevy Volt$39,995

98 MPGe 38 mile range (electric only)

380 mile range (with gasoline generator)

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Nissan Leaf$39,200

116 MPGe 75 mile range

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Ford Focus Electric $29,650

105 MPGe 76 mile range

No Compromises

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Higher torque, smoother acceleration, and fasterA motor is more efficient (88%) than internal combustion engine (30%)

More efficient, better performance

Tesla Model S $62,400

89 MPGe 265 mile range

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Electricity GenerationClean Energy is Economically ViableProof is in the numbers

$221 Billion

Global wind and solar investment last yearSince 2010, more investment in clean energy than all other

sources.

17 Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance data query

$78 Billion

$143 Billion

Wind Energy: Global Capacity (Gigawatts)

18 Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance data query

21%Growth Rate Last Year

282 GigawattsInstalled

Solar Energy: Global Capacity (Gigawatts)

19 Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance data query

42%Growth Rate Last Year

104 GigawattsInstalled

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Implementing at ScaleProven Technology

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Implementing at ScaleSignificant Energy Quantities

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Canadian Hills Wind LLC – 300 MW

Oklahoma’s largest wind facility Completed December 2012

Wind35%

Coal14%

Natural Gas45%

Other 6%

US New capacity additions35% average market share over past five years

(42% in 2012)

Source: Lazard, June 2011; Orange bar added to show solar PV 2012 data from First Solar press releases

Sources: AWEA, Bloomberg New Energy Finance data query

Cost of energy – new facility

Wind Energy is competitive#1 new source of energy in 2012

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Implementing at ScaleReliable

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Implementing at ScaleDistributed Energy

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Growth in Solar LeasingCompelling economics are driving changeApproaching a tipping point in US and overseas

Installations exceed $100 million per month in California

Source: California Solar Initiative http://www.californiasolarstatistics.ca.gov/reports/monthly_stats/

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We Can Decide Clean energy is better, cheaper, ready

SolarEnergy Efficiency

Transportation

Wind

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The Future

Clean Generation Clean Transportation

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100% Clean

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100%Clean energy is anattractive goal…

What Would 100% Clean Energy Look Like?

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ZeroMountaintopRemovals

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ZeroParticulate Emissions

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ZeroSmog

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ZeroNuclearMeltdowns

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ZeroRadioactiveToxic Waste

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ZeroFracking Water Usage

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ZeroFracking Water Pollution

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ZeroFracking Seismic Issues

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ZeroMercury Emissions

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ZeroOil Wars

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ZeroOil Imports

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ZeroCommodity Price Swings

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ZeroTar Sands

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ZeroTailpipe Emissions

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ZeroGallons of Water used

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47%

47%Power Plants

33%Agriculture

11%Public Supply

9%Other

Source: Torcellini, P., Long, N., & Judkoff, R. (December 2003). Consumptive Water Use for U.S. Power Production

Thermal energy production draws more water than any other use

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Scaling Up Now and Changing the way Power is Made

Clean,Cheap,DomesticEnergy

Attitudes Matter

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Changing behavior is the quickest and cheapest way to cut energy use.

How we talk and think about energy is important.

We need to improve our energy ethic.

Politics and policy will follow.

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VOTEwith your wallet:

buy solar panels buy an electric car choose energy starand save money.