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 states 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