Hawaii State Energy Office Transforming Hawaii’s clean energy future Veronica Rocha Renewable Energy Branch Chief Hawaii State Energy Office S
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) S What is HCEI? S Our RPS and EEPS mandates are statutorily prescribed S 70% clean energy by 2030 • 30% from efficiency measure (“Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards, EEPS”) • 40% from locally generated renewable sources (“Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards, RPS”) 15% by 2015 S 25% by 2020 S 40% by 2030 S 2
Legislative & Regulatory Accomplishments • HEI/State of Hawaii Energy Agreement • RE Portfolio Standards 2012 Docket • Bill: Cable regulation • KIUC Tariff Docket 2011 • Bill: Creates HERA • Act: Allows solar on Ag • Bill: RE allowed for Ag ops 2010 • Decoupling Docket lands • Bill: Extends end. species taking • Act: Customer sited law 2009 generation is not “public • Comp. Bidding utility” • Act: EV law revision Framework Docket • RE Infrastructure Program 2008 • Act: RE includes customer • Act: PUC to consider diverse Docket • Act: Created $1.05 site gen. fossil fuels “Barrel Tax” for HCEI • Maui County PV/Wind • Act: Modifies REFSP to • Act: Removes geothermal Permit Guide, DSA 18.0 and food allow biofuel 500Kgal/yr subzones • New home solar hot water • Act: Gas Co to submit • Act: Extends subdiv. • HRS 201N refined heating mandate (HRS 196- RPS reports exemption 6.5) • C&CH Solar Permit ruling: • Act: Allows solar on better 2012/INT-1 • Act: RPS revised to 25% by Ag lands 2020, 30% by 2030; created • Hawaii County Ord. for RE EEPS (4300 GWh reduction permitting by 2030); allowed EPC contracting • Act: subdivision exemptions for RE
Legislative & Regulatory Accomplishments • Hawaiian Electric/State of Hawaii Energy Agreement 2012 • RE Portfolio Standards • Act: Cable regulation Docket 2011 • Act: Creates HERA • KIUC Tariff Docket • Act: RE allowed for Ag ops 2010 • Decoupling Docket • Act: Allows solar on Ag • Act: Extends end. species taking lands • Act: Customer sited law 2009 generation is not “public • Comp. Bidding utility” • Act: EV law revision • RE Infrastructure Program Framework Docket 2008 • Act: RE includes customer • Act: PUC to consider diverse Docket • Act: Created $1.05 site gen. fossil fuels “Barrel Tax” for energy • Maui County PV/Wind • Act: Modifies REFSP to • Act: Removes geothermal and food self-sufficiency Permit Guide, DSA 18.0 allow biofuel 500Kgal/yr subzones • Act: Gas Co to submit • New home solar hot water • Act: Extends subdiv. • HRS 201N refined heating mandate (HRS 196- RPS reports exemption 6.5) • C&CH Solar Permit ruling: • Act: Allows solar on better 2012/INT-1 • Act: RPS revised to 25% Ag lands by 2020, 30% by 2030; • Hawaii County Ord. for RE created EEPS (4300 GWh permitting reduction by 2030); allowed EPC contracting • Act: subdivision exemptions for RE
Status of RPS and EEPS – on target for 2015! In 2012, Hawaii achieved 14.5% EEPS and 13.7% RPS Hawaii Combined RPS and EEPS Levels 2005-2012 HECO HELCO MECO KIUC 60% 50% 40% RPS Levels (%) 28.20% 30% 24.03% 20.37% 18.80% 17.76% 15.81% 20% 13.83% 11.80% 10% 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -10% Source: Renewable Portfolio Standards Status Reports, 2005-2011 (Hawaii Public Utilities Commission)
Challenges to RE deployment S Interconnection, especially in already high renewable energy (RE) penetration circuits S Understanding of permitting and siting requirements, costs and timelines S Access to capital S Excess energy curtailments of RE S Balancing grid reliability and safety with increased RE penetration
Interconnection efforts supported by HSEO S HECO’s ProActive Approach S Establishment of a standard interconnection agreement S Accelerated analysis and approval of measures that can be taken to eliminate or substantially reduce excess energy curtailments S Formal establishment of an electricity reliability regulatory oversight program and administrator (HERA) 7
Hawaii permitting & siting “self - help” tools S Hawaii Permitting Wizard S Renewable EnerGIS S Permitting Guide S DOH ePermitting These tools and other resources can be accessed through: energy.hawaii.gov Developer Investor Center
Hawaii Clean Energy PEIS S Led by US Department of Energy. HSEO is a cooperating agency, amongst others S Will analyze, at a programmatic level, the prospective environmental impacts of clean energy activities and technologies S Reference document when preparing project-specific environmental review documents S Guidance the DOE can use in making decisions about future DOE funding and other actions to support Hawaii in achieving its clean energy goals
Innovation S Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) S Groundbreaking “green infrastructure” on-bill financing S Designed to make clean energy improvements affordable and accessible to Hawaii’s underserved markets
Oahu-Maui Grid Tie Why it makes sense Reduced electricity rates of ~0.4-0.6¢/kwh S Economic benefits to ratepayers S Reduced RE curtailments S Increased grid reliability and RE S penetration Lower GHG emissions and environmental S compliance costs Image Source: NextEra Energy Key y enabler r of a achievi ving ng RPS object ctives ives in S the e most st econom omical cal and equita table e fash shion
Ma Maha halo lo! Hawaii ii State Energy y Of Office ce energyoffice@dbedt.hawaii.gov http://energy.hawaii.gov 808-587-3807
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