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Workshop II Best Practices & Case Studies: Economic Benefits of Distributed Solar in Ohio Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Biographical Information Dan Smies, Managing Director, Business Development AEP OnSite Partners, 303 Marconi Blvd., Columbus, OH 43215 614-583-6837 dbsmies@aepes.com Dan is responsible for leading the AEP OnSite Partners business development team and helping the company grow its portfolio of customer centric energy assets through helping customers manage their energy cost by implementing asset-based products and services. With over 15 years in the energy industry, Dan brings an extensive breadth of knowledge and experience in various leadership roles in several regulated and non-regulated electric utility companies, including Integrys Energy Group (now WEC Energy Group), Integrys Energy Services, and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. Dan started his career in corporate treasury, and has held various positions with increasing responsibility in regulated renewable development, wholesale power marketing, competitive energy asset development, and generation dispatch strategy and analytics. Peter Protopappas, CEM, Business Development AEP OnSite Partners, 303 Marconi Blvd., Columbus, OH 43215 pprotopappas@aepes.com Peter is a business-minded energy engineer and certified energy manager focused on energy savings and conservation in the US with diverse experience in consumer product development, batteries and energy storage, fuel cells, solar technologies, and building energy systems. His specialties include: Energy Technologies, Risk Analysis, Data Mining, Operational Strategy, Lean Six-Sigma, Operations Management, Product Development Engineering, Project Management, Energy Management, Energy Storage He manages project development, acquisitions, and strategy for AEP's unregulated distributed energy resources business, AEP OnSite Partners. In this role, he evaluates acquisitions and develop projects to install behind the meter customer energy solutions such as solar PV, battery energy storage, CHP, peaking gen, fuel cells, VFDs, and substations. AEP OnSite Partners is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Electric Power.

Best Practices & Case Studies: Economic Benefits of Distributed Solar in Ohio AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

AEP OnSite Partners • Provide capital for behind–the-meter (BTM) systems and technologies, including: • solar, combined heat and power, energy storage, waste heat recovery, energy efficiency, and peaking generation resources. • Provide customers with greater control and options that are reliable and provide longer-term price stability. • Share strong market knowledge, fundamental engineering, develop new energy innovations, and creatively structured partnerships with customers to save money. AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and 2 is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and 3 is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

AEP OnSite Partners Behind the Meter (BTM) Solar in Ohio Sites currently Operating in Ohio: • Clyde: 3.6 MW-dc • Ada I & II: 2.07 MW-dc • Yellow Springs: 1.01MW-dc • Columbus: 0.1MW-dc • Newark: 1.06 MW-dc • Granville: 2.3 MW-dc AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Energy Supply Costs Solar Impacts Solar Impacts More than Just Energy AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and 5 is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Solar PV Single Axis Tracking vs. Fixed Tilt Systems Tracking Extends Solar Peak Capacity and Increases Ability to Drive Coincident Peak Savings AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and 6 is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Benefits & Tariff Analysis Solar Energy (PV) – Ground Mounted & Roof • Typical Customer & Product: – Values Renewables & Long Term Energy Security – High On Peak, Low Off Peak Usage Technology Benefits – AEP Energy Product: True Demand • Peak Demand Reduction • Projects pay for themselves and offer savings • Capacity – Requires transmission pass-through • Transmission • Mainly Municipalities in AEP and ATSI • Ground mounted solar needs 4 – 6 acres/MW • Typical customer contracts 20-25 years AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and 7 is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Capacity and Transmission Savings from Solar – AEP Zone 500 kW of reduction = $30,054 of annual savings with PLC values of $164.68/MW‐Day *Analysis aligns PJM published PLC and NSPL hours from 2011‐2015 with PVSyst production data using SolarAnywhere v2.3 time series data near Central Ohio. Resulting reduction shown is for a 1 MW DC array for all three scenarios. *2014 and 2015 NSPL winter peaks AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Capacity and Transmission Savings from Solar – AEP Zone 500 kW of reduction = $30,054 of annual savings with PLC values of $164.68/MW‐Day *Analysis aligns PJM published PLC and NSPL hours from 2011‐2015 with PVSyst production data using SolarAnywhere v2.3 time series data near Central Ohio. Resulting reduction shown is for a 1 MW DC array for all three scenarios. *2014 and 2015 NSPL winter peaks. 2016‐2018 NSPL peaks occurred AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.

Energy Costs RT LMP Values and Daily Irradiance • Comparison of Real Time LMP values and irradiance *Analysis uses OSU.138KV.T1.PJMRT nodal point as representation of Columbus Real Time LMP values. Irradiance values were obtained from Clean Power SolarAnywhere v2.3 AEP Energy is a competitive retail electric service provider and a competitive retail natural gas supplier. AEP Energy is an affiliate of AEP Ohio. AEP Energy is not soliciting on behalf of and is not an agent of AEP Ohio. AEP Ohio customers do not need to purchase any competitive retail electric service from AEP Energy to receive or to continue to receive non-competitive retail electric services from AEP Ohio.