Shaping the
Utility of the Future
Door Prize – Awesome Solar Charger
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Summit Evaluation
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2016_Summit
2016 – A Big Year for RENEW Wisconsin
2015: WI’s best solar year ever
7.5 MW
of solar
installed!
Community Solar Rising
2 total MW of
community solar
online
Up to 3.5 MW in
the queue for
2016
A “slow down” on fixed charge increases
4
$6-$9 increase approved.
All in Wisconsin!
But we
remain out
of step
nationally
Court victory
Building for 25 More Years of RENEW
Big Issues for 2016
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New renewables loan program
Small digester program
$7 million cut possible from legislature
Will renewables rebates be continued in
2017 & 2018?
3-5 utility rate cases expected….
- Higher fixed charges?
- Fees on customers with
renewables?
- Demand charges for small
customers?
Big Issues for 2016
- Will Wisconsin move ahead with a
compliance plan that would increase
renewables and energy efficiency
Can we re-focus on expanding
biogas & wind in Wisconsin?
- 2016 election season is a great
time to educate your local
candidates
What RENEW Wisconsin is Doing
Advancing and defending
renewable energy in Wisconsin,
every single day
Thank You &
Thank our Sponsors
Evolving the Utility Model
“Transforming the
electric grid has been
appropriately likened
to trying to rebuild an
airplane in mid-flight”
- Lena Hanson, Rocky Mountain Institute
What can we do to help?
Step #1:
“Find the Bright Spots”
Which is Wisconsin, and which is Vermont?
Test #2
Final Exam – Bears
Mary Powell
Green Mountain Power
Shaping the
Utility of the Future
New Business Models & Policy Impacts:
Wisconsin Utility Perspectives
James Tong
Spruce Finance
Driving Markets: Perspectives from the
Renewable Energy Industry