Jackson County Community Solar Modeling Results [Slides]

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2322401· OSTI ID:2322401

Sandler, Simon ^[1]; Carron, William Scott ^[1]; Jamison, Johanna ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Jackson County, via the U.S. Department of Energy's Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) requested support on the topic of Community Solar in their area. NREL completed a technical and financial modeling exercise to determine the potential for developing community solar in the region. The analysis performed determined that the current policy and economic environment, in large part due to Illinois's Solar For All program, is advantageous to the deployment and growth of community solar in Illinois. Across all 6 scenarios modeled, including current minimum and maximum financial incentives, the economics yielded positive net present values for both the project owner and its subscribers. The analysis shown in this presentation is only one of the first steps in deploying community solar and suggests Jackson County should pursue next steps. Such actions could include refining project economics, partnering with local utilities, policy makers, and developers to identify potential projects and outreach opportunities, and educating and engaging community members.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2322401
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--6A20-88408; MainId:89186; UUID:4c1a7269-6d3a-4d4e-ad8b-c2d9dd386725; MainAdminId:72037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
C-LEAP
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community solar
financial analysis
financial modeling
scenario analysis
scenario modeling
technical analysis
technical modeling