Mass DPU

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Massachusetts Sustainable
Communities & Campuses
Conference
April 24, 2013
David Cash, Commissioner
Department of Public Utilities
Why Plan for the Grid
of the Future Today?

2. • We want greater reliability at a reasonable
cost
• We want greater energy independence
• We want to reduce costs imposed by
market failures
• We want a cleaner environment and to
address climate change
• We want to seize economic opportunities
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Drivers of Change

3. Greater Reliability

4. Source: DOE/EIA
http://nca2009.globalchange.gov/energy-supply-and-use

5. New England is at the End of the Energy Pipeline

6. New England is at the End of the Energy Pipeline

7. Greater Energy Independence

8. Energy Dollars Flow Out of MA
We spend $22B per year on energy; 80% leaves MA -- $18B
Oil & Natural Gas
- Canada
Oil - Venezuela
Oil & Natural Gas
- Middle East
Coal – Colombia
MA Energy Imports
2008
$B
Fuel Oil (heating, diesel) $5.0
Gasoline $9.2
Jet Fuel $1.4
Other Petroleum $0.9
Natural Gas $5.2
Coal $0.3
Total $22 B
Per Household Average ~ $4,600 Natural Gas
- Caribbean
Natural Gas
- U.S. Gulf Coast
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Natural Gas
- PA,NY
Source: MA EEA from Energy Price and Expenditure Estimates by Source,
Selected Years, 1970-2008, Massachusetts, EIA.www.eia.doe.gov/states/sep_prices/total/pdf/pr_ma.pdf

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Solar Potential

10. Wind Potential
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Source: DOE:
http://www.windpoweringamerica.
gov/newengland/building_resourc
e.asp

11. Distributed Generation Increasing
11Source: MA DPU

12. 2006
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
Source: MA EEA

13. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
2007
Source: MA EEA

14. 2008
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
Source: MA EEA

15. 2009
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
Source: MA EEA

16. 2010
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
Source: MA EEA

17. 2011
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Revolution
o Solar
o Wind
o Other Renewables
Source: MA EEA

18. Reduce Costs
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Source: ISO-New England
New Generation is Driven by Peak Demand

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Allowing Demand Response to Play in the Market
Results in Peak Shaving – And Cost Savings
Source: ISO-New England

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$4.17
$5.10
$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
Total EE Businesses
Program Costs BenefitsProgram
Investments
Allowing Demand Response and EE to Play in the Market Results in Lower
Energy and Transmission Costs

22. Electric Vehicles vs. Petroleum:
Cheaper, Less Volatility

23. Cleaner Environment/
Address Climate Change
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24. Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008
Requires Steep Reductions
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Required Emissions Reductions
Source: MA EEA; http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/eea/energy/2020-clean-energy-plan.pdf

25. EVs Reduce GHG Emissions
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26. EVs Reduce Local Air Pollution
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27. Seize Economic Opportunities
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28. Source: Electric Drive Transportation Association http://electricdrive.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/20952/pid/20952 28

29. Clean Energy Sector Growth
2012 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report
http://www.masscec.com/index.cfm/page/2012-Massachusetts-Clean-Energy-
Industry-Report/cdid/13909/pid/11170 29

30. Whenever I run into a problem I can’t
solve, I always make it bigger. I can
never solve it by trying to make it
smaller, but if I make it big enough I
can begin to see the outlines of a
solution.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
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31. Thank you
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