Transcript Report of the Regional Energy Committee

Micronesian Energy Association (MEA)
Green Energy Micronesia (GEM)
Regional Energy Plans and Objectives
February 23, 2016
Overview
 Integrated Resource Plan
 CNMI – Rota PV Project and Net
Metering
 Guam Energy Taskforce
 Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Activities
 Palau
 Green Energy Micronesian
Integrated Resource Planning
Gathering of
Utility
Information
Perform Load
Forecast and
Generation
Modeling
Stakeholder &
Community
Involvement
Integrated
Resource
Plan
Proposal for
Implementation
Rota Photovoltaic Solar Power Project
 Rota Load Profile – 5 MW capacity and 1.3 MW peak
demand
 Integrated Resource Plan for the island of Rota
proposes a 225 kW solar generating facility
 Reduced diesel fuel consumption by 28,000 gallons.
CNMI Net Metering Customers
Type
Connected
Power
Residential
53
330 kW
Commercial
31
1.7 MW
Government
13
267 kW
Guam Energy Task Force
Diversifying fuel sources and reducing energy consumption to 20% by 2020
Strategies for Achieving the
Goal
 Continue to implement
efficiency programs to reduce
demand on the island to
include programs aimed at
business and gov’t buildings.
 Continue to seek alternatives
to oil/diesel dependence at all
levels, home, business, and
gov’t to mitigate risks
Fuel Cost Savings if Achieved
Today
 In 2010, GPA purchased 2.9
million barrels of oil and
diesel at a cost of $232
million
 With sound capital
investment, a 20% reduction
would result in annual
savings of ~$46 million at
the wholesale level; retail
value is greater. While price
per barrel has decline, Guam
has yet to feel the benefits.
RMI Activities
 Electrification of 95% of rural outer atolls households by 2015
 Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and ocean thermal
energy are being studied for implementation
 Renewable energy Implementation will be made on different
public sectors such as transportation, public works, and
environmental entities
 Public lighting using Solar PV and LEDS (Reduce energy
consumption by replacing inefficient mercury vapor lamps)
-480 streetlights are operated by solar (Majuro, Kwajalein &
remote outer islands.
Palau
 Palau Energy Act JCM two commercial buildings
 Solar panels
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Airport parking lot
Ministry of Education parking lot
Capitol Building parking lot
National track and field and swimming pool
Green Energy Micronesia (GEM)
Many Partners, One Team:
 We need the cooperation and assistance from all partners,
not just RMI, FSM and Palau but also CNMI, Guam, Yap,
Chuuk and Kosrae
 We will continue to work to organize and maintain the
Micronesian Energy Association as a way to develop our
vision and plans for the Green Energy Micronesia initiative
 Intended National Determined Contributions (INDC) to
develop Renewable Energy power generating technology by
20 to 30 % by 2020.
Recommendations for a
Green Energy Micronesia
 An Integrated Resource Plan and the Rota PV Solar
project can be used as a model for the adoption of
renewable energy in Micronesia
 The adoption of renewable energy is an complex and
integrated effort that will require the study of a
state’s grid and levelized cost of energy
 Technically skilled personnel is crucial in the operation
and maintenance of renewable energy systems