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Sustainable Energy Projects in North Carolina Joe Brannan Executive Vice President and CEO, North Carolina EMC Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce – Energy.

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1 Sustainable Energy Projects in North Carolina Joe Brannan Executive Vice President and CEO, North Carolina EMC Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce – Energy Forum January 28, 2016

2 NCEMC  25 Member Co-ops in NC  The state’s first electric cooperative was established in 1936  93 of 100 counties served  45% of the land area  2.5 million people  98,000 miles of power lines 2

3 Growth in Utility-scale Solar 3 2014 Online Capacity: 632 MW Proposed Capacity: 4,028 MW

4  10 Coops participating – 1,650 kW  14 sites ranging in size from 50 – 300 kW  Leveraging tax-equity to reduce costs  Includes some consumer participation  Emphasis upon education and partnership in the community 4 Small-scale Solar through 2015

5 Distributed Energy Resources 5 DER Education & Awareness DR & EE Distributed Renewables DG & CHP Storage & EV Integrated Operation within Conventional Grid Benefits include: ● Complementary ● Interoperability ● Operational flexibility

6 Innovation and the Transformation 6 Technology drives device adoption for energy with the consumer. Leading to more interfaces in the home

7 Smart Thermostats  Popular with “early adopters”  Provides Energy Efficiency and Demand Response  Deliver economic benefits to the utility and consumer, with minimal discomfort  Requires broadband connection 7

8 Food for Thought… 8 Built in technology: -Zigbee automation -On-board Dimming -Color Changing Does that mean Energy Intelligence? -Over-air software updates -Autopilot with Autosteer and Summon -Navigation to Superchargers -Program time-of-day for charging Device Intelligence

9 Microgrids for Community Sustainability 9 Source: US DOE - MicrogridUS DOE - Microgrid

10 Why a Community Microgrid?  Beach community seasonal load coincides with costly periods  Limited traditional generation capacity  Long, exposed power lines  Marine environmental conditions with high wind and storms at times 10

11 Microgrid Components  Energy Storage  Battery  Fly-wheels  Distributed Energy Resources  Solar and other renewables  Customer-owned generation  Utility-owned generation  Retail demand response  HVAC and Water Heaters  Commercial Energy Management Systems 11

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