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Status of Renewable Energy Development in the West
R E G I O N A L O V E R V I E W Status of Renewable Energy Development in the West Electricity Generation 4% Renewables 33% Coal Over half of the West’s electricity is produced by 33% Hydro .5% Petroleum 10% Nuclear 19% Gas burning fossil fuels. The main sources of electricity in the West are coal, hydropower, natural gas and Regional Mix nuclear. In 1999, renewable resources accounted for 4% of the region’s generation base. This chart shows the breakdown of fuel sources used to supply the entire region’s electricity. When compared to the map below, the importance of different resources to different states becomes apparent. Due to the interconnectedness of electricity transmission in the West, energy produced in one state is often consumed in another. 1% 7% 3% Energy Production by State, 1999 5% Coal MONTANA Gas 44% Hydro 83% 54% WASHINGTON Nuclear 2% Renewables Petroleum OREGON 1% 7% 12% IDAHO Arizona WYOMING 4% 2% Total Megawatt Hours Generated 1% 3% 80% 84,000,000 California 191,500,000 Colorado 39,500,000 Idaho 14,400,000 Montana 31,400,000 Nevada 32,800,000 New Mexico 32,600,000 Oregon 56,700,000 Utah 36,800,000 93% 96% NEVADA 9% CALIFORNIA 4% COLORADO UTAH 29% 2% 58% 4% 3% 13% 1% 1% 12% Washington Wyoming 83% 94% 117,100,000 43,600,000 21% TOTAL 680,400,000 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 47% 1% 13% 12% Each pie chart is scaled to the total amount of energy produced. 46% Data source: Energy Information Administration 1999 36% 86% 17% 6% 0 100 200 miles 16 w w w. E n e r g y A t l a s . o r g R E G I O N A L O V E R V I E W Renewable Energy Facilities – Installed Capacity Installed Capacity of Renewables (in MW) State Arizona 9 California 5,481 Colorado 68 Idaho 120 Montana 16 Nevada 238 The West is home to 45% of the nation’s installed Installed Capacity of Renewables (in MW) State New Mexico renewable energy capacity. California leads the 4 country in renewables development, single-hand- Oregon 303 edly comprising nearly 80% of the West’s installed Utah 44 capacity. While the map below demonstrates Washington 512 California’s dominance, it also shows the emerg- Wyoming 141 ence of significant renewables installations in each Total 6,936 of the other states. Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy s Solar B Biomass w Wind g s Bw s B w Geothermal Capacity (MW) s s B w Bw .01–10 s B s w Bw g 11–100 s Bwg s B Bwg w s w g 101–500 501–2500 Data source: REPiS: The Renewable Electric Plant Information System 2001, American Wind Energy Association 2002 0 100 g s B w s B w g s B w s B w 200 miles w w w. E n e r g y A t l a s . o r g 17 R E G I O N A L O V E R V I E W Renewable Energy Facilities – Location While the wind, geothermal and biomass Renewable energy facilities, ranging from small household rooftop photovoltaic systems to large- facilities are generally utility-scale projects, the scale geothermal power plants, have been installed solar facilities shown here are mainly residential- across the region. The clean energy facilities scale, less than 10kW. shown below represent projects listed in the DOE REPiS database. s s b bb b wsSeattle s b b s Tacoma bOlympia Yakima bbw b Richland w bwswwb b Renewable Energy Facilities s Solar B Biomass w Wind g s bb s s b s Data source: REPiS: The Renewable Electric Plant Information System 1999, Southern Methodist University Geothermal Lab 1999, American Wind Energy Association 2002 0 100 w b ss s s ww s s s Helena s s w w Butte s Billings s b Bend Sheridan Gillette Boise s Jackson s Pocatello Klamath Falls Twin Falls s s b bb b b b b b Redding s b g s b b g s s w Chicos bs b b sbs g s s w s g ss Renobwg g g g s g gswsbbssssb s w gCarson s g g ss s s w s w s w s City s s bsw ss bsssswbg s s w wsbss sb ss s s ss ss w s ss b s s San s s g b wwswbs b s ss s www s s ss s s w s Franciscos s b s s sb s s g b s s s sb b ss s s s s b sb s ss w sss b bs s sw sb Fresno s s bb b g s s s sw g s s b s s ww b 200 Casper s g Elko s Cheyenne Laramie Salt Lake City w Fort Collins s s s s s Provo s s s s ggg w w bsbs sss Denver s s s s s s s s s s bssss ss s s Grand s Junction s Moab s s Colorado Springs s ss Pueblo s Durango St. George Las Vegas s w b bb b w wbbbbb wwww bw b w w b gg bb g bb w g s s s s s b w Flagstaff s s s s s s sss s s s s s ss s s Phoenix ss w Albuquerques s s s s s Alamogordo b ww s Tucson s s s Santa Fe Gallup s s s w w w. E n e r g y A t l a s . o r g ww Rock Springs s Bakersfield s s ss s s s s s ss s s s s San s sss s s s s s s s s ss ss sBernardino ss s s s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s Los s s s sss s s Angeles ss s ss s San ss s Diego s s s Yuma miles 18 s Great Falls sb Missoula Lewiston s Locations of facilities are approximate. Renewable energy facilities were located using zip codes, city locations, or counties. In the cases of zip codes and counties, the centroid of the area was chosen as the locator for the facilities. More than one facility may be located at the location symbolized with the icon. s s s s b Medford b s b Spokane Portland bSalem Eugene b b w bs Geothermal s Las Cruces s R E G I O N A L O V E R V I E W Policies Encouraging Renewable Energy Across the West, a number of states have adopted Further, new renewables are being funded policies supporting the development of renewable by “green tags,” certificates representing the energy technologies. By fostering demand and environmental benefits of clean power and sold providing financial incentives, these policies play nationally. It is important to note that renewable a significant role in developing a market for these energy policies and programs vary widely in scope emerging technologies. In addition, many electric- and funding levels from state to state, resulting ity providers and local governments have develop- in different levels of actual development of ed programs to encourage renewables, such as renewables. In-depth descriptions of policies are green power purchase options and net metering. provided in the Glossary and state sections. States with Renewable Energy Policies SBC RPS NM GP WASHINGTON NM System Benefits Charge $S Renewable Portfolio Standard Net Metering GP MONTANA 3 SBC NM $ $T 1 Green Power Programs $P GP 3 $ OREGON IDAHO $T $S $P $ Tax Incentives (Personal/Corp) Sales Tax Exemption Property Tax Reduction SBC NM $T GP $P $ NM GP $T $ WYOMING NM Other (Rebate, Loan, Grant) 1 Net metering capacity varies from state to state, from 10 kW in NM to 1000 kW in CA. 2 NM’s SBC and RPS tied to restructuring, to begin in 2007 3 MT and WA have mandated green power requirements 4 NM has the region’s only state-level production tax credit See the state sections and Glossary for more in-depth descriptions of renewable energy policies and programs. GP NEVADA RPS NM $P COLORADO UTAH GP $ NM GP NM $T $T CALIFORNIA SBC NM $T $P GP $ ARIZONA SBC RPS NM Data source: Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (www.dsireusa.org), June 2002 0 100 GP $T $S $ NEW MEXICO GP 2 2 SBC RPS NM $ GP 4 200 miles w w w. 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