Solar Suitability at Georgetown Utility Systems

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1. Solar Suitability at Georgetown Utility Systems October 24, 2018
2. LIDAR! Not just for contour lines • Mowing maps • Growth Heat map • Solar suitability study
3. Solar Suitability Study • The study was composed of two parts – Developing and testing a methodology for identifying rooftops which were suitable for solar panel placement. – Improve the customer facing elements of the Solar/PV offerings from Georgetown Utility Systems • Project Team was comprised of GUS employees from multiple departments
4. Overview • Data collection • Data processing • Suitability determination • Project visualization
5. Suitability requirements • Four common requirements needed to determine suitability – Slope – Aspect – Shading – Area
6. Area
7. Slope
8. Aspect
12. Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge The 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, is a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to uncover bold, inventive ideas that confront the toughest problems cities face.
13. Background • Council approved application in late 2017 • Over 500 cities expressed interest • 320 applications • 35 finalists – $100,000 – “Test & Learn” – Reapply in August for $1M - $5M
14. Virtual Power Plant
15. Community Engagement • 10 Focus Groups total • About 700 total participants • First 7 Focus Groups • Existing groups and events • Ideas, perceptions and direction • Last 3 Focus Groups • Citizens selected for representation • Hypothesis Testing and Refinement
16. Community Engagement
17. Community Engagement
19. Key Citizen Feedback  Willing to host solar and batteries  Trust City to perform work  Prefer Utility Owned  Prefer bill credit for lease payments for hosting  Prefer battery outside and on side of house  Want Utility to offer backup power as a paid service  Prefer to swap backup power for hosting  Order of introduction and wording of programs matters
20. Questions?