Dominican Republic to large solar Park

London-the Dominican Republic soon must project developers announced its first large solar farm.

German renewable-energy developers Wirsol building (PV) Park in the Dominican province of Monte Plata has begun on a 64-MW solar photovoltaic, the company says. WIRSOL plans for combining an initial 32 MW on the grid until the end of 2013.

"President Danilo Medina Sánchez personally the country first power purchase agreement has given us", said Markus Wirth, Member of the Wirsols Board of Directors. The PPA was Estatales (Meng), which means that electricity from the project will be sold directly to the State by the Corporación Dominicana de empresas Electricas.

In the Dominican Republic, a current population growth and rapid economic growth have combined to create the demand for electricity. The island State still diesel and gas engines is mainly based on fossil fuels widely, and although the Sun 50 percent higher than that of Germany, there was very little solar energy in the region developed. In 2011, the Worldwatch Institute reported that the largest solar plant on the island a 100 kW roof mounted system on a water purification and bottling plant in Santo Domingo. But analysis firm NPD Solarbuzz predicts that the PV demand in Latin America and the Caribbean could see explosive growth by 2017 with a predicted 45 percent annual growth rate.

After Matthew Fellmeth, analyst at renewable energy firm Reznick think consulting energy Caribbean Governments to support the development of the projects start with renewable energy as utilities and independent power producers. The Dominican Republic wants to get 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2025, and to reduce its CO2 emissions by 25 percent by 2012 levels by 2030. The nation law offers financial incentives such as tax exemptions, a feed-in tariff (FiT), and a National Fund for renewables for renewables.

But, says Fellmeth, even with support for the development of renewable energies, there are still significant obstacles to overcome.

The island grid system has one of the highest rates of distribution losses around the world, must Institute sustainable energy roadmap, while excessive bureaucracy has currently slowed down development - project developers go through a 14-step process the Worldwatch, received a renewable energy royalty, said roadmap.

According to Worldwatch Dominican developers generally lacks the capital required, project development and the conditions, the banks for renewable energy projects are offered not cheaper than that for conventional. Only Banco Hipotecario Dominicano (BHD) offers low-interest loans for small and medium-sized renewable energy projects.

Mark Konold, Worldwatchs climate and energy Caribbean project manager, said recently in a blog post that "the Dominican Government has introduced growth already some strong mechanisms for the promotion of renewable energies, but it currently not their potential use is."

Although the Government offers net metering for PV and to promote growth of the sector its laws on renewable energies, said Kanungo "restore decision makers are decisions that entrench the country of dependence on fossil fuels," including delete or reduce the country revamped incentives for renewable energy and new coal-fired power plants electricity generating capacity replace heating oil.

"Held exempt renewable energy support, the Dominican Government should strengthen the mechanisms that will promote a cleaner, sustainable and independent energy sector," said Kanungo. "There should be more support for the development of the financial sector also direct ability to draw major projects." Right now, renewable projects confined to a pool of money that supports smaller projects with payback Windows of only five to seven years."

Andreas Margara, a spokesman for Wirsol said that Monte Plata project is additional challenges. "Transport and logistics, and on the island are very difficult," he said, and the installation is done during the hurricane season.

WIRSOL subsidiary company Wirsol Caribbean planning more projects on the Islands, including possible to develop "Smaller roof systems, for the local industry and especially more solar farms, solar", Margara said.

New York Offers $107 Million for Large Solar Power Projects

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on August 9 announced that $107 million is available for a major solar power incentive program that will increase the amount of electricity generated by photovoltaic (PV) systems throughout New York. The NY-Sun Competitive PV Program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, seeks proposals for PV systems greater than 50 kilowatts to be installed at larger commercial and industrial customer sites.

The newly established NY-Sun Competitive PV Program will make $36.4 million available in 2012 and $70.5 million in 2013. This phase of the program is available through the end of 2013 for PV projects in New York City and upstate New York at eligible customer sites. This is an expansion of a two-year-old program that previously focused on large PV systems for the commercial, industrial, and municipal sectors exclusively in New York City, Westchester County, and the lower Hudson Valley. All projects will require co-funding to best leverage state resources with funding capped at $3 million per project. See the New York press release and the NY-Sun Competitive PV Program initiative website.

The governor also signed a series of bills on August 17 as part of the NY-Sun initiative that will make solar energy more affordable for homeowners and businesses. The new laws include statewide tax credits for the lease of solar equipment and power purchase agreements, statewide sales tax exemptions for commercial solar equipment, and an extension of the real property tax abatement in New York City for solar installations. See the New York press release.

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Los Angeles California incentive programs for small and large solar systems

For those of you who may not know, has the Los Angeles Department of water and makes a solar developed incentive program (SIP) in support of solar energy in Los Angeles. This solar incentive program will help you with the cost of the installation of a new solar system. The solar feed-in tariff program that unused energy back, is allowed, that owners of large on grid-connected solar systems sell currently in work.

This solar incentive program was created to meet the goal of Senate Bill 1, essentially an extension of the California Solar Initiative (CSI) and the Energy Commission new solar homes partnership (NSHP). Basically, the aim of the program to promote the solar LADWP is customers to help achieve its energy goals California. By a financial incentive to homeowners, the grid-connected photovoltaic systems, install, LADWP homeowners invest in solar energy to promote hopes.

LADWP customers who have installed photovoltaic systems, can a lump sum in advance based on the expected performance of your new system receive. To an estimate to calculate the expected performance, Buydown (EPBB) based has the LADWP website an online calculator. This provides a sense of energy, annual kWh, CEC AC rating, design factor CSI evaluation and incentive amount. With this information can LADWP to find out, how much money of the customer to pay in advance.

There are benefits that go beyond this one-time payment. According to the LADWP website:

"Customers to qualify and a full installation equipped with a 'net meter'." "When produced a customer system solar more energy, as they use the excess energy as a credit on their Bill is calculated and backward their counters."

This means that if a LADWP customer system excess energy produced solar, it goes back into the grid. The timer is running backwards and LADWP is able to credit energy on their electric bills to their customers.

Conversely, LADWP is currently developing another system to promote the use of solar technology in the context of solar feed-in tariff programthe clean LA program. Although solar incentive program customers not for the clean LA program are qualified, designed this program mainly for larger commercial use.

Produced on this system feed-in tariff customers produce 30kW and later, to a contract for the sale of 100% of the energy in their establishment to LADWP to a fixed interest rate for up to twenty years.

Here a brief collection is on such as the previous function stages:

Application: To qualify for this program, applicants must go through a six-week process of application. Applicants can find the base price for the energy, proof of the site control, and full equipment and an online charts. You must also provide a 24-hour 12-month energy expected profile, required documentation, and numbers a registration fee depending on the scope of their project. For small systems, 30kW 150kW, the registration fee is $500. The registration fee is $1,000 for major projects between 151kW and 999kW.

Interconnection process: After the potential seller the application process is complete, they give an interconnection agreement, which includes an interconnection study fee of $750 for small projects or $1500 for large projects.

Forward with agreements:Then the applicant of a development of deposit of $50 per kW, interconnection costs 10% down payment, insurance forms, and L.A. City compliance with business forms. This is when the applicant signs the reference offer PPA. LADWP sets then the fixed rate contract, the price corresponding to the applicant previously was offered. The interconnection agreement and the PPA standard offer run at this point.

Progress, it is now the seller's purchase the necessary permits and follow through with the construction of their project.

Monthly payments: Once the project is completed, a reliable revenue is meters, provided that LADWP can calculate the monthly payments to the seller. The seller receives an invoice over the energy sent monthly payments by LADWP based on the amount of energy by the sales counter. These payments based on the sum of the system energy collected by the hour, which multiplied by every hour is determined by the base price for the energy and the time of delivery. This means that sellers get more money for energy during peak hours of the day.

It is important to note that a separate metering system account for the energy consumption of the seller's plant is installed. The power required, coming to the system from the network itself and not from the power produced locally because 100% is sold to LADWP.

It is the seller, its own system according to the contract and LADWP to offer a report every two years.

One thing solar incentive program and the feed-in tariff is on that they promote the development of clean, local energy.

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By Thomas Jackson
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