Briefing: Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group · 2/7/2018 · Briefing: Delaware Offshore Wind...
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Briefing:DelawareOffshoreWind
WorkingGroup
January26,2018
ThomasNoyesDNRECDivisionofEnergy&Climate
Agenda
�Governor’sExecutiveOrder13�OffshoreWindWorkingGroup�ProgresstoDate:December15Memorandum
�SupplyChainOpportunitiesforDelaware
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ExecutiveOrder13OffshoreWindWorkingGroupestablished“tostudyhowDelawarecanparticipateindevelopingoffshorewind,identifywaystoleveragetherelatedeconomicopportunities,andmakespecificrecommendationsforengaginginthedevelopmentofoffshorewindforDelaware.”
OffshoreWindWorkingGroup
� TheWorkingGroupmetsixtimesfromOctobertoDecember2017
� TwopubliccommentsessionswereheldNovemberandDecember2017
� MemototheGovernorsentDecember15
4www.de.gov/offshorewind
ProgresstoDate:December15Memo
�Noimmediateprocurement�Severaloptionsdeservefurtherconsideration:
�Largescalepurchase� Incrementalcommitmentstofutureprojects�Waituntilmoredevelopersproposeprojectsinthemid-Atlanticregion
�Evaluateotherrenewableresourcesinlieuofoffshorewind
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December15Memo:Questions� Howshouldanoffshorewindsubsidybepaidfor?� Whatarethebenefitsandcostsofdevelopingsupplychain
opportunities?� IsDelawareabletotakeadvantageofthebenefitsofoffshore
windwithoutdirectlyinvestinginanoffshorewindproject?� ShouldDelawareuselowercostrenewableresourcesinstead
ofoffshorewind?� Howdothecustomerbenefitsofdistributedsolaraffectthe
relativebenefitsandcostscomparedtooffshorewind?� Whatarethedifferencesinavoidedemissionsimpacts
betweenland-basedwindwestofDelawareandoffshorewind?
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December15Memo:Questions� Whataretheexpectedimpactsontourism?� Whatarethepotentialenvironmentalimpactsofoffshore
wind?� Whatwouldbetheenvironmentalimpactofatankerhitting
anoffshorewindinstallation?� Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofwaitingtoact
onoffshorewind?� Whatistheimpactofanoffshorewindcarve-outontheRPS?� Howwillanincreaseinutilityratesimpacteconomic
developmentandjobs?� Whatistherelativeelasticity(economicimpact)ofhigher
electricrates?7
SupplyChainOpportunities� Delawarehaslimitedbuyingpower,butsignificantlocationaladvantagesforsupplychain
� IndustryexpertshavenotedDelaware’slocationaladvantages
� Whatarethelinksbetweencustomercommitmentsandsupplychain?
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NextSteps
�Progressreportbeingedited�WorkingGroupwillmeetagainnextmonth�Furtherpublicworkshopsbeingplanned�WorkingGroupconstitutedthroughJune2018
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Thankyou.