WHY BRIGHTFIELD?
Participation Options
• PPA: No risk, fixed price Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) options.
• Asset Ownership: 2016 tax shield and even lower electricity rates.
Value
• Beats current cost of Utility Power.
• Fixed-price solar energy provides budget certainty for years to come.
• Energy independence from Utility Company.
• Minimize risk and exposure under environmental regulations.
No Cost
• With either participation option, PPA or asset ownership, no cost to client until project construction is complete.
The Explosive Growth of U.S. Solar PV Installations
The U.S. solar industry continues to grow dramatically. In 2015, almost one-third of all new power plant capacity came from solar installations. 7260 MW of solar photovoltaics (PV) installed, more than double the capacity added in 2012 and one hundred times the amount installed just ten years earlier.
New US Electricity Generation Capacity 2013-2015
29 Solar
8 Other
7 Wind
10 Coal
31 Natural Gas
29% Solar
8% Other
7% Wind
10% Coal
31% Natural Gas
2013
32 Solar
3 Other
23 Wind
0 Coal
42 Natural Gas
32% Solar
3% Other
23% Wind
0% Coal
42% Natural Gas
2014
29 Solar
3 Other
39 Wind
0 Coal
29 Natural Gas
29% Solar
3% Other
39% Wind
0% Coal
29% Natural Gas
2015
U.S. Solar PV is Now Mainstream
Affordable
As solar photovoltaics become more affordable installations in the U.S. have increased exponentially.
Proven
The U.S. Solar industry installed approximately $20billion worth of PV projects in 2015.
Vital
In 2015 1/3 of all new electricity generation capacity was PV, second only to natural gas power plants.
U.S. PV Installations and Average System Price, 2004 – 2015
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Weighted Average System Price ($/W)
$7.80
$7.60
$7.50
$7.40
$7.40
$7.20
$5.60
$4.20
$3.80
$3.40
$3.00
$2.60
58
79
105
160
298
435
852
1919
3369
4751
6201
7260
Annual PV Installations (MW)
U.S. PV Installations and Average System Price, 2004 – 2015
Weighted Average System Price ($/W)
Annual PV Installations (MW)
U.S. States with Solar PV Installations, 2015
CA 3266MW
NC 1134MW
NV 307MW
MA 286MW
NY 241MW
AZ 234MW
UT 231MW
GA 209MW
TX 207MW
NJ 181MW
HI <100MW
NM <100MW
MO <100MW
MD <100MW
CO <100MW
IN <100MW
TN <100MW
CT <100MW
VT <100MW
FL <100MW
OH <100MW
WA <100MW
PA <100MW
OR <100MW
DE <100MW
IL <100MW
MN <100MW
VA <100MW
NH <100MW
DC <100MW
WI <100MW
SC <100MW
Top 3 States with Solar PV Installations, 2015
CALIFORNIA
3266 MW
NORTH CAROLINA
1134 MW
NEVADA
307 MW
Total Capacity Installed in 2015
6,201,000kW
UTILITY
4,121,000kW
RESIDENTIAL
1,112,000kW
NON-RESIDENTIAL
968,000kW
Recent Project
10MW single-axis tracker solar PV project on behalf of a privately-held industrial company
LOCATION
PG&E Territory (CA)
SIZE
10MW DC / 8MW AC
YIELD
1960 wWh / kWp
PPA TERM
20 Years
YEAR 1 PRICE
$0.10 / kWh
ESCALATOR
3% per annum
Contact Us
Andrew Heckler
Chairman
6525 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
213.280.1909
heck@brightfieldenergy.com
Chris Hunter
President & GM
1 Little West 12th Street
New York, NY 10014
917.667.4327
hunter@brightfieldenergy.com