{"id":4767,"date":"2013-08-09T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2013-08-09T18:20:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T18:20:58","slug":"big-box-retailers-turn-to-solar-how-can-electric-utilities-adapt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/08\/09\/big-box-retailers-turn-to-solar-how-can-electric-utilities-adapt\/","title":{"rendered":"Big-Box Retailers Turn To Solar, How Can Electric Utilities Adapt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4772\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4772  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_11.jpg 664w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_11-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Costco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The electric utility industry faces the risk of declining revenues as more customers install solar panels on their homes and businesses.\u00a0 Solar power currently supplies 2% of the country\u2019s electricity needs, and is <a href=\"http:\/\/about.bnef.com\/services\/gremo\/\">projected to grow to 16%<\/a> by 2020. In 2013, solar panel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seia.org\/sites\/default\/files\/4Y8cIWF6ps2013q1SMIES.pdf?key=57493689\" target=\"_blank\">prices for commercial installations fell<\/a> 15.6%, from $4.64\/watt to $3.92\/watt.\u00a0 To protect their revenues, some utilities are raising electricity costs for solar panel owners \u2013 but with mixed results.\u00a0 Credit ratings agencies are also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20130717006211\/en\/Fitch-Solar-Panels-Cast-Shadow-U.S.-Utility\">expressing concern<\/a>. \u00a0Is there real cause for alarm or are these companies crying wolf?\u00a0 Judging by one customer segment \u2013 big-box retailers \u2013 the threat is real.<\/p>\n<p>The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seia.org\/research-resources\/solar-means-business-top-commercial-solar-customers-us\">ranks<\/a> U.S. companies based on their solar energy capacity, and the top five companies on the list are big-box retailers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walmart <\/strong>tops SEIA\u2019s list with 65,000 kW of solar power, which is enough to supply the annual energy needs of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seia.org\/about\/solar-energy\/solar-faq\/how-many-homes-can-be-powered-1-megawatt-solar-energy\">over 10,000 homes<\/a>. \u00a0They recently installed ten new solar rooftop systems in Maryland, totaling more than 13,000 panels. \u00a0Walmart is the largest retailer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stores.org\/2012\/Top-100-Retailers\">in the U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/retailindustry.about.com\/od\/topusretailcompanies\/a\/us_2012_largest_retailers_world_biggest_American_retail_chains-global-powers_2.htm\">in the world<\/a> by revenue, with 4,423 U.S. stores and over 10,000 stores worldwide. Walmart and EDF have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/approach\/partnerships\/corporate\">working together<\/a> since 2004 to reduce the Walmart\u2019s environmental footprint.\u00a0 With more than 200 solar installations across the country, Walmart plans to have 1,000 solar installations by 2020.\u00a0 Walmart\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/global-responsibility\/environment-sustainability\/energy\">goal<\/a> is to eventually supply 100% of its energy needs with renewable energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Costco<\/strong> ranks second on the list with 38,900 kW of solar power.\u00a0 Costco is the fifth largest U.S. retailer and seventh largest in the world, with 425 stores in the U.S.\u00a0 Costco has <a href=\"http:\/\/phx.corporate-ir.net\/phoenix.zhtml?c=83830&amp;p=irol-govhighlights\">installed<\/a> solar panels in approximately 60 stores, with an average size of 500 kW per store.\u00a0 Solar power supplies about 22% of each store\u2019s energy needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In third place on SEIA\u2019s list is <strong>Kohl\u2019s<\/strong>, with 36,474 kW of solar power.\u00a0 Kohl\u2019s is the 20<sup>th<\/sup> largest retailer in the U.S. and the 44<sup>th<\/sup> largest retailer in the world, with 1,127 U.S. stores.\u00a0 Kohl\u2019s has solar panels installed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kohlsgreen.com\/sustainable-operations\/\">139 of its stores<\/a>, and will have solar panels at 200 stores by 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IKEA<\/strong> is fourth with 21,495 kW of solar power.\u00a0 IKEA only has 38 U.S. stores, but its buildings can accommodate larger solar installations.\u00a0 By 2020, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2012\/oct\/23\/ikea-clean-energy\">company plans to meet 100%<\/a> of its energy needs with renewable energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macy\u2019s<\/strong> ranks fifth on SEIA\u2019s list with 16,163 kW of solar power.\u00a0 Macy\u2019s is the 16<sup>th<\/sup> largest retailer in the U.S. and the 36<sup>th<\/sup> largest retailer in the world, with 840 stores.\u00a0 The company is <a href=\"http:\/\/macysinc.com\/social-responsibility\/sustainability-five-point-plan\/\">increasing its solar installations<\/a> by 25-35%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SEIA top 20 list also includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Staples<\/span><\/strong>, #8 \/ 10,776 kW of solar power \/ 1,583 U.S. stores;<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Walgreens<\/span><\/strong>, #10 \/ 8,163 kW of solar power \/ 7,651 U.S. stores;<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Bed, Bath and Beyond<\/span><\/strong>, #11 \/ 7,543 kW of solar power \/ 1,143 U.S. stores; and<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Toys \u201cR\u201d Us<\/span><\/strong>, #12 \/ 5.676 kW of solar power \/ 871 U.S. stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a whole, the top 20 big-box retailers have over 18,000 U.S. stores, representing enormous potential for solar power growth.\u00a0 These retailers are only part of a larger group of commercial customers, which in total make up about one- third of U.S. electric utility sales. \u00a0But other commercial customers are turning to solar too.\u00a0 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/docs\/fy13osti\/57276.pdf\">reports<\/a> that 40% of the nation\u2019s 86,000 supermarkets are located in areas with grid parity (the cost of power from solar panels is equal to the cost of buying power from the utility).\u00a0 Commercial customers are also making impressive strides in reducing their energy usage through energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for electric utilities? \u00a0We can expect to see the following changes to the electric utility business model going forward:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilities will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/03\/04\/solar-wind-prompting-electricity-grid-innovation-in-california\/\">address the operational challenges<\/a> of higher levels of solar power on their electric grids;<\/li>\n<li>Utilities will seek to limit the number of customers eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/24\/net-metering-and-rooftop-solar-for-the-utility-of-the-future\/\">net metering plans<\/a>, where the customer is paid for the excess energy supplied by their solar panels;<\/li>\n<li>Utilities will seek to reduce payments received for solar energy produced by net metering customers, who currently receive the full retail rate for their excess energy in many \u00a0states;<\/li>\n<li>Utilities will seek to implement new, fixed charges for customers who install solar panels on their property;<\/li>\n<li>Utilities will start new businesses providing solar installation services for customers;<\/li>\n<li>Utilities will seek approval to own solar power installations located on their customer properties; and<\/li>\n<li>Regulators and utilities will consider adopting performance-based electricity rate plans. These plans would charge for electricity on the basis of service and performance, rather than the volume of energy sold to customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4773\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4773  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_21.jpg 664w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/08\/Costco_21-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Costco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These changes present a host of legal and regulatory challenges.\u00a0 As a guiding principle, utilities must have an opportunity to earn a fair return in exchange for keeping the lights on.\u00a0 Similarly, electricity rates for solar panel owners should fairly reflect the full costs of serving these customers, as well as the full benefits that solar power provides to the electric utility. \u00a0These changes will be disruptive for electric utilities, but will allow customers to choose affordable clean energy and new technologies.\u00a0 We\u2019ll all benefit from cleaner energy and a reliable electric grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The electric utility industry faces the risk of declining revenues as more customers install solar panels on their homes and businesses.\u00a0 Solar power currently supplies 2% of the country\u2019s electricity needs, and is projected to grow to 16% by 2020. 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