Woody Biomass: From Initiative to Institution

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Woody BiomassFrom Initiative to Institution

• Policy Perspectives on Biomass
• Jay Jensen
• Western Forestry Leadership Coalition / Council
  of Western State Foresters
• June 6, 2006
• Fairbanks, AK
• 30th Annual National Indian Timber Symposium

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Presentation Outline

• Policy Tools and Issues
• National Regional Strategies
• Local Involvement

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WFLC / CWSF

• Who we are
• 17 states, 6 territories
• 7 RFs, 3 RSDs, 1 FPL
• What we do
• Policy
• Communications
• Programs

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Context

• More than a forest health issue
• Selling points
• Homeland security (foreign oil dependence)
• Energy (diversification)
• Forest Health (water / wildfire / cost savings /
  utilization)
• State Level policy action
• Local Level implementation

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Policy Tools - Energy

• Renewable Portfolio Standards (20 states) - map
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Public Benefit Funds (23 states) - map
• Green House Gas Registry (21 states)
• Climate Action Plans (28 states) - map
• EPACT of 2005
• Incentives (26 states) - map

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DSIRE www.dsireusa.org - April 2006
Renewables Portfolio Standards
MN 10 by 2015 Goal Xcel mandate of 1,125 MW
wind by 2010
VT RE meets load growth by 2012
ME 30 by 2000
WI requirement varies by utility 10 by 2015
Goal
MT 15 by 2015
MA 4 by 2009 1 annual increase
RI 15 by 2020
CT 10 by 2010
IA 105 MW
CA 20 by 2010

• NY 24 by 2013

• NJ 20 by 2020

IL 8 by 2013

• NV 20 by 2015

• CO 10 by 2015

• PA 18¹ by 2020

MD 7.5 by 2019
DE 10 by 2019

• AZ 1.1 by 2007

• DC 11 by 2022

NM 10 by 2011
TX 5,880 MW by 2015
HI 20 by 2020
State RPS

• Minimum solar or customer-sited requirement
• Increased credit for solar
• ¹PA 8 Tier I, 10 Tier II (includes
  non-renewable sources)

State Goal
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Policy Tools - Energy

• Renewable Portfolio Standards (20 states) - map
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Public Benefit Funds (23 states) - map
• Green House Gas Registry (21 states)
• Climate Action Plans (28 states) - map
• EPACT of 2005
• Incentives (26 states) - map

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Public Benefit Funds for Renewables
www.dsireusa.org - March 2006
Cumulative 1998 2017 (Million )
10
111
95
MA 383
85
22
RI 10
CT 338
80
NJ 279
20
127
DE 11

DC 10.5
2,048
15 State Funds DC 4 B by 2017
Funded by Voluntary Contributions
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Policy Tools - Energy

• Renewable Portfolio Standards (20 states) - map
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Public Benefit Funds (23 states) - map
• Green House Gas Registry (21 states)
• Climate Action Plans (28 states)
• EPACT of 2005
• Incentives (26 states) - map

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Pew Center on Global Climate Change 2006
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Policy Tools - Energy

• Renewable Portfolio Standards (20 states) - map
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Public Benefit Funds (23 states) - map
• Green House Gas Registry (21 states)
• Climate Action Plans (28 states) - map
• EPACT of 2005
• Incentives (26 states) - map

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State Tax Credits Deductions for Renewables
DSIRE www.dsireusa.org - March 2006
State offers only Personal Tax Incentives
State offers only Corporate Tax Incentives
State/Territory offers Personal Corporate Tax
Incentives
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Policy Tools Forests

• National Fire Plan
• Healthy Forests Initiative (HFRA)
• Stewardship Contracting
• Fuels for Schools
• Timber Sales
• Energy Policy Act of 2005
• Sec. 210
• USFS Biomass Grants - map

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Forest Service Biomass Grants Issued in 2005 and
2006
WA 06-1
MT 05-1 06-1
MN 05-1
OR 05-5 06-3
ID 05-2
WY 05-1
NV 05-1
CO 05-1 06-2
UT 06-1
CA 05-2 06-2
SC 05-1
AZ 05-3 06-3
NM 05-1 06-4
AL 06-1
LA 05-1
4.2 million annually
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Policy Issues

• Consistent Supply
• Transport costs
• Air emissions
• Combined Heat Power vs. Biofuels

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Strategies

• Energy bill
• WGA biomass report
• (www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/cdeac/Biomass-su
  mmary.pdf)
• WGA Regional Biomass Program
• Fuels for Schools
• MT
• 25x25 Initiative (www.agenergy.info)
• RECs (Renewable Energy Credits)
• RII Aquila Powerplant
• RIII restoration principles
• WFLC biomass report (www.wflccenter.org/news_pdf/2
  5_pdf.pdf)

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Local Involvement

• Biomass energy, by its nature (costly - supply
  hauling costs), lends itself to dispersed
  solutions
• The key to success for biomass will be local
  input, collaboration, implementation, and
  CHAMPIONS.

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Parting Thoughts

• How can we move biomass from an
  initiative to an institution? (champions)
• Diversity is a strength and weakness of
  biomassbut the answer is certainly
  not one-size fits-all
• We have a landscape-scale problem needing
  multi-scaled solutions

Jay Jensen Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
/ Council of Western State Foresters www.wflcweb.o
rg 303-445-4366 / jay.jensen_at_colostate.edu