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| Title | Type | Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding Solar Projects at Federal Agencies: Mechanisms and Selection Criteria |
How-To Guides |
March 2012 |
Implementing solar energy projects at federal facilities is a process. The project planning phase of the process includes determining goals, building a team, determining site feasibility and selecting the appropriate project funding tool. |
| Impact of Solar PV Laminate Membrane Systems on Roofs |
Case Studies |
September 2009 |
In 2008, CH2M HILL performed a solar site analysis of the HP Pavilion facility for the City of San José under the Department of Energy’s Solar America Showcase program. |
| Saving With Solar: Understanding Retail Solar Power Purchase Agreements |
Webinars |
March 2012 |
In 2010, PPAs and leases made up around 43% of all PV installations (by capacity) in the non-residential sector and approximately 17% of capacity additions in the residential sector. |
| Solarize Case Study |
Case Studies |
August 2012 |
In March 2012, the cities of West Linn and Lake Oswego, Oregon, launched Solarize West Linn-Lake Oswego, a community-led solar initiative, supported by both cities, Clackamas County, and a grant from the city of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. |
| Utilities, Local Governments, and Solar Podcast |
Webinars |
August 2012 |
In this podcast, Becky Campbell, a Research Manager with the Solar Electric Power Association, discusses utilities and solar. |
| Model Interconnection Procedures |
Technical Reports |
April 2013 |
IREC first developed Model Interconnection Procedures in 2005 in an effort to capture emerging best practices in this vital area. Several important evolutions in best practices are synthesized into the 2013 Model Interconnection Procedures, last updated in 2009. |
| Solar America Cities Podcast: Solar in Pittsburgh |
Podcasts |
March 2012 |
Jason Kambitsis, a Senior Planner with the City of Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning, discusses the Pittsburgh Solar Initiative. Pittsburgh was named as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America City in 2007 and as a member of a Rooftop Solar Challenge team in 2011. |
| Houston Solar America Cities Podcast |
Podcasts |
October 2011 |
Jennifer Ronk, a Research Scientist with the Houston Advanced Research Center, discusses Houston's work as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America Cities, its successes, challenges, and lessons learned, as well as where she sees solar as part of Houston's future. |
| Regional Solar Podcast: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission |
Webinars |
August 2012 |
Laura Mundell, with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), discusses solar in greater Pittsburgh Region, and SPC's engagement in the Department of Energy's Rooftop Solar Challenge. To learn more about SPC, visitwww.spcregion.org. |
| Regional Collaborative Procurement for Solar PV Webinar |
Webinars |
August 2012 |
Learn how through collaborative procurement, communities can reduce the up-front costs of solar installations by working together as a group to evaluate project sites, procure solar systems and negotiate contracts, thus yielding much lower transaction costs for each individual partner. |