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| Title | Type | Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Step by Step Tool Kit for Local Governments to Go Solar |
How-To Guides |
December 2009 |
This tool kit provides an array of strategies and options that local governments can implement to help encourage solar developments in their region, including amending general plans, incentivizing energy efficiency measures and solar installations, and educating local home builders about existing |
| User Guide for San José Finance Tool |
Tools |
June 2009 |
This user guide is intended primarily for the finance tool itself rather than an introduction to photovoltaics (PV) and PV finance. |
| The Impact of Retail Rate Structures on the Economics of Commercial Photovoltaic Systems in California |
Technical Reports |
July 2007 |
To achieve a sizable and self-sustaining market for grid-connected, customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar will likely need to be competitive with retail electricity rates. |
| Powering Our Future Solar Salt Lake Implementation Plan |
How-To Guides |
October 2010 |
Utah has tremendous distributed solar resource potential that can (and does) provide communities with significant benefits: local jobs, local energy sources, economic development, price stability, risk mitigation, reduced emissions, and greater energy security. |
| Surveys of Solar Permitting Practices in Colorado Local Jurisdictions |
Case Studies |
April 2011 |
Vote Solar has worked in partnership with Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) to collect and analyze current solar permitting practices using data compiled from cities and counties throughout the state. |
| The Impact of Rate Design and Net Metering on the Bill Savings from Distributed PV for Residential Customers in California |
Technical Reports |
April 2010 |
We analyze the bill savings from PV for residential customers of California’s two largest electric utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE). |
| The Use of Triangular-Shaped PV Arrays to Better Blend into Historical Structures |
Case Studies |
October 2009 |
When considering the installation of a solar PV array on a designated historical structure, placement of each solar panel requires extra attention to aesthetic considerations. |
| Evaluation of Glint and Glare (Version 6) |
Articles |
May 2010 |
With growing numbers of concentrating solar power systems being designed and developed, glint and glare from concentrating solar collectors and receivers is receiving increased attention as a potential hazard or distraction for motorists, pilots, and pedestrians. |