Webinar on navigating the legal, tax, and finance issues associated with the installation of Municipal PV Systems. The following agenda was developed based on Pat Boylston's experience assisting municipalities with their PV projects and the requests for information that the Solar America City technical team leads have received from many of the 25 Solar America Cities since the April 2008 meeting in Tucson.

1. Critical Potential Deal Constraints Embedded in Municipal Law.

A. Debt Limitations in City Codes, State Statutes and Constitutions

This report serves as a tool for municipalities and organizations that are exploring programs to facilitate the installation of solar energy technologies at the local level. The report discusses programs being implemented in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Madison. Program design considerations, lessons learned from program administrators, and recommendations to consider when designing a municipal assistance program are included, but no program design is prescribed. Recommendations should be customized to serve the needs of a specific market.

Solar power and energy efficiency constitute a win‐win formula to jump start the local economy and effectively respond to the climate change crisis. To address these important opportunities, this Sonoma County Solar Implementation Plan was prepared by Solar Sonoma County, a nonprofit public/private consortium of local governments, businesses, other entities and individuals working collaboratively to identify and implement initiatives to promote, expand, and accelerate solar power and energy efficiency throughout Sonoma County, under a U.S.

This document outlines the policies in place affecting solar deployment.

The objective of this project is to support the City’s Green Vision, which is to ultimately ensure that 100% of the city’s electricity needs are met by renewable resources. Over a 24-moth period, the City will implement strategies to achieve a 15% increase in solar installations in San Jose, a 50% increased awareness and knowledge in the community, and more opportunities to purchase or invest in green power.

This document outlines the policies in place affecting solar deployment.

The City and County of San Francisco’s “Solar San Francisco” Initiative will strive to remove barriers to the deployment of solar technologies in San Francisco as part of its effort to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by the year 2012.

This document outlines the policies in place affecting solar deployment.

The objective of this project is to support the City’s Green Vision, which is to ultimately ensure that 100% of the city’s electricity needs are met by renewable resources. Over a 24-moth period, the City will implement strategies to achieve a 15% increase in solar installations in San José, a 50% increased awareness and knowledge in the community, and more opportunities to purchase or invest in green power.

This document outlines the policies in place affecting solar deployment.

The objective of this project is to support the City’s Green Vision, which is to ultimately ensure that 100% of the city’s electricity needs are met by renewable resources. Over a 24-moth period, the City will implement strategies to achieve a 15% increase in solar installations in San Jose, a 50% increased awareness and knowledge in the community, and more opportunities to purchase or invest in green power.

This document outlines the policies in place affecting solar deployment.

The law firm Stoel Rives has analyzed the issues related to Securities Law and Community Solar both in the context of Washington state law and federal law.

This report describes the findings of a solar site evaluation conducted at the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant (Site) in the City of San Jose, California (City). This evaluation was conducted as part of a larger study to assess solar potential at multiple public facilities within the City.