As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot initiative to “dramatically reduce the cost of installed solar energy” by the end of the decade, the department recently introduced the second edition of Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments. The guide is designed to be a comprehensive resource that will help communities accelerate their adoption of solar energy technologies. In addition, the guide is intended to help communities better understand the steps necessary to permit and license solar energy installations and how to streamline those processes, which can deliver significant savings in the total costs of installing solar systems.
Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments also offers guidance for communities on how to develop a plan for expanding the use of solar energy and ways for local governments to tailor their approach to implementing solar projects based on their community and local circumstances.
To access this guide, please visit:
DOE: Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments (Second Edition)
DOE also recently released a publication aimed at helping communities advance local solar markets, the Guide to Community Solar: Utility, Private, and Non-profit Project Development. This targeted guide is designed to provide information on organizing community solar projects, which allow multiple community members to share ownership and benefit from the electricity generated by a single PV installation. For renters and other community members unable to install PV systems on their own property, community-based cooperative relationships often provide cost-effective, innovative financing, and ownership models for investing in clean, reliable energy.
To access this guide, please visit:
DOE: Guide to Community Solar: Utility, Private, and Non-profit Project Development
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