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Resources

On this page, you can find a number of resources and publications with information to help you get solar energy integrated into your community, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments. You can view photos of Solar America Cities in action, and can download exhibits that feature solar projects in U.S. cities. You also can find web links to DOE and partner Web sites.

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Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments

The U.S. Department of Energy developed this comprehensive resource to assist local governments and stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets. The guide introduces a range of policy and program options that have been successfully field tested in cities around the country. The guide describes each policy or program, explains the benefits, provides implementation tips and options, and includes short examples from local governments across the U.S.

Topics include:
1. Organizing and Strategizing Your Effort
2. Accelerating Demand through Policies and Incentives
3. Updating and Enforcing Local Rules and Regulations
4. Engaging Your Utility
5. Creating Jobs and Supporting Economic Development
6. Accelerating Demand through Outreach and Education
7. Leading by Example with Installations on Government     Properties


Publications

Interstate Renewable Energy Council. October 2009.
Since IREC’s model procedures were last updated in late 2006, IREC has identified several important evolutions in best practices that it has synthesized into these updated model interconnection procedures. Among the important advances incorporated into these model procedures are: clarifying that third party ownership of facilities is permissible, raising the Level 1 system size eligibility from 10 kilowatts to 25 kilowatts, allowing online applications, addressing state-jurisdictional facilities over ten megawatts, and updating provisions related to network interconnections.
Interstate Renewable Energy Council. October 2009.
These model net metering rules incorporate updated lessons learned and best practices since IREC's first release in 2003. Among the important advances in net metering rules incorporated within the model IREC rule are: increase in the size of systems eligible for net metering, expansion of program capacity caps, meter aggregation, and accommodation of third-party ownership of net metered systems.

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Photos & Exhibits

View photographs in the Solar America Cities photo gallery.

U.S Department of Energy. 2008.
This panel introduces the Solar America Cities program and features a large map showing the 25 Solar America Cities.

U.S Department of Energy. 2008.
These fun, educational signs feature solar in action in the Solar America Cities, as well as information on different types of solar technologies and markets.


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