Agenda
Final Agenda SAC Annual Meeting (pdf)
Presentations
Navigating the Recovery Act (“Stimulus”) Funding
Charlie Hemmeline, Solar Energy Technologies Program
Financing Solar 1: City as Purchaser
An overview of financing options and financial decision-making tools for municipal solar installations
Jason Coughlin, NREL
Chris Hasle, United Fund Advisors and Darren Van’t Hof, US Bank
Innovative Public Sector Finance (pdf | video) Ann Ober, County of Salt Lake
Salt Lake’s Financial Study Results: Options for Installing up to 10 MW on City and County Buildings (pdf | video) Jessie Denver and Charlene Sun, City of San Jose
Purchasing vs. Power Purchase Agreement: San Jose’s financial decision-making tool (pdf | video)
Engaging Your Utility 1: The New York City Experience
New York City, ConEdison, and DOE: a multistakeholder Solar America City success story
Christy Herig, SEPA (Moderator) et. al.
Training A Solar Workforce
Learn about various approaches for training a solar workforce in your city
Jane Weissman, IREC
Best Practices in Training a Solar Workforce (pdf | video) John Carrese, San Francisco Bay Region Center of Excellence, City College of San Francisco
San Francisco’s Labor Market Study (pdf | video) Steve Shelton, LA CleanTech
Louisiana CleanTech’s Solar Training Program (pdf | video)
Engaging Your Community 1: Outreach and Marketing Strategies
Creative approaches for reaching out to residents and businesses
Lee Rahr, City of Portland
Portland’s Solar Now! Campaign (pdf | video) Jennifer Szaro, Orlando Utilities Commission
Engaging Stakeholders and Educating Decision Makers (pdf | video) Leslie Libby, Austin Energy
Engaging Your Community 2: Direct Customer Assistance
An overview of city programs that assist consumers with the solar installation decision-making process
Jeanne Hoffman, City of Madison
MadiSUN’s Prospective Solar Owners Agent Program (pdf | video) Chris Bradt, Community Energy Services Corporation
Berkeley’s Smart Solar Program (pdf | video) Johanna Partin, San Francisco Department of the Environment
San Francisco’s Site Assessment Assistance (pdf | video)
Understanding Codes and Standards
Working with the Solar America Board for Codes & Standards (Solar ABCs), plus information on solar access, code official training, and building structural analysis
Larry Sherwood, Solar ABCs
Colleen Kettles, Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation
Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering
Training for Code Officials (pdf | video) Stephen Barkaszi, Florida Solar Energy Center
Structural Analysis of Buildings for Solar Systems (pdf | video)
Maximizing Use of Solar Water Heating (SWH)
An overview of solar water heating program design and implementation: lessons from the field
Andrew McAllister, California Center for Sustainable Energy
Lessons from San Diego’s SWH Pilot Program (pdf | video) Bob Reedy, Florida Solar Energy Center
Lakeland Electric’s Utility Ownership Model (pdf | video) Kay Schindel, City of Madison
Madison’s SWH at Fire Stations (pdf | video) Dick Fate, Sandia National Labs
Streamlining Solar Permitting
Lessons learned on improving solar permitting practices, both within cities and across regions
Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering
DOE Permitting Report Highlights (pdf | video) Doug Payne, SolarTech
Streamlining Regional Permitting Practices (pdf | video) John McGowin, City of New Orleans
Financing Solar 2: Local Government as Facilitator for Residential & Community Purchases
Updates from 5 local governments on property tax financing models (and variations) and community solar programs
Jason Coughlin, NREL
Crosscutting Technical Assistance on Financing (pdf | video) Neal DeSnoo, City of Berkeley
Property Tax Assessment Financing: Berkeley FIRST Program Update (pdf | video) Ann Livingston, Boulder County
ClimateSmart Loan Program: Boulder County (pdf | video) Lee Rahr and Andria Jacob, City of Portland
Portland’s Utility Bill Financing Model in Development (pdf | video) Rachel Huang, SMUD
Community Solar: Sacramento SolarShares Update (pdf | video) Leslie Moynihan, Northwest SEED
Community Solar in Seattle (pdf | video)
Keynote Speaker
Julia Hamm, Executive Director, Solar Electric Power Association
City Discussion on Maximizing Mapping Tools
City representatives will discuss their experiences in maximizing the use of solar maps and other tools to accomplish Solar America City goals
Jesse Dean, NREL
Analysis of Solar PV Mapping Tools (pdf | video) Chris Helm, NREL
Wilson Rickerson, Rickerson Energy Strategies
Marty Roberts and Lori Houston, Solar Sonoma County
Solar Sonoma County’s Solar Mapping Project (pdf | video)
Engaging Your Utility 2: Key Issues
Learn more about hot topics: network grid interconnection, utility rate structures, and new net metering developments
Michael Coddington, NREL
PV Interconnection on Network Grids (pdf | video) Liz Doris, NREL
Rate Structures and Design (pdf | video) Kevin Fox, Keyes and Fox
New Developments in Net Metering & Interconnection (pdf | video)