[< GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP Solar Project Development Resource List EPA's Renewable Energy Project Development Resource Directory Toolbox for Renewable Energy Project Development https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/renewable-energv-proiect-development-resource-directorv Solar Policy Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) https://www.dsireusa.org/ Utility Rate Database https://openei.org/wiki/Utility Rate Database Solar Interconnection Standards and Policies https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/solar-interconnection-standards-policies Electricity Market Frameworks & Policies https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/understanding-electricitv-market-frameworks-policies Renewable Energy Certificates What is a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)? https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/renewable-energy-certificates-recs Video: How do RECs work? http://www.voutube.com/watch?v= 12VYXms6-c Renewable Electricity: How do you know you are using it? http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fyl5osti/64558.pdf Legal Basis of RECs http://resource-solutions.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/The-Legal-Basis-for-RECs.pdf What is REC Arbitrage https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-09/documents/gpp-rec-arbitrage.pdf What's the difference between RECs and Offsets? https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/offsets-and-recs-whats-difference Renewable Energy Certificate Monetization https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/renewable-energv-certificate-monetization Solar Project Operations & Maintenance Considerations Solar PV O&M Standards and Best Practices http://energv.sandia.gov/wp-content/gallerv/uploads/SAND2014 19432.pdf www.epa.gov/greenpower Last updated: 02/20/2020 ------- K* ^ ฎepa f 3REEN ฃ " POWER mm PARTNERSHIP Making Solar & Environmental Claims Guide to Making Claims About Your Solar Power Use https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/guide-making-claims-about-your-solar-power-use Guidelines for Renewable Energy Claims http://resource-solutions.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Guidelines-for-Renewable- Energy-Claims.pdf Solar Energy on Campus: Renewable Energy Usage Claims http://resource-solutions.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Solar-Energy-on-Campus-l.pdf Making Credible Renewable Electricity Usage Claims https://www.theclimategroup.org/sites/default/files/downloads/relOO - making credible renewable electricitv.pdf National Association of Attorneys General's Environmental Marketing Guidelines for Electricity https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/national-association-attornevs-general-environmental- marketing-guidelines-electricity The US Federal Trade Commission Green Guides https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-issues-revised-green- guides/greenguides.pdf Environmental and Solar Claims Guidance https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/making-environmental-claims https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/solar-power-use-claims Center for Corporate Climate Leadership https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/center-corporate-climate-leadership-indirect-emissions- purchased-electricitv Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Scope 2 Guidance https://ghgprotocol.org/scope 2 guidance Greenhouse Gas Guidance: Purchased Electricity X www.epa.gov/greenpower Last updated: 02/20/2020 ------- I ฆft EPA iGREEN I POWER PARTNERSHIP Steps of Solar Project Development Step 1: Institutional Goal Setting and Project Outcomes Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Chapter 5 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-Q8/documents/guide-purchasing-green-power- 5.pdf EPA's Renewable Energy Project Development Toolbox https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox National Renewable Energy Video: Goal Setting https://youtu.be/dbmmLliXdfY EPA's Guidance for Goal Setting Document https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/guidance-setting-renewable-energy-goal City & County (non-profit) - Goal Setting & Clarification https://www.voutube.com/watch?v=dbmmLliXdfY Step 2: Site Identification and Data Collection EPA's Solar Site and Utility Data Spreadsheet https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018- 02/site assessment and utility data spreadsheet.xls Step 3: Solar Project Site Assessment PVWattsฎ Calculator for Estimating Solar Project Output http://pvwatts.nrel.gov/ REOpt Lite for Site Economic Feasibility Assessments https://reopt.nrel.gov/tool System Advisor Model (SAM) for Financial Analysis of PV projects https://sam.nrel.gov/ Google's Project Sunroof https://www.google.com/get/sunroof Step 4: Solar Project Financing Understanding Third-party Ownership Financing Structures https://www.epa.gov/repowertoolbox/understanding-third-partv-ownership-financing-structures- renewable-energy www.epa.gov/greenpower Last updated: 02/20/2020 ------- I ฆft EPA iGREEN I POWER PARTNERSHIP Step 5: Solar Request for Proposals (RFP) Solar RFP Guide https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-01/documents/webinar 20140416 guide.pdf Solar RFP Issuance Checklist for Facility Managers https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016- 01/documents/webinar 20140416 rfp issuance checklist.pdf Key Elements of Solar RFPs http://www.nrel.gov/tech deployment/state local governments/pdfs/stat webinar 050113 pres entation.pdf Solar RFP Procurement Guidance https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Template%20RF P%20Draft%20(050516).docx Writing Solar RFPs http://www.nrel.gov/docs/gen/fyl6/66369.pdf Steps to Successful Solar RFPs http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/steps-to-a-successful-solar-request-for-proposal/ PV Cost Proposal Form https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016- 02/webinar 20140416 pv cost proposal form.xlsx PV System Requirements https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016- 01/documents/webinar 20140416 pv system requirements.pdf RFP Vendor Response Checklist https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-01/documents/webinar 20140416 checklist.pdf Solar Power Purchase Agreement Template https://financere.nrel.gov/finance/content/terms-service-commercial-ll Step 6: Assessing Solar Project Proposals Webinar: Solar Procurement Templates and Tools for Higher Education https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/gpp-webinar-solar-procurement-templates-and-tools-higher- education Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Calculator https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-02/webinar 20140416 calculator O.xlsx Solar RFP Evaluation Matrix https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016- 02/webinar 20140416 pv evaluation matrix.xls Institutional Solar Development Considerations https://vimeo.com/252788996 www.epa.gov/greenpower Last updated: 02/20/2020 ------- |