Community Planning for Solar: Defining Realistic Solar Development Options
- Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
This guide is designed to aid in assessing community preferences for solar development and financing alternatives. To evaluate community preferences regarding solar, it is necessary to define the range of realistic options for solar development possible in a community, including potential future targets for solar capacity, the mixes of development possible based on the solar resources available, and potential community benefits and solar ownership structures. This guide can help community officials, volunteers, and regional planning agency staff in constructing a realistic suite of options for solar development, based on existing state and local laws, available solar resources and infrastructure, and economic and financial considerations.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308;
- OSTI ID:
- 2395899
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/SR--7A40-90082; MainId:91860; UUID:f82bea0d-eef7-43dc-a284-42761192e98d; MainAdminId:72998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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