Research Performance Progress Report - DOE Solar Program, Soft Costs, National Lab Projects: Promotion of PV Soft Cost Reductions in the Southeastern US
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
Beginning in 2014, the installed solar capacity in South Carolina (SC) grew from less than 20 megawatts to more than 300 megawatts today. Concurrently, the number of customer-sited, load-centered solar generation is expected to grow from less than 500 statewide to as many as 10,000 by 2021. This growth is the direct result of a landmark state policy initiative, Act 236, passed by the South Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor in June of 2014. Today, local policy makers in South Carolina are ill-equipped to handle the onslaught of solar permitting and zoning requests expected to come with such quick growth of an emerging market. Similarly, the state’s building inspectors, first responders, and tax assessors know little about photovoltaic (PV) technology and best practices. Finally, South Carolina’s workforce and workforce trainers continue to be underprepared to benefit from the tremendous opportunity created by the passage of Act 236. Each of these deficits in knowledge of and preparedness for solar PV translates into higher “soft costs” of installed solar PV in South Carolina.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- OSTI ID:
- 1508734
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2019-00167
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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