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Resources |
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| What you should know before Hiring a Contractor (California Contractor State Licensing Board) go here | |
| Contractor License Status Check (CSLB) go here | |
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 California State Solar Income Tax Form YR 2006– for Both Residential and Commercial PV systems up to 200 kW in size. 7.5% of the Net cost. [ FTB Form 3508] |
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| Solar for Planned Communities – Rights for Residents of Home Owner Assocations. | |
| Installation Protocols for New Home Builders – Photovoltaics (Consol/Endecon) – (6/01) |
Intro 14kb |
| A Guide to Photovoltaic (PV) System Design and Installation – Gridtied systems CEC/Endecon 9/01 | |
| California Solar Rights Act of 1978– California Civil Code 714 prohibiting restrictions on the installation of solar energy systems. [new link] |
California Renewable Energy Programs |
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| CEC Guidebook for Emerging Renewables Account Version posted January 2006 – includes program details for the PV Rebate program | |
| CEC PIER 5 yr Plan 2002-2006 (2/01) | |
| CEC Renewable Energy Investment Plan – provides guidlines for Program 2002-2006 – adopted by CEC on 6/13/2001 Supporting information found here | |
| Clean Energy Funds: An Overview of State Support for Renewable Energy – A newly-released report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) summarizes and analyzes the 14 state systems-benefits charges (SBC) that support renewable energy programs, finding that the funds could encourage more than 1,000 MW of new renewable capacity in the next few years. (04/01) |
Facts & Figures |
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| Map of California Utilities html | |
| Map of California Electric Transmission Grid html | |
| Map of California Electricity Markets – contains market data on both generation and consumption html | |
| California Wind Resource Map html | |
| California Solar Resources Maps html | |
| California Electricity Profile (EIA 8/00) | |
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Annual Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Manufacturing Activities Tables (Energy Information Agency) 2000 – US |
Research/Studies |
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The Renewable Energy Solution to California’s Energy Crisis – Brochure – Report to follow. (REPP-CREST Summer 2001) |
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| Affordable, Reliable Renewables – The Pathway to California’s Sustainable Energy Future (CalPIRG July 2001) | |
| Photovoltaic Economics & Markets – Sacramento Municipal Utility District as a case study (Wenger et.al, 9/96) | |
| Transforming the Market for Solar Water Heaters: A New Model to Build a Permanent Sales Force (Hoffman et .al REPP/CREST, 8/98 | |
| California Energy Crisis – Causes and Recommended Solutions – (Tom Hoff, Clean Power Research 01/01) | |
| California Natural Gas Analysis & Issues (CEC 11/00) | |
| Edison Technology Solutions (ETS): Final report for the Solar Two project (‘Power Tower’) (10/99) o Appendix I: Solar Two Test and Evaluation Plan, Volume I and II | |
| ETS: Final report for the Photovoltaics project, (8/99). Evaluation of 12 PV systems in Southern California, including Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, schools, residential, etc. o Appendix I: Site Power Production Data Summary Reports for 12 Systems |
Final Report(html) |
| SDG&E: Final report for the Photovoltaic Chargeport Demonstration. (10/99). Appendix I: Paragon Performance Monitoring and Analysis Report |
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| Photovoltaic Performance Database – available from IEA Task 2 group – represents 260 system in 9 countries. FREE download(html). Also available on CD. (11/01) | |
Net Metering and Interconnection Documents |
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| Net Metering Tariff – Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) | |
| Net Metering Tariff – Southern California Edison (SCE) | |
| Net Metering Tariff -San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Small Commercial | |
| Net Metering Tariff -(SDG&E), Residential | |
| Net Metering Tariff -(SDG&E), Residential Time-of Use | |