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First Known Use of QECBs will Save Yolo County at Least $8.7 Million Over the Next 25 Years, Energy Analysis (Revised) (Brochure)

Description: Yolo County, California, made history in July when officials installed a 1 MW solar PV project to supply power to both a jail and juvenile center. The project is noteworthy for at least two reasons: It is the first known use of qualified energy conservation bonds (QECBs) and, subsequently, the first known combined use of QECBs and clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs) in the country. This article outlines the process the county underwent to finance the installation as well as the ways in which i… more
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: Speer, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Brief: Market and Policy Impacts Update

Description: Utility-scale geothermal electricity generation plants have generally taken advantage of various government initiatives designed to stimulate private investment. This report investigates these initiatives to evaluate their impact on the associated cost of energy and the development of geothermal electric generating capacity using conventional hydrothermal technologies. We use the Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST) to analyze the effects of tax incentives on project economics. Inc… more
Date: October 1, 2012
Creator: Speer, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Residential Solar Photovoltaics: Comparison of Financing Benefits, Innovations, and Options

Description: This report examines relatively new, innovative financing methods for residential photovoltaics (PV) and compares them to traditional self-financing. It provides policymakers with an overview of the residential PV financing mechanisms, describes relative advantages and challenges, and analyzes differences between them where data is available. Because these innovative financing mechanisms have only been implemented in a few locations, this report can inform their wider adoption.
Date: October 1, 2012
Creator: Speer, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing of Renewables and Efficiency: Fact Sheet Series on Financing Renewable Energy Projects (Brochure)

Description: Under property-assessed clean energy (PACE) and similar programs, municipal financing districts lend the proceeds of bonds to property owners for financing energy retrofits. Property owners who invest in energy efficiency (EE) measures and small renewable energy (RE) systems then repay these loans over 15-20 years via annual assessments on their property tax bills. States and local governments can use PACE bonds to help property owners finance EE and RE projects. This factsheet outlines the ben… more
Date: July 1, 2010
Creator: Speer, B. & Koenig, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar PV Project Financing: Regulatory and Legislative Challenges for Third-Party PPA System Owners

Description: Residential and commercial end users of electricity who want to generate electricity using on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems face challenging initial and O&M costs. The third-party ownership power purchase agreement (PPA) finance model addresses these and other challenges. It allows developers to build and own PV systems on customers? properties and sell power back to customers. However, third-party electricity sales commonly face five regulatory challenges. The first three challenges inv… more
Date: November 1, 2009
Creator: Kollins, K.; Speer, B. & Cory, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Continuing Developments in PV Risk Management: Strategies, Solutions, and Implications

Description: As the PV industry matures, successful risk management practices will become more imperative to ensure investor confidence, control costs, and facilitate further growth. This report discusses several key aspects of risk management during the commercial- and utility-scale project life cycle, from identification of risks, to the process of mitigating and allocating those risks among project parties, to transferring those risks through insurance. The report also explores novel techniques in PV ris… more
Date: February 1, 2013
Creator: Lowder, T.; Mendelsohn, M.; Speer, B. & Hill, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind and Solar Curtailment: Preprint

Description: High penetrations of wind and solar generation on power systems are resulting in increasing curtailment. Wind and solar integration studies predict increased curtailment as penetration levels grow. This paper examines experiences with curtailment on bulk power systems internationally. It discusses how much curtailment is occurring, how it is occurring, why it is occurring, and what is being done to reduce curtailment. This summary is produced as part of the International Energy Agency Wind Task… more
Date: September 1, 2013
Creator: Lew, D.; Bird, L.; Milligan, M.; Speer, B.; Wang, X.; Carlini, E. M. et al.
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2008 Solar Technologies Market Report

Description: The focus of this report is the U.S. solar electricity market, including photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of global and U.S. installation trends. Chapter 2 presents production and shipment data, material and supply chain issues, and solar industry employment trends. Chapter 3 presents cost, price, and performance trends. Chapter 4 discusses policy and market drivers such as recently pas… more
Date: January 1, 2010
Creator: Price, S.; Margolis, R.; Barbose, G.; Bartlett, J.; Cory, K.; Couture, T. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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