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Solar Schools Assessment and Implementation Project: Financing Options for Solar Installations on K-12 Schools

Description: This report focuses on financial options developed specifically for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in three California public school districts. Solar energy systems installed on public schools have a number of benefits that include utility bill savings, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and other toxic air contaminants, job creation, demonstrating environmental leadership, and creating learning opportunities for students. In the 2011 economic environment, the abilit… more
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Coughlin, J. & Kandt, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Brisbane Baylands Brownfield Site in Brisbane, California.

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Brisbane Baylands site in Brisbane, California, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provided technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this report is to assess the site for a possible photovoltaic (PV) system installation and estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV optio… more
Date: April 1, 2013
Creator: Salasovich, J.; Geiger, J.; Healey, V. & Mosey, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financing Solar PV at Government Sites with PPAs and Public Debt (Brochure)

Description: Historically, state and local governmental agencies have employed one of two models to deploy solar photovoltaic (PV) projects: (1) self-ownership (financed through a variety of means) or (2) third-party ownership through a power purchase agreement (PPA). Morris County, New Jersey, administrators recently pioneered a way to combine many of the benefits of self-ownership and third-party PPAs through a bond-PPA hybrid, frequently referred to as the Morris Model. At the request of the Department o… more
Date: December 1, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financing Solar PV at Government Sites with PPAs and Public Debt (Brochure)

Description: Historically, state and local governmental agencies have employed one of two models to deploy solar photovoltaic (PV) projects: (1) self-ownership (financed through a variety of means) or (2) third-party ownership through a power purchase agreement (PPA). Morris County, New Jersey, administrators recently pioneered a way to combine many of the benefits of self-ownership and third-party PPAs through a bond-PPA hybrid, frequently referred to as the Morris Model. At the request of the Department o… more
Date: November 1, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power Purchase Agreement Checklist for State and Local Governments

Description: This fact sheet provides information and guidance on the solar photovoltaic (PV) power purchase agreement (PPA), which is a financing mechanism that state and local government entities can use to acquire clean, renewable energy. It addressed the financial, logistical, and legal questions relevant to implementing a PPA, but we do not examine the technical details?those can be discussed later with the developer/contractor. This fact sheet is written to support decision makers in U.S. state and lo… more
Date: October 1, 2009
Creator: Cory, K.; Canavan, B. & Koenig, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Financing Solar Installations with New Markets Tax Credits: Denver, Colorado (Fact Sheet)

Description: Fact sheet provides a brief overview of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs), a third-party financing incentive for solar installations in the public sector. NMTCs are intended to encourage economic activity in low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods. The use of NMTCs in an innovative solar project transaction by the City of Denver, Colorado, is highlighted.
Date: September 1, 2010
Creator: Coughlin, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Renewable Energy Finance Tracking Initiative (REFTI): Snapshot of Recent Geothermal Financing Terms, Fourth Quarter 2009 - Second Half 2011

Description: This report is a review of geothermal project financial terms as reported in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Renewable Energy Finance Tracking Initiative (REFTI). The data were collected over seven analysis periods from the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009 to the second half (2H) of 2011.
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Lowder, T.; Hubbell, R.; Mendelsohn, M. & Cory, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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