Research Library

DC Releases Groundbreaking "Value of Solar" Study
Author: Melissa Whited | Ariel Horowitz | Thomas Vitolo | Wendy Ong |Tim Woolf
Organization: Synapse Energy Economics
Report Date: 2017

Can Electricity Rate Subsidies Be Reallocated to Boost Low-Income Solar?
Author: Amit Ronen | Dor Hirsh Bar Gai | and Lucas Crampton
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2016

Will Solar Burn Out On Its Own Success?
Author: Amit Ronen and Josh Harmon
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2016

Reforming the Power Sector: How Electricity Sector Reforms Will Impact China’s National Emissions Trading Scheme
Author: Josh Harmon | Xieyao Chen | Michelle Ker | Matthew Nitkoski

The Net Metering Debate: Replacing Rooftop Solar’s Outdated Foundation
Author: Joshua Harmon | Alison Patch | Matthew Nitkoski



National Solar Jobs Census 2015
Organization: The Solar Foundation | BW Research Partnership | GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2016

Global Solar Council Flyer
Author: Amit Ronen | Max Grossman | Joshua Harmon | Aaron Patron
Organization: GW Solar Institute

Softer Solar Landings: Options to Avoid the Investment Tax Credit Cliff
Author: Mueller, James | Ronen, Amit
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2015

Bridging the Solar Income Gap
Author: Mueller, James | Ronen, Amit
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2015

National Solar Jobs Census 2014
Organization: The Solar Foundation | BW Research Partnership | GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2015

State Policies to Increase Low-Income Communities’ Access to Solar Power
Author: Bovarnick, Ben | Banks, Darryl
Organization: Center for American Progress

Tax Reform, a Looming Threat to a Booming Solar Industry
Author: Mueller, James | Ronen, Amit
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2014

Consensus Recommendations on How to Catalyze Low-Income Solar in DC
Author: Ronen, Amit | Schoolman, Anya
Organization: GW Solar Institute | DC SUN

Rooftop Solar Adoption in Emerging Residential Markets
Author: Hernandez, Mari
Organization: Center for American Progress
Report Date: 2014

Financing Energy Improvements on Utility Bills
Author: Garcia, Bryan | Henderson, Philip | Copithorne, Brad | Fazeli, Sandy | Krasja, Peter | Pitkin, Jeff | Stringer, Jason

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study - Phase 2
Author: Lew, D. | Brinkman, G. | Ibanez, E. | Florita, A. | Heany, M. |Hodge, B.-M. | Hummon, M. | Stark, G. | King, J.

Support for Solar Power and Renewable Electricity Generation at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Author: Krausz, Brian
Organization: GW School of Engineering
Report Date: 2009

Integrating Variable Renewable Energy in Electric Power Markets: Best Practices from International Experience
Author: Cochran, Jaquelin | Bird, Lori | Heeter, Jenny | Arent, Douglas

The Economics of Grid Defection: When and Where Distributed Solar Generation Plus Storage Competes with Traditional Utility Service
Author: Abromowitz, Jeffery | Bronski, Peter | Creyts, Jon | Crowdis, Mark | Glassmire, John | Guccione, Leia | Lilienthal, Peter | Ma

European Wind and Solar Electricity Policies: Overview and Considerations
Author: Brown, Phillip
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Report Date: 2013

A Review of Solar PV Benefit & Cost Studies
Author: Hansen, Lena | Lacy, Virginia | Glick, Devi
Organization: Rocky Mountain Institute

Integrated Distribution Planning Concept Paper
Author: Broderick, Robert | Ellis, Abraham | Fox, Kevin | Lindl, Tom

Solar Power Generation in the US: Too expensive, or a bargain?
Author: Perez, Richard | Zweibel, Ken | Hoff, Thomas

Rooftop Photovoltaics Market Penetration Scenarios
Author: Paidipati, J. | Frantzis, L. | Sawyer, H. | Kurrasch, A.

Mitigating Short-Term PV Output Intermittency
Author: Perez, Richard | Kivalov, Sergey | Hoff, Thomas | Dise, John |Chalmers, David

Solar Power to the People: The Rise of Rooftop Solar Among the Middle Class
Author: Hernandez, Mari
Organization: Center for American Progress
Report Date: 2013

Non-Hardware ("Soft") Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential and Small Commercial Solar Photovoltaics, 2013-2020
Author: Ardani, Kristen | Seif, Dan | Margolis, Robert | Morris, Jesse |Davidson, Carolyn | Truitt, Sarah | Torbet, Roy

Property Taxes and Solar PV Systems: Policies, Practices, and Issues
Author: Barnes, Chelsea | Barnes, Justin | Laurent, Chad | Heinemann, Amy | Uppal, Jayson

Energy Incentives: The Power Behind the Power
Author: Crabb, Bryan | Zweibel, Ken
Organization: GW Solar Institute | California Solar Energy Industries Association

Sunny Dispositions: Modernizing Investment Tax Credit Recapture Rules for Solar Energy Project Finance after the Stimulus
Author: Meister, Joel
Organization: GW Law School
Report Date: 2012

Renewable Electricity Futures Study - Volume 1
Author: Mai, T. | Wiser, R. | Sandor, D. | Brinkman, G. | Heath, G. |Denholm, P. | Hostick, D.J. | Darghouth, N. | Schlosser, A.

Updating Interconnection Screens for PV System Integration
Author: Coddington, Michael | Mather, Barry | Kroposki, Benjamin |Lynn, Kevin | Razon, Alvin | Ellis, Abraham | Hill, Roger | Key, Tom |Nic

Integrating Photovoltaic Systems in Low-Income Housing Developments
Author: Dean, Jesse | Smith-Drier, Christine | Mekonneen, Gete |Hathrorne, Wendy

The S-REIT: An Investment-Driven Solution to Solar Development Problems
Author: Sturtevant, JL
Organization: GW Law School
Report Date: 2011

Deployment of Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study
Author: Alhouti, Aljowhara
Organization: GW Law School
Report Date: 2011

China’s Solar Policy: Subsidies, Manufacturing Overcapacity & Opportunities
Author: Bayaliyev, Alim | Kalloz, Julia | Robinson, Matt

Determination of Solar Energy Transition Potential of Department of Defense Facilities and Nontactical Vehicles
Author: Castillo, Ariel S. | Deason, Jonathan

Virginia House Bill 881: Constitutional and Constructive
Author: Ramsey, Katherine
Organization: GW Law School
Report Date: 2011

Should Solar Photovoltaics be Deployed Sooner Because of Long Operating Life at Low, Predictable Cost?
Author: Zweibel, Ken
Organization: GW Solar Institute
Report Date: 2010

Endangered Species Act Issues Associated With Solar Development in the Southwest
Author: Donohue, Jay
Organization: GW Law School
Report Date: 2010

Solar Power & NEMS
Author: Hutson, Mark | Joutz, Frederick | Malik, Arun | Trost, Robert
Organization: GW Department of Economics

Legal Framework for Solar Energy
Author: Paddock, LeRoy | Grinlinton, David | Burton, Stacy | Alison, Brunejes | Heaven, Geoffrey | Zubair, Sarah

The Impact of Solar Incentive Programs in Ten States
Author: Sarzynski, Andrea
Organization: GW Institute of Public Policy
Report Date: 2009