State and Local Solar Policies

Solar related policies that have been or could be adopted by state and local policy makers, including state-based incentives, solar portfolio standards, and net-metering legislation.

PV Training for Code Officials

Solar Structural Guidelines for Building Officials and Permitting Staff (Code Officials)

Streamlining Solar Permitting in Your City

How Vermont Brought Solar Permitting Costs Down to Zero

PV Online Training Course Updated

Wellinghoff + Tong: Why fixed charges are a false fix to the utility industry’s solar challenges

Rethinking Fixed Charges and Standby Fees: Regulatory and Rate Design Pathways to Deeper Solar Cost Reductions

Shaping the Future of Energy: New York’s Perspective (with Richard Kauffman)

Why Hawaii's Solar Energy Industry is at a Crossroads

Data Not Drama in California: Costs & Benefits of Net Metering

NREL Solar Technical Assistance Team - How they Can Help You

Solar in Communities: Challenges and Opportunities

Steps to a Successful Request For Proposal (RFP)

Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments

The Role of Municipal Utilities in Driving Solar Development

Solar Power Purchase Agreements: A Toolkit for Local Governments

What are the main policies driving solar growth?

While there are many different solar related policies on the federal, state, and local levels, the three most important and impactful solar policy drivers are the federal 30-percent Investment Tax

What is “net metering” and why are people arguing about it?

Net energy metering (NEM) is a policy adopted in more than 40 states and the District of Columbia that allows electricity consumers to sell excess electricity generated from their solar p