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PV Peer Network Webinar – State Solar Program Intiatives: Recent Developments and New Innovations
| June 2, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 2:30 pm |
On June 2, 2009, CSG and CEG will host a free webinar, State Solar Program Initiatives: Recent Developments and New Innovations, designed to brief the audience on how states are supporting the development of solar energy projects and markets. The principal barrier to widespread adoption of solar PV is the high capital cost. Therefore, many public state agencies in the U.S. have established incentive programs to make PV system costs competitive for the customer and to build local solar markets.
In recent years, states have been improving the sophistication of their solar PV support programs support for solar PV by drawing on the lessons learned from the early experience with the first round of solar rebate programs. For this webinar, a panel of leading state solar program managers will discuss the lessons learned and describe how states are revising and crafting new programs to advance solar markets.
Today a range of solar program approaches are being implemented in the U.S. by states (see http://www.cleanegroup.org/Reports/CEG_Mainstreaming-Solar-Electricity_Apr2008.pdf.) The three major types of policy support at the state level include: incentives (upfront rebates, performance-based incentives, and estimated performance based buy-downs), renewable portfolio standards with solar set-asides, and support for local infrastructure (manufacturing, installers, business development, etc.). The panel will explore the merits, challenges, and effectiveness of each approach in advancing self-sustaining solar markets.
Mark Sinclair, Vice President of Clean Energy Group, will facilitate and frame the session. Mark will describe the characteristics and objectives of an effective solar support program and recent innovations by states to advance solar markets, including use of solar financing, focus on affordable housing and new market housing, and creative marketing. Mark also will describe future trends in state support for solar.
Then, the panel will feature program representatives from four leading solar states – CA, CT, MD and NY – to describe the general approach used by each state, the unique features of each, and lessons for other states. Most importantly, the representatives will be asked to provide a candid assessment of what is working, what is not, and why.
Webinar details and access information for this event will be distributed via the CEG-CSG PV Peer Network listserve in May. If you would like to become a member of the list serve and receive periodic notices of this and other informational events, please email your contact information to Maria@cleanegroup.org and put “PV Peer Network” in the Subject line. For more information about the PV Peer Network, including materials for this and past webinars, please visit the States Advancing Solar website PV Peer Network page at http://www.statesadvancingsolar.org/state-activities/pv-peer-network.
We hope that you will join us on June 2nd at 1 pm EDT.