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Clean Energy Champions – The Importance of State Programs and Policies

June 22, 2015

This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at the ways in which states are advancing clean energy and suggests how to further encourage growth.

The California Energy Commission’s New Solar Homes Partnership Program Case Study: Promoting Greener, Better Housing in California

March 10, 2015

This case study analyzes data from the California Energy Commission’s New Solar Homes Partnership Program, part of California’s comprehensive statewide solar program, the California Solar Initiative.

Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy: A Connecticut Program Viability Assessment

January 29, 2015

The Connecticut Green Bank commissioned the Clean Energy States Alliance to prepare a report on the legal framework, need for, and viability of establishing a Residential Property-Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE) program in Connecticut.

CESA State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards – Outstanding Programs Found Here

November 19, 2014

This report presents case studies of the eight recipients of the 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards.

NREL Solar Resources of Interest to CESA Members

September 30, 2014

This is a list of reports and studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that may be of interest to CESA members.

Planning and Implementing a Solarize Initiative: A Guide for State Program Managers

September 3, 2014

The Solarize Guide features detailed cases studies of two particularly well-developed and successful Solarize programs from New England—Solarize Connecticut and Solarize Mass—to help program managers in states across the country develop Solarize programs.

New England Solar Cost-Reduction Partnership Progress Report

August 29, 2014

This report provides background on the New England Solar Cost-Reduction Partnership, some of the lessons and best-practices that have been gleaned from the project to date, areas where participating states are focusing on their soft-cost reduction efforts moving forward, and steps stakeholders can take to help advance the Partnership’s goals.

A Model of Collaborative Solar Purchasing: The Alameda County Renewable Energy Procurement Project

May 27, 2014

The Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project (R-REP) is the largest multi-agency solar procurement project in the US. This case study provides an overview of the R-REP project, with an emphasis on best practices that can be used as a model by other public agencies and local governments.

Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide

May 8, 2014

The Connecticut team has compiled results and recommendations from the Rooftop Solar Challenge project into a Round I Final Project Report and the Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide Version 1.0.

Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore’s Low-Income Neighborhoods

February 12, 2014

In the first blueprint of how a city could become more “power resilient,” this report shows how Baltimore and other cities could use clean energy to create a more reliable electric system that protects vulnerable citizens during power blackouts.