Solar America Cities Logo.

Events
Workshops
Webinars
SAC Annual Meetings


2009 Annual Meeting

Solar America Cities 2nd Annual Meeting
March 30-April 2, 2009
San Antonio, TX

The following publications may require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. (
Download Acrobat Reader)

Agenda
Final Agenda SAC Annual Meeting (pdf)


Presentations

Navigating the Recovery Act (“Stimulus”) Funding
Charlie Hemmeline, Solar Energy Technologies Program
(pdf | video)


Financing Solar 1: City as Purchaser
Jason Coughlin, NREL
Introduction (pdf | video)

Chris Hasle, United Fund Advisors and Darren Van’t Hof, US Bank
Innovative Public Sector Finance (pdf | video)

Ann Ober, County of Salt Lake
Salt Lake’s Financial Study Results: Options for Installing up to 10 MW on City and County Buildings (pdf | video)

Jessie Denver and Charlene Sun, City of San Jose
Purchasing vs. Power Purchase Agreement: San Jose’s financial decision-making tool (pdf | video)


Engaging Your Utility 1: The New York City Experience
Christy Herig, SEPA (Moderator) et. al.
The New York City Experience (pdf | video 1 video 2 video 3 video 4)


Training A Solar Workforce
Jane Weissman, IREC
Best Practices in Training a Solar Workforce (pdf | video)

John Carrese, San Francisco Bay Region Center of Excellence, City College of San Francisco
San Francisco’s Labor Market Study (pdf | video)

Steve Shelton, LA CleanTech
Louisiana CleanTech’s Solar Training Program (pdf | video)


Engaging Your Community 1: Outreach and Marketing Strategies
Lee Rahr, City of Portland
Portland’s Solar Now! Campaign (pdf | video)

Jennifer Szaro, Orlando Utilities Commission
Engaging Stakeholders and Educating Decision Makers (pdf | video)

Leslie Libby, Austin Energy
Solar for Schools (pdf | video)


Engaging Your Community 2: Direct Customer Assistance
Jeanne Hoffman, City of Madison
MadiSUN’s Prospective Solar Owners Agent Program (pdf | video)

Chris Bradt, Community Energy Services Corporation
Berkeley’s Smart Solar Program (pdf | video)

Johanna Partin, San Francisco Department of the Environment
San Francisco’s Site Assessment Assistance (pdf | video)


Understanding Codes and Standards
Larry Sherwood, Solar ABCs
Solar ABCs and the Cities (pdf | video)

Colleen Kettles, Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation
Solar Access Law (pdf | video)

Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering
Training for Code Officials (pdf | video)

Stephen Barkaszi, Florida Solar Energy Center
Structural Analysis of Buildings for Solar Systems (pdf | video)


Maximizing Use of Solar Water Heating (SWH)
Andrew McAllister, California Center for Sustainable Energy
Lessons from San Diego’s SWH Pilot Program (pdf | video)

Bob Reedy, Florida Solar Energy Center
Lakeland Electric’s Utility Ownership Model (pdf | video)

Kay Schindel, City of Madison
Madison’s SWH at Fire Stations (pdf | video)

Dick Fate, Sandia National Labs
SWH Installer Training (pdf | video)


Streamlining Solar Permitting
Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering
DOE Permitting Report Highlights (pdf | video)

Doug Payne, SolarTech
Streamlining Regional Permitting Practices (pdf | video)

John McGowin, City of New Orleans
Permitting in New Orleans (pdf | video)


Financing Solar 2: Local Government as Facilitator for Residential & Community Purchases
Jason Coughlin, NREL
Crosscutting Technical Assistance on Financing (pdf | video)

Neal DeSnoo, City of Berkeley
Property Tax Assessment Financing: Berkeley FIRST Program Update (pdf | video)

Ann Livingston, Boulder County
ClimateSmart Loan Program: Boulder County (pdf | video)

Lee Rahr and Andria Jacob, City of Portland
Portland’s Utility Bill Financing Model in Development (pdf | video)

Rachel Huang, SMUD
Community Solar: Sacramento SolarShares Update (pdf | video)

Leslie Moynihan, Northwest SEED
Community Solar in Seattle (pdf | video)


Keynote Speaker
Julia Hamm, Executive Director, Solar Electric Power Association
Keynote (pdf | video)


City Discussion on Maximizing Mapping Tools
Jesse Dean, NREL
Analysis of Solar PV Mapping Tools (pdf | video)

Chris Helm, NREL
In My Backyard “IMBY” (pdf | video)

Wilson Rickerson, Rickerson Energy Strategies
Mapping Solar Boston (pdf | video)

Marty Roberts and Lori Houston, Solar Sonoma County
Solar Sonoma County’s Solar Mapping Project (pdf | video)


Engaging Your Utility 2: Key Issues
Michael Coddington, NREL
PV Interconnection on Network Grids (pdf | video)

Liz Doris, NREL
Rate Structures and Design (pdf | video)

Kevin Fox, Keyes and Fox
New Developments in Net Metering & Interconnection (pdf | video)

Photo of SAC Lead with 3 Mayors
Tom Kimbis is joined by the mayors of Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Berkeley, Santa Rosa, Austin, and Ann Arbor at the 2nd Annual Solar America Cities Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

EERE Home | U.S. Department of Energy
Contact SAC Webmaster | Web Site Policies | Security & Privacy | USA.gov
Monday, December 05, 2011