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California Solar Initiative (CSI)
Monthly
Newsletter
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the CSI Monthly
Newsletter. The Program Administrators--California Center for
Sustainable Energy (CCSE), Pacific Gas & Electric Company
(PG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE)--would like
to thank you for making the CSI program the best solar
incentive program in the nation. This newsletter is designed
to ensure you are well informed about changes and important
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Next CSI Public Forum
Held October 12 in San Diego
The Q4 2007 CSI Public Forum
will be held at CCSE on October 12, 2007. This is your
opportunity to contribute to the CSI program as well as
receive important updates on the CSI program.
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click here to view the agenda, details, and directions.
For those unable to attend in person, a phone-in
option is available for everyone as is a WebEx broadcast
(limited number of participants).
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Improved Application Process
and New Program Handbook
For Residential systems of any size and Nonresidential
systems under 10kW, the following documents are no longer
required: System Description Worksheet, Interconnection
Application, System Sizing Justification (5kW and over must
still submit documentation), Interconnection Authorization
(Interconnection letter sufficient by itself)… and more.
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click here to view the updated Program Handbook.
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click here to view the news release.
The September
Program Update summarizes recent Program Handbook changes, new
CSI resources, and upcoming program issues.
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click here to view the Program Update.
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Demand is Booming According
to New CPUC Progress Report Demand for solar energy is
booming under the California Solar Initiative. As of September
18th, the California Solar Initiative has applications for 160
MW of new solar. The program has 5,109 applications, worth
$320 million in incentives. The program received 1,200
applications in August alone. The California Public Utilities
Commission Energy Division recently released a Staff Progress
Report, which describes program implementation since January
2007 and provides detailed program demand statistics.
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click here to view the report in PDF format.
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Building Integrated
Photovoltaics Now Eligible for Expected Performance Based
Buydown
Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) may now receive
incentive payments in one-lump sum through the Expected
Performance Based Buydown (EPBB). BIPV projects 100+kW must
still receive monthly payments via the Performance Based
Incentive (PBI). Stay tuned for changes to the EPBB tool to
incorporate these changes.
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click here to view the final decision.
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New CSI Metering Requirements
ALL Expected Performance Based Buydown (EPBB) systems
require meters accurate within +/- 5%. All EPBB can be
exempted from PMRS if costs surpass cost cap. All Performance
Based Incentive (PBI) systems require meters accurate to
within +/- 2% of actual system output. No exemptions for PBI
are allowed.
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click here to view the final decision.
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New Online Reservation &
Tracking Tool Introduced
The new tool provides a single online resource for entering
all new reservations, submitting incentive claims, and
tracking all of your company's projects. Using this eliminates
many of the duplicate entries necessary in the current
process. The tool will be continually improved to add
additional functionalities.
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for the statewide reservation and tracking tool.
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CSI Inspection Protocol
Posted for Public Viewing
As promised at the last Public Forum, details on how the
PAs handle CSI Inspections are available. This document will
be posted on the PAs Web sites as well.
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click here to view the document.
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Noteworthy & Quote Worthy
“Renewable energy is the biggest business opportunity in the
history of humanity. The world must rethink its energy regime. Solar is an
important part of the solution.”
--Ted Turner,
SOLAR POWER 2007
“Combining solar power with efficiency will allow Macy's to achieve
an estimated 40% reduction in utility-provided energy, almost doubling the
impact of solar power alone.”
-Tom Cole,
Vice Chair, Macy's, Inc.
“Without the CSI rebates, we wouldn't be going
solar.”
--Bence Oliver,
eBay
SOLAR POWER 2007
“After months of serious analysis, it was clear that any
one of the stores in which we didn't deploy solar represented money we
were walking away from. It was the economics that initially helped our
move toward sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint gain
traction.”
--Marc Gordon,
Macy’s West
SOLAR POWER 2007
“We have made a public commitment to someday be supplied
by 100% renewable energy.”
--Charles Zimmerman,
VP of Prototype and New Format
Development, Wal-Mart
Mark Your Calendar
Solar Power 2008
will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, October 13 - 16, 2008 in
San Diego, California.
Other Solar Stories
Solar Power 2007 Hosts Largest Solar Industry Event in U.S.
History
full
story...
Solar Electric Power Association Recognizes Leaders in
Solar Deployment
full
story...
Kohl's Activates Largest Rooftop Solar Rollout in U.S.
History Initiating Delivery of Solar Energy to 63 Kohl's California
Locations
full
story...
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