SOLAR FOR SEDONA

Alain Soutenet, eco-builder and renewable energy consultant of
SEDONA SOLAR SOLUTIONS made a presentation to the Sedona City Council
on June 23rd, 2009, titled:

SOLAR FOR SEDONA:

HOW RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES
GENERATE SAVINGS AND PROMOTE JOB GROWTH FOR THE COMMUNITY.

To view the full PDF presentation , CLICK HERE


Following the presentation, SEDONA.BIZ published an article titled:
"SEDONA CONSIDERS SOLAR POWER FOR CITY HALL"


See below the source material supporting the presentation.
Click on each item for details.

RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY

Federal bonds CREBs
Federal bonds QECBs
Federal Investment Tax Credit
Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS) + Bonus Depreciation
AZ Renewable Energy Standards
APS Utility Rebate Program
APS Net Metering Rules

Information source: dsireusa.org

SOLAR FINANCING

Municipal Bonds
Balance Sheet Finance
Leasing
Capital Lease
Operating Lease
Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)

Read the full report titled Financing Non-Residential Photovoltaic Projects: Options and Implications from Mark Bolinger, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Municipal Property Tax Assessment Financing

Votesolar.org has published a paper titled Municipal Property Tax Assessment Financing Removing Key Barriers to Residential Solar
from Claudia Eyzaguirre & Annie Carmichael.

RECOMMENDATIONS

PV solar system for Affordable Housing
Solar for City Buildings
Solar for Wastewater Treatment Facilities

EXISTING COMPARABLE PROJECTS

Marin Civic Center Campus
Moscone Convention Center
Oroville Wastewater Treatment

The case studies have been published by the Vote Solar Initiative.