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Solar 3.0 ™ Best Practices and Standards to Reduce Costs for the U.S. Solar PV Industry

Solar 3.0 ™ Best Practices and Standards to Reduce Costs for the U.S. Solar PV Industry. January 2012. Solar 3.0: A National Platform for Process Innovation. Phase 1 Needs Analyses. Phase 2 Development. Who 1,000+ U.S. cities 1,600+ code officials 90+ utilities 500+ PV installers

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Solar 3.0 ™ Best Practices and Standards to Reduce Costs for the U.S. Solar PV Industry

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  1. Solar 3.0™Best Practices and Standards to Reduce Costs for the U.S. Solar PV Industry January 2012

  2. Solar 3.0: A National Platform for Process Innovation Phase 1 Needs Analyses Phase 2 Development • Who • 1,000+ U.S. cities • 1,600+ code officials • 90+ utilities • 500+ PV installers • 30,000+ industrystakeholders • What: • Solar 3.0 Toolkit • National outreach • Stakeholder education Phase 3 Implementation • When: • 2012: 100 initial cities • 2013: 500 cities • 2014: 1,000 cities • How: • Viral awareness campaign • In-person & online training • Measurement & iteration Phase 4Market Impact $2.85M Funding to Reduce Non-Hardware BOS Soft Costs by 50% by 2014

  3. 2011 Non-Hardware BoS Soft Costs • $2.06 according to DoE • 36% of residential cost • Primary external sources • Permitting • Overhead • Grid interconnect • Focus here yields savings across the board

  4. Solar 3.0 2012 Goals • Develop a comprehensive Solar 3.0 implementation plan • Motivate adoption of optimal permitting and inspection practices by code officials and related stakeholders • Increase awareness of tools, standards, and guidelines by 50% • Achieve 30% Solar 3.0 Tool Kit adoption by code officials in the targeted communities • Establish objective criteria to select Top 100 communities for maximum adoption • Communities will receive in-person and online workshops at no cost to implement Solar3.0 toolkits • Communities will be coached and evaluated for “Solar readiness”

  5. Solar 3.0 Cost Reduction Tools • Solar 3.0 Toolkit • Industry best practices • Comprehensive curriculum • Metrics & dashboards • National Outreach • State • Metro region • City • Stakeholder Education • Cities • Utilities • PV industry Solar 3.0Toolkit Solar InstructorTraining Network Solar ABCs

  6. Top 100 Targets in 2012 80 Other U.S. Cities PV Industry Utilities Code Officials Inspectors Fire Marshals

  7. Solar 3.0 Outreach & Channels Industry Partners Solar30.org Portal States PV Developers PV Installers Local/State Fire Marshals Cities Building Inspectors Code Officials Utilities

  8. Solar 3.0 2012 Timeline Solar 3.0 National Review SolarTech Leadership Summit – March 7-8

  9. Solar 3.0 Team Solar InstructorTraining Network Solar ABCs

  10. Join the Solar 3.0 Movement • Come to the SolarTech Leadership Summit on March 7th and 8th • Visit www.Solar30.org to join and learn more • Get involved!

  11. Thank You Tom Tansy Program Manager - Solar 3.0 ttansy@solartech.org 831-227-1073

  12. National Solar3.0 Platform With SolarTech Committee Goals & Plans, Related Programs, And Partners Aligning: Same Original Goals: Streamlining the Process Performance & Finance Permitting, Inspection & Interconnection Customer Acquisition New National Platform Deliverables IREC Many Others Industry Partners SITN ICLEI IAEI NABCEP • Summit Priority: • Identify Tools • Identify 100 local US target markets • Tools • Best Practices • Adoption: • Cities • Installers • Customers • investors ISPQ Permitting, Inspection & Interconnection Solar3.0 Execution Solar3.0 Platform Summit RoofTop Challenge Workforce Solar3.0 National Platform Goals & Objectives: 1, National level communication channel to state and local levels 2, Integrated implementation plan across 100 target communities 3, Dissemination of model guidelines 4, AHJ Financial and technical support 5, Demonstrate Improvement SolarTech Programs SolarTech & CalCEF Working Group Finance Installation Performance NREL Survey SolarTech fills 4 major roles: Clearinghouse of industry model practices and tools, marketing and adoption driver, catalysts enabling change, and SolarTech committee led model practices and tools.

  13. Solar 3.0 Toolkit • Roof Mounted Arrays and Wire Management • Roof Mounted Electrical • Ground Mounted Arrays • Ground Mounted Electrical • Appropriate Signs • Equipment Ratings • Expedited Permit Process • Capstone Course

  14. Solar3.0 Program Highlights • Initial “Code” Adoption Strategy - Q1-2012 • Develop an integrated Implementation Plan to motivate adoption of optimal permitting and inspection practices by code officials and related stakeholders • Goal - 50% increase in the awareness of the various tools, standards, and guidelines • Goal - 30% of building code officials in the targeted communities will use Solar3.0 tools, templates, model guidelines and standards  • Define a set of criteria to prioritize the Top 100 AHJs for maximum adoption. • These AHJs will receive in-person and virtual workshops to jointly implement or apply Solar3.0 toolkits. • Creation of Communication Channels • National, state, regional, and local distribution channels will facilitate dissemination of Solar3.0 Platform tools and resources (creation and building 2012) • Targeted, high-impact outreach program • Market and help distribute SITN “PV Online” Code Official training and other existing tools • Form a joint Technical Review Committee with IREC/SITN and Solar3.0 experts • Leverage model guidelines from SolarABCs, SACO Partnership, IREC/SITN • Carry forward the IREC site inspection commissioning/inspection checklist • UL, IAEI, SolarTech and other partners will identify Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to supplement and support SITN Master Trainers in delivering Solar3.0 Phase 1 toolkit • Monthly webinars; + 8-10 regional workshops reaching ~3,200 code officials and contractors (starting Fall, 2012) • 30+ additional seminars for building inspectors from electrical, structural, fire, etc. • Future recommended changes to IFC, IBC, USBC, and IGCC where applicable • Recommendations for new NEC Article 690 standards in the areas of new technologies

  15. Solar Instructor Training Network

  16. Who • List stakeholders • Mention rest of industry • What • Outreach to drive awareness • Training and tools for code officials & industry • Where • Pilot cities first year • 1,000 communities over three years • When • Starting now • Why • Drive down soft costs by X by X • How • Let’s show you…

  17. “Solar3.0” - A National Platform for Process Innovation • Program Overview (by 12/14) • 1000+ Communities • 90+ Utilities, 500+ PV Installation Companies • 1,600 electrical and code officials trained • 30,000 industry stakeholders • 8 states targeted, organic adoption beyond Phase 1 Needs Analyses Phase 2 Development Phase 3 Implementation Phase 4Market Impact Non-Hdwr BOS costs as % of Installed Costs 2012 2013 2014 A grant-supported project of: <20% <30% <10%

  18. Solar3.0 Program Highlights • Creation of Communication Channels • National, state, regional, and local distribution channels will facilitate dissemination of Solar3.0 Platform tools and resources (creation and building 2012) • Initial “Code” Adoption Strategy - Q1-2012 • Develop an integrated Implementation Plan to motivate adoption of optimal permitting and inspection practices by code officials and related stakeholders • Goal - 50% increase in the awareness of the various tools, standards, and guidelines • Goal - 30% of building code officials in the targeted communities will use Solar3.0 tools, templates, model guidelines and standards  • Define a set of criteria to prioritize the Top 100 AHJs for maximum adoption. • These AHJs will receive in-person and virtual workshops to jointly implement or apply Solar3.0 toolkits. • Targeted, high-impact outreach program • Market and help distribute SITN “PV Online” Code Official training and other existing tools • Form a joint Technical Review Committee with IREC/SITN and Solar3.0 experts • Leverage model guidelines from SolarABCs, SACO Partnership, IREC/SITN • Carry forward the IREC site inspection commissioning/inspection checklist • UL, IAEI, SolarTech and other partners will identify Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to supplement and support SITN Master Trainers in delivering Solar3.0 Phase 1 toolkit • Monthly webinars; + 8-10 regional workshops reaching ~3,200 code officials and contractors (starting Fall, 2012) • 30+ additional seminars for building inspectors from electrical, structural, fire, etc. • Future recommended changes to IFC, IBC, USBC, and IGCC where applicable • Recommendations for new NEC Article 690 standards in the areas of new technologies A grant-supported project of:

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