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
Who
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1,000+ U.S. cities
1,600+ code officials
90+ utilities
500+ PV installers
30,000+ industry
stakeholders
What:
Phase 2
Development
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Phase 3
Implementation
When:
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2012: 100 initial cities
2013: 500 cities
2014: 1,000 cities
Solar 3.0 Toolkit
National outreach
Stakeholder education
How:
Phase 4
Market Impact
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Viral awareness campaign
In-person & online training
Measurement & iteration
$2.85M Funding to Reduce
Non-Hardware BOS Soft Costs
by 50% by 2014
2011 Non-Hardware BoS Soft Costs
• $2.06 according to DoE
– 36% of residential cost
• Primary external sources
– Permitting
– Overhead
– Grid interconnect
• Focus here yields savings
across the board
Solar 3.0 2012 Goals
• Develop a comprehensive Solar 3.0 implementation plan
– Motivate adoption of optimal permitting and inspection practices by
code officials and related stakeholders
– Increase awareness of tools, standards, and guidelines by 50%
– Achieve 30% Solar 3.0 Tool Kit adoption by code officials in the
targeted communities
• Establish objective criteria to select Top 100 communities for
maximum adoption
– Communities will receive in-person and online workshops at no cost to
implement Solar3.0 toolkits
– Communities will be coached and evaluated for “Solar readiness”
Solar 3.0 Cost Reduction Tools
• Solar 3.0 Toolkit
• Industry best practices
• Comprehensive curriculum
• Metrics & dashboards
• National Outreach
• State
• Metro region
• City
• Stakeholder Education
• Cities
• Utilities
• PV industry
Solar Instructor
Training Network
Solar 3.0
Toolkit
Solar ABCs
Top 100 Targets in 2012
ICLEI Sustainable Communities
States w/RPS & Energy Cost
>$.10 kWh
States w/High PV
Installed Base
Solar America™
Communities
> 250,000
Population
80 Other U.S. Cities
PV Industry
Code Officials
Inspectors
Fire Marshals
Utilities
Solar 3.0 Outreach & Channels
Industry Partners
Solar30.org
Portal
States
PV Developers
PV Installers
Cities
Local/State
Fire Marshals
Building
Inspectors
Code Officials
Utilities
Solar 3.0 2012 Timeline
Solar 3.0 National Review
SolarTech Leadership
Summit – March 7-8
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
• Organizing
• Awareness webinar
campaign begins
• Solar 3.0 Tool Kit FCS
• 80 communities selected
• Monthly awareness
webinars
• West leadership event
• Twice-monthly
Inspector/Installer
workshops
• Solar 3.0 Tool Kit Update 1
• Affiliate-lead workshops
start
• 100 communities selected
• Monthly awareness
webinars
• East leadership event
• Twice-monthly
Inspector/Installer
workshops
• Solar 3.0 Tool Kit Update 2
• Affiliate-lead workshops
continue
• Solar 3.0 scorecard 1
• Monthly awareness
webinars
• Twice-monthly
Inspector/Installer
workshops
• Solar 3.0 Tool Kit
Update 3
• Affiliate-lead
workshops continue
• Year 2 plan locked
down
Solar 3.0 Team
Solar ABCs
Solar Instructor
Training Network
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!
Thank You
Tom Tansy
Program Manager - Solar 3.0
ttansy@solartech.org
831-227-1073
National Solar3.0 Platform
With SolarTech Committee Goals & Plans,
Related Programs, And Partners
Aligning:
Customer Acquisition
Permitting, Inspection
& Interconnection
SITN
ICLEI
NABCEP
Many
Others
IAEI
ISPQ
Permitting,
Inspection
& Interconnection
Solar3.0 Platform
Summit
RoofTop
Challenge
SolarTech
Programs
Same Original Goals:
Streamlining the Process
New National Platform
IREC
Industry
Partners
Performance
& Finance
Finance
Performance
SolarTech
& CalCEF
Working
Group
Summit Priority:
- Identify Tools
- Identify 100 local US
target markets
Solar3.0
Execution
Workforce
Installation
NREL
Survey
SolarTech fills 4 major roles: Clearinghouse
Deliverables
of industry model practices
and tools, marketing and adoption driver, catalysts enabling change, and
SolarTech committee led model practices and tools.
Tools
Best Practices
Adoption:
- Cities
- Installers
- Customers
- investors
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
Solar 3.0 Toolkit
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Roof Mounted Arrays and Wire Management
Roof Mounted Electrical
Ground Mounted Arrays
Ground Mounted Electrical
Appropriate Signs
Equipment Ratings
Expedited Permit Process
Capstone Course
Solar3.0 Program Highlights
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Initial “Code” Adoption Strategy - Q1-2012
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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.
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These AHJs will receive in-person and virtual workshops to jointly implement or apply Solar3.0 toolkits.
•
Creation of Communication Channels
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National, state, regional, and local distribution channels will facilitate dissemination of Solar3.0 Platform tools and resources
(creation and building 2012)
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Targeted, high-impact outreach program
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Market and help distribute SITN “PV Online” Code Official training and other existing tools
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• 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
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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
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Monthly webinars; + 8-10 regional workshops reaching ~3,200 code officials and contractors (starting Fall, 2012)
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30+ additional seminars for building inspectors from electrical, structural, fire, etc.
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Future recommended changes to IFC, IBC, USBC, and IGCC where applicable
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Recommendations for new NEC Article 690 standards in the areas of new technologies
Solar Instructor Training Network
• 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…
“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 4
Market Impact
Non-Hdwr BOS
costs as % of
Installed Costs
2012
2013
2014
<30%
<20%
<10%
A grant-supported project of:
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
•
•
–
Define a set of criteria to prioritize the Top 100 AHJs for maximum adoption.
•
•
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
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: