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Agenda
Welcome
Go SOLAR Grant Mid-Year Status Update
On-going Challenges
– In-kind Exchange Agreement for Structural Designs
• Potential solutions from committee members
– Broward County existing contract – possible scope
Overview of draft electrical schematics comments
Next steps
– Review of final permit package by:
• Building officials from all partner cities
• Board of Rules and Appeals
• Florida Solar Energy Center
– Training of the Go SOLAR online permitting system
– Official launch of the Go SOLAR online permitting system
– Evaluate the use of the Go SOLAR online system
– Partner cities will focus on inspection process and Department of Energy Market Assessment
Adjourn
Next Meeting and Facility Tour: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - U.S. Solar Institute in Fort Lauderdale 10:00
a.m.
Go SOLAR Broward Rooftop Solar
Challenge Mid-Year Status Update
• August 15, 2012 concluded the sixth month of
the Go SOLAR program, a half-way point for
the yearlong grant, which concludes on
February 14, 2013
Grant Deliverables Completed
• Permitting strategy review
• Development of the permitting web
application
• Completed well before the grant deadline
Tasks Performed
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Developing a committee structure and conducting routine committee meetings to
ensure a collaborative implementation of the grant objectives, including the
Standardized Permitting, Planning and Zoning, Steering, Outreach, and Financing
committees.
Conducting a kick-off meeting.
Reviewing market assessments to develop a grant strategy.
Developing and implementing a branding strategy.
Development of a Go SOLAR web site.
Developing and beginning implementation of a Go SOLAR marketing plan and
beginning initial coordination with partner Public Information Officers to effect
that plan.
Development, testing, and release of the Go SOLAR web based permitting system,
now active and ready to be populated with design plans.
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Conducting a series of webinars for building officials and stakeholders on the Go
SOLAR online permitting system
Implementation of an accounting process to capture work invested in Go SOLAR
from among Broward County and its fourteen participating partner cities.
Conducting on-going building official meetings, where accomplishments to date
include agreement on one web based permitting site, one permitting fee
Development of an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) capturing building official
consensus and as of the writing of this article, acceptance of that ILA by eight of
the fifteen county and municipal partners.
Coordination with Fire Marshalls and the Board of Rules and Appeals.
Development of a model zoning ordinance in support of rooftop photovoltaic solar
installations and adoption of that ordinance by three of the fifteen county and
municipal partners.
Tasks Performed
• Hiring of a grant funded Marketing Associate.
• Development and publishing of an in-kind agreement for rooftop photovoltaic
solar system design plans to populate the web based permitting system.
• Development of draft electrical schematics to be used with the design plans.
• Acquisition and installation of the computer hardware to host the permitting
system.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures to govern use and
maintenance of the new system.
• Acquisition of the hardware of Go SOLAR kiosk in Governmental Center West.
• Development of Net Metering best management practices.
• Development and publishing of a Go SOLAR newsletter.
On-going Challenges
• In-kind Exchange Agreement for Structural
Designs
– Potential solutions from committee members
• Broward County existing contract
– possible scope
– DOE Approval
Possible Scope
Zone 1 & Zone 2
• 2 kW with detailed rail to roof attachments for all roof types listed in the table.
• 3 kW with detailed rail to roof attachments for all roof types listed in the table.
• 5 kW with detailed rail to roof attachments for all roof types listed in the table.
• 10 kW with detailed rail to roof attachments for all roof types listed in the table.
• 15 kW with detailed rail to roof attachments for all roof types listed in the table.
Table 1. Typical roof types for South Florida.
Roof Slope
Covering
Decking
Structure
3:12 to 5:12
3:12 to 5:12
3:12 to 5:12
3:12 to 5:12
Flat
Flat
Shingle
Flat tile
Barrel tile
Metal
Bituminous
Bituminous
1/2" Plywood
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Concrete
2 x 4-truss
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Spacing
2 x 8-rafter
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24" O.C.
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Draft electrical schematics
comments
Items labeling
Voltage drop
Conductors specifications
Type of approval process
Use Best Current Practice (BCP) for Design
Review
Next Steps
• Review of final permit package by:
– Building officials from all partner cities
– Board of Rules and Appeals
– Florida Solar Energy Center
• Training of the Go SOLAR online permitting system
• Official launch of the Go SOLAR online permitting system
• Evaluate the use of the Go SOLAR online system
• Partner cities will focus on inspection process and
Department of Energy Market Assessment
• Next Meeting and Facility Tour: Tuesday,
September 25, 2012 - U.S. Solar Institute in
Fort Lauderdale 10:00 a.m.
For more information:
www.broward.org/gogreen/gosolar