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S O L A R W I T H C O N F I D E N C E SolSmart Designation South Bay Cities Council of Governments Todays Agenda 2 Designation Status & Leaderboard Training Opportunities Advancing Solar Policies (for points!)

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SolSmart Designation

South Bay Cities Council of Governments

S O L A R W I T H C O N F I D E N C E

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  • Designation Status & Leaderboard
  • Training Opportunities
  • Advancing Solar Policies (for points!)
  • Underutilized Point Opportunities
  • Advanced Activities

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Today’s Agenda

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E coMotion, S B CCOG, and the S olS mart Cohort

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Timeline

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Task Number O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 SolSmart Application 2 Gap Analysis 3 Take Action 4 Gather Supporting Documentation 5 Final Application Submission 6 Administrative Review 7 Designation Granted 8 Advanced Solar+ Activities 2018 2019 POP Ends

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1) SolSmart application 2) Gap analysis 3) Take action as necessary 4) Gather supporting documentation 5) Final application submission 6) Administrative review (ICMA/Cadmus) 7) Designation granted 8) Advanced solar+ activities

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Timeline

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How does your city earn designation?

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  • Two prerequisites
  • 20 points in each foundational category
  • 20 points in total from special focus categories
  • Bronze designation
  • Two Silver-level prerequisites
  • 100 points in total
  • Silver designation
  • One Gold-level prerequisite
  • 200 points in total
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  • Online checklist detailing PV permitting

process (P-1).

  • Zoning review and findings memo (PZD-1a).

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Bronze Prerequisites

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  • Allow accessory use solar PV by right (PZD-2).
  • -2a – Post decision letter that states PV solar is allowed by-

right in all major zones (Silver)

  • -2b – Codify zoning ordinance that accessory use PV solar

is explicitly allowed by-right in all major zones. (Gold)

  • Train inspection staff on best practices for

permitting and inspecting solar PV and/or solar and storage systems (I-1).

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Silver Prerequisites

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  • Post an online statement confirming a three-

business day turnaround time for small rooftop solar PV (P-2).

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Gold Prerequisites

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  • Best Practices in Solar Planning and Zoning
  • January 24th webinar hosted by SolSmart
  • Satisfies PZD-9 (10 points)
  • Permitting and Inspection Staff Training
  • Tentatively scheduled for February/March
  • Satisfies P-8 (10 points) and I-1 (20 points and

Silver/Gold prerequisite)

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Training Opportunities

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Questions?

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SolSmart Application Process

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Manhattan Beach 190 Rancho Palos Verdes 180 El Segundo 150 Hawthorne 125 Carson 110 Torrance 85 Gardena 75 Palos Verdes Estates 40

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Leaderboard

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El Segundo Silver

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Cities that have Earned Designation

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  • Unified Solar Permitting
  • Solar PV Group Procurement
  • Financing & Incentives

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Advancing Solar Policy in the South Bay

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  • New York Unified Solar Permit Application
  • New England Solar Cost-Reduction

Partnership

  • From 2012 to 2015 installed costs dropped $1/W
  • South Bay Cities Unified Solar Permit

Application?

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Advancing Solar Policy: Unified Permitting

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What are your City’s best practices?

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Advancing Solar Policy: Unified Permitting

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  • Solarize campaigns
  • Community-level collective purchase action
  • Households join together to negotiate a volume

discount

  • Department of Energy Solarize Guidebook
  • Community solar
  • Shared renewable energy
  • SCE Community Renewables

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Advancing Solar Policy: Procurement

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Advancing Solar Policy: Procurement

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  • Site bundling
  • Install solar on multiple city facilities
  • Multi-city / multi-site PPA
  • Online platforms
  • Pick My Solar
  • Energy Sage

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Advancing Solar Policy: Procurement

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What group procurement

  • pportunities has your

City explored?

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Advancing Solar Policy: Unified Permitting

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  • Third-party PPA financing
  • State & Federal grants
  • California Energy Commission EPIC
  • FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
  • Local Permit fee waivers and rebates
  • Local partnerships
  • Financial and technical support for non-

profit organizations and LMI households

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Advancing Solar Policy: F&I

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How does your City incentivize solar?

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Advancing Solar Policy in the South Bay

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You’ve just earned 20 points!

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Advancing Solar Policy in the South Bay

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Website content which satisfies criteria:

  • State policy summary sheet (SR-1)
  • Consumer protection resources (SR-2)
  • Community solar map (CE-11)
  • Active solar installers and local incentives (MDF-1)

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Underutilized Criteria: Website Content

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  • Solar Permitting Efficiency Act (AB 2188)
  • Streamlined process for up to 10 kW/AC systems
  • Relevant criteria: P-1, 2, 3, 11, I-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, SR-5a
  • Solar Permit Fees (SB 1222 / AB 1414)
  • Caps solar permit fees (P-5b)
  • Solar Rights Act (AB 3250)
  • Limits ability to restrict solar (PZD-10c)
  • PACE (AB 811)
  • All communities present have adopted (MDF-5)

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Underutilized Criteria: SR-1

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  • SEIA Solar Customer Resource Portal
  • Federal Trade Commission Consumer Info
  • IREC Clean Energy Customer Bill of Rights

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Underutilized Criteria: SR-2

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Los Angeles County Solar Map

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Underutilized Criteria: CE-11

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Solar Santa Monica Contractor Directory

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Underutilized Criteria: MDF-1

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Community Engagement activities

  • Convene an active energy task force or solar working

group that meets at least three times per year (CE-1)

  • Community workshops and educational materials (CE-

5a & b)

  • Partnerships, government support and public meetings

(CE-5c, d & e)

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Underutilized Criteria: Engagement

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  • Develop feasibility analysis or planning for

resilient solar technologies for critical facilities and emergency planning (20)

  • Launch and support a utility-provided

community solar program (20)

  • Demonstrate activity in state-level

conversations regarding solar PV (20)

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Advanced Activities

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Questions?

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Advanced Activities

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SolSmart Application Process

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Two Versions: 1) Paper application 2) Online intake form

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Designation and Recognition

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Conference Location Deadline to Submit Date of Conference (2019) American Planning Association (APA) National Conference San Francisco, CA March 8 April 13 - 16 National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conferences Clark County/Las Vegas, NV May 31 July 11 - 15 ICMA Annual Conference Nashville, TN September 13 October 20 – 23 National League

  • f Cities City

Summit San Antonio, TX October 11 November 20 - 23

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1) SolSmart application 2) Gap analysis 3) Take action as necessary 4) Gather supporting documentation 5) Final application submission 6) Administrative review (ICMA/Cadmus) 7) Designation granted 8) Advanced solar+ activities

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Next Steps

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Who’s ready to submit?

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Next Steps

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Thank you

S O L A R W I T H C O N F I D E N C E

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