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Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide

May 8, 2014

The Connecticut team has compiled results and recommendations from the Rooftop Solar Challenge project into a Round I Final Project Report and the Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide Version 1.0.

Clean Energy for Resilient Communities: Expanding Solar Generation in Baltimore’s Low-Income Neighborhoods

February 12, 2014

In the first blueprint of how a city could become more “power resilient,” this report shows how Baltimore and other cities could use clean energy to create a more reliable electric system that protects vulnerable citizens during power blackouts.

CESA-EESI Briefing – State Clean Energy Innovation and State-Federal Partnerships

May 22, 2013

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) held a briefing about energy innovations at the state level. The briefing investigated the significant role states are playing by implementing novel policies and effective approaches that reduce the cost of generating clean energy.

The Rising Tide of State-Supported Renewable Energy Projects: Deployment Results from the CESA Database, 1998-2011

October 29, 2012

This report is a comprehensive analysis of trends in state clean energy development. Among its main findings, the report confirms that state clean energy funds have remained major drivers of renewable energy development in the U.S.

State Leadership in Clean Energy: Seven Exemplary Programs

October 15, 2012

This report presents case studies of the seven recipients of the 2012 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards.

An Analysis of the Effects of Residential Photovoltaic Energy Systems on Home Sales Prices in California

April 21, 2011

This analysis indicates that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes without solar systems.

2010 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards – Case Studies

October 20, 2010

This report presents case studies of the six recipients of the 2010 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards.

Supporting Solar Power in Renewables Portfolio Standards: Experience from the United States

October 1, 2010

This report documents the design of and early experience with state-level RPS programs in the United States that have been specifically tailored to encourage a wider diversity of renewable energy technologies, and solar energy in particular.

State Clean Energy Fund Support for Renewable Energy Projects: Key Findings from the 2008 CESA National Database

June 1, 2010

This paper summarizes the key, initial findings from CESA’s 2008 national database of state fund-supported renewable energy projects.

A Review of Emerging State Finance Tools to Advance Solar Generation

March 1, 2010

This report provides an overview and specific examples of three creative finance tools that any state can use to support solar PV in the context of an existing RPS: solar set-asides, feed-in tariffs, and reverse auction mechanisms.