Updated 02/2011
Solar Energy Facilities
Contents
- Washington Statutes Related to Solar Energy
- Solar Access Code Standards
- Solar Energy Programs
- Information Resources
- MRSC Related Page
Washington Statutes Related to Solar Energy
- RCW 64.04.140 - 64.04.175 - Solar systems, solar easements
- RCW 35.63.015 - "Solar energy system" defined
- RCW 35.63.080 - Land use restrictions on buildings - encouragement and protection of sunlight access
- RCW 36.70.025 - "Solar energy system" defined
- RCW 36.70.350(2) - Comprehensive plan optional elements - Solar energy element
- RCW 82.04.294 - Business and Occupation Tax - Tax on manufacturers or wholesalers of solar energy systems. (Expires June 30, 2014.)
- RCW 82.32.620 - Annual report for tax incentives under RCW 82.04.294.
- RCW 82.04 440 - Business and Occupation Tax - Credit -- Persons taxable on multiple activities
- RCW 82.16.110-.140 RCW - Public Utility Tax - Renewable energy system cost recovery
Solar Access Code Standards
- 2006 Uniform Solar Energy Code (Publishers Blurb) - IAPMO
Solar Energy Programs
- Solar Energy Technologies Program - U.S. Department of Energy (EERE)
- Solar Energy Programs - Natural Resources Canada
- Washington Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency - DSIRE Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy - See entries for solar programs
- NWSEED Community Solar
Washington Local Governments
- Bellevue Renewable Solar Energy Leases on City-Owned Properties, Bellevue City Management Brief Item SS2(b) (
), Bellevue City Council Study Session February 22, 201
- Chelan PUD
- Environmental Stewardship: Solar and Wind (SNAP) - Renewable energy program
- Making Solar Energy Effective Today is a Snap (
), Jim White, Chelan County Public Utility District
- Ellensburg
- City of Ellensburg Community Solar Project - Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- Ellensburg Solar Community (
) in Bonneville Energy Efficiency Customer Newsletter, Seattle City Light Customer Generation, July 2007
- King County Public Housing Authority News Release, April 8, 2011 - Sunny Stimulus: State's Largest Residential Solar Photovoltaic Array Installed in Greenbridge
- Richland Energy Services Solar Power and Net Metering
- Seattle
- Solar America Communities: Seattle - U.S. Department of Energy
- Seattle City Light Solar Energy
- Shoreline News Release (
), March 31, 2010 - Shoreline Celebrates New Solar Electric System (City Hall)
- Snohomish County Media Advisory (
), May 11, 2010 - County’s Solar Project under Construction (County Administration Building)
Other States
- California Go Solar- California Energy Commission
- Idaho Solar - Office of Energy Resources
- Oregon Solar Energy Home - Renewable Resources
Information Resources
- A Guide to Community Solar: Utility, Private and Non-profit Project Development (
), by Jason Coughlin, et. al., developed for the National Renewable Energy Lab, by Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development, and others, DOE/GO 102011-3189, U.S. Department of Energy, January 2011
- Northwest Community Solar Guide (
4.82 MB , published by Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Northwest SEED, 2009
- Solar Access: Using the Environment in Building Design, By Mary-Margaret Jenior, Zoning Practice, April 2010 MRSC Library Loan
Agencies and Organizations
- American Solar Energy Society
- National Center for Photovoltaics - US Department of Energy
- Northwest SEED (Sustainable Energy for Economic Development)
- Solar Electric Power Association
- Solar Energy Technology - Renewable Northwest Project
- Solar Energy Industries Association
- Solar Washington
- WSU Energy Programs - Description of Solar Energy Program (
)
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