The primary goal of this program is to develop a self-sustaining market for "emerging" renewable energy technologies in distributed generation applications. The Emerging Renewables Program (formerly called the "Emerging Renewables Buydown Program") was created to stimulate market demand for renewable energy systems that meet certain eligibility requirements by offering rebates to reduce (buy-down) the initial cost of the system to the customer.   More...

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Guidebooks & Documents

• NEWEST GUIDEBOOK - Takes effect January 1, 2007: Emerging Renewables Program Guidebook, EIGHTH EDITION. Publication Number CEC-300-2006-001-ED8F, posted: December 21, 2006. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 52 pages, 381 kilobytes)


• Current Forms and Documents for Emerging Renewable Program




• Summary of the Energy Commission's Decisions on a Pilot Performance-Based Incentive Program for photovoltaic systems. Adopted by the Energy Commission at its January 19, 2005, Business Meeting. Pub # CEC-300-2005-002-CMF. Posted: February 3, 2005. (PDF file, 21 pages, 94 kilobytes)



• Performance Test Protocol for Evaluating Inverters Used in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems, prepared by Ward Bower, Sandia National Laboratories; Chuck Whitaker, Endecon Engineering; William Erdman and Michael Behnke, BEW Engineering, Inc.; Mark Fitzgerald, Institute for Sustainable Technology. Posted: November 22, 2004. (PDF file, 46 pages, 594 kilobytes)



• PRIOR Emerging Renewable Program Guidebooks
  Documents before January 2007.

Account Activities

• Available Funds for the Program


• Completed Systems, 1998 to 12/31/2006

Data Showing Approved and Completed Systems After January 1, 2005.
(Updated: January 7, 2008. MS Excel file, 8.69 megabytes)



Data Showing Completed Systems Before January 1, 2005..
Updated: January 7, 2008. (MS Excel file, 4.94 megabytes)





• Emerging Renewables Program Systems Verification Report 2004-2005, publication # CEC-300-2005-019. Posted: February 27, 2006 (PDF file, 102 pgs, 669 kb)



• Measured Performance of California Buydown Program Residential PV Systems, 2000-2001, Consultant Report. Posted: November 4, 2004. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 13 pages, 132 kilobytes)



• System Site Verification Report, June 30, 2002, Consultant Report. Posted: May 7, 2003. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 69 pages, 252 kilobytes)



• Amount (MW) of Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaics (PV) in California, 1981 to 12/31/07

MS Excel Format, data through 12/31/07. (Updated: April 1, 2008, 444 kilobytes)

Presentations

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