[RE-wrenches] Simplified permit process

[Andrew Truitt]

One more: the SunRun report on the impact of local permitting on the cost
of solar:

http://www.sunrunhome.com/solar-lease/cost-of-solar/local-permitting/?utm_source=Solar+Citizen%3A+Issue+2+-+2%2F1%2F13&utm_campaign=Solar+Citizen&utm_medium=email


I know these aren't short articles, but they are generally well-supported
and defensible documents that should bolster your argument.  I've been
working on this a little bit lately with Solar 3.0 so feel free to call me
to discuss.



For a brighter energy future,


Andrew Truitt
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On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Andrew Truitt <atruitt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Allan - Check out the Resources section on the Solar 3.0 Permitting page:
>
> http://solar30.org/toolbox/permitting/
>
>
> You might also want to check out the DOE's "Solar Powering Your Community"
> document:
>
> http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/47692.pdf
>
>
> And this page has a decent graphic breaking down BOS soft costs:
>
> http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/sunshot/nonhardware_costs.html
>
>
> And if you want more info / help one of these guys (like the Arizona team
> or the Optiny team) might be interested:
>
> http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/sunshot/rooftop_challenge.html
>
>
>
> For a brighter energy future,
>
>
> Andrew Truitt
> NABCEP Certified PV Installer™ (ID# 032407-66)****
>
> Principal
> Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting, LLC****
>
> (202) 486-7507
>
> LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713>
>
> Company Website <http://truittreconsulting.weebly.com/>
>  <%28202%29%20486-7507>****
>
>
>
>
> "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion
> to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor
> safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could
> ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!"
>
> ~William McDonough
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Allan Sindelar <
> allan at positiveenergysolar.com> wrote:
>
>>  A bill has been introduced in our 60-day state legislative session to
>> direct our statewide licensing agency to develop a consistent set of
>> permitting standards for PV systems. Like many states, we suffer a
>> confusing matrix of differing local standards, costs and requirements. I
>> would like to testify at a legislative committee hearing in favor of a
>> common standard.
>>
>> We have our own matrix spreadsheet, and we have the Solar ABCs' Expedited
>> Process as developed by Bill Brooks and others. What I'm looking for are
>> links to the best short, nontechnical and easily read articles about how
>> the permit process has become a large portion of the cost of all PV
>> systems, how it's holding back the adoption and growth of PV, how the Obama
>> administration has recognized this as one of the structural barriers to
>> more renewables adoption, and the like. The best I can find will get
>> printed out and given to the legislators.
>>
>> I have seen many of these articles, on Renewable Energy World and other
>> media, but have never saved them, of course. That's why I'm asking for this
>> assistance. Many of us are facing the same issues in our jurisdictions.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Allan
>> --
>> *Allan Sindelar*
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