Build & Self Generate
Most on-site renewable energy projects follow a common project development pathway from a project's conception to its completion.
- On-Site Project Development Process
- Theses page outlines the major steps you will take along your pathway. Each step includes various resources and tools to assist you in along your way in achieving your renewable energy project.
- Policies and Regulations
- There is a patchwork of federal, state, and local policies and regulations pertaining to renewable energy systems that impact your project development. These web pages provide information about the State Solar Carve out programs, Solar interconnection standards and policies. It is important to understand the policy landscape early in your development process.
- Site Considerations
- One key element of deciding to build a renewable electricity project is identifying a suitable location for the project. These pages provide some context when assessing a potential site for a renewable electricity project including the site's technical, economic, policy landscapes.
- Financing
- There are a variety of financing options and strategies that organizations can pursue to facilitate their renewable energy project's deployment. These pages provide information to help understand and evaluate the different financing structures that are available to determine the most appropriate strategy. There is information about some well-established financing models and how to use them.
- Proposals & Solicitations
- A working understanding of contract development best practices and access to standardized solar contract templates and request for proposals will help reduce the time and costs. This page provides some resources to help you effectively navigate the solar contract development process.
- Evaluation
- Evaluating these proposals, in response to your Request of Proposals, can be complex: Knowing what level of project quality to expect, what types of responses to look for, and how to compare information across proposals all can make proposal evaluation a challenging process. This guidance addresses these and other questions about proposal evaluation to help you make a confident decision about your clean energy project or purchase.