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Military Base Off-Taker Opportunities for Tribal Renewable Energy Projects
“This white paper surveys DOD installations that could have an interest in the purchase of energy from renewable energy projects on tribal lands. […] This white paper builds on a geospatial analysis completed in November 2012 identifying 53 reservations within 10 miles of military bases (DOE 2012). This analysis builds on those findings by further refining the list of potential opportunity sites to 15 reservations.”
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Solar Photovoltaic Financing: Residential Sector Deployment
Financing the cost of a residential photovoltaic (PV) system remains a challenge despite the various financial incentives available to homeowners at both the state and federal level. Traditionally, homeowners installing residential PV systems have used home equity loans, mortgage loans, or cash in combination with federal, state, and utility incentives to finance the total cost of the system, all of which are briefly described. More recently however, a number of new financial models have been developed to lower the financial burden associated with the installation of a residential PV system:
Categories: Technical Report