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California Energy Commission GUIDELINES GUIDELINES FOR CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR ELECTRIC INCENTIVE PROGRAMS (SENATE BILL 1) Fifth Edition JANUARY 2013 CEC- 300- 2012- 008- ED5- CMF CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ROBERT B. WEISENMILLER, Chairman Commissioners KAREN DOUGLAS, CARLA J. PETERMAN J. ANDREW McALLISTER G. William Pennington Patrick Saxton Sherrill Neidich Sarah Taheri Farakh Nasim James Folkman Primary Authors Craig Hoellwarth Payam Narvand Supervisors Tony Gon alves Office Manager Renewable Energy Office Eurlyne Geiszler Office Manager High Performance Buildings and Standards Development Office Dave Ashuckian, Deputy Director EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DIVISION Robert P.

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1 California Energy Commission GUIDELINES GUIDELINES FOR CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR ELECTRIC INCENTIVE PROGRAMS (SENATE BILL 1) Fifth Edition JANUARY 2013 CEC- 300- 2012- 008- ED5- CMF CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ROBERT B. WEISENMILLER, Chairman Commissioners KAREN DOUGLAS, CARLA J. PETERMAN J. ANDREW McALLISTER G. William Pennington Patrick Saxton Sherrill Neidich Sarah Taheri Farakh Nasim James Folkman Primary Authors Craig Hoellwarth Payam Narvand Supervisors Tony Gon alves Office Manager Renewable Energy Office Eurlyne Geiszler Office Manager High Performance Buildings and Standards Development Office Dave Ashuckian, Deputy Director EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DIVISION Robert P.

2 Oglesby Executive Director These guidelines were formally adopted by the California Energy Commission on December 19, 2007, pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 25780 through 25784, and subsequently revised to this authority on December 3, 2008, June 23, 2010, and July 13, 2011. i ABSTRACT As required by Senate Bill 1 (Murray, Chapter 132, Statutes of 2006, 4), this document presents guidelines for solar energy system incentive programs in California. The Senate Bill 1 legislation requires the California Energy Commission to establish eligibility criteria, conditions for incentives , and rating standards to qualify for ratepayer- funded incentives provided by the Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and publicly owned electric utilities.

3 SB 1 requires three specific expectations to be met to qualify for ratepayer- funded incentives : High- quality solar energy systems with maximum system performance to promote the highest energy production per ratepayer dollar. Optimal system performance during periods of peak demand. Appropriate energy efficiency improvements in new and existing homes and commercial structures where solar energy systems are installed. Keywords: Senate Bill 1, SB 1, California Solar Initiative, CSI, New Solar Homes Partnership, NSHP, California Energy Commission, Energy Commission, publicly owned utilities, investor- owned utilities, California Public Utilities Commission, CPUC, solar, solar energy systems, solar energy system incentive programs, electricity generation, photovoltaic, PV, PV Calculator, energy efficiency, guidelines, eligibility criteria, conditions for incentives , rating standards, benchmarking, retrocommissioning, HERS rating, field verification, energy audit, PMRS Please cite this report as follows: Pennington, G.

4 William, P. Saxton, S. Neidich, S. Taheri, F. Nasim, J. Folkman. 2013. Guidelines for California s Solar Electric Incentive Programs (Senate Bill 1), Fifth Edition. California Energy Commission. CEC- 300- 2013- 008- ED5- CMF. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF LIST OF vi What s New in These Guidelines?..vii CHAPTER I: A. B. C. CHAPTER II: Minimum Program A. Solar Energy System B. Declining C. Incentive Level for Publicly Owned D. System Location and Grid E. Solar Energy System F. Performance G. System Sized to Offset On- Site Electricity H. System I. J. Energy CHAPTER III: Solar Energy System Component A. Photovoltaic B. Other Solar Electric Generating C.

5 D. CHAPTER IV: Solar Energy System Design and Installation Standards and A. Performance- Based B. Expected Performance- Based 1. Hourly Photovoltaic Production 15 2. Reference System and 3. Incentive C. D. Peak E. Field F. G. Performance Monitoring and CHAPTER V: Energy A. Newly Constructed B. Residential C. Commercial D. Existing 1. Energy Audit, Information, and 2. Information to Be Provided to the Building Owner/Manager/Ratepayer:..26 iii 3. Disclosures to Be Signed by the Building Owner/Manager/Ratepayer and Submitted With the Solar Incentive Application:..26 E. Existing Commercial Buildings Benchmarking, Retrocommissioning, and Efficiency 1.

6 2. 3. Commitment 4. Energy Efficiency Exceptions for Existing Commercial F. Existing Residential 1. Energy Audit Exception for Existing Residential G. Alternative Portfolio Energy CHAPTER VI: Reporting A. Reporting Requirements Beginning in LIST OF APPENDIX A: CRITERIA FOR ADDING EQUIPMENT TO OR REMOVING EQUIPMENT FROM THE ENERGY COMMISSION S ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT A. Procedure for Adding Equipment to the Energy Commission s Eligible Equipment Lists1 B. Procedure for Removing Equipment From the Energy Commission s Eligible Equipment Lists 2 APPENDIX B: CRITERIA FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION BEFORE ADDING EQUIPMENT TO THE ENERGY COMMISSION S ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT A. Photovoltaic 2. Mounting Specifications for NOCT Testing for Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Modules Intended for Roof- Integrated Installations.

7 4 3. Grouping of Modules for Testing B. C. APPENDIX C: FIELD VERIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC A. B. C. Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing D. Relationship to Other Codes, Standards, and E. Field Verification Visual 1. Photovoltaic 2. 5 3. System Performance 5 4. Tilt and 5. Determining Orientation (Azimuth)..6 F. Shading 1. Minimal Shading 9 2. Accounting for Actual 3. Measuring Heights and Distances or Altitude 4. Measuring Solar iv 5. Mature Tree G. Verification of System 1. Measuring Solar 24 2. Measuring Ambient Air 3. Observing AC Power Output at the 24 4. Multiple Orientation H. Installer System v LIST OF TABLES Table : Module Performance Parameter 3 Table : Example Output Report Format for PV 12 Table : Example of Monthly Solar Availability 18 Table : Appropriate Tree Guide to Use for Each California Climate 21 Table : Horizontal Distance Trees Would Need to Be Located From the Closest Point of a PV Array to Qualify for Minimal Shading.

8 C- 21 Table : Example Table of Expected AC Power Output From Calculator (Watts)..C- 23 vi LIST OF FIGURES Figure : Digital 6 Figure : Azimuth of the PV C- 7 Figure : Example Plot 8 Figure : Compass With a Sighting 9 Figure : The Minimal Shading Criterion Artistic Depiction of H and D ..C- 10 Figure : Conversion of Results From Solar Assessment Tool for a Single Point of Reference on the 14 Figure : Example of Combining the Maximum Altitude Angle in the 11 Compass Sectors for 4 Points on the 15 Figure : Example of Combining the Altitude Angles Measured at 4 Points on the Array on a Per Degree Azimuth 16 Figure : Example of Points Where Measurement Shall Be Made Using a Solar Assessment Tool (overall array dimensions 76 feet by 50 feet).

9 C- 17 vii What s New in These Guidelines? Below are the major changes in this edition of the Guidelines for California s Solar Electric Incentive Programs (Senate Bill 11) as compared with the July 2011, Fourth Edition of the Guidelines. Field Verification (Chapter IV, Section E) The revisions provide the following two field verification options when field verification is completed by the program administrator or the program administrator s designated qualified contractor: 1. Field verifications completed on a sample size of 1 in 7 projects or 2. Field verifications completed on a sample size of 1 in 12 projects must comply with the following: The program administrator or the program administrator s qualified contractor is required to complete two successful field verifications on projects completed by a new qualified contractor prior to implementing the 1- in- 12 field verification sampling on projects completed by that contractor.

10 The program administrator or the program administrator s qualified contractor shall complete field verification on each self- installed project. Field verifications conducted on self- installed projects do not count toward the 1 in 12 field verification sampling. The requirement of a 1 in 7 sample size for third- party field verifications completed by a qualified Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rater remains unchanged. Performance Monitoring and Maintenance (Chapter IV, Section G) The revisions remove the Performance Metering Summary Table and cost caps. For systems using the Expected Performance Based Incentive approach, the performance monitoring and reporting service (PMRS) requirements shall be determined by the program administrator.


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