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The 2009 International Fire Code's Section 608 defines requirements and standards for the siting and installation of stationary battery storage systems. These requirements apply to systems with an electrolyte capacity of more than 50 gallons.

IEEE 1547 Interpretation on Interconnection

Transit oriented development, or TOD, refers to residential and commercial centers designed to maximize access by transit and non-motorized transportation. A TOD overlay is a floating zone that implements an array of development regulations that support transit usage and create a vibrant neighborhood around a transit station. Usually, the overlay zone extends a “walkable” distance around the station, depending on the type of transit amenity and size of the center. Puget Sound Regional Council's website contains links to TOD case studies, such as the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, CA: http://www.psrc.org/growth/housing/hip/case-studies/oakland

The purpose of this document is to identify laws, rules, codes, standards, regulations (CSR) and associated requirements related to safety that could apply to stationary energy storage systems (ESS) and experiences to date securing approval of ESS from those who have adopted and are applying CSR. This information is intended to assist in securing approval of ESS under current CSR and to foster the updating, revision and enhancement of CSR to foster timelier and appropriate approval of ESS with respect to safety.

The IREC Model Interconnection Procedures report captures best practices in utility interconnection nationwide. This 5 page excerpt of the report describes the technical screens that a system must pass to qualify for the level 1 interconnection process, an expedited review process for qualifying systems under 25kW. This section also describes the procedures involved in the level 1 process. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council is a non-profit corporation that works for the advancement of renewable energy with a focus on national energy policies and utility and industry standards and best practices.

This one page excerpt from the IREC report provides 3 policy recommendations for Retail Choice.

The IREC Model Interconnection Procedures report captures best practices in utility interconnection nationwide. The download button below contains the model interconnection form from the report. This application form is designed for qualifying inverter based systems under 25kW. It contains a 2 page application/agreement form and a 2 page terms and conditions list. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council is a non-profit corporation that works for the advancement of renewable energy with a focus on national energy policies and utility and industry standards and best practices.

Irvine, California is a national leader in recycled water. The city's water district (IRWD) began delivering recycled water to its agricultural customers within four years of its initial commitment. Today, IRWD’s nationally recognized recycled water program meets roughly 21 percent of its service area’s water demands and encompasses a wide variety of uses such as landscape irrigation, industrial processes, and toilet flushing in commercial buildings.

The Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) models are user-friendly screening tools that estimate the economic impacts of constructing and operating power plants, fuel production facilities, and other projects at the local (usually state) level. Visit the source link below to download the tool.

Kern Community College District (KCCD) created the Clean Energy Center (CEC) to host the Clean Energy Industry Driven Regional Collaborative (Clean Energy IDRC) "a consortium of more than 15 colleges, workforce boards, economic development organizations, industry representatives, and local and state agencies." KCCD provies training in three areas: transportation; energy-efficiency; and green building, solar photovoltaic technology, and utilities. This includes technical energy efficiency training for building professionals in home energy audits and energy efficiency upgrades, training for automotive and truck mechanics in alternative fuel and hybrid vehicle repair, and more.

In 2010, the City of Toledo, OH, installed a 10 MW combined cycle cogeneration facility at the Bay View Wastewater Treatment plant, the largest wastewater treatment facility in Northwest Ohio. The system is expected to avoid more than 650,000 metric tons of CO2 over the lifetime of the system. More information about the system's design and specifications can be found in the presentation below.

This guide describes how local governments and communities can achieve energy, environmental, health, and economic benefits by using landfill gas (LFG) recovered from municipal solid waste landfills as a source of renewable energy.

This brief explores the siting and legal factors that local government and property owners must consider in leasing their property for solar, and provides readers with the general steps they can take to unlock this potentially lucrative revenue stream.

This case study from Xcel Energy focuses on an LED lighting upgrade initiative at St. Paul River Centre and Xcel Energy Center Arena, in which utility rebates played an integral part. By upgrading the lighting in three areas, the facilities are estimated to achieve $15,200 in energy savings every year, and by participating in Xcel Energy’s Efficiency programs, they will earn $17,220 in rebates as well.

The City of Los Angeles Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lighting project is the largest LED street lighting retrofit ever undertaken globally. The Bureau financed the project with a seven-year, US$40 million dollar loan from the city, along with a US$3.6 million contribution from the Bureau’s Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment Fund and a rebate from the LA Department of Water & Power, totaling US$13.2 million. This case study summarizes the cost, financing, and benefits of the project, as well as lessons learned.

This section of the San Joaquin Valley Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan describes opportunities to integrate plug-in charging stations with solar photovoltaics to further mitigate emissions and air quality issues, and provides a brief list of recommendations.

Page 3 of this excerpt reviews current practices regarding liability insurance.

Pepco’s lighting and controls incentives are designed to encourage the replacement of less efficient Incandescent, high-intensity discharge and previous generation fluorescent technologies as well as encourage the use of lighting controls that automatically turn fixtures on and off or dim the light output when natural light sources are available.

The Department of Energy's Energy Savers portal contains a wide range of energy efficient lighting resources, including lightbulb shopping guides, FAQs, energy-saving tips and information about lighting types and design.

This calculator estimates the energy and cost savings associated with a lighting retrofit. It also provides links to two additional savings calculators forresidential lighting fixtures and Energy Star compact fluorescent lamps.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company's energy savings portal on its website contains individual pages for a selected range of building system and energy efficiency areas, such as lighting, each of which lists energy savings tips and relevant resources. Utilities can utilize a similar easy-to-navigate format to share resources and information regarding incentives with their customers.

This guide provides information for anyone dealing with a lighting energy code or standard. It provides background and development information to help readers understand the basis for requirements and their intent. The guide also provides detailed explanations of the major types of requirements such that users can more effectively design to meet compliance while applying the most flexibility possible.

OpenEI, an free and open-access website for renewable energy data, contains a comprehensive list of state and local incentives for anaerobic digestion technologies.

PlugIncentives has compiled a comprehensive list of consumer incentives available for light duty plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV's) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) including: state income tax credits, state excise tax credits, sales and use tax exemptions, state and local rebates, utility time of use rates (TOU), high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access, high occupancy toll (HOT) lane access, and utility time of use (TOU) rates for electric vehicles.

The economics of electricity storage are currently in the focus of research by academics, utilities, potential investors as well as policy makers. The present document is the result of the analysis of more than 200 publications on that subject. It aims at presenting the “state of the art” regarding research on the economics of electricity storage. Three particular aspects are given attention to: the methodologies used, the profitability results obtained and the impact of regulation on storage economics.