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Learn about the Bay Area Solar Photovoltaic Ordinance Toolkit.

Updated 9/14/2023

The Bay Area Solar Photovoltaic Ordinance Toolkit, a project of the Bay Area Regional Collaborative* and the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)**, provides guidance for Bay Area cities and counties that are interested in requiring solar photovoltaic, or PV, systems on new single-family and low-rise multifamily residential units.

This effort supports the Bay Area’s 2017 Clean Air Plan, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building sector to near zero by the year 2030. Working in coordination with the California Energy Commission, this Toolkit walks the user through the process of adopting a basic solar photovoltaic ordinance, and provides the support documents necessary to streamline approval with no additional analysis required.

Updated 9/14/2023

Bay Area Solar Photovoltaic Ordinance Toolkit:

  1. Toolkit Overview(217 Kb PDF, 3 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
  2. User Guide and Glossary(274 Kb PDF, 5 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
  3. The Bay Area Solar PV Ordinance
    1. Instructions for the Bay Area Solar PV Ordinance(141 Kb PDF, 6 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
    2. Ordinance Template(42 Kb DOCX, posted 9/18/2017)
  4. The Cost Effectiveness Study
    1. Using the Toolkit’s Cost-Effectiveness Study(167 Kb PDF, 3 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
    2. Cost Effectiveness Study(1 Mb PDF, 26 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
  5. Getting the Ordinance Adopted
    1. Local Adoption Process and State Approval(120 Kb PDF, 3 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
    2. Staff Report Template(28 Kb DOCX, posted 9/14/2017)
    3. State Transmittal Letter Template(30 Kb DOCX, posted 9/14/2017)
  6. Outreach Package
    1. PowerPoint Presentation Template(1 Mb, posted 9/14/2017)
    2. Frequently Asked Questions(88 Kb PDF, 3 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
  7. Program Support
    1. Technical Assistance(151 Kb PDF, 2 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)
    2. Resources
      (117 Kb PDF, 2 pgs, posted 9/14/2017)

A complete, printable version of the Solar PV Toolkit(51 Mb PDF, 87 pgs, posted 9/28/2017) is also available to download.

A kick-off webinar to launch the Toolkit was held September 22, 2017. The slide presentation(1 Mb PDF, 22 pgs, posted 10/2/2017) with talking points is available for download.

Local governments that are interested in receiving additional resources to accelerate the installation of solar rooftops in their communities, please contact:

Vijay Kesavan at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
vkesavan@bayareametro.gov

NOTES

*The Bay Area Regional Collaborative coordinates the planning efforts of the Air District, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

**BayREN is a collaboration of the nine Bay Area counties and implements energy efficiency programs across the region.

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Abby Young
Manager, Planning and Climate Protection

415.749.4754 ayoung@baaqmd.gov

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