Resource Library

This handbook provides tools to help interested parties determine the overall feasibility of siting renewable energy production and some key considerations for integrating renewable energy development during all phases of typical cleanup processes (e.g., during the environmental assessment, cleanup plan, or cleanup implementation) in the EPA Superfund, Brownfields, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action programs.

A paper detailing how local officials and citizens can utilize vacant properties for solar energy development. Topics include community roles in the solar development process, identifying potential sites, and assessing site constraints.

This paper covers local development regulation topics such as removing barriers, creative, incentives, and enacting standards in order to encourage solar development.

This report details topics such as the balancing of solar and historic preservation as well as the implementation of solar in historic properties/districts.

This paper provides planners, public officials, and engaged citizens with an overview of established and emerging approaches to integrating references to solar energy into local plans.

This is a framework for municipalities to utilize as they develop and update zoning ordinances to govern the siting of small-scale solar PV energy systems in their community.

A webpage detailing three types of solar fire safety concerns and firefighter safety resources.

This study focuses on structural fire fighting in buildings and structures involving solar power systems utilizing solar panels that generate thermal and/or electrical energy, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaic panels used for electric power generation.

This permit is utilized in the state of New York (among municipal authorities that adopt it) to streamline a jurisdiction’s solar permitting process for eligible installations.

Example of a roof-mounted solar PV permit application.