Background

Colleges and universities are increasingly interested in deploying solar technologies to power their campuses. However, financing, request for proposal (RFP), contract, administrative, and policy barriers can get in the way of project development. To address this problem, EPA convened a networking and information sharing group of higher education stakeholders to discuss and identify solar project development barriers. Currently, EPA is using the input received from stakeholders to scope technical and non-technical solutions to meet the most pressing sector needs.

• Upcoming Webinars
• Past Webinars
• Conference Presentations
• Other Materials

Upcoming Webinars

• No upcoming webinars scheduled at this time.

Past Webinars

• March 25, 2016, Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group: RFP, Contract, and Administrative Issues Discussion
• March 10, 2016, Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group: Financing Issues Discussion
• February 25, 2016, Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group: Policy Issues Discussion
• February 10, 2016, Introduction to Solar Utilization in Higher Education Networking & Information Sharing Group

Conference Presentations

• April 5, 2016, Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
  • Higher Education Solar Development: Policy Issues
  • Higher Education Solar Development: Financial Issues
  • Higher Education Solar Development: RFP, Contract, and Administrative Issues

Other Materials

• Using Power Purchase Agreements for Solar Deployment at Universities (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) (PDF) (4 pp, 1 MB)

For more information about this initiative contact:

James Critchfield
critchfield.james@epa.gov
202-343-9442