Solar Bonding
| Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 22, 2012 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/solar-bonding/One strategy to boost solar and lower its cost is to include it in new or substantially retrofitted buildings. Several states now offer the option or requirement to include solar on new public buildings.
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Solar Power on New or Significantly Renovated Public Buildings – Oregon
Effective January 1, 2008, Oregon now requires that all construction of new "public buildings" or major renovations comprising more than 50% of the existing building’s total value “contain an amount equal to at least 1.5% of the total contract price for the inclusion of appropriate solar energy technology in the public building. Continue reading