CSI—What’s New

Register today for the Permitting and Installation Symposium Hosted by SolarTech in partnership with PG&E – San Francisco

In partnership with PG&E, Solar Tech will be hosting a Permitting and Installation Symposium, bringing together leaders from solar PV industry--installers, integrators, decision makers and building department officials. The objective will be on facilitating solutions to the challenges of the permitting process and discussing best practices. There will also be a strong focus on driving standardization forward to ensure a streamlined process, improved efficiencies and reduced costs

Target Audience:City Planners, Solar Contractors, Solar Incentive Program Administrators, End-Users, Architects, System Integrators, Government Relations, etc.
Time:December 3, 2009, 9am – 5pm (Registration and Networking begins at 8am)
Venue:Commonwealth Club
Blue Room
575 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
RSVP and Cost:The Registration Fee is $75; $50 for SolarTech Members
RSVP is required to attend, please Register Online.

If you have any questions please contact Lisa Shell at L1SB@pge.com.

PG&E Hosts CSI RD&D Program Strategy Workshop

The CPUC and the CSI Program Administrators are investing up to $50 million to fund Research, Demonstration and Deployment (RD&D) projects to help achieve CSI's goal of a sustainable solar industry by 2016.

PG&E will be hosting an RD&D Program Strategy Workshop conducted by Itron, the Program Manager for CSI RD&D, to seek stakeholder input on the activities and approaches used in addressing the goals and objectives of the adopted CSI Solar RD&D Program.

Date/Time:November 18, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Venue:PG&E's Pacific Energy Center
Green Room
851 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

This event will be simulcasted as well.
To participate, please go to the PG&E Conferencing Services page at http://pge.conferencing.com.
Click on "Participant Login."
Enter 4159730770 for the meeting number.
For the audio portion, call: 1-866-234-4460.
When prompted, enter meeting number *4159730770* (must enter the asterisks).
Note:If you plan to attend in person, please RSVP to Jessica Tellez at JLTG@pge.com

Additionally, Itron will be hosting a pre-bid webinar on November 18th from 10:00am – 12:00pm to review the second RD&D solicitation focused on improving solar production technologies and innovative business models. For more information on this, please visit the CalSolarResearch website at http://www.calsolarresearch.org.

For any questions, please contact Jessica Tellez at JLTG@pge.com.

Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) Program Update

As of October 26, 2009, the Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Program has received applications for more than the allotted $32.9M in Track 1 and all new applications will be placed on a Wait List and funded through Track 1 attrition.

In addition, please let us know if you have any reserved applications that are no longer proceeding and need to be cancelled. If you have any questions, contact us at 415-973-1400 or solar@pge.com.

Upcoming Permitting Symposiums Hosted by PG&E and Solar America Cities – Sonoma County and Berkeley

Register today for Solar Sonoma County and PG&E Permitting Forum

PG&E is taking action to facilitate solutions to the permitting process for photovoltaic systems. With the support and partnership of Solar Sonoma County, this Forum will provide an opportunity to get updated on recent progress by a panel of industry leaders from various jurisdictions and have a dialogue on best practices and constraints to adopting best practices, simplifying forms and review processes, adopting flat fees and generally increasing efficiencies.

Target Audience:City Planners, Solar Contractors, Solar Incentive Program Administrators, End-Users, Architects, etc.
Time:November 10, 9am – 12pm (Lunch will be provided)
Venue:Fountain Grove Inn
Camelot Room
101 Fountain Grove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
RSVP and Cost:There is no cost to attend this forum, although capacity is limited – registration is required to attend. Please RSVP with Marty Roberts at marty@solarsonomacounty.org

Note: Another symposium is planned for early December and will take place in the city of Berkeley. More information will follow closer to the date.

If you have any questions please contact Lisa Shell at L1SB@pge.com.

Train the Solar Trainer - November 7th "Solar Champion" Class

Seeking Solar Champions! PG&E and the San Francisco Department of the Environment is offering a no-cost Solar Basics course on November 7th which will provide you with the tools and information you need to offer a solar workshop in your respective community. Please see the attached flyer for more details.

California Solar Initiative Public Forum

The next California Solar Initiative Public Forum will be held on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009, 6pm – 8.30pm at the Anaheim Convention Center. The forum will be held in conjunction with Solar Power International 2009. For more details and information about the Public Forum please click here.

Permitting & Inspecting Code-Compliant Photovoltaic Installations Seminar - October 3, 2009

PGE in collaboration with the Peninsula, East Bay, Monterey ICC & Northern California IAEI Chapters will be conducting a full day seminar on 'Permitting and Inspecting Code-Compliant Photovoltaic Installations'.

The purpose of this workshop is to help the audience better understand the NEC requirements for designing and installing PV Systems. The workshop is designed for building inspectors, plan checkers, fire officials, PV Installers, designers, engineers, and architects who wish to stay on top of the latest code compliance issues that help facilitate safe and long-lasting PV systems.

For more information and to sign up, please view the attached flyer (PDF, 67 KB).

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Contact Us

E-mail
solar@pge.com

Phone
Solar Customer Service Center 1-877-743-4112
Solar Hotline 415-973-3480 (solar application-related questions)

Mailing Address
PG&E Solar and Customer Generation - CSI
PO Box 7433
San Francisco, CA 94120

Street Address (for overnight deliveries)
PG&E Solar and Customer Generation - CSI
245 Market St., MC N7R
San Francisco, CA 94105-1797

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