| Resource | Source and Description | Audience | Topic | Type | Additional Tags | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Energy Profile Overview |
Data for North Carolina's state energy production, consumption, expenditures and prices |
Report Map |
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| North Carolina Utilities Commission — Interconnection Standard for Investor-Owned Utilities |
NCUC interconnection standards for distributed generation |
Policy or Regulation |
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| NREL Data and Tools |
Datasets, maps, models and tools for economic and financial analysis of energy efficiency and renewables |
Report Tool or Calculator Map |
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| PACE Programs Near You |
A map of PACE and C-PACE programs across the U.S. |
Map |
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| Photovoltaic Electricity Potential |
Solar resource map that provides a summary of estimated PV power generation potential. |
Map |
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| Planning a Home Solar Electric System |
Step-by-step guide to planning a home solar electric system, from performing a home energy efficiency audit, to choosing and working with an installer |
Guide or Toolkit |
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| Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) |
An overview of the property assessed clean energy (PACE) model, an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements on private property |
General |
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| Property Assessed Clean Energy: North Carolina, PACE-ing Itself |
2015 blog post describing the regulatory and legislative landscape regarding PACE financing in North Carolina and existing challenges to its implementation |
Report |
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| PV Watts Calculator |
NREL's PVWatts calculator provides performance estimates of the energy production and cost-of-energy of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy systems around the world. |
Tool or Calculator |
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| Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Power |
This 6-page guide informs potential solar customers about available financing options, contracting terms to be aware of, and other useful tips. |
Guide or Toolkit |
Solar News
Energy Tech University Prize 2022 Competition
Jul 6, 2022
An Appalachian State University student team earned a Technology Bonus Prize in the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Tech University Prize 2022 Comp...
Betty's Biscuits Goes Solar
Aug 27, 2019
Boone, NC - Local restauranteur, Tina Houston, operates a successful food truck, Betty's Biscuits. Until this past sunny, late fall Sunday, she powere...
Mobile PV System Enables Flexible Use
Aug 27, 2019
In the summer of 2018, Cameron Van Dyke, Assistant Professor in the Applied Design Department, reached out to Brent Summerville, Practitioner-in-Resid...
Off-Grid Electric System - Kellogg Residence
Aug 27, 2019
The Sustainable Technology program has a new relatively new Photovoltaics II class. The focus is on battery-based, off-grid solar electric syste...
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