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GPP Webinar: Solar Procurement Templates and Tools for Higher Education

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
1:00–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
EPA's Green Power Partnership (GPP)

On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EDT), EPA's GPP hosted a webinar titled "Solar Procurement Templates and Tools for Higher Education."

Installed solar capacity in the higher education sector has grown dramatically in recent years, and for good reason—schools are taking advantage of dropping solar prices and state and federal incentives, and many see solar as a way to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals and stabilize or reduce energy costs. This webinar provided specific strategic and tactical guidance for higher education institutions interested in pursuing options for solar power on their facilities, and offered a host of resources that schools can use to shape and manage the solar procurement process to a successful outcome. Tools for schools interested in solar hot water systems were also included, and various solar procurement templates and tools were also discussed.

Tools and topics presented included:

  • Procurement process outline
  • Solar system specifications
  • Vendor proposal checklist—ensures you have all relevant documents for decision-making
  • Pricing worksheet—enables transparent and comparable vendor pricing
  • Proposal evaluation criteria
  • Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Calculator—assists in evaluating informal/unsolicited bid pricing

Tools and Speaker Presentations

  • Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Calculator (xlsx) (33.52 KB)
  • PV Cost Proposal Form (xlsx) (12.61 KB)
  • PV RFP Evaluation Matrix (xls) (30 KB)
  • Solar Hot Water Price Proposal (xlsx) (12.12 KB)
  • PV Systems Requirements (pdf) (32.4 KB)
  • RFP Issuance Checklist (pdf) (9.15 KB)
  • Solar RFP Vendor Response Checklist (pdf) (14.84 KB)
  • Solar Request for Proposals (RFP) Guide (pdf) (100.44 KB)
  • Solar Hot Water System Specifications (pdf) (83.13 KB)
  • Blaine Collison, Director, EPA's Green Power Partnership (pdf) (1.13 MB)
  • Ben Foster, Senior Vice President, Optony Inc. (pdf) (1.03 MB)

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