SolSmart Consumer Protection Resources
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Resources
- AG Healey Offers Advice To Homeowners Considering Solar Panel Installations - March 2016
- Solar Energy Installation: Tips for Putting up Panels! Infographic
Short Going Solar Guides
- IREC: Clean Energy Consumer Bill of Rights
- IREC: Be Solar Smart: A Checklist for Residential Consumers Considering Solar Energy
- SEIA: Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Power Jan 2016
Long Going Solar Guides
- North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center: Going Solar in America: A Guide for Homeowners Considering Solar PV in America's 50 Largest Cities
- Federal Trade Commission: Solar Power for Your Home - June 2015
- LSU AgCenter: Solar Power for Your Home: A Consumer's Guide -2015
Financing Options
- Consumer Reports: When Going Solar, Should You Lease or Buy? The Pros, Cons, and Costs of Installing a Solar Photovoltaic System February 27, 2015
- Clean Energy States Alliance and the Department of Energy's Sunshot Initiative: A Homeowner's Guide to Solar Financing: Leases, Loans, and PPA's - May 2015
- SEIA: Solar Power Purchase Agreement Disclosure Statement
- SEIA: Solar Leasing Disclosure Statement - 2016
Solar Renewable Energy Credits
- Center for Resource Solutions: Best Practices in Public Claims for Solar Photovoltaic Systems October 2010
Programs & Initiatives
If you are a business, consultant, or non-profit that may be able to support Somerville’s business community, we encourage you to respond to our Request for Information (RFI).
Members will develop a recommendation to the Mayor on both the location and scope of a renovated or new school to meet the needs of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and potentially the Benjamin G. Brown School.
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