Community Solar Farms
In Community Solar Farms, you'll learn ...
- How photovoltaic energy conversion works
- Community solar farm models
- Community solar farm policy and regulatory framework
- The numerous factors involved in analyzing the economics of community solar farms
Overview
This course addresses Community Solar Farms, also known as Community Shared Solar Farms. The course explains how customers can benefit from community solar farms and the benefits compared to rooftop solar. Different types of community solar are explained, metering and billing options are discussed, and the general regulatory framework for community solar is explained. The course includes a section on how to analyze the economic benefits of a solar project.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The concept of community solar farms
- The different types of community solar farm models
- The differences between net metering and net billing
- The regulatory framework in the US for community solar
- How to perform an economic analysis of a proposed solar farm.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
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