Inspiring Projects

• Ellensburg -Ellensburg Community Solar Park included in $600,000 grant award for new technology
• Port Townsend - Power Trip Energy offers Port Townsend free solar array for runway
• Berkeley, California – Berkeley FIRST A system of financing solar investments with very little up-front costs and little additional costs per month in form of a 20 year property tax
• Germany - Renewable Energy Policy in Germany: An Overview and Assessment
  
• Denmark - Danish community empowerment with Wind Power

Educational Information

• Technical Q & A Forum: www.solarpaneltalk.com
• Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics: fundamentals and applications by T. Markvart, Luis Castaner
• The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones
• Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman

Local Organizations

• Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development, www.nwseed.org
• Solar Energy Manufacturers in Washington. http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/byGeo/US/byS/WA/byP/solar/byB/mfg/mfg.shtml
• Seattle Greendrinks - Agent Green – http://www.seattlegreendrinks.org/groups/agent-green 
• Sustainable Wallingford - http://greenwallingford.ning.com/
  
• Home Rx - Home Energy Audits - http://www.homerxwa.com/

Incentives, Rebates, and Tax Credits

• Washington State Solar Power Rebates, Tax Credits, and Incentives http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/washington/
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency www.dsireusa.org

Potential Funding Sources for Community Projects

• City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Neighborhoods Matching Fund Program
• 2010 Small and Simple Projects Fund Application
• 2010 Large Projects Fund Letter of Intent
• Solar Block Party – Go solar as a neighborhood and save big Teaming up with neighbors in order to attain discounts from solar installers. They will provide pamphlets, signs and other promotional material, as well as give a short presentation at a community meeting if a community is interested.
• "The Northwest Community Solar Guide" Bonneville Environmental Foundation. A report on how communities can get started on their own community solar projects.

Employment Information

• "Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world"  An in depth look at an emerging green economy and its impacts on the world. Beginning on page 109 is a discussion on Solar Photovoltaics.
  
• Washington Green Tech Employers