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Atlanta, GA | Posted: August 11, 2021
The following links are referenced in the Georgia Model Solar Ordinance Guide. They are tools and educational resources that counties, cities, developers, and others can utilize at their own discretion in working toward the smart development of solar energy.
SOLAR ENERGY IN GEORGIA
Georgia Tax Credits, Rebates, and Savings for Solar
Atlanta's Streamlined Solar Installation
TREES AND SOLAR
Solar Power and Tree Create a Win-Win
Georgia: The State of the Urban Forest Report, 2012 (Georgia Forestry Commission)
SITING INFORMATION AND TOOLS
United States Geological Service Topographic Maps
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Biodiversity Portal
USDA Prime Farmland in Georgia
Planning for Solar Energy Briefing Papers (American Planning Association)
Zoning and Permitting in Your Municipality (Environmental Planning & Design)
Information for Planning and Consulting (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Planning and Zoning for Solar in North Carolina (Adam Lovelady [UNC School of Government])
National Resources Inventory (United States Department of Agriculture)
The Environmental Review of Solar Farms in the Southeast U.S. (Southern Environmental Law Center)
SAFETY AND SOLAR ENERGY
International Fire Code (International Code Council)
Solar PV Safety for Firefighters (International Association of Fire Fighters)
PV Safety for Fire Fighters (International Renewable Energy Council)
Construction Codes (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)
Health and Safety Impacts of Solar Photovoltaics (NC Clean Energy Technology Center)
SOLAR AND AGRICULTURE
Farmer's Guide to Going Solar (United States Department of Energy)
North Carolina Solar and Agriculture (NC Sustainable Energy Association)
Agrophotovoltaics, Resource-Efficient Land Use (APV-RESOLA)
AIRPORTS AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Implementing Solar Technologies at Airports (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Siting Solar Photovoltaics at Airports
Solar and Glare (Meister Consultants Group)Solar Glare Analysis Tools (Sandia National Laboratories)
STORMWATER AND SOIL EROSION
Georgia Stormwater Management Manual, 1: Stormwater Policy Guidebook (Atlanta Reginal Commission)
Maryland Department of the Environment, Stormwater Design Guidance – Solar Panel Installations
Minnesota Stormwater Manual, Stormwater Management for
Solar Projects and Determining Compliance with the NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit
Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control for Georgia (Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission)
DECOMMISSIONING
Solar PV Resource Recovery (Illinois Sustainable Technology Center)Working Paper: State Regulation of Solar Decommissioning (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center)
OTHER MODEL SOLAR ORDINANCES
Guidance for Creating a Solar Friendly Ordinance (Sustainable Jersey)
New York State Model Solar Energy Law (Sustainable CUNY of the City University of New York)
Model Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinances (Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School)
Integrating Solar Land Uses (Central Savannah River Authority)
Renewable Energy Ordinance Framework Solar PV (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission)
Model Zoning Ordinance (Solar Ready Florida)
Local Government Solar Toolkit (Great Plains Institute) Template Solar Energy Development Ordinance for North Carolina (NC Clean Energy Technology Center)
Model Solar Zoning Ordinance (Utah Clean Energy)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM THE U.S. DOE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
Best Practices for Zoning in Solar Best Practices for Siting Solar PV on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Implementing Solar PV Projects on Historic Buildings and in Historic Districts
Solar Development on Contaminated and Destroyed Lands
Overview of Opportunities for Co-Location of Solar Energy Technologies and Vegetation
