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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

Southface Georgia Energy Map

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's Tree Ordinances

 Georgia: The State of the Urban Forest Report, 2012 (Georgia Forestry Commission)

Georgia's Tree Ordinances: Results of the Survey of Community Tree Regulation in Georgia, 2016 (Georgia Urban Forest Council)


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 Guidance for the Development of Large Scale Ground Mounted PV Systems (BRE National Solar Centre)

Planning and Zoning for Solar in North Carolina (Adam Lovelady [UNC School of Government])

National Resources Inventory (United States Department of Agriculture)

Questions and Answers- Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Systems (Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources, MA Department of Environmental Protection, MA Clean Energy Center)

The Environmental Review of Solar Farms in the Southeast U.S. (Southern Environmental Law Center)

Voluntary Best Management Practices for Solar Development Compatible with Conservation of Gopher Tortises (Gopher Tortise Council)

Solar Site Pollinator Habitat Planning & Assessment Form (Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiative of Vermont)


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)

Solar Energy Use in U.S. Agriculture Overview and Policy Issues (United States Department of Agriculture)

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 

Interim Policy, FAA Review of Solar Energy System Projects on Federally Obligated Airports (Federal Aviation Administration)

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
 

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Stormwater Design Manual, Solar Farms (Apr. 5, 2017) 

Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection
Information to Use in the Determination of Stormwater Management Impacts for Solar Projects (Oct. 4, 2011)
 

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 Solar Energy Facility Permit Streamlining Ordinance (California County Planning Directors Association) 

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) 

Model Zoning for the Regulation of Solar Energy Systems (Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs) 

Local Government Solar Toolkit (Great Plains Institute) Template Solar Energy Development Ordinance for North Carolina (NC Clean Energy Technology Center) 

Model Ordinance Guidelines for Municipalities (North Central Texas Council of Governments, with State Energy Conservation Office) 

Model Solar Zoning Ordinance (Utah Clean Energy)

Model Ordinance for Larger-Scale Solar Energy Projects in Virginia (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) 

Model Ordinance for Smaller-Scale Solar Energy Projects in Virginia (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) 


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

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