- New Solar Homes Partnership
(Docket # 06-NSHP-1) - SB 1038 - Renewable Energy Program Update
- SB 1078 - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
Worldwide photovoltaic installations increased by 1,460 megawatts (MW) in 2005, up from 1,086 MW installed during the previous year. In 1985, annual PV installation demand was only 21 MW.
Source: www.solarbuzz.com
Documents for New Solar Homes Partnership
This page gives you access to documents for Go Solar California from the Energy Commission.
For New Residential Construction
The third edition of the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) Guidebook was adopted on January 27, 2010, and is anticipated to be available on February 11th, 2010. To view the draft version of the NSHP Guidebook and the errata, please visit www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/06-NSHP-1/documents/.
FORMS (PDF files - updated 7/25/07)
Until revised forms for the 3rd edition are updated, please continue to use the forms below.
- Form NSHP-1 - Reservation Application Form
- Form NSHP-2 - Rebate Claim Form/Initial Approval for Solar as Option
- Form NSHP-3 - Ten-Year Warranty Form
- State of California Standard Form STD-204
- Form CF-1R-PV - Produced by PV Calculator to be submitted with NSHP application (10/07)
- Form CF-4R-PV - Form generated by third party verifying PV equipment (10/07)
- Form CF-6R-PV - Form completed by the installer with the PV installation equipment and details, and given to the HERS Rater at the time of the field verification of the PV system. (05/07)
SAMPLE FORMS (PDF files - updated 6/12/09)
NSHP Bulkload Spreadsheet
- NSHP Bulkload Test Form, Version 4.04. Posted: 10/23/09.
(MS Excel file, 164 kb)
Other Related Documents and Reports:
Note: Many preliminary documents relating to solar are available on each agency's formal proceeding's or reports sections. Please see links to the right for various proceedings.
All see our News Room for news-related documents and program updates.
- A Consumer Guide to the California Solar Initiative Satewide Incentives for Solar Energy Systems, posted October 9, 2008, CPUC publication produced by Pacific Gas and Electricity Company, California Center for Sustainable Energy, Southern California Edison. (PDF file, 28 pages, 3.1 megabytes - note size!)
- California Energy Commission's Renewable Energy Program: 2006 Annual Report to the Legislature, posted November 2, 2006, Energy Commission publication # CEC-300-2006-018-CTF. (PDF file, 71 pages, 716 kilobytes)
- Rave Reviews for Solar Homes - A Survey of Homeowners in California, Environment California Research & Policy Center, March 2006. (Acrobat PDF, 24 pages, 2.8 megabytes)
- California Energy Commission Documents On Line