Public Building Solar + Battery Program
GovPV: Solar + storage for public buildings
How It Works
GovPV: Save energy, reduce emissions & maintain power during outages
Solar energy projects can provide energy cost savings, on-site renewable energy, reduced carbon emissions, and—when battery backup systems are included—maintain power in the event of a grid outage. However, the capital investment and resource requirements for these projects present significant barriers. Public agencies often do not have the available budget or necessary expertise for procuring these systems on their own. Public agencies can also face high costs with relatively small, one-off projects.
The GovPV program helps Peninsula Clean Energy’s customers who are public agencies overcome these barriers by providing Power Purchase Agreements with zero up front costs, aggregating projects into a larger portfolio to take advantage of lower cost equipment pricing, and managing all project development and procurement activities. The end result is that your agency gets all the benefits of these energy systems without the cost and headache.
A power purchase agreement (PPA) with Peninsula Clean Energy provides the public agencies with a fixed, economical price for electricity. There is no capital outlay required.
Peninsula Clean Energy will provide energy and savings analyses, vendor selection via public solicitation, management, coordination and support—at no cost to your agency. The solar or solar + battery backup system will be owned, installed, and maintained by Peninsula Clean Energy’s vendor.
Opportunities for Public Agencies
Energy & solar opportunities for public agencies
Watch our webinar for an overview of the GovPV program.
Project Steps
What does a typical timeline look like?
Time from portfolio intake to an operational project is between 2 and 3 years.
Step 1
Apply
• Hold site review meeting
Step 2
Assess
• PCE sends a Participation Agreement and the public agency signs it
• April 14: Deadline to submit interconnection applications to secure NEM 2.0
Step 3
Procure
• PCE and public agency review final pricing based on results of RFO
• PCE will send Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to participants for initial review
Step 4
Contract
• PCE signs EPC agreement with vendor chosen from RFO
Step 5
Build
• PCE provides construction administration
• Customer provides site access and information
Step 6
Operate
• Participants will see a drop in their energy usage
• Participants are billed monthly for the solar energy by PCE

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Questions?
As hard as we try to keep energy simple, we understand how complex things can get. If you need help, have questions, or have ideas and feedback for us, we’re here to listen and help. Email us at programs@pencleanenergy.com.
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