Title :
Developing, managing and assessing a utility sponsored, industry supported PV off-grid program
Author_Institution :
Southern California Edison Co., USA
Abstract :
Working in conjunction with the Cal PV4U Working Group, the Southern California Edison Company (Edison) developed a unique off-grid pilot program in which Edison offers individuals 15-year photovoltaic (PV) service contracts. This paper: (1) describes Edison´s program; (2) traces the steps which were taken to develop the program in a collaborative process comprised of a diverse set of stakeholders; (3) provides an evaluation of the program´s experience since receiving regulatory approval; and (4) describes how an off-grid pilot program can accelerate the commercialization of PV technologies and provide the foundation for the future integration of PV technologies on the utility system
Keywords :
contracts; management; photovoltaic power systems; Cal PV4U Working Group; PV technologies commercialization; Southern California Edison Company; collaborative process; off-grid pilot program; photovoltaic service contracts; regulatory approval; Acceleration; Application software; Circuit testing; Collaborative work; Commercialization; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Solar power generation; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520071
