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Fong Tippett project development in the solar industry This book provides an extensive overview of utility scale solar project development and the various tasks required to bring large solar power plants from plans to realities. The various topics have been organized and presented in a way to clearly define important development fundamentals including basic business and legal considerations. The reader is also guided through the more complex aspects of renewable energy development such as how to choose the ideal project site. Further, while the book is appropriate for a cover to cover readthrough it is also designed to be an excellent go to reference, a HANDBOOK FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. project development in the solar industry Albie Fong & Jesse Tippett an informa business Project Development in the Solar Industry FONGTIPP_Book.indb i 11/12/2012 2:26:13 PM FONGTIPP_Book.indb ii 11/12/2012 2:26:13 PM Project Development in the Solar Industry Edited by: Albie Fong & Jesse Tippett with contributions from: Arturo Alvarez Jeffery Atkin William DuFour III Perry Fontana William Hugron Jason Keller Tyler M. Kropf Michael Mendelsohn Brett Prior Scott Reynolds Pilar Rodriguez-Ibáñez Katherine Ryzhaya Poster Alfonso Tovar Text edited by: Jane Tippett & Santiago Quintana FONGTIPP_Book.indb iii 11/12/2012 2:26:13 PM CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2013 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20130410 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-203-11805-4 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright.com (http:// www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com To Mom & Dad, Jason, Karen, and Grandpa Albie Fong To all my teachers, especially Mrs. Oexner, my mom and Dad, my grandparents, and my wife and Kids Jesse Tippett FONGTIPP_Book.indb v 11/12/2012 2:26:13 PM FONGTIPP_Book.indb vi 11/12/2012 2:26:13 PM Contents Acknowledgments List