I had the pleasure of sitting in on a webinar about the Milwaukee Shines Solar Loans Program, where folks with Milwaukee Shines and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association discussed the pilot program implemented through the summer of 2012, lessons learned, and upcoming replication of the opportunity.
Milwaukee has been named a US Department
of Energy Solar America City, and in 2012 the city became a part of DOE’s
Sunspot rooftop solar program. Through the Sunspot Rooftop Solar Program,
Milwaukee has promised to reduce the cost of photovoltaic panels, including the
permitting process, financing, net metering and interconnection processes and
zoning.
To
achieve these ends, Milwaukee introduced the solar purchase program, Solar
Power Pack (SPP). The goals of the SPP are to
1)
Educate customers
2)
Create a lower cost for customers
3)
Create more jobs and sales leads for local solar industry
4)
Create more business for local industry
Read more after the jump for a full summary of the webinar and additional contact information for further follow up!
