Title: Delivering Solar Highway Project: A Case Study
Abstract: Solar highway projects are to use highway right-of-way to generate renewable energy for highway electricity use. Although the concept is simple, the delivery of a solar highway project involves complicated partnerships among the public agency, utility company, investors, and all other contractors. Under these partnerships, contractual agreements and financing mechanisms such as power purchase agreement, tax credit pass-through, and renewable energy credits should be established to streamline the delivery system of solar highway projects. With an increasing interest but very limited experience in the US, state highway agencies desire to enhance their capacity to develop renewable energy projects at the lowest cost and risk. This paper presents three solar highway projects completed and under development in the state of Oregon to demonstrate the concept and key features for delivering successful solar highway projects. A general project delivery system is proposed based on the analysis of project partnership structure, project financing mechanisms and project delivery process. Critical success factors are identified to ensure a successful delivery, including political support, public-private partnership, public communication, and alignment with the agency's long-term missions.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-05-17
Language: en
Type: article
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