Sample Ordinance and Procurement Language

Asking for pollinator-friendly solar—whether at the procurement/RFP stage or in local ordinances—is a reliable way to maximize benefits and ensure solar projects are built and managed in line with expectations.  Clif Bar, Connexus Energy, Denison University, Xcel Energy, Catholic Charities of Washington DC, Sterns County Minnesota and a growing list of corporations, cooperatives, counties, and utilities, are embracing the approach.

Sample Procurement Language

• Request for Proposals and Power Purchase Agreement Language
• Related News
  • Clif Bar announcement of pollinator-friendly solar  (press release)
  • Catholic Charities and IGS Solar announce pollinator-friendly solar (press release)
  • Denison University announces first of its kind pollinator solar
  • Media coverage of Xcel Energy’s decision (Utility Dive)

Sample Ordinances

• Funded by SunShot, Great Plains Institute published the Grow Solar toolkit which includes sample solar ordinances.
• University of Indiana Environmental Resilience Institute published a model solar ordinance to facilitate solar development.
• Minnesota Association of Planners published an ordinance toolkit.
• Related News
  • Stearns County (news story)
  • Stearns County (case study)

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