CEC Formal Proceedings
Public Utilities Commission
Did You Know?

Worldwide photovoltaic installations increased by 1,460 megawatts (MW) in 2005, up from 1,086 MW installed during the previous year. In 1985, annual PV installation demand was only 21 MW.
Source: www.solarbuzz.com

photo of solar panels in Carrisa Plains

Documents and Proceedings

This page gives you access to the main guidebooks for Go Solar California from both the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Commission. Other documents and reports for the California Solar Initiative and the News Solar Homes Partnership are available on their respective pages (see links below). >


For Existing Homes & All Other Existing Properties

picture of cover of handbook California Solar Initiative Program Handbook
California Public Utilities Commission, December 2009, posted 12/10/2009.
(Acrobat PDF file, 198 pages, 1.4 MB).



cover of brochure Other California Solar Initiative documents...



For New Residential Construction

The third edition of the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) Guidebook was adopted on January 27, 2010, and is anticipated to be available on February 11th, 2010. To view the draft version of the NSHP Guidebook and the errata, please visit www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/06-NSHP-1/documents/.

Application Checklist
(PDF file, 1 page, 1.4 MB)



BLANK FORMS (PDF files - updated 7/25/07)

SAMPLE FORMS (updated 10/31/07)

  • Form CF-1R-PV - Produced by PV Calculator to be submitted with NSHP application
  • Form CF-4R-PV - Form generated by third party verifying PV equipment,