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

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

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)

• Other New Solar Homes Partnership documents...

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

• Form NSHP-1 - Reservation Application Form
• Form NSHP-1.6 - General Approval/6-Month Reservation Update Form
• Form NSHP-2 - Rebate Claim Form/Initial Approval for Solar as Option
• Form NSHP-3 - Ten-Year Warranty Form
• Form NSHP-4 - Equipment Seller Information Form
• State of California Standard Form STD-204

SAMPLE FORMS (PDF files - updated 6/12/09)

• Form CF-1R-PV - Produced by PV Calculator to be submitted with NSHP application (10/07)
• Form CF-4R-PV - Form generated by third party verifying PV equipment (10/07)
• Form CF-6R-PV - Form completed by the installer with the PV installation equipment and details, and given to the HERS Rater at the time of the field verification of the PV system. (05/07)

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,