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8 <br /> owners seeking tax credits and other similar incentives with respect to the <br /> development of solar arrays for personal use. <br /> NC Green Power, an independent nonprofit organization, recognizes <br /> small, residential, power systems as one that generates less than 10 <br /> kilowatts of power. In reviewing their <br /> website, http://www.nc�reenpower.or�/index.php, staff obtained the <br /> following information: <br /> Applications for generation for small solar PV and wind under <br /> this application must meet the following conditions: <br /> • The system is a small solar photovoltaic (PV) system with a <br /> generating capacity of 5 kW or less, before derating. OR: <br /> The system is a small wind system with a generating <br /> capacity of 10 kW or less. <br /> • The system is interconnected or in the process of being <br /> interconnected with the local electric utility servicing the site. <br /> • The system is generating electricity to the North Carolina <br /> power grid. <br /> • The system is not participating in a net metering program <br /> and not selling RECs to any other party. <br /> Additional resources and capacities not meeting the <br /> requirements of this application may be eligible for inclusion in <br /> NC GreenPower through the standard bidding process used for <br /> solicitation of generation for the program. Please visit the NC <br /> GreenPower website for updates on the bidding process. <br /> A large system, by NC Green Power's definition, is a unit generating over <br /> 10 kilowatts of energy. <br /> It needs to be remembered, however, staff is not recommending property <br /> owners be prevented from installing a larger system. Further we are not <br /> recommending property owners be prevented from participating in a net <br /> metering program. We are simply identifying the review process by which <br /> a solar array is reviewed and approved. <br /> Systems over 10 kilowatts appear to be geared more towards not only <br /> satisfying local, on-site, power needs but also serving as an income <br /> generator for the property owner. These types of arrays deserve a <br /> heightened level of scrutiny and should not be reviewed at the staff level. <br /> Allowing for the development of larger arrays satisfying the property <br /> owner's on-site power needs while allowing for the sale of excess power to <br /> be processed as a Class B Special Use Permit is consistent with the <br /> 6 <br />