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Strafford County meets with NREL as solar techno‑economic analysis advances
Summary
County commissioners met with National Renewable Energy Laboratory staff about a SAM-based techno‑economic analysis of a proposed solar project; NREL asked for additional local data and the county said it will seek input from Rockingham County and aim for decisions in coming months.
Strafford County commissioners met with staff from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on a conference call to review a technical assistance project that models possible solar installations for the county.
NREL staff said the work is a proof‑of‑concept techno‑economic analysis using the System Advisor Model (SAM) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory assumptions to simulate one of four array options identified in a March 2022 solar feasibility review report. "NREL is completing a techno economic analysis to model the possible energy resilience intervention configurations with a strong focus on solar for Stratford County," Emily, the NREL project lead, said.
The nut graf: the analysis is not finished and relies on several local data points the county must supply. NREL asked for more detailed information about ownership, financing (loan terms or third‑party ownership), electricity rate structure, system tilt and tracking assumptions, and whether the county intends…
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