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 | Rooftop Solar Challenge II
 | Solar Market Maturity Model (SM3) Indicators Sample Scorecard
 | What is this Sample Scorecard?
 | As part of the Rooftop Solar Challenge II (RSC II) Application Process, Applicants will be required to enter Solar Market Maturity Model (SM3) Indicators into the Solar Metrics online portal.  This scorecard provides Applicants with the likely set of [NAME] that will require corresponding responses for participating jurisdictions.    Please note that these indicators are subject to change prior to the Full Application stage, and this scorecard may not constitute a final full representation of the information that will be required by applicants.  In addition, Applicants are required to submit their SM3 Indicator responses directly through the Solar Metrics online portal; Applicants will not be permitted to submit this scorecard directly.  However, it may be helpful to use this scorecard to assemble responses prior to entry into the Solar Metrics online portal.    Also, please note that the point values of each individual [NAME] (i.e., details of how responses to questions are converted to scores) will not be provided to applicants.  Consult Table 2 – SM3 Indicators in the FOA for Action Area and Subcategory point totals.  More information on the final set of SM3 Indicators and the process for entering them to the Solar Metrics online portal will be provided to Applicants following the Concept Paper stage of the application process via a webinar and written instructions.  Log-ins to the Solar Metrics online portal will not be provided prior to this time.  Following the Concept Paper stage, Applicants who choose to submit a Full Application will enter [NAME] for at least 5 participating jurisdictions representing at least 25% of the expected population that the project.
 | What does this sample scorecard contain and how should it be interpreted?
 | This spreadsheet is divided into 6 tabs:
 |  | - Permitting Process
 |  | - Interconnection Process
 |  | - Finance Options
 |  | - Planning and Zoning
 |  | - FTG - Net Metering
 |  | - FTG - Interconnection
 | For the first four tabs (Permitting Process, Interconnection Process, Finance Options, and Planning-Zoning), enter a response to each question.
 |  | - Note - Questions highlighted in green denote those that will ultimately not be scored  but still require a response.
 |  | - Review each question:
 |  |  | - Enter a "X" or check mark into the box to the right of the answer option as necessary.
 |  |  | - For questions asking to "*Specify" an answer option, enter written responses in the corresponding box denoted with an asterisk, "*".
 |  |  | - For the permitting and interconnection process tabs, provide industry verification for the fields marked "Yes" in the Industry Verification column, per the instructions in the FOA.
 | You may use the data source/notes column to provide any additional information regarding your response to a question.  [NAME] may also use this space to indicate if a question or answer options are not applicable to their jurisdiction because they have an alternative approach to the process.  In this case, jurisdictions should explain the alternative approach. Any responses involving utility input should be based on the primary utility serving the jurisdiction.
 | The last two tabs include the Net Metering and Interconnection Standard criteria and point system based on the Network for New Energy Choices "Freeing the Grid" (2010) report.  These scores will represent the "Past" Market Snapshot, as described in the FOA.  Prior to the end of the Concept Paper stage, DOE expects that the updated "Freeing the Grid" scores will be released for 2012, which will be used to calculate "Present" Market Snapshot scores.  The scoring approach may be updated to reflect updated methodology.  Appendix A of the Freeing the Grid 2010 report contains each state's point breakdown. If a utility or state/PUC has implemented changes since the publication of the Freeing the Grid (2010) report, or was not covered in the report (e.g. municipal utilities not regulated by the PUC may have different scoring that the state-level score reflected in the report), the points must be calculated by the applicant.