Solar bonds - Quiz
  • 1. What kind of bonds are solar bonds?
A) Corporate equity bonds
B) International government bonds
C) Federal treasury bills
D) Municipal revenue bonds
  • 2. What is the primary purpose of solar bonds?
A) Funding public school construction
B) Low-interest financing for renewable energy development
C) Reducing federal income tax rates
D) Supporting state highway maintenance
  • 3. Who drafted the first solar bond authority?
A) Paul Douglas Fenn
B) The California Department of Energy
C) The City of San Francisco
D) Tom Ammiano
  • 4. In what year did San Francisco voters approve the first solar bond authority?
A) 2013
B) 2004
C) 2007
D) 2001
  • 5. What is another name for solar bonds mentioned in the text?
A) Solar Equity instruments
B) H Bonds
C) Community power certificates
D) Green Revenue notes
  • 6. How is the debt for solar bonds typically repaid under the 'on-bill financing' approach?
A) On monthly electric bills
B) Through annual property tax assessments
C) By direct bank transfers from the municipality
D) Through federal income tax credits
  • 7. What ordinance did the City of San Francisco adopt in 2004 regarding solar bonds?
A) The Solar Initiative Act
B) Ordinance 86-04
C) Ordinance 2001-A
D) The Green Energy Charter
  • 8. Who sponsored the 2004 ordinance for the solar bond authority?
A) Paul Douglas Fenn
B) Tom Ammiano
C) The Local Power Inc. board
D) The San Francisco Mayor
  • 9. What company drafted the 2007 implementation plan and 2013 business model for the project?
A) Community Choice Aggregators
B) The San Francisco Utility Commission
C) Sonoma Clean Power
D) Local Power Inc.
  • 10. What is the name of the county program that used a structure similar to San Francisco's solar bond program?
A) Sonoma Clean Power
B) California Green Bonds
C) San Francisco Solar Neighborhoods
D) National Renewable Alliance
  • 11. Which of the following was spawned by San Francisco's solar bond authority?
A) Federal solar tariffs
B) Nuclear energy research
C) PACE financing
D) State coal subsidies
  • 12. By 2026, how much was financed by solar bonds for California CCA 2.0 programs?
A) $35 billion
B) $50 billion
C) $25 billion
D) $15 billion
  • 13. As of 2024, how many megawatts of new in-state renewables had California CCA 2.0 programs built?
A) Exactly 5,000 MW
B) Over 20,000 MW
C) Over 10,000 MW
D) Over 50,000 MW
  • 14. What volume of Green Bonds were used in the $35 billion of investments committed as of 2024?
A) $25 billion
B) $15 billion
C) $5 billion
D) $50 billion
  • 15. What concept did Paul Douglas Fenn create that is associated with the solar bond authority?
A) The photovoltaics tax credit
B) PACE solar development
C) On-bill financing only
D) Community Choice Aggregation
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