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