As part of the Solutions Center's Clean Energy Policy Brief Series that describes key policy design elements across renewable energy technologies, this paper presents approaches and considerations specific to solar deployment. It is important to understand the policy landscape early in your development process. State Solar Carve-Out Programs - Learn about which states. Local governments have many tools at their disposal to influence solar energy development. At the same time, decisions made at the federal and state levels set the context for local action and impact the set of strategies that may be most appropriate or effective for a given jurisdiction. At the federal level, there are several key policies, programs, and regulations that impact the development of solar PV and other renewable energy projects, influencing. Actions to expand generation and consumption of solar and wind energy are seen in three distinct arenas: (1) incentivizing renewable energy production and use, (2) increasing the use of public lands for solar and wind energy projects, and (3) expanding electricity transmission to allow. As global electricity demand increases, governments are designing and implementing policies to scale up and catalyze renewable energy, which now meets 22% of global electricity demand (REN21 2014). Solar technologies are a critical component of this expanded deployment, and they have experienced. The Solar Futures Study is the result of extensive analysis and modeling conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to envision a decarbonized grid and solar's role in it.