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Valuing the Sun - Appraising Residential Solar PV Systems
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Join our expert instructor, Taylor Watkins, as he teaches you how to apply adjustment techniques to a residential solar PV case study using three approaches to value. Through this hands-on workshop you will gain valuation tools that can be integrated into real-world practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand solar PV language
- Understand and apply net present value calculations to solar PV installations.
- Recongnize the impact of incentives and credits for solar and how they relate to the cost approach.
Course Fee
$35 | General Admission
Questions? Contact the Education Team at education@earthadvantage.org or (503) 968-7160 x18.
Instructor
Taylor has been a certified residential appraiser in the Portland and Southwest Washington region for over 20 years. He owns one of Portland's first net-zero homes, the "Rose House." Taylor frequently serves as a consultant and expert around the country on green home valuation issues, including a study he conducted for Energy Trust of Oregon on the impact of photovoltaic panels on a home's appraised value. He created and instructs the Appraising Green Homes courses that comprise EA's Accredited Green Appraiser designation, as well as teaches the Earth Advantage Broker (formerly S.T.A.R. - Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals) course in Oregon, Washington, Alabama, and Virginia.