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Most large solar project development (1 MW and larger) in the US is done by small independent"developers".The pace of development of Utility Scale Solar Generation facilities depends on the incentives and challenges placed upon these developers to overcome State by State local challenges and to find investors who have a taste for the various State financial supports.Using the three most active USA States as case studies,this presentation makes a detailed comparative State by State study of the utility scale solar facility development environment,Topics covered will include 1) State centric industry structure analysis.State government financial support Local government effects on State Mandates Land use Local taxes Competition 2) How State policy can backfire when all stakeholders are not considered in setting policy 3) The relative attractiveness of Feed-in Tariffs versus Solar Renewable Energy Credits as major financial components of investor returns 4) The economics of a solar facility under differing risk mitigation scenarios 5) The comparative attractiveness and difficulties of State financial supports,comparing programs using through (FIT) Feed-in Tariffs versus Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SREC).6) A detailed look at Massachusetts to illustrate the complexity and risk of a Solar Developers ability to succeed 7) The 20 year financial lifecycle of a Utility-Scale facility,including the P&L statement,the flip from investor types (tax investors versus cash investors) over the life of a facility,and the associated difficulty with small utility system sizes.8) The USA federal Investment Tax Credit and how it helps and hinders solar development