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Strategies, LLC  \nNREL Technical Monitor: Sara Farrar  \nNREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy  \nOperated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC  \nSubcontract Report  \nNREL/SR-7A40-89999 June 2024  \nClear Sky Toolkit: Decision Support User Guide  \nRandy Deshazo , 1 Alana Todd , 1 Sarah Vitale , 1 and CJ Reynolds , 1Jonathon Monken ,2 and Wilson Rickerson2  \n1 Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council  \n2 Converge Strategies, LLC  \nNREL Technical Monitor: Sara Farrar  \nSuggested Citation  \nDeshazo, Randy, Alana Todd, Sarah Vitale, and CJ Reynolds. 2024. Clear Sky Toolkit: Decision Support User Guide. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/SR-7A40-89999 . [https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/89999.pdf](https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/89999.pdf).  \nNREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy  \nOperated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC  \nSubcontract Report  \nNREL/SR-7A40-89999 June 2024  \nThis publication was reproduced from the best available copy submitted by the subcontractor and received no editorial review at NREL.  \nThis publication was part of a larger project. The full project can be found at [https://tbrpc.org/clearsky/](https://tbrpc.org/clearsky/) .  \nNOTICE  \nThis work was authored in part by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 . Funding provided by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. Government.  \nThis report is available at no cost from the National Renewable  \nEnergy Laboratory (NREL) [at](at www.nrel.gov/publications)[ ](at www.nrel.gov/publications)[www.nrel.gov/publications](at www.nrel.gov/publications).  \nU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reports produced after 1991  \nand a growing number of pre-1991 documents are available  \n[free via](free via www.OSTI.gov)[ ](free via www.OSTI.gov)[www.OSTI.gov](free via www.OSTI.gov).  \nCover Photos by Dennis Schroeder: (clockwise, left to right) NREL 51934, NREL 45897, NREL 42160, NREL 45891, NREL 48097, NREL 46526.  \nNREL prints on paper that contains recycled content.  \nClear Sky Toolkit: Decision Support User Guide  \nA Resilience-Based Siting Template for Solar + Storage  \nA resource to assess the feasibility of commercial-scale solar + storage to support public safety, disaster preparedness, and post-disaster recovery objectives.  \n196-kW rooftop photovoltaic system at the Hillsborough County Courthouse (Credit: Hillsborough County)  \nProject Lead  \nTampa Bay Regional Planning Council  \nRandy Deshazo-Directory of Planning & Research Alana Todd-Environmental Planner (Project Manager) Sarah Vitale, AICP-Senior Planner  \nCJ Reynolds-Director of Resiliency & Engagement  \nProject Partners  \nHillsborough County, Florida  \nBart Weiss, Chief Officer- Innovation and Resiliency Sheila Mcnamara-Sustainability Manager  \nTroy Salisbury, AICP, CFM-Planning Manager / Hazard Mitigation Manager  \nManatee County, Florida  \nEric Caplan-Energy & Sustainability Manager Lea Harper-GIS Analyst II  \nPinellas County, Florida  \nHank Hodde, CFM-Sustainability & Resiliency Coordinator Karim Molina-Oyola-Energy Program Coordinator  \nLargo, Florida  \nLaura Thomas-Sustainability Program Administrator Cara Mccown-Sustainability Intern  \nAcademic Partner  \nUniversity of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability  \nDr. Pradeep Haldar, Dr. Heather Roth rock, and the graduate students of Fall 2020 IDS 6235: Economics & Finance for Sustain","cbCaifhUXG84y8uM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifhUXG84y8uM","pdf",3662743,83,"English","# 1. Introduction and Template Overview\n## Purpose and Expectations\n## Scale of Application\n## Potential Users\n## Methodology\n# 2. Navigating the Decision Support Template\n## Conducting an Assessment\n## Getting Started\n## Completing the Modules\n## How to Use the Decision Support Template Microsoft Excel Tool\n## Troubleshooting\n# 3. 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