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Summary................................................................................................................ 3  \nIntroduction and Background.............................................................................................. 4  \nProject Development Capacity............................................................................................ 5  \nIdentifying a location..................................................................................................................................................... 6  \nSiting process...................................................................................................................................................................... 7  \nCommunity-led solar............................................................................................................. 9  \nCommunity Needs and Outreach........................................................................................................................ 11  \nCommunity Advisory Board................................................................................................ 12  \nRecruitment and Payment................................................................................................................................ 12  \nCommunity Advisory Board Meetings......................................................................................................14  \nInitial design and planning...............................................................................................................................14  \nBoston Community Solar Cooperative............................................................................. 20  \nEstablishing a Co-op........................................................................................................................................... 20  \nFirst Solar Array........................................................................................................................................................ 22  \nMembership Recruitment and Expansion.............................................................................................23  \nChallenges............................................................................................................................. 25  \nSiting................................................................................................................................................................................25  \nCAB Attrition............................................................................................................................................................... 26  \nSustained Funding.................................................................................................................................................26  \nSuccesses............................................................................................................................... 27  \nRecommendations............................................................................................................... 29  \nCommunity Advisory Board Process........................................................................................................ 29  \nProject management and staffing............................................................................................................ 32  \nNext steps............................................................................................................................... 33  \nAcknowledgements............................................................................................................. 35  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