Orange Button Taxonomy

This Taxonomy was developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office-funded Orange Button SM program, that aims to make it easier to aggregate and share solar data, facilitating more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects. SunSpec Alliance heads the Orange Button project team that is tasked with establishing […more]


Orange Button Solar Finance Standards, Final Public Review Launched

Investors, solar developers, software providers encouraged to participate SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US announced today the start of a second 30-day public review period for the Orange Buttonsm data standards for solar financing. The digital dictionary of terms, called a taxonomy, was developed through Orange Button which is a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies […more]


Orange Button Taxonomy Second Public Review

Friday, February 9 - Monday, March 12, 2018
XBRL US Public Review
Review taxonomy details

Developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office-funded initiative Orange Button program, this taxonomy aims to make it easier to aggregate and share solar data for more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects.

All interested parties are encouraged to review and provide feedback before the initial 30-day public review period closes March 12, 2018.


SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US Announce Public Review of Orange Button Solar Data Standards

Investors, developers, software providers are encouraged to participate SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US announced today the launch of a 30-day public review period for the initial draft of Orange Button data standards for solar financing. The digital dictionary of terms, called a taxonomy, was developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s […more]


Orange Button Taxonomy Public Review

Tuesday, September 12 - Friday, October 13, 2017
XBRL US Public Review
Review taxonomy details

Developed as part of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s Orange Button program, this taxonomy aims to make it easier to aggregate and share solar data for more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects.

All interested parties are encouraged to review and provide feedback before the initial 30-day public review period closes October 13, 2017.


Solar Industry Stakeholders: Participate in Orange Button Taxonomy Public Review

1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, September 27, 2017
XBRL US Webinar
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Attend this one-hour session to learn about the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to reduce the soft costs of solar financing by streamlining data collection and analysis through standards. Find out how you can participate in developing the solar data standards that will become the industry norm. The Orange Button Taxonomy is a digital dictionary of […more]


Dept of Energy Orange Button: Data Standards in Solar Financing

3:00 PM EDT Wednesday, January 18, 2017
XBRL US Webinar
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The U.S. solar energy industry reached 31.6 gigawatts of total installed capacity in Q2 2016, enough to power 6.2 million American homes. This webinar will present the Dept of Energy plan to reduce solar financing costs and bring down the consumer cost of renewable energy by creating unified data standards. Find out how the XBRL standard for solar financing is being developed.


Standards for More Efficiency in Solar Finance

3:00 PM EDT Wednesday, June 28, 2017
XBRL US Webinar
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A Government/Industry Collaboration
Project finance is an effective financing tool for long-term infrastructure industry projects, and is used extensively to fund solar installations. Learn how the U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the solar and investment industry, supports data standards to lower the soft costs of solar financing through a program called Orange Button.


XBRL US Joins SunSpec Alliance to Develop Data Standards for Solar Industry

XBRL US joins a SunSpec Alliance project team establishing data standards as part of the Department of Energy’s Orange Button program to make it easier to aggregate and share solar data, facilitating more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects.


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Orange Button Public Review Terms & Conditions

In order to provide comments that will be considered by XBRL US as part of the Public Review process for the Solar Financing Taxonomy, you must agree to terms and conditions for public comment. By completing the form below with valid name and email information and clicking “I agree to the terms for public review […more]