{"id":279,"date":"2015-04-14T00:11:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T00:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodenergyrenewables.com\/solar\/?p=279"},"modified":"2015-04-18T04:28:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-18T04:28:42","slug":"the-top-solar-citys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergysolar.com\/solar\/the-top-solar-citys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Solar Citys"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Are America\u2019s Best Solar Cities?<\/h2>\n
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America\u2019s cities are taking solar power more seriously, according to Environment America. Everyone wins, except some utilities who won\u2019t play ball.<\/p>\n

With three out of America\u2019s top five cities in total installed solar capacity, California is running away with the national title, according to EA\u2019s\u00a0Shining Cities<\/a><\/cite>report. Clear leader Los Angeles (170 MW) and second-place San Diego (149 MW) nicely represent Southern California, while San Jose (105 MW) lights up Northern California\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n

But when filtered by per capita solar capacity, as of 2014, other\u00a0solar cities<\/a>\u00a0begin working their way up the ranks of municipalities\u00a0looking to be taken (more) seriously. Indianapolis is a particularly electrifying \u201cSolar Star,\u201d said EA\u2019s report. (We have previously\u00a0covered Indianapolis\u2019s solar boom<\/a>.) By claiming fourth place with 107 MW of total installed capacity, the city also stakes its claim as America\u2019s second best in per capita solar, with 127 watts per person.<\/p>\n

But Indianapolis has little on the per capita solar champ Honolulu, whose advantageous position in the heart of the sea provides its citizenry with 276 watts per person, so far. \u201cHonolulu is honored to once again earn the top spot,\u201d Mayor Kirk Caldwell beamed in EA\u2019s press release, which featured similar solar testimonials from mayors across America. \u201cIn our proposed budget, my administration calls for spending $4 million annually over the next four years to install photovoltaic systems at city facilities to continue pushing the needle.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sunny report overall, one that could add polish to America\u2019s less inspiring international performance. The combined political clout and economic influence of America\u2019s mayors are going to come in pretty handy while negotiating (literal) transfers of power with their nation\u2019s utilities \u2014 who are not going gently into that good night, to quote a poet.<\/p>\n

But the endgame is already here, from increasing public acceptance (79 percent<\/a>!) to blooming private funding. Last year,\u00a0global renewable energy investment surged<\/a>\u00a017 percent to $270 billion, according to the United Nations. American cities have already embraced solarization. Now it\u2019s just a matter for the politicians and bankers to sort out.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrong public policies at every level of government can help the United States continue to harness clean solar energy and overcome legislative and regulatory barriers to distributed generation,\u201d\u00a0Shining Cities<\/cite>\u00a0concluded. Strengthening net metering laws, investment tax credits and renewable portfolio standards at the state level would help, as would increased funding and deployment at the federal level. Taken together, this new infrastructure would firm up the foundation citizens build their lives upon. No one loses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What Are America\u2019s Best Solar Cities? America\u2019s cities are taking solar power more seriously, according to Environment America. Everyone wins, except some utilities who won\u2019t play ball. With three out of America\u2019s top five cities in total installed solar capacity, California is running away with the national title, according to EA\u2019s\u00a0Shining Citiesreport. 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