Getting Started
Solar Power Success Stories
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Success stories on local governments expanding the use of solar power
- Denver International Airport Installs Massive Two-Megawatt Solar System
- Spanning seven and a half acres at the entrance of the main terminal, DIA’s two megawatt solar power system will generate over three million kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually.
- San Francisco, Calif., installing 7.8 megawatts of solar power on City facilities (8/08)
- Ashland, Ore., develops innovative Solar Pioneers project (7/08)
- Ellensburg, WA, creates solar community financing program
- San Francisco, CA, provides payments for residential and commercial solar installations
- Santa Monica, CA, provides professional energy teams for home and business owners
- New Jersey Meadowlands Commission builds 700 kW solar array
- Ashland, OR, installs solar arrays on public buildings
- Boulder, CO makes it easier for homeowners and businesses to go solar with rebate program
- In 2007, the city of Boulder issued enough permits for solar (photovoltaic, or PV) systems to produce 1,148 kW of electricity.
