Climate Action Plan Win
Sierra Club Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter reports on Santa Barbara's Climate Action Plan which the Clean Coalition supported.
Read articleCities and towns around the world are deploying high percentages of clean local energy
From 2025 onward, at least 25% of all electricity generated from newly added generation capacity in the United States will be from local renewable energy sources.
The Clean Coalition’s Solar Siting Surveys show significant solar siting potential on built environments in cities, even in densely populated areas.
2017 electricity generation from renewables in the U.S.
We’re getting closer to 25% for newly added local generation capacity: the total went from 13% in 2016 to 16% in 2017.
25% or more is already here in some locations — especially cities:
Honorable Mention renewable cities:
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Key activities (April 2016 to Q1 2019)
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Key activities (2008 to 2018)
Honorable Mention renewable cities:
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Key activities (2016 to 2019)
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Key activities (2008 to 2018)
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Key activities (1997 to 2018)
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Key activities (2009 to 2019)
Keys to success
Special thanks for the research for these case studies to Mort Cohen, Principal, RevGen Consulting Group.
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