Solar Siting Surveys

The Clean Coalition completed a Solar Siting Survey for the San Diego SEIN Initiative, which is exploring new ways solar energy can improve the affordability, reliability, and resilience of the nation’s electric grid. Our San Diego Solar Siting Survey identified approximately 500 megawatts (MWac) of technical solar siting potential on over 120 discrete sites — enough to fulfill the average power needs of about 500,000 homes during peak solar production hours. Each site identified has the potential to host at least 1 MWac on rooftops, parking lots, and parking structures located at the site.

As part of the Peninsula Advanced Energy Community (PAEC), an initiative designed to streamline policies and showcase projects that facilitate local renewables and other advanced energy solutions, the Clean Coalition conducted a Solar Siting Survey to assess the potential for commercial-scale solar in southern San Mateo County, California. Assessing built environments in the area to determine which are best suited for a solar PV installation of at least 100 kilowatts (kW), this Solar Siting Survey identified over 65 MW of technical potential for commercial-scale solar installations within the PAEC region.