May 25, 2011. IRECUSA.org
A dedicated group of local government planning and economic development professionals attended the ‘Solar 101: Getting Started with Solar in Your Community’ workshop on May 17, 2011 in Raleigh, NC. From as close as neighboring community, Cary, N.C., to as far away as Pullman, WA, attendees listened and participated in the third Solar America...

May 17, 2011. ICMA
Solar power offers communities a clean, reliable, and renewable alternative to fossil fuels that can help increase energy security and reduce a community’s carbon footprint. Local governments are well positioned to address many of the barriers to solar energy adoption, including complicated and time-consuming permitting and interconnection...

April 27, 2011. Energy.gov, Energy Blog
This week, representatives from 25 cities around the nation gathered in Philadelphia for the 4th annual Solar America Cities meeting to share findings on emerging trends in urban energy use and to discuss solutions to local solar barriers, such as zoning, financing and unwieldy permitting processes.

April 11, 2011. Stanford University
A joint solar research effort managed by Stanford and the University of California-Berkeley has won $25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative. The work is aimed at helping the solar power industry overcome technical barriers and reduce the cost of solar installations.

February 4, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced additional details of the Department of Energy's "SunShot" initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% so that they are cost competitive at large scale with other forms of energy without subsidies before the end of the decade. By reducing the cost for...

December 27, 2010. getsolar.com
Recently, the state ruled that beginning next year, those who own photovoltaic systems that produce more energy than the building consumes will be compensated for their clean energy production.

November 29, 2010. RenewableEnergyWorld.com
City sustainability officials are simplifying the process of implementing solar energy by rolling out solar maps—online, interactive one-stop shops. Think Google Maps for solar.

April 14, 2010. Deseret News
Officials from 25 U.S. cities that are looking to integrate solar electricity into their municipal energy plans are gathered in Salt Lake this week to brainstorm and share ideas on using the power of the sun.

November 9, 2009. National Cities Weekly (National League of Cities)
Local governments looking to adopt solar energy technologies in their cities now have a new resource from the Department of Energy (DOE) that assists community leaders and local stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets.

November 1, 2009. American City & County
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began its Solar America Cities (SAC) to assist the 25 member cities financially and technically in their efforts to adopt solar energy. In October, DOE released "Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments," which presents best practices and lessons learned from the SAC cities...

June 29, 2009. American City & County
The Solar America Cities (SAC) program, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative that promotes the adoption of solar power into city energy planning, zoning and city facilities, is intended only for municipalities. However, some of the 25 SAC-designated cities are working with counties and other smaller cities to apply the initiative's grants and technical assistance to support local and regional solar planning.

April 7, 2009. Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Last year, some 125 attended the first Solar America Cities Annual Meeting in Tucson to share their experiences solarizing their cities. This year, some 165+ met in San Antonio for Solar America Cities 2.0.

April 3, 2009. American City and County
Mayors and officials from 25 cities have spent this week at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2nd Annual Solar America Cities meeting in San Antonio, Texas, discussing the future of solar power. The mayors met with solar industry leaders to discuss topics ranging from incorporating solar energy into city planning to public-private solar financing arrangements.

April 29, 2008. WebWire.com
DOE photovoltaic funding for years has gone to programs that promise more efficient conversion of sunlight to electricity, or in aiding solar start-up companies. It’s called ‘technology push’

April 15, 2008. KOLD News 13
The United States Government has jumped into solar energy in a big way. It has named 25 cities across the country as “solar cities” and is giving them a pot of gold…