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Why is this a Climate Smart indicator?
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San José Clean Energy is working towards delivering 100 percent carbon-neutral electricity to all customers by 2030. Local renewables, like rooftop solar panels, complement this goal and contribute to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
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One of our Bold Goals is to become the world’s first 1 gigawatt solar city by 2040.
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Renewable energy creates jobs.
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Local renewables like solar panels reduce electricity bills.
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Local renewables paired with battery storage systems increase our resilience by reducing the risk of widespread blackouts.
What is the City doing to make progress on this indicator?
Completed
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Reach code including solar readiness requirements (adopted 9/17/19)
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Online solar permitting (for qualifying residential projects)
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Evaluation of local solar energy potential by National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL)
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Zero net carbon building demonstration project and video (including solar)
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Department of Energy SolSmart certification
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San José Clean Energy Going Solar webpage
In Progress / Ongoing
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Climate Smart Challenge and GoGreen Teams programs for San José residents, which encourage installing solar panels
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37 municipal sites - including community centers, libraries, and fire stations – with solar panels on the roof, carport, or both.
Planned
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Adoption of 2023 administrative update to building reach code will add new requirements for solar readiness for nonresidential buildings
Evaluating
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Microgrids for green backup power at municipal sites
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Additional municipal solar installations
About the data
Sources
California Distributed Generation Statistics (CDGS) - Interconnected Project Sites Dataset. The data were filtered to include only projects occurring in ZIP codes that lie entirely within San José’s city boundary. Each year’s total includes all projects that were approved by December 31st of that year.
Limitations
Last updated
August 2023