| Los Angeles First Solar City | 06 January 09 |
 Los Angeles' new Solar Energy Plan will help establish the first solar city in the United States, generating 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar power by 2020. Currently less than 1 percent of the city's energy supplies come from solar with 76 percent from coal and natural gas.The plan proposed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would use a combination of residential, commercial and municipally owned photovoltaic systems to generate 1,280 megawatts of solar power. The plan would purchase about 500 megawatts generated from private plants in the Mojave Desert, 380 megawatts would come from solar panels on residential rooftops, and another 400 megawatts from panels on city-owned buildings. LA's 276 days of sunshine makes the sun its most abundant natural energy resource. The plan is expected to cost each Los Angeles resident an extra 2 dollars each month once complete but could create 200 to 400 jobs for every 10 megawatts of solar power. View The Los Angeles Solar Energy Plan - Department of Water and Power (PDF)View November 25, 2008 Earth Times article View December 3, 2008 Environmental News Network article View November 25, 2008 Government Technology article Sources: The Earth Times, City of LA, Environmental News Network, Government Technology |
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