Santa Monica CA

Designation Level: SolSmart Gold

Special Awards Earned In: Permitting and Inspection, Planning and Zoning
Technical Assistance Organization
Santa Monica has ambitious environmental goals, including carbon neutrality by 2050. Solar is an essential tool to reduce our carbon emissions. We support solar by installing it at public facilities, creating incentives for residents and businesses to do likewise, adopting policies like our Reach Code and our most recent action to join a public power agency to procure electricity for our residents and businesses with a much greater proportion of renewables than provided by our local utility. via Environment America Ted Winterer, Mayor, Santa Monica, Calif.