SolSmart Designees

Aurora

Colorado
SolSmart Bronze
Population: 379,289
Designation Level: SolSmart Bronze
Year Designated: 2017
  • Created an online permitting checklist, increasing transparency for community members and solar installers.
  • Reviewed local zoning codes and identified restrictions that intentionally or unintentionally prohibit solar PV development
Aurora's comprehensive plan contains a sustainability component, and because renewable energy systems on facilities save energy and money and retain jobs, we are committed to making solar installation easy in Aurora.
- Karen Hancock, Aurora Planning Supervisor