SolSmart Designees
Contra Costa County
California
Population: 1,153,526
Designation Level:
SolSmart Bronze
Year Designated:
2017
- Worked with the Solar Permitting Task Force – Governor’s Office for Planning and Research to update the California Solar Permitting Guidebook released in the winter of 2017
- Provided Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for eligible properties
- Created an online permitting checklist, increasing transparency for community members and solar installers
- Reviewed local zoning codes, allowing solar by-right accessory use
- Cross-trained inspection and permitting staff on solar PV
- Encouraging solar development in under-utilized properties, creating an online solar information page on their website, and installing solar on local facilities
- Integrated solar PV and/or shared solar into local Climate Action Plan, including quantifiable metrics or specific actions
