After being selected for participation in the federal Solar Energy Innovation Network, Salt Lake City is creating a program to bring solar panels to west-side stores and other commercial buildings, which often consume more energy than residences.
City joins federal project with the goal of bringing more solar panels to the area’s commercial buildings.
“Investing in clean energy is key to addressing our climate, public health, and economic resiliency over the coming years,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said in a news release. “We need to make sure more members of our community have access to it, and this project will go a long way toward that goal.”“Underserved communities tend to face a lot of barriers,” Ofa Matagi, an access and equity associate at Utah Clean Energy, one of the project partners, said in an interview.
“This hasn’t been done to this scale,” Matagi said. “We have the opportunity to be able to hear from the communities that are most affected and that would benefit the most from it.”by 2030 through the Community Renewable Energy Act. The partners hope to undertake case studies of at least three to five commercial entities, including a community center that would install solar panels and battery backup systems.Initial payout, long-term payoff
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