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Rooftop solar energy program for Los Angeles

CLEAN LA Solar program, which includes a 150-megawatt FiT, will create 4,500 jobs, generate $500 million in economic activity and offset 2.25 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2016

Rooftop Solar Energy Program Wins Critical Approval From Los Angeles, City Council, Market Watch Los Angeles Business Council applauds decision allowing LADWP to create new national model for rooftop solar energy LOS ANGELES, Apr 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – The Los Angeles City Council cleared the way for the launch of an innovative rooftop solar-energy program today, approving a measure to allow the Department of Water and Power
(DWP) to move forward with the groundbreaking CLEAN LA Solar program.

The CLEAN LA Solar program will allow local property owners to sell solar power generated from rooftops and parking lots back to the DWP, using a mechanism called a feed-in tariff, or FiT. Los Angeles will be the largest city in the nation to adopt such a program, which will supply renewable energy at a reasonable cost while spurring private investment, creating high-quality jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and helping the state and city meet renewable power requirements.

The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) has been the leading advocate
for the CLEAN LA Solar program since 2009. Research conducted by the
LABC and the LABC Institute has demonstrated that enacting the full
CLEAN LA Solar program, which includes a 150-megawatt FiT, will create
4,500 jobs, generate $500 million in economic activity and offset 2.25
million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2016. Recognizing this
tremendous potential, a broad coalition of businesses, environmental
groups, labor organizations and other groups have joined the LABC to
support the plan……
In addition to members of the business, labor and environmental
communities, a variety of social justice advocates support the CLEAN
LA plan as well, citing its potential to benefit diverse and
low-income communities.

“This program will allow the entire city to participate in our
emerging green economy, rather than just a privileged few,” said Bill
Gallegos, executive director of Communities for a Better Environment.
“In addition, the FiT will provide critical economic help to areas
where it’s needed most. We urge city leaders to move forward with a
150-megawatt program as quickly as possible.”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rooftop-solar-energy-program-wins-critical-approval-from-los-angeles-city-council-2012-04-03

April 4, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | decentralised, USA