The city of Atlanta will launch Solar Atlanta, its first solar energy program.
The program will use existing state legislation and federal tax credits to purchase and install solar panels on 28 municipal buildings including recreation centers, fire stations and one police station. The solar installations will promote savings on the city’s electric bills and are projected to reduce the city’s carbon dioxide emissions by 73 million pounds, while saving 216 million gallons of water through the year 2030.
The mayor’s office of sustainability inspected and evaluated more than 600 municipal buildings to determine the initial round of buildings that would benefit from solar panels. A recently passed law allows the city of Atlanta to finance and deploy solar panels using power purchase agreements.
The city has developed a plan to finance the solar installations with no up-front costs to Atlanta residents.
The city of Atlanta will issue request for proposals and invite solar developers to participate in the initiative through a competitive bidding process.
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