The Biden administration has set a goal of creating a carbon-free electricity sector in the U.S. by 2035, and expanding solar energy will play an important role in making that possible.
Now, a new report from the Frontier Group, and the Environment America Research & Policy Center reveals which U.S. cities are leading the way on solar energy.
“America’s major cities have played a key role in the clean energy revolution and stand to reap tremendous benefits from solar energy,” the report authors wrote. “As population centers, they are major sources of electricity demand and, with millions of rooftops suitable for solar panels, they have the potential to be major sources of clean energy production as well.”
The report, Shining Cities 2022, is the eighth report from the two groups to look at solar capacity in U.S. cities. Its findings reflect the major…