As the latest IPCC report notes, cities will play a critical role in climate action over the next decade, and many challenges and opportunities for generating more clean electricity lie ahead. After remaining undaunted in their pursuit of renewables in 2020, U.S. cities, counties and tribal governments made 2021 another record-breaking year for renewable energy development in the United States.
New data from the annual update of the Local Government Renewables Action Tracker shows that U.S. cities bought 4,370 megawatts (MW) of clean energy in 2021 — enough to power more than 940,000 U.S. households annually. The 2021 figure surpasses the 2020 total by about 4%, and the number is expected to increase as additional public information becomes available about 2021 deals.
Since 2015, U.S. cities have now purchased more than 18,372 MW of clean power — equivalent to the…
3 Ways U.S. Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021
