| City
Renewable Energy Actions and Policies |
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| Strategy or Action |
Examples |
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| Pilot/demonstration solar
projects |
Chicago
model green home |
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Freiburg
zero-energy house |
|
Solar
decathalon (Washington, D.C.) |
|
Solar car race (Adelaide, Australia) |
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| Solar and renewable energy incorporated |
Adelaide’s solar precinct |
| into public buildings and facilities |
San
Francisco (e.g. PV on Moscone |
|
Center rooftop) |
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Palestra in London, rooftop wind turbines |
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| Regulatory requirements and
standards; |
Barcelona Solar Ordinance |
| mandating solar and renewable
energy in |
Sydney
(NSW) BASIX |
| private development |
Los Angeles and Seattle requirements for private buildings
over certain size |
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| Working with developers to
support |
Sacramento
(SMUD) |
| and underwrite solar
development |
Australian Solar Cities Program |
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| Setting renewable energy
targets for |
Malmö,
Sweden (Western Harbor) |
| new development |
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| Purchase of municipal energy
from |
Santa Monica’s 100% purchase of green power |
| solar and renewable sources |
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| Subsidies for installation of
solar and |
Freiburg,
Germany |
| renewable energy |
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| Support for research and
investment in |
SolarRegion Freiburg |
| solar and renewable energy |
Austin, Texas |
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| Education about solar and
renewable energy |
Adelaide
Solar schools |
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| Support in developing private
installation |
San Francisco, CA |
| and
service capability |
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| Carbon offsets and mitigation |
Perth, Australia |
|
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| Provision of free shade trees |
Sacramento
(SMUD) |
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| Low-energy and
environmentally fueled vehicles |
Stockholm, Sweden
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