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Clean and Renewable Energy

Clean energy provides a range of benefits from improving the health and security of our communities to creating more jobs in clean energy and technology industries.
 

Solar panels

 

Solar and wind turbines have become icons for sustainability. Increasing renewable energy options is important to achieve San Diego’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.

In 2017, San Diego was ranked the No. 1 city in the U.S. for cumulative and per capita installations of solar panels, according to the Environment California Research & Policy Center's annual “Shining Cities” report.

 

CAP Goals:

By 2020

• Increase the number of zero emissions vehicles in the municipal fleet to 50 percent 

By 2035

• Add additional renewable electricity supply to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity citywide

• Increase the number of zero emissions vehicles in the municipal fleet to 90 percent 

• 100 percent conversion from diesel fuel used by municipal solid waste collection trucks to compressed natural gas or other alternative low emission fuels

Survey map

San Diego Solar Siting Survey (Google Map)

Downloads

San Diego Solar Siting Survey (Google Earth file)
PDF icon San Diego Solar Siting Survey Summary
File San Diego Solar Siting Survey DataSan Diego Solar Siting Survey Data (Excel spreadsheet)
The San Diego Solar Siting Survey data spreadsheet contains details for each site that are used to create the Solar Siting Survey map.

Did you know?

The City of San Diego, with the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, was SDG&E’s 2015 Energy Grand Champion for its energy-saving measures. From 2012 to 2014, San Diego installed 3,600 adaptive control LED street lights and 27 electric vehicle charging stations, participated in demand response programs, and completed energy efficiency audits, upgrading 60 of the City’s highest use buildings and facilities.