San Diego is reported to have installed 107 MW of cumulative solar PV capacity. The No. 1 solar city was Los Angles, which has installed 132 MW.
Five Californian cities made it to the Top 20 (Los Angles: No 1, San Diego: No 2, San Jose: No 4, San Francisco: No 9, and Sacramento No. 12)...
Curious about where over 100 MW worth of solar was installed in San Diego? Once San Diego developed the Solar Map to track and map solar PV and solar water heating installations in the San Diego region. The map was developed by the consulting firm Critigen with support from the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department and the CCSE. The map was officially unveiled in July 2009.
The report written by the US Department of Energy described the project as follow ---the purpose of the map is to demonstrate the widespread adoption of solar technology and expand its use in the San Diego region by providing tools, such as a system size estimator based on billing and location data, and information to businesses and homeowners to help inform and motivate them into action. The team also developed a process for more frequent updates to the map so that residents, businesses, and governments could have access to more timely information on installed capacity.
The map used to be found at http://sd.solarmap.org/solar/index.php. Currently, none of the information is available at the site.
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| Former "San Diego Solar Map" Site |