Mayors for Solar Energy
We, the undersigned U.S. Mayors and local officials, resolve to make solar energy a key element of our communities' energy plans.
Accelerating the growth of solar will reduce pollution while revitalizing our communities by creating jobs and keeping energy dollars in our local economies. Expanding solar power helps residents and businesses benefit from lower energy costs while providing more local control of energy and improving our communities' resilience.
Therefore, solar energy can and should be a much larger part of our energy mix than it is today. The U.S. has the potential to produce 100 times more solar power than the total amount of energy we consume each year. We must continue to harness this vast source of clean energy for the benefit of all of our citizens.
As local leaders, we know that our communities are particularly well-suited to adopt solar power. Cities and towns are natural centers of electricity demand, have the rooftops and infrastructure needed for installing solar panels, and can craft policies to help residents and utilities make the switch to solar power. With a concerted effort underway on the state and federal levels to limit the growth of solar by fossil fuel special interests, communities like ours across the country need to act quickly to continue our progress toward renewable energy.
By signing this statement in support of solar, we commit to supporting efforts to advance solar energy in our local communities, states, and the nation.
Arizona Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Tucson
California Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley Mayor Glenn Sylvester, Daly City Mayor Lily Mei, Fremont Mayor Skylar Peak, Malibu Mayor Clyde Robinson, Monterey Mayor John F. Johnston, Ojai Mayor Heidi Harmon, San Luis Obispo Mayor Ted Winterer, Santa Monica Mayor Glenn Hendricks, Sunnyvale
Colorado Mayor Eric Mamula, Breckenridge Mayor Kris Teegardin, Edgewater Mayor Marjorie Sloan, Golden Mayor Christine Berg, Lafayette Mayor Bob Muckle, Louisville Mayor Nicole Nicoletta, Manitou Springs Mayor Kristopher Larsen, Nederland Mayor Sean Murphy, Telluride
Florida Mayor Becky Tooley, Coconut Creek Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli, Coral Gables Mayor Peggy Bell, Cutler Bay Mayor Tamara James, Dania Beach Mayor Lauren Poe, Gainesville Mayor Craig Cates, Key West Mayor Bill Barnett, Naples Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Mayor Joseph M. Corradino, Pinecrest Mayor Sandra Bradbury, Pinellas Park Mayor Lamar Fisher, Pompano Beach Mayor Joseph Ayoub, Safety Harbor Mayor Philip K. Stoddard, South Miami Mayor Michael Ryan, Sunrise Mayor Daniel Dietch, Surfside Mayor Jeri Muoio, West Palm Beach Mayor Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors
Georgia Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr., Augusta
Idaho Mayor Nina Jones, Ketchum
Indiana Mayor Phil Jenkins, Nappanee
Iowa Mayor Roy Buol, Dubuque
Louisiana Mayor Greg Lemons, Abita Springs
Maine Mayor Ethan Strimling, Portland
Maryland Mayor Patrick Wojahn, College Park
Michigan Mayor Mark Meadows, East Lansing Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, Grand Rapids Mayor Jim Carruthers, Traverse City Mayor Amanda Maria Edmonds, Ypsilanti
Minnesota Mayor Peter Lindstrom, Falcon Heights
Missouri Mayor Sly James, Kansas City
New Hampshire Selectboard Chairman Peter Christie, Hanover New Jersey Mayor Bert H. Steinmann, Ewing
Ohio Mayor William R. Flaute, Riverside
Oregon Mayor Mark Gamba, Milwaukie Mayor Biff Traber, Corvallis
Pennsylvania Mayor Salvatore Panto, Jr., Easton Township Manager Samantha Reiner, Edgmont Township Mayor Sean Strub, Milford Mayor Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Mayor William Peduto, Pittsburgh
Rhode Island Mayor Jorge Elorza, Providence
South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia
Texas Mayor Steve Adler, Austin Former Mayor Todd Ruge, Buda Mayor Scott Saunders, Jr., Smithville Mayor John Williams, Universal City
Utah Mayor Jacqueline Biskupski, Salt Lake City
Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington
Washington Mayor Jennifer Gregerson, Mukilteo Mayor Cheryl Selby, Olympia Mayor Chris Roberts, Shoreline
Wisconsin Mayor Zachary Vruwink, Wisconsin Rapids