October 22, 2019 RE: Mayors Support the Solar Investment Tax Credit Dear Members of Congress, Mayors Across the Country Increasi

October 22, 2019

RE: Mayors Support the Solar Investment Tax Credit

Dear Members of Congress, Mayors across the country increasingly support renewable energy. The communities we serve, including residents and local businesses, have seen the rewards of investing in technology like solar. Year after year, we have seen the number of solar installations grow in our towns and cities. Adoption of renewable energy has accelerated as a result of policies such as the Investment Tax Credit, which has made it possible for more people, in more places, to choose solar energy and lower electricity bills. Nationally, solar energy is an American success story. There are now more than 2 million solar installations, and “solar installer” is ranked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as one of the fastest growing jobs in the country. More jobs and lower energy costs are good for everyone, from people in the smallest towns to the largest cities. As elected officials, just like us, you understand the need to support the well-being of your constituents with a strong local economy. Solar energy is a low-cost solution that saves our residents money on their electricity bills and provides well-paying job opportunities in our communities, all while helping keep our environment clean. Local governments, state legislatures, and policymakers in Washington must work together to do what’s best for the people we serve. Since 2006, the ITC has created more than 200,000 jobs and $140 billion in private investment in the United States. For the growth of our local economies, we need this momentum to continue. We appreciate your consideration and urge you to promptly extend the ITC by passing HR3961 and S2289. Respectfully,

Mayor Justin Wilson Mayor Nancy Backus City of Alexandria, VA City of Auburn, WA Mayor April Verlato Mayor Richard C. Irvin City of Arcadia, CA City of Aurora, IL Mayor Esther E. Manheimer Mayor Steve Adler City of Asheville, NC City of Austin, TX Mayor Kelly Girtz Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, City of Baltimore, MD GA Council President James H. Crocker, Jr. Mayor Frank M. Gilliam, Jr. Town of Barnstable, MA City of Atlantic City, NJ Mayor Sally Russell Mayor Paul Heroux City of Bend, OR City of Attleboro, MA Mayor Jesse Arreguin City of Berkeley, CA

Mayor Robert Donchez Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland City of Bethlehem, PA City of Chester, PA Mayor Michael P. Cahill Mayor Randall Stone City of Beverly, MA City of Chico, CA Mayor Richard C. David Mayor Mary Casillas Salas City of Binghamton, NY City of Chula Vista, CA Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith Mayor Mark R. Shepherd Town of Blacksburg, VA Clearfield City, UT Mayor John Hamilton Mayor David Lansford City of Bloomington, IN City of Clovis, NM Mayor David H. Bieter Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn City of Boise, ID City of College Park, MD Mayor Cynthia Andrus Mayor Karl Mooney City of Bozeman, MT City of College Station, TX Mayor Christine Marick Mayor Brian Treece City of Brea, CA City of Columbia, MO Mayor John G. Ducey Mayor Steve Benjamin Township of Brick, NJ City of Columbia, SC Mayor Joe Ganim Mayor Aja Brown City of Bridgeport, CT City of Compton, CA Town Supervisor William W. Moehle Mayor Carlyn Obringer Town of Brighton, NY City of Concord, CA Mayor John Arthur Ernst, Jr. Mayor William C. 'Bill' Dusch City of Brookhaven, GA City of Concord, NC Mayor Randy Ahrens Mayor Greg Ross City of Broomfield, CO Cooper City, FL Mayor Art C. Brown Mayor Raul J. Valdes-Fauli City of Buena Park, CA City of Coral Gables, FL Mayor Bob Fox Mayor Biff Traber City of Cape Girardeau, MO City of Corvallis, OR Mayor James Brainard Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells City of Carmel, IN City of Culver City, CA Mayor Lydia Lavelle Mayor Jeffrey J. Mutter Town of Carrboro, NC City of Cumberland, RI Mayor Albert Robles Mayor Tim Meerbott City of Carson, CA Town of Cutler Bay, FL Mayor Pam Hemminger Mayor Dennis Mock Town of Chapel Hill, NC City of Dalton, GA

Mayor Alonzo Jones Mayor Cassie Franklin City of Danville, VA City of Everett, WA Mayor Brett Lee First Selectman Michael C. Tetreau City of Davis, CA City of Fairfield, CT Mayor Nan Whaley Mayor Jasiel F. Correia, II City of Dayton, OH City of Fall River, MA Mayor Chris Watts Mayor Robert C. Dye City of Denton, TX City of Farmers Branch, TX Mayor Riley H. Rogers Mayor Lioneld Jordan Village of Dolton, IL City of Fayetteville, AR Mayor Karen Weston Council President Brian Kolstad City of Dover, NH City of Fond du Lac, WI Mayor Roy D. Buol Mayor Dean J. Trantalis City of Dubuque, IA City of Fort Lauderdale, FL Mayor Emily Larson Mayor George B. McGill City of Duluth, MN City of Fort Smith, AR Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski Mayor Sam Hindi City of Dunedin, FL City of Foster City, CA Mayor Brad J. Cohen Mayor Michael O'Connor Township of East Brunswick, NJ City of Frederick, MD Mayor Mark S. Meadows Mayor Lauren Poe City of East Lansing, MI City of Gainesville, FL Mayor Roberto DaSilva Mayor Karen M. Freeman-Wilson City of East Providence, RI City of Gary, IN Mayor Ron Case Mayor Paula Perotte City of Eden Prairie, MN City of Goleta, CA Mayor Dave Earling Mayor Rick Taggart City of Edmonds, WA City of Grand Junction, CO Mayor J. Christian Bollwage Mayor Rosalynn Bliss City of Elizabeth, NJ City of Grand Rapids, MI Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear Mayor Bob Kelly City of Encinitas, CA City of Great Falls, MT Mayor Joe Schember Mayor Knox H. White City of Erie, PA City of Greenville, SC Mayor Paul 'Mac' McNamara First Selectman Peter Tesei City of Escondido, CA City of Greenwich, CT Mayor Lucy K. Vinis Mayor Joy Adams City of Eugene, OR City of Hallandale Beach, FL

Village President Rodney S. Craig Mayor Neil Bradshaw Village of Hanover Park, IL City of Ketchum, ID Mayor Luke Bronin Mayor Dontario 'Don' Hardy City of Hartford, CT City of Kinston, NC Mayor Barbara Halliday Mayor Madeline Anne Rogero City of Hayward, CA City of Knoxville, TN Village President Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr. Mayor Tim Kabat Village of Hazel Crest, IL City of La Crosse, WI Mayor Bonnie Wright Mayor Andy Ryder City of Hemet, CA City of Lacey, WA Mayor Don Ryan Mayor Louis L. 'Woody' Brown Village of Hempstead, NY City of Largo, FL Mayor Debra March Mayor Kenneth D. Miyagishima City of Henderson, NV City of Las Cruces, NM Mayor Sergio Coronado Mayor Daniel Rivera City of Hidalgo, TX City of Lawrence, MA Mayor Ravinder S. Bhalla Mayor Kelly Burk City of Hoboken, NJ Town of Leesburg, VA Village President William D. 'Bill' McLeod Mayor David J. Berger Village of Hoffman Estates, IL City of Lima, OH Mayor Alex B. Morse, III Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird City of Holyoke, MA City of Lincoln, NE Mayor Sylvester Turner Mayor Derek Armstead City of Houston, TX City of Linden, NJ Mayor Karina Macias Mayor John P. Marchand City of Huntington Park, CA City of Livermore, CA Mayor Eileen Weir Mayor Chase M. Ritenauer City of Independence, MO City of Lorain, OH Mayor Lupe Ramos Amith Mayor Jacki Marsh City of Indio, CA City of Loveland, CO Mayor Jim Throgmorton Mayor Anthony N. Caggiano City of Iowa City, IA City of Margate, FL Mayor Brian Berkson Mayor James E. Darling City of Jurupa Valley, CA City of McAllen, TX Mayor Pat McGrail Mayor Daniel T. Drew City of Keller, TX City of Middletown, CT Mayor John Martin Antaramian Mayor Wayne M. Messam City of Kenosha, WI City of Miramar, FL

Mayor Yolanda Ford Mayor Steven D. Hofbauer City of Missouri City, TX City of Palmdale, CA Mayor Robert D. Jackson Mayor Hector Lora Township of Montclair, NJ City of Passaic, NJ Mayor Anne Watson Mayor Mark Luft City of Montpelier, VT City of Pekin, IL Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi, Jr. Mayor Frank C. Ortis Town of Mount Pleasant, NY City of Pembroke Pines, FL Mayor Kelly Seyarto Mayor Jim Ardis City of Murrieta, CA City of Peoria, IL Mayor Jill Techel Mayor Michael M. Vargas City of Napa, CA City of Perris, CA Mayor Jon Mitchell Mayor Jim Kenney City of New Bedford, MA City of Philadelphia, PA Mayor Alan L. Nagy Mayor Ken Carlson City of Newark, CA City of Pleasant Hill, CA Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Mayor Rex Hardin City of Newton, MA City of Pompano Beach, FL Mayor Paul A. Dyster Mayor Thurman 'Bill' Bartie City of Niagara Falls, NY City of Port Arthur, TX Mayor Chris Koos Mayor Donald O. Burnette Town of Normal, IL City of Port Orange, FL Mayor Breea Clark Mayor Gregory J. Oravec City of Norman, OK City of Port St. Lucie, FL Board of Supervisors Chair Barry Moore Mayor Ethan K. Strimling Township of Northampton, PA City of Portland, ME Village President Sandra E. Frum Mayor Liz Lempert Village of Northbrook, IL Municipality of Princeton, NJ Mayor Margarita L. Rios Mayor Jorge O. Elorza City of Norwalk, CA City of Providence, RI Mayor Daniel Bukiewicz Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar City of Oak Creek, WI City of Pueblo, CO Mayor Peter Weiss Mayor Glenn A. Johnson City of Oceanside, CA City of Pullman, WA Mayor Buddy Dyer Mayor John Marchione City of Orlando, FL City of Redmond, WA Mayor William J. Barlow, Jr Mayor Bill Brand City of Oswego, NY City of Redondo Beach, CA

Mayor Ian Bain Mayor Alan Webber City of Redwood City, CA City of Santa Fe, NM Mayor Hillary Schieve Village President Tom Dailly City of Reno, NV Village of Schaumburg, IL Mayor Thomas K. Butt Mayor David E. Weiss City of Richmond, CA City of Shaker Heights, OH Village President Cathy Adduci Mayor Michael Vandersteen Village of River Forest, IL City of Sheboygan, WI Mayor Kim Norton Mayor Will Hall City of Rochester, MN City of Shoreline, WA Mayor Lovely A. Warren Mayor George C. Van Dusen City of Rochester, NY Village of Skokie, IL Mayor Bryan K. Barnett Mayor Kenson J. Siver City of Rochester Hills, MI City of Southfield, MI Mayor Mike Thoms Mayor Ron Smith City of Rock Island, IL City of Sparks, NV Mayor Thomas P. McNamara Mayor Warren R. Copeland City of Rockford, IL City of Springfield, OH Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton Mayor James O. Langfelder City of Rockville, MD City of Springfield, IL Mayor William T. 'Bill' Benton Mayor Nathan Blackwell City of Rosenberg, TX City of St. Cloud, FL Mayor Floyd Kloc Mayor Jake Spano City of Saginaw, MI City of St. Louis Park, MN Mayor Chuck Bennett Mayor Rick Kriseman City of Salem, OR City of St. Petersburg, FL Mayor Jacob R. Day Mayor David Martin City of Salisbury, MD City of Stamford, CT Mayor Jackie Biskupski Mayor Don M. Hahn City of Salt Lake City, UT Borough of State College, PA Mayor Ron Nirenberg Mayor Will Joyce City of San Antonio, TX City of Stillwater, OK Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter Mayor Michael D. Tubbs City of San Leandro, CA City of Stockton, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon Mayor Laura Hoydick City of San Luis Obispo, CA Town of Stratford, CT Mayor Martine Watkins Mayor Larry Klein City of Santa Cruz, CA City of Sunnyvale, CA

Mayor Michelle J. Gomez Mayor Shari Cantor City of Tamarac, FL Town of West Hartford, CT Mayor Heidi K. Williams Mayor John D'Amico City of Thornton, CO City of West Hollywood, CA Mayor Robert Rickman Mayor John R. Dennis City of Tracy, CA City of West Lafayette, IN Mayor Mary Ann McDonald Mayor Robert Parisi City of Trotwood, OH Township of West Orange, NJ Mayor Jose Sigala Mayor Keith A. James City of Tulare, CA City of West Palm Beach, FL Mayor Charles E. 'Chuck' Puckett Mayor Dennis M. Clough City of Tustin, CA City of Westlake, OH Town Supervisor Rick Materese Mayor Thomas M. Roach Town of Union, NY City of White Plains, NY Mayor Vince R. Williams Mayor Jeff Longwell City of Union City, GA City of Wichita, KS Mayor Michele S. Delisfort Mayor Marsha Swanson Township of Union, NJ City of Wildomar, CA Mayor Terry Crow Mayor Marita Garrett City of University City, MO Borough of Wilkinsburg, PA Mayor James R. Fouts Mayor Michael S. Purzycki City of Warren, MI City of Wilmington, DE Mayor Bradley D. Sellers Mayor James Allen Joines City of Warrensville Heights, OH City of Winston-Salem, NC Supervisor Michael P. Sweeton Mayor Zachary J. Vruwink Town of Warwick, NY City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI Mayor Nick Guccione Mayor Michael Helfrich City of Wentzville, MO City of York, PA