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San Antonio, TX
The City of San Antonio is working to create a significant role for solar energy in the city’s energy portfolio. The Solar America Cities grant will augment the city’s existing initiative to develop a more aggressive near- and mid-term strategic approach to solar power. The city will collaborate with market transformation partners such as local renewable energy non-profits in the development and adoption of a sustainable solar infrastructure for the City of San Antonio by 2015.
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Credit:Vincent McDonald, CPS Energy
5,000 square feet of solar hot water collectors and 20 kilowatts of photovoltaics cover the roof of CPS Energy’s Northside Customer Service Center.
Credit:Vincent McDonald, CPS Energy
This 10-kilowatt photovoltaic demonstration and education facility (CPS Energy’s Solar Power Plant #1) located at the Institute of Texan Cultures opened in 2003 as a collaborative effort with the University of Texas at San Antonio, Institute of Texan Cultures, City of San Antonio and Solar San Antonio.
Credit:Solar San Antonio
This 9.3-kilowatt photovoltaic system was installed at a private San Antonio residence with the help of a CPS Energy solar rebate.
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Activities
The “Solar San Antonio 2015” project (the name of San Antonio’s Solar America Cities project) will reduce barriers to the commercialization of solar energy technologies by supporting the development of solar friendly city policies and procedures. The City of San Antonio will promote solar technology among residents and local businesses through outreach campaigns and rebate programs.
- Educate the public on the value of solar energy as a secure, reliable, and clean energy choice through:
- A media relations and event campaign
- Educational solar workshops or seminars
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) concepts in “high performance” school design
- Inaugurate new and revised policies and procedures at the City in order to accelerate the use of solar power in existing and new city-owned buildings.
- Install a replicable high-visibility solar energy system on city property.
Partners
- Alamo Area Council of Governments
- Bexar County
- City of San Antonio (Project Lead)
- CPS Energy
- Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
- Solar San Antonio
- State Energy Conservation Office
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