MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA UNVEILS LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLAN IN AMERICA
Solar LA will combat climate change and jumpstart green economy with 1.3 gigawatts of solar power by 2020, enough to meet 10% of LA’s energy needs
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Jan Perry and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power today unveiled Solar LA, the country’s largest solar power plan, which will jumpstart the green economy in Los Angeles with the installation of 1.3 gigawatts of solar power.
"It is time that we use our most abundant natural resource to create the electricity and the jobs we need for our future," Mayor Villaraigosa said. "Today, we are turning up the heat and taking the next step to become a shining example of green growth worldwide."
Solar LA, the largest solar project undertaken by any single city in the world, lays out a far-reaching course of action to create a 1.3 gigawatt solar network of residential, commercial and municipally-owned solar systems to replace more volatile fossil fuels during peak energy demand.
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LA SCHOOLS
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between the City of Los Angeles and the LAUSD. We are pouring the foundations for a historic partnership that will transform LA schools and fundamentally reconfigure what education means for students, teachers and parents in Los Angeles. more
GREEN LA
Our environmental agenda to make Los Angeles the cleanest and greenest big city in America. Our aggressive plan to invest in renewable energy, encourage conservation, and transition to alternative fuels will reduce the City's CO2 emissions 35% below 1990 levels by 2030. more
HOUSING THAT WORKS
A 5-year, $5 billion plan to build 20,000 affordable housing units and bridge the gap between the housing LA produces and the housing LA needs. The plan promotes mixed-income housing, investment in new neighborhoods along public transit corridors, and relief to families facing foreclosure. more
