Utah Clean Energy directs the Solar Salt Lake Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through their Solar America Cities program.  Utah Clean Energy helped Salt Lake City become one of the first Solar America Cities 13 cities (now 25 total) in the country.

About The Solar Salt Lake Project
The Solar Salt Lake Project is led by a partnership among Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Clean Energy, and other stakeholders (see below) whose goal is to significantly drive the use of solar energy throughout Salt Lake Valley over the next eight years and beyond. With roughly 40% of Utah's 2,500,000 residents living within the boundaries of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County, and given the area's excellent solar resources, the solar implementation plan has the potential to significantly impact the development of solar energy in the state of Utah.

Goal
The Solar Salt Lake Project will develop a fully-scoped city and county-level implementation plan to facilitate at least 10 megawatts (or an additional 10,000 solar PV systems) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the government, commercial, industrial, and residential sectors by 2015.

Activities

• Identify and reduce barriers to solar deployment in Salt Lake City and County;
• Implement a comprehensive plan for Salt Lake City and County that establishes a long-term commitment to solar deployment;
• Partner with private entities, including land developers, to advance residential solar installations in new housing developments;
• Work to adopt innovative financing mechanisms for commercial and residential solar

Phase I Partners (2007-2009)

• The Salt Lake City Corporation (Project Lead)
• Utah Clean Energy (Project Facilitator)
• Salt Lake County
• Kennecott Land
• Rocky Mountain Power

Phase II Partners (2010-2012)

• The Salt Lake City Corporation (Project Lead)
• Utah Clean Energy (Project Facilitator)
• Salt Lake County
• Ballard Spahr, LLC
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council
• Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
• Utah State Energy Program
• Kennecott Land

Interested in learning more? 

• Solar America Cities - Salt Lake City website
• What's Next? Phase II - Special Projects (2010-2012)
• Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments
• Contact us

Solar Salt Lake Media:

• Utah Makes the Grade for Solar (Press Release - 01/10)
• IREC's Legal Team, Keyes & Fox, Pick 4 States for Interconnection and Net Metering Best Practices for 2009 (IREC News - 12/09)
• Solar Salt Lake Phase II Wins Federal Stimulus Funding (Press Release - 10/09) 
• Interconnection Rulemaking 101: A Conversation with Jason Keyes (IREC News - 09/09)
• Salt Lake City Selected to Host Solar America Cities Meeting in 2010 (Press Release - 09/09)
• Energy makeover illustrates the potential of 'green jobs' (Salt Lake Tribune - 09/09)
• Salt Lake City Receives Grant for Solar Project (KSL News - 08/09)
• Enthusiasts: Solar power to become more popular (Salt Lake Tribune - 04/09) 
• Salt Lake County sees more solar, more savings (Salt Lake Tribune - 12/08)
• Utah's greenest office building 'leeds' the way (Salt Lake Tribune - 12/08)
• Solar Salt Lake: Scampering Towards 10 MW by 2015 (IREC News - 12/08)
• Salt Lake Solar Study (GSBS Architects News - 02/08)
• Salt Lake City teams with Salt Lake County, Kennecott Land, and Utah Clean Energy to promote solar energy (Press Release - 08/07)