Los Angeles is about to implement the \"solar roofs\" program

Source: Author: Date:11/18/08 Click:
Los Angeles City Council announced on the 7th, in order to vigorously develop renewable energy sources, the city will implement a "solar roofs" program.

The committee said that the scheme be implemented in two phases, the first stage, Los Angeles, the city government will invest 270,000,000 U.S. dollars for the city government and commercial buildings such as the 108,000 roof installation Solar power generation systems, with a total generating capacity will reach 400 MW. In the second phase, the city government in the next 8 years, funding from 1,500,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 US dollars for the city of Los Angeles, the other housing the roof to install solar power generation system after another.

measures over the United States, California's "Million Solar Roofs" program. California governor Schwarzenegger in the 2003 election when the governor as part of his commitment to environmental protection should be the focus of the ruling, for which launched the "Million Solar Roofs" program, and will be completed in 2018 as the plan period.

the project, once completed, known as "Sunshine State" to call the California each year will be 3,000 megawatts of clean energy while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases 3,000,000 tons, This is the equivalent of 1,000,000 motor vehicle emissions.

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