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Livingston, CA, 2025 General Plan
Adopted October 2008by:The Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation chapter of this general plan includes policies that address solar energy use.Livingston, CA -
Williston and Williams County, ND, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2017The city's comprehensive plan briefly addresses solar in its Environmental Preservation goals and objectives.Williston, ND -
Ventura, CA, 2005 General Plan
Adopted August 2005The Natural Resources and Planning and Design chapters of this general plan include policies and action items that address solar.San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA -
San Luis Obispo, CA, General Plan
Updated May 2015The Conservation and Open Space chapter of the city's general plan promotes solar energy use through several goals, policies, and requirements.San Luis Obispo, CA -
Sammamish, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted October 2015The city's comprehensive plan includes policy recommendations that support solar energy use.Sammamish, WA -
Carson, CA, General Plan
Updated 2004by:This comprehensive plan includes several policies and implementation measures that support solar energy use. -
Amherst, MA, Master Plan
Adopted February 2010The town's Master Plan addresses solar as a sustainability strategy in its Natural and Cultural Resources Element as well as its Services and Facilities element. -
Andover, MN, 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update
Adopted 2008The city's Comprehensive Plan includes land use goals and policies in support of access to solar energy. -
Anaheim, CA, General Plan
Updated April 2018by:The Green Element of the city's General Plan encourages solar siting and building design. -
Shakopee, MN, 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Adopted August 2009This plan discusses solar access issues and sets a goal of promoting solar energy use. -
Santa Fe County, NM, Sustainable Growth Management Plan
Adopted 2015This comprehensive plan belongs to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections. -
Palm Desert, CA, Comprehensive General Plan
Adopted November, 2016The city's general plan provides several policies and programs that support development of solar and other local alternative energy sources, as well as conservation of environmentally sensitive areas. -
Chico, CA, 2030 General Plan
Adopted April 2011This comprehensive plan includes goals, policies, and actions to reduce nonrenewable energy resource consumption by supporting renewable energy technologies and passive solar design principles in new development. -
Howard County, MD, PlanHoward 2030
Updated February 2021by:The Energy Resources section of the county's general plan includes policies and implementing actions around promoting renewable energy resources. -
Stearns County, MN, Shape Stearns 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Adopted July 2020The county's comprehensive plan includes a Clean Energy focus area in its Agriculture element. -
Inyo County, CA, General Plan
Updated March 2015The county's comprehensive plan includes a Renewable Energy amendment that provides siting guidance for community- and utility-scale solar facilities. -
San Bernardino County, CA, Countywide Plan
Adopted October 2020The county's comprehensive plan includes a Renewable Energy & Conservation element. -
Syracuse, NY, Comprehensive Plan 2040
Adopted March 2014This comprehensive plan belongs to the Brownfields Redevelopment, Form-Based Zoning, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Solar Energy collections. -
Vista, CA, General Plan 2030
Adopted February 2012The city's comprehensive plan includes policies to promote efficient and sustainable use of energy resources by incorporating passive solar design features in new buildings and identifying sites for solar energy production -
Oak Creek, CO, Comprehensive Plan 2015
Adopted January 2016The Environment and Natural Resources and the Transportation and Infrastructure chapters of the town's comprehensive plan include policies and action items addressing solar access and development of solar and other sustainable utilities. -
Ithaca, NY, Comprehensive Plan 2014
Adopted September 2014This town's comprehensive plan includes a series of recommendations to promote solar and other renewable energy use on public and private property, including regulatory changes, financial incentives, and purchasing RECs. -
Solano County, CA, General Plan
Updated May 2015The Resources element in the county's general plan includes several policies and implementation programs encouraging on-site solar energy use; the Land Use and Housing elements also address solar energy. -
Polk County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Updated July 2019The county's comprehensive plan addresses primary-use and accessory-use solar development in its Future Land Use element. -
Corvallis, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Updated 2016The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Hazard Mitigation, and Solar Energy collections. -
Douglas County, CO, Comprehensive Master Plan 2040
Adopted August 2019The county’s comprehensive plan includes extensive hazard mitigation policy recommendations in its Environmental Quality section. -
Nye County, NV, Comprehensive Master Plan
Adopted June 2011The county's master plan discusses solar energy resources and offers goals, objectives, and policies that promote the use of solar and other alternative energy sources. -
Lancaster, CA, General Plan 2030
Updated October 2013The city's comprehensive plan includes several policies and action statements that encourage solar site design and solar energy system use. -
Livermore, CA, General Plan: 2003-2025
Updated December 2014The Climate Change Element in the city's general plan includes best management practices and policies that promote the solar energy installations within the city. -
Taft, CA, General Plan
Updated April 2017This city's general plan supports the use of sustainable energy technologies, and the Open Space and Conservation, as well as the Energy Resources Alternative Energy Development, elements include policies and actions supporting renewable energy use. -
Easthampton, MA, Master Plan
Adopted 2008The Energy & Sustainability chapter of the city's master plan includes strategies of encouraging city-owned and brightfields solar energy projects. -
Lansing, MI, 2012 Comprehensive Plan: Design Lansing
Adopted April 2012The city's comprehensive plan discusses solar installations and promotes the development of renewable energy infrastructure. -
Clemson, SC, Comprehensive Plan 2024
Updated September 2019The Natural Resources element of the city's comprehensive plan includes a broad objective to increase the use of solar energy along with seven recommended strategies that address both public and private investments in solar development. -
The Dalles, OR, Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Adopted May 2011The city's comprehensive plan supports solar energy use as an energy conservation strategy. -
Oxnard, CA, 2030 General Plan
Adopted September 2011The city's general plan includes multiple goals encouraging renewable energy generation. -
Pinellas County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted 2010The county's comprehensive plan includes goals, objectives, and policies that address solar energy use and group housing. -
Petaluma, CA, General Plan
Updated January 2012This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Broward County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2019This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
King County, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated October 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Food Systems, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Gladstone, MO, Comprehensive Plan
Updated February 2011This comprehensive plan includes belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Minneapolis, MN, Plan for Sustainable Growth
Updated July 2016This comprehensive plan belongs to the Active Transportation, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest collections. -
Gilroy, CA, 2020 General Plan
Adopted June 2002The city's comprehensive plan includes policies that support solar energy use and solar access protections. -
Goodyear, AZ, Goodyear 2025 General Plan
Adopted March 2014The city's comprehensive plan provides a goal and related objectives and policies to promote solar energy use, and also designates the number of solar panel permits as an indicator to track implementation. -
Hailey, ID, Comprehensive Plan
Updated 2012The city's comprehensive plan includes a goal to promote renewable energy production. -
Hayward, CA, 2040 General Plan
Adopted July 2014The city's comprehensive plan encourages the installation and use of renewable energy, including on-site solar. -
Beaverton, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted 2014This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Solar Energy collections. -
Dubuque, IA, Imagine Dubuque 2037
Adopted September 2017This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Solar Energy collections. -
Orlando, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Updated August 2017The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets and Solar Energy collections. -
Cheyenne, WY, PlanCheyenne
Adopted April 2014The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets and Solar Energy collections. -
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia 2035: The Comprehensive Plan
Updated April 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Historic Preservation, Neighborhood Planning, Solar Energy, Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest, and Smart Cities collections. -
San Diego, CA, General Plan
Updated June 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Historic Preservation, and Solar Energy collections.
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