CA ACR142

Designates the City of Lancaster as the California Alternative Energy Research and Development Center

Lancaster has 32 megawatts of operating solar capacity with 179 megawatts additional approved and planned, recognized by California Solar Initiative as having highest solar generation per capita in the state

City has installed solar technology on municipal facilities generating 1.45 megawatts and saving taxpayers an estimated $6 million over 15 years, plus $300,000 in annual savings through school solar shade structures

Ordinance 989, effective January 1, 2014, requires new homes on parcels 7,000 square feet or larger to include at least one kilowatt of solar capacity, making Lancaster the first U.S. city to mandate solar systems on new homes

City aims to become the world's first net-zero city that produces as much energy from sustainable sources as it consumes