Mayors for Solar Energy

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1 Mayors for Solar Energy We, the undersigned U.S. Mayors and local officials, resolve to make solar energy a key element of our communities' energy plans. Accelerating the growth of solar will reduce pollution while revitalizing our communities by creating jobs and keeping energy dollars in our local economies. Expanding solar power helps residents and businesses benefit from lower energy costs while providing more local control of energy and improving our communities' resilience. Therefore, solar energy can and should be a much larger part of our energy mix than it is today. The U.S. has the potential to produce 100 times more solar power than the total amount of energy we consume each year. We must continue to harness this vast source of clean energy for the benefit of all of our citizens. As local leaders, we know that our communities are particularly well-suited to adopt solar power. Cities and towns are natural centers of electricity demand, have the rooftops and infrastructure needed for installing solar panels, and can craft policies to help residents and utilities make the switch to solar power. With a concerted effort underway on the state and federal levels to limit the growth of solar by fossil fuel special interests, communities like ours across the country need to act quickly to continue our progress toward renewable energy. By signing this statement in support of solar, we commit to supporting efforts to advance solar energy in our local communities, states, and the nation.

2 Arizona Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Tucson California Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley Mayor Glenn Sylvester, Daly City Mayor Lily Mei, Fremont Mayor Skylar Peak, Malibu Mayor Clyde Robinson, Monterey Mayor John F. Johnston, Ojai Mayor Heidi Harmon, San Luis Obispo Mayor Ted Winterer, Santa Monica Mayor Glenn Hendricks, Sunnyvale Colorado Mayor Eric Mamula, Breckenridge Mayor Kris Teegardin, Edgewater Mayor Marjorie Sloan, Golden Mayor Christine Berg, Lafayette Mayor Bob Muckle, Louisville Mayor Nicole Nicoletta, Manitou Springs Mayor Kristopher Larsen, Nederland Mayor Sean Murphy, Telluride Florida Mayor Becky Tooley, Coconut Creek Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli, Coral Gables Mayor Peggy Bell, Cutler Bay Mayor Tamara James, Dania Beach Mayor Lauren Poe, Gainesville Mayor Craig Cates, Key West Mayor Bill Barnett, Naples Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Mayor Joseph M. Corradino, Pinecrest Mayor Sandra Bradbury, Pinellas Park Mayor Lamar Fisher, Pompano Beach Mayor Joseph Ayoub, Safety Harbor Mayor Philip K. Stoddard, South Miami Mayor Michael Ryan, Sunrise

3 Mayor Daniel Dietch, Surfside Mayor Jeri Muoio, West Palm Beach Mayor Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors Georgia Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr., Augusta Idaho Mayor Nina Jones, Ketchum Indiana Mayor Phil Jenkins, Nappanee Iowa Mayor Roy Buol, Dubuque Louisiana Mayor Greg Lemons, Abita Springs Maine Mayor Ethan Strimling, Portland Maryland Mayor Patrick Wojahn, College Park Michigan Mayor Mark Meadows, East Lansing Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, Grand Rapids Mayor Jim Carruthers, Traverse City Mayor Amanda Maria Edmonds, Ypsilanti Minnesota Mayor Peter Lindstrom, Falcon Heights Missouri Mayor Sly James, Kansas City New Hampshire Selectboard Chairman Peter Christie, Hanover

4 New Jersey Mayor Bert H. Steinmann, Ewing Ohio Mayor William R. Flaute, Riverside Oregon Mayor Mark Gamba, Milwaukie Mayor Biff Traber, Corvallis Pennsylvania Mayor Salvatore Panto, Jr., Easton Township Manager Samantha Reiner, Edgmont Township Mayor Sean Strub, Milford Mayor Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Mayor William Peduto, Pittsburgh Rhode Island Mayor Jorge Elorza, Providence South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia Texas Mayor Steve Adler, Austin Former Mayor Todd Ruge, Buda Mayor Scott Saunders, Jr., Smithville Mayor John Williams, Universal City Utah Mayor Jacqueline Biskupski, Salt Lake City Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington Washington Mayor Jennifer Gregerson, Mukilteo Mayor Cheryl Selby, Olympia Mayor Chris Roberts, Shoreline

5 Wisconsin Mayor Zachary Vruwink, Wisconsin Rapids