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San Diego, CA, General Plan
Updated June 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Historic Preservation, and Solar Energy collections. -
Fargo, ND, GO 2030: Fargo Comprehensive Plan
Adopted May 2012This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Scottsdale, AZ, General Plan 2035
Adopted June 2021This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Tempe, AZ, General Plan 2040
Updated October 2020This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Portland, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Updated March 2020This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Comprehensive Planning, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Inclusionary Housing, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest collections. -
Alachua County, FL, Comprehensive Plan 2019-2040
Adopted 2019This county's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Capital Improvements Programming, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Pinal County, AZ, Comprehensive Plan
Updated January 2021This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Greensburg, KS, Sustainable Comprehensive Plan
Adopted May 2008The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Richmond, CA, General Plan 2030
Adopted April 2012This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Solar Energy, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Marin County, CA, Countywide Plan
Adopted 2007, amended through 2013The countywide plan includes policies that promote food systems and solar energy. -
Hillsborough County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted August 2008The Future Land Use Element in the county's comprehensive plan establishes a future land use category for renewable energy production. -
Albany, NY, Albany 2030
Adopted April 2012This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, Social Equity, and Solar Energy collections. -
Austin, TX, Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
Updated June 2018This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Biophilic Planning, Built Environment and Health, Creative Placemaking, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Rock Island, IL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2014This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Fort Collins, CO, City Plan
Adopted April 2019The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Capital Improvements Programming, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Social Equity, and Solar Energy collections. -
Lowell, MA, Sustainable Lowell 2025
Adopted 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Social Equity, and Solar Energy collections. -
Olathe, KS, Plan Olathe
Adopted 2010This city's comprehensive plan includes an overall vision statement and additional vision statements for each of its 10 elements, as well as a policy and action promoting solar and alternative energy development. -
Jackson/Teton County, WY, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2012This joint town-county's comprehensive plan includes a three-part vision statement, as well as a goal and several policies encouraging use of solar energy resources. -
Moraga, CA, 2002 General Plan
June 2002The town's general plan includes objectives that address scenic view protection and solar energy use.Moraga, CA -
Contra Costa County, CA, General Plan
Adopted January 2005The city's comprehensive plan includes a section on renewable energy resources that encourages the use of renewable energy. -
Daytona Beach Shores, FL, Comprehensive Plan (Update) 2020
Updated January 2011The city's comprehensive plan includes goals and policies promoting the use of renewable energy sources. -
Dover, NH, Master Plan
Updated 2015The city's comprehensive plan includes an energy goal to promote the use of solar through regulation. -
Durango, CO, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2017The city's comprehensive plan includes several policies promoting the use of solar and renewable energy sources. -
El Mirage, AZ, General Plan
Adopted December 2009The city's comprehensive plan includes several goals and policies that promote solar energy use. -
Escondido, CA, General Plan
Updated May 2012The city's comprehensive plan provides several policies to support renewable energy, including solar, as an approach to reducing reliance on nonrenewable energy. -
Freeport, ME, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted February 2011The town's comprehensive plan includes implementation ideas supporting solar energy. -
Hartford, VT, Master Plan
Adopted May 2014The town's comprehensive plan includes a discussion of solar energy and several goals and implementation recommendations related to encouraging solar energy use. -
Dallas, TX, Comprehensive Plan: forwardDallas!
Adopted June 2006The city's comprehensive plan includes a policy and implementation measures promoting use of solar energy resources. -
Wilton, CT, Plan of Conservation and Development
The Conservation Strategies chapter of the town's comprehensive plan promotes alternative energy use as part of strategy to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.Wilton town, CT -
San Francisco, CA, General Plan
This city comprehensive plan belongs to the Shared Mobility and Solar Energy collections. -
Roseville, CA, General Plan 2025
The Air Quality and Climate Change, Public Facilities, and Housing elements of the city's general plan discuss solar energy. -
Stillwater OK, C3 Plan: Comprehensive Plan 2030
The Environmental Planning and Conservation chapter of the city's comprehensive plan describes the importance of solar resources and encourages their use.Stillwater, OK -
Ridgecrest, CA, General Plan
The Community Design and Open Space and Conservation elements of the city's general plan include goals, policies, and implementation measures to promote use of solar energy resources.Ridgecrest, CA -
Douglas, WY, Master Plan
The Economic Development and Parks and Recreation sections of the city's master plan include goals and policies that promote increased development of solar energy resources.Douglas, WY -
Sahuarita, AZ, General Plan: Aspire 2035
Several policies within the town's general plan promote solar orientation and solar energy use.Sahuarita, AZ -
Irvine, CA, General Plan
The Energy Element of the city's general plan includes goals and a range of specific policies encouraging solar design and solar energy system use.Irvine, CA -
West Covina, CA, General Plan
The Housing Element of the city's general plan includes energy efficiency goals that promote solar energy use.West Covina, CA -
Santa Clara County, CA, General Plan
The Housing Element of the county's general plan promotes green building certifications that address solar resources.Santa Clara County, CA -
San Bruno, CA, General Plan
The Public Facilities and Services Element in the city's general plan includes policies addressing solar-ready homes and incentives for passive solar devices.San Bruno, CA -
Provincetown, MA, Local Comprehensive Plan
The Energy section of the town's comprehensive plan includes a policy supporting solar structure and site design.Provincetown town, MA -
Portola Valley, CA, General Plan
The Sustainability, Land Use, and Housing elements of the town's general plan encourage the protection of solar access and the use of solar energy systems.Portola Valley, CA -
Carson City, NV, Master Plan
The city's master plan includes energy-related goals promoting solar energy use in new construction.Carson, NV -
Carbondale, CO, Comprehensive Plan
The town's comprehensive plan highlights renewable energy as an area of alignment throughout the plan and includes a number of priority strategies and goals promoting its use.Carbondale, CO -
Rock Hill, SC, Focus 2020 Comprehensive Plan
The Natural Resources element of the city's comprehensive plan includes goals, objectives, and strategies supporting renewable energy resource use.Rock Hill, SC -
Taos, NM, Vision 2020 Master Plan
The Community Design element in the town's master plan addresses solar energy.Taos, NM -
West Central Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan 2010 to 2030
This plan contains an Agricultural Resources element, which recommends updating zoning ordinances to permit solar energy systems in agricultural areas. -
Tulare, CA, General Plan
The Conservation and Open Space Element of the city's general plan includes a goal and several policies supporting solar energy system installations and solar orientation in new development.Tulare, CA -
Tri-Borough (Dallastown Borough, Red Lion Borough, Yoe Borough, PA) Area Comprehensive Plan
The Energy Conservation chapter in this joint comprehensive plan includes several policies encouraging alternative energy sources such as solar.Red Lion borough, PA -
Brandon, VT, Town Plan
The Energy section of the town plan promotes the exploration of renewable energy development.Brandon town, VT -
Superior, CO, Comprehensive Plan
The Land Use and Environmental Resources elements of the town's comprehensive plan include goals and policies addressing solar energy.Superior, CO