Solar Friendly Communities

Denver, CO United States

CleanTech / Environment

The Solar Friendly Communities initiative - led by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) - aims to encourage the expansion of solar energy by cutting the "soft costs" of solar development, or government requirements for permitting and inspections. Solar Friendly Communities is one of 22 Rooftop Solar Challenge teams in a program powered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative. These DOE projects aim to reduce the cost of solar energy to become price competitive without subsidies by the end of the decade. Solar Friendly Communities is streamlining permitting and approvals for solar systems and reducing solar costs through it s“12 Best Pract