The county Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved a measure aimed at increasing the use of solar energy in disadvantaged and low-income communities.
As proposed by board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer, the measure calls for county officials to “determine if any county-owned or leased properties are good fits for smaller-scale, solar-power projects.”
The state Public Utility Commission’s Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program — dubbed the “Solar Advantage” program in San Diego County — concentrates on bringing clean energy to low-income residents, according to Lawson-Remer’s office…