Vote Solar Initiative

General

Name of initiative Vote Solar Initiative
LPAA initiative No
NAZCA Initiative No
Website address http://votesolar.org/
Related initiatives
Starting year 2002
End year
Secretariat Headquarters 360 22nd St, Suite 730, Oakland, CA 94612
Organisational structure NGO with Executive Director, Regional and Programme Managers
Geographical coverage Only one country
Name of lead organisation Vote Solar
Type of lead organisation NGO/Civil Society
Location/Nationality of lead organisation United States of America

Description

Description Vote Solar is a non-profit grassroots organization working to foster economic opportunity, promote energy independence and mitigate climate change by making solar a mainstream energy source in the United States. Vote Solar works at the state level all across the country to support the policies and programs needed to repower our grid with sunshine. Vote Solar works with policymakers, local advocates and individuals. They have staff in California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Objectives Vote Solar has engaged in state, local and federal advocacy campaigns to remove regulatory barriers and implement key policies needed to bring solar to scale.
Activities Campainging: Vote Solar works all across the country to support the policies and programs needed to repower grid with sunshine. They focus on policies that make solar more accessible and more affordable to more Americans.
One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative Political dialogue, Technical dialogue
Activity of initiative Advocacy, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Awareness raising and outreach
Indicators
Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals Since 2002, Vote Solar has worked to remove regulatory barriers and implement key policies needed to bring solar to scale. We have staff in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland and DC.
How are you tracking progress of your initiative
Available reporting

Participants

Participants Number Names
Members 22  
Companies 0
Business organisations 0
Research and educational organisations 0
Non-governmental organisations 1 Vote Solar (USA)
National states 0
Governmental actors 0
Regional / state / county actors 21 Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  New York,  Maryland,  New Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Illinois,  Michigan,  Minesota,  Wisconsin,  Arizona,  Colorado,  Kansas,  Idaho,  Nevada,  Mexico,  Utah,  Florida,  North Carolina,  South Carolina,  California
City / municipal actors 0
Intergovernmental organisations 0
Financial Institutions 0
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 0
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
Have only national states as participators No


Theme

Transport Agriculture Forestry Business Financial institutions Buildings Industry Waste Cities and subnational governments Short Term Pollutants International maritime transport Energy Supply Fluorinated gases Energy efficiency Renewable energy Supply chain emission reductions Adaptation Other Resilience Innovation Energy Access and Efficiency Private Finance
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Last update: 11 May 2022 12:33:44

Not only have national states as participators