SolarReviews Weekly News: Atlanta Goes Green, SOLAR Act Comes to Iowa

Last week Atlanta’s City Council unanimously approved a plan that would lower energy costs while moving the whole city to 100 percent renewable energy. Meanwhile the SOLAR Act in Iowa got support from MidAmerican Energy, but might add fees for solar rooftop owners. And Mitsubishi introduced a new solar home electric vehicle concept. Atlanta had already made a commitment to move to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 but last week its city council unanimously approved the “Clean Energy Atlanta” plan to move it to 100 percent renewable energy. At the same time the plan would lower electric costs for all residents by at least 25 percent. Some residents would save some residents up to 95 percent on their energy bills and will create 8,000 new jobs in the process.