According to data released on June 17, 2020 from the Local Government Renewables Action Tracker, local governments have signed 335 deals to procure 8.28 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy in the last five years.[1] [2] That figure is more than the total combined energy generation capacity of Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A few of the largest deals from the last five years include a 50 MW solar deal by Sanford, Maine, and a 100 MW deal by Cincinnati, Ohio. The Local Government Renewables Action Tracker was created by the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator, an initiative that supports Bloomberg Philanthropy’s cities renewable program, to show and support the growing shift by local governments toward clean energy. The tracker has two primary components: a transaction map that shows all renewable energy transaction implemented by local governments from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020; and an engagement map that details the efforts those governments have made to advance their renewable goals.

[1] https://www.wri.org/news/2020/06/release-us-local-governments-lead-way-clean-energy-transition

[2] https://cityrenewables.org/local-government-renewables-action-tracker/