More United States cities are taking strong measures to move the clean energy economy forward.
This week, South Miami passed a law requiring new houses to be outfitted with solar panels. The law will even apply to some renovations. It’s the first of its kind in Florida, and passed four to one – and some of the inspiration for the law came from a high school student.
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| Solar power requirement inspired by 16-year-older, Delaney Reynolds. |
High schooler Delaney Reynolds, who was 16 at the time, learned about San Francisco’s 2016 measure requiring solar panels on all new buildings of 10 stories or less. She thought cities in Florida could do the same. Reynolds, who started a nonprofit called The Sink or Swim Project to tackle climate change in South Florida, wrote mayors of around half a dozen cities in her area, according to InsideClimate News, and South Miami mayor Philip Stoddard was the first to reply. He asked Reynolds to help write the ordinance.
Read the Inhabitat story - “16-year-old inspires U.S. city to pass law requiring solar panels on all new homes.”
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