2010年7月12日，蘭卡斯特市和太陽城組織宣布了將蘭卡斯特市變成太陽城的計(jì)劃。這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃將會(huì)是有史以來最為昂貴的太陽能社區(qū)計(jì)劃。該計(jì)劃也是國家首批政府和私人合作計(jì)劃之一，該舉措面向羚羊谷全體居民，同時(shí)也使商業(yè)或非商業(yè)組織能以更加可以接受的價(jià)格來使用太陽能源。這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃將在7月13日蘭特斯特市舉行的地方會(huì)議上進(jìn)行討論，同時(shí)也將為其他城市運(yùn)用新能源，增加綠色就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，減少能源依賴提供藍(lán)圖樣本。
通過頒發(fā)的太陽能證――太陽城組織提供的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)中的一項(xiàng)當(dāng)?shù)鼐用褙?cái)政選擇，蘭卡斯特太陽城將允許當(dāng)?shù)鼐用褚员瘸Ｒ?guī)電價(jià)更低的價(jià)格使用太陽能電力。而商業(yè)或者非商業(yè)組織也可以有權(quán)在不需要交付預(yù)付款的條件下選擇安裝太陽能，并且根據(jù)與政府當(dāng)時(shí)簽訂的能源購買協(xié)議來每月支付其光伏系統(tǒng)產(chǎn)生的電能。蘭卡斯特市長R瑞克斯.派瑞斯將以當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窨蛻舻纳矸莸谝粋€(gè)簽署居民協(xié)議。蘭卡斯特市的豐田公司將以第一個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)仄髽I(yè)的身份簽署企業(yè)協(xié)議，并為豐田公司該市的新經(jīng)銷商安裝632KWp的光伏系統(tǒng)。

City of Lancaster Announces Plans to Partner with SolarCity to
Launch Solar Lancaster
 
Unique Public/Private Partnership Will Create Affordable Solar Options for Local Businesses, Non-profits and
Homeowners
 
LANCASTER, Calif., July 12, 2010―The City of Lancaster and SolarCity(R) today announced plans for Solar
Lancaster, one of the most expansive solar community programs ever undertaken. The program, one of the
nation’s first combined public/private solar partnerships, has been created to offer all Antelope Valley
residents, businesses and non-profit organizations more affordable ways to adopt solar power. The program,
which will be considered at tomorrow’s Lancaster City Council meeting, will provide a blueprint for othercities
across the nation that want to use cleaner power, create green jobs and reduce dependence on polluting
power sources.
 
Solar Lancaster can allow area homeowners to pay less for solar power than they previously paid for
electricity via SolarLease(R), SolarCity’s award-winning residential financing option. Businesses and non-
profits will also have the option to install solar with no upfront cost, and pay only for the solar electricity their
solar arrays produce each month through a power purchase agreement. Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris will
sign on as the first residential customer of the program. Sierra Toyota of Lancaster will be the first business
to install solar as part of the program, with a 632-kilowatt installation at its new dealership.
 
“I’m delighted we will be offering a program which will allow Antelope Valley residents, businesses and non-
profit organizations to go solar at an extremely affordable price,” said Mayor Parris. “As a City, we’re
dedicated to offering ways to help our community go green. We will all benefit from this program, which will
help reduce our carbon footprint while creating a number of new jobs in our community.

SolarCity has opened a local office in the Lancaster Business Park to facilitate the operation of the Solar
Lancaster program and create local jobs, and SolarCity plans to help create a local solar training program in
partnership with the University of Antelope Valley. Lancaster is also working with SolarCity to install 2.5
megawatts of new solar capacity across six different City sites including City Hall, Clear Channel Stadium and
the Lancaster Performing Arts Center.
 
“The City of Lancaster is demonstrating that individual communities can make a difference with programs
that make clean power more affordable than other power sources,” said Jim Cahill, SolarCity’s regional
director in Southern California. “Solar Lancaster will create a landmark opportunity for Antelope Valley
residents, businesses, schools and other non-profits to install renewable power at an affordable price.”
 
“Through programs like Solar Lancaster, we are taking full advantage of our renewable natural resources to
produce clean energy while also creating sustainable, well-paid jobs in a growing industry for our local
residents,” said Parris.