Apr 11, 2019
Solar streetlights are hyperlocal clean energy that can help US
cities survive extreme weather events and break free of utility
monopolies. We visit 3 cities where solar street lights do a fine
job lighting the streets, but also do much more.
In a struggling rustbelt city, they're a beacon of hope for
sustainable development. In a high end housing development, they
attract buyers of luxury estates. In a working class town, they
save the city money. And in all locations, they're protecting
the climate and helping remodel our energy system from a
centralized for profit model, to a more dispersed, democratic, and
resilient system.
We talk with a community activist, a real estate developer, and a
street light electrician from these communities about their
experiences with solar street lights.