To successfully complete the goals, the County will promote both large- and small-scale solar projects by:

• Maximizing development of County building rooftops and appropriate County lands.
• Exploring co-owned or co-offtake solar projects with other municipalities, non-profit organizations, and businesses.
• Exploring a county role for administrating and/or promoting a County-wide residential group buy program or County rebate/subsidy programs.
• Prioritizing resources and leveraging existing programs to maximize solar development on affordable housing.
• Partnering with utilities and solar developers to support and reward solar project landowner participants in instances where participation results in water quality, farmland preservation, ecosystem, and carbon sequestration benefits.
• Partnering with utilities and municipalities to develop medium-sized utility-owned solar projects (e.g., the Dane County Airport).
• Partnering with utilities and municipalities to establish community solar arrays in every city and village in Dane County.
• Playing a pivotal leadership role in leveraging existing solar financing tools (e.g., commercial PACE) and creating new ones.
• The purchase of renewable energy credits from strategic solar projects (e.g., solar projects coupled with a second renewable resource or energy storage).

As a division within the County Executive's Office, the Office uses its Climate Action Plan as a guide to lead public and private efforts across the community to implement strategies that address climate change. In addition to the various actions identified in the links above, you are part of these efforts when you:

• Please tell us your thoughts and ideas about additional ways to reduce emissions in Dane County.
• Share your successes with us; we will use your stories to inspire others to action.
• Sign up for our e-newsletter, where you'll get updates on our programs and activities.
• Tell us about the climate impacts you are seeing locally; your observations can help us understand the changes in our communities.
• Participate in events on our Calendar of Events.

Acting on climate change is our opportunity to create a better tomorrow for Dane County. So let's do this!