City of Lafayette Earns National Solar Recognition

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The City of Lafayette has earned a SolSmart Gold designation for making it faster, easier and more affordable to go solar.

The national recognition honors communities that remove barriers to solar energy adoption.

The Gold designation reflects Lafayette’s work to streamline permitting and inspection processes, remove local barriers to rooftop solar development, invest in municipal solar installations and expand access to renewable energy for residents and businesses.

SolSmart is a national U.S. Department of Energy-funded program that helps local governments speed up solar energy adoption by reducing red tape and lowering costs.

The program provides free technical assistance to adopt best practices and offers Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum designations.

Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski says.”Receiving the SolSmart Gold designation is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our city staff and partners. Their efforts to streamline processes and expand access to solar energy are helping position Lafayette as a leader in clean energy while creating lasting benefits for our residents, businesses and community.”