How is this activity related to the former Million Solar Roofs (MSR) initiative?
The Million Solar Roofs (MSR) initiative was a DOE project that started in 1997 and was phased out upon the start of President Bush’s Solar America Initiative in early 2006. MSR also provided local support for expansion of solar technology, but support was not limited to city governments and many partners could not harness the high-level support they needed to be successful in overcoming barriers to solar market penetration. Solar America Cities builds on the groundwork laid by MSR but goes beyond its scope. With Solar America Cities, DOE is increasing its level of support to make a greater, more targeted impact with the selected city partners. Many of the selected Solar America Cities are former MSR partners, and their progress to date makes them better poised to take on the commitment of being a Solar America City.
