Thanks to a power purchase agreement with a solar energy company and incentives from the local electricity provider, the City of Sacramento (Calif.) Department of Utilities expects to save up to $57,000 a year and prevent 54 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the next 20 years by using solar energy.In 2007, the city council adopted its first sustainability master plan, setting greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. The city manager identified solar power projects as one way to achieve those goals. That same year, project rebates with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) started a revolution in solar energy in
