Austin Among Top 13 "Solar American Cities"

The U.S. Department of Energy has named 13 "Solar America Cities" to receive up to $2.5 million in funding to further the adoption of solar technologies and Austin made the list. Qualifications included a "mature solar infrastructure" and high electricity demand. As reported by Green Wombat:

DOE also handed out $30 million in university grants for research to lower the cost of solar energy and improve its efficiency as well as $27 million to companies for "photovoltaic module incubator projects." Half of the 10 companies selected are Silicon Valley startups: CaliSolar, EnFocus Engineering, Solaria, SolFocus, and SoloPower.

Other cities included San Francisco, Berkeley, and New Orleans. Check out the full list here.