This is pretty typical of SF. Try and solve a problem they are not well suited to solve at the city level. SF has a ton of Fog, building solar panels would not be as beneficial to the city as increasing density and allowing people to have roof-decks.<p>Another great example is homelessness. Homelessness is actually something which should be addressed at the Federal (for Veterans) and State (for people who should receive medical help) levels, not the city. Oh well.<p>The end result of this solar initiative will be to increase costs for the poor. The &#x27;real&#x27; solution is for CA gov&#x27;t to stipulate that all dwellings of X and Y quality that receive Z amounts of sunlight are required to offset A% of their annual energy consumption with Solar&#x2F;wind energy. You can either build it on your own home or buy a share in a solar&#x2F;wind farm.