County Ranks 2nd in SoCal for Non-Residential Solar Installations and Electricity Use
New policies and innovations are driving a shift from the use of carbon-based energy sources to alternative sources, clean technology, and increased energy efficiency. This indicator measures San Bernardino County’s progress in achieving sustainable economic growth by tracking per capita rankings in grid-connected solar installations, energy consumption, and alternative fuel vehicle adoption. This year marks the baseline year for the new measures in this indicator and should not be compared to previous versions of Green Innovation. San Bernardino County is compared to four Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties. Future versions of this indicator will show trends over time.
BASELINE
Solar Installations
San Bernardino County ranks well among its Southern California peers in measures of solar capacity and installations. San Bernardino County is second out of five for the most non-residential solar installations per capita, and in the middle for other solar measures, including residential and non-residential solar capacity and residential solar installations that are grid-connected.
Energy Consumption
San Bernardino County is second out of five peer counties compared for the lowest per capita non-residential (industrial and commercial) electricity use and third out of five for the lowest residential electricity use, but fifth out of five for both the lowest residential and non-residential natural gas use.
Alternative Fueled Vehicle Adoption Compared to peer Southern California counties, San Bernardino County lags in adoption of alternative fueled vehicles. The county ranks fifth out of five for the region with the most electric and hybrid vehicle registrations per capita and fourth out of five for the region with the most hydrogen fuel cell registrations per capita.
| San Bernardino | Riverside | Los Angeles | Orange | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Solar Generation Capacity per Capita: Residential | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Most Solar Generation Capacity per Capita: Other/Unknown | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Most Solar Installations per Capita: Residential | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Most Solar Installations per Capita: Other/Unknown | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Lowest Electricity Consumption per Capita: Residential | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Lowest Electricity Consumption per Capita: Non-Residential | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Lowest Natural Gas Consumption per Capita: Residential | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Lowest Natural Gas Consumption per Capita: Non-Residential | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Most Electric Vehicle Registrations per Capita | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Most Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Registrations per Capita | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Most Hybrid Vehicle Registrations per Capita | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |