Solar can be as simple as sunshine, or at least the Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center is trying to make it seem so for Colorado towns and cities.

The organization put out an interesting fact sheet and tour guide last week, “Ten Ways Your City Can Go Solar.” It’s part of the center’s Go Solar campaign to get locals to “go big on solar power.”

“We have so much to gain from going solar – from providing cleaner air that improves public health to lowering emissions that impact our climate,” Garrett Garner-Wells, director of Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center, said in a statement. “We hope city officials take a good hard look at how they can use all of their available tools and infrastructure to lead locally on a transition to clean, renewable energy.”

Here, broadly, are the 10 steps:

1. Set ambitious goals for solar energy adoption.2. Lead by example with solar installations on public buildings.3. Develop and publicize local financing options.4. “Solarize” your city.5. Encourage community solar projects.6. Eliminate red tape.7. Guarantee solar rights.8. Be “solar ready.”9. Partner with utilities.10. Support strong state-level solar policies.

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Emily Hiltz of the Colorado Sierra Club said switching to renewables is good for the climate, communities and household utility bills.

“Solar energy can help Coloradans by lowering electricity bills and providing a homegrown choice for powering our lives,” she stated. “It’s critical our state invest in options such as community solar, energy efficiency and electrifying heating and transportation. We must continue to work together to stand up for a healthy future for our families.”

The Denver-based policy center said the fact sheet pre-stages its “Shining Cities” report next month. The annual policy analysis ranks the largest U.S. cities based on their solar capacity and how they progressing.