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Adams: Rooftop solar is bottlenecked because 64% of LA residents are renters

Marty Adams · Live: The most ambitious city energy transition in America · Mar 28, 2023 · at 15:22

Marty Adams explains the structural barrier to residential rooftop solar adoption in Los Angeles due to the high proportion of renters.

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“The challenge in LA is about 63, 64% of the people don't own their roofs.”

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The claim, plainly

About 63% to 64% of residents in Los Angeles do not own their roofs.

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Assessment

On March 28, 2023, then-General Manager and Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Marty Adams stated that approximately 63% to 64% of people in Los Angeles do not own their roofs (referring to the proportion of non-homeowners/renters in the context of solar energy adoption). U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates and QuickFacts for the City of Los Angeles report an owner-occupied housing unit rate of 36.0% to 36.3%, yielding a renter-occupied rate of 63.7% to 64.0%. Furthermore, the City of Los Angeles 2021–2029 Housing Element reports that approximately 63% of housing units in the city are renter-occupied. The data matches the stated range.

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year data and QuickFacts for the City of Los Angeles place the renter-occupied housing unit rate at 63.7% to 64.0% (owner-occupied rate at 36.0% to 36.3%).
The City of Los Angeles 2021–2029 Housing Element formally reports that approximately 63% of housing units in the city are renter-occupied.

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[1] census.gov [2] censusdepth.com [3] lacity.gov [4] myneighborhooddata.org [5] waterandpower.org [6] latimes.com [7] facebook.com [8] passivehousenetwork.org

"Marty Adams" LADWP retired OR resigned OR current role 2024 2025 2026 los angeles city renter occupied housing units percentage census ACS 2021 2022 census quickfacts los angeles city renter occupied housing rate owner occupied housing rate 2021 2022 2023 "Los Angeles" housing element 2021-2029 "renter" percentage "63" OR "64"

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