As more municipalities and counties open up their jurisdictions to solar development, many find that these projects deliver significant economic benefits in addition to the clean, renewable power these energy systems produce. With as many as 95% of local governments experiencing budget shortfalls,i the revenue generation potential of solar energy development provides a unique opportunity for some local governments to alleviate, or in rare cases completely eliminate, their budget deficits. This brief, published by The Solar Foundation, discusses some of the revenue generation mechanisms associated with solar development and provides examples of how local governments have leveraged them to their fiscal benefit. For more information on The Solar Foundation, visit www.thesolarfoundation.org.