DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The city of Detroit hopes to shine a light on solar energy.

Mayor Mike Duggan wants to turn blighted homes and vacant lots into solar power arrays to generate renewable energy for city-owned buildings.

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Neighborhoods and groups can fill out online forms starting July 1st if they have interest in becoming a solar neighborhood.

While the solar energy wouldn’t directly help them, the city can do things like help with new roofs or energy efficient windows in exchange for being a solar array host. The city emphasized that this is a voluntary program.