Rooftop solar projects will provide renewable energy and 20%
bill discounts to 3,000 low-income customers and create more than
100 construction jobs
LOS
ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today,
the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Board of Directors approved five
15-year renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) with
Prologis. The projects are all located in Los Angeles County and will provide local
resources to serve disadvantaged communities near their
locations.
The five projects have been procured for CPA's Power Share
program, part of the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program
administered by the California Public Utilities Commission, which
is designed to encourage the development of clean energy resources
located in disadvantaged communities throughout the state of
California.
CPA's Power Share program promotes renewable energy development
within underserved communities while providing low-income customers
with 100% renewable energy at a 20% bill discount. The projects,
totaling 5.92 MW, will produce enough energy to power more than
2,400 Southern California homes
each year while avoiding 3,768 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions per year.
CPA currently has approximately 6,200 customers throughout both
Los Angeles and Ventura Counties enrolled in Power Share,
about half of whom will be served by these new solar projects. To
date, customers in the Power Share program have saved approximately
$250,000 on their electricity
bills.
"Clean Power Alliance continues to invest in clean energy
solutions that address the power needs of our communities and
provide equitable access to renewable energy for our customers in
the disadvantaged communities we serve," said Ted Bardacke, Clean Power Alliance's CEO. "Our
board is committed to incorporating local solutions throughout our
large service territory and rooftop solar is one viable way to do
that."
The Wilmington 1 (1.8 MW),
Wilmington 2 (0.6 MW), and
Dominguez (0.96 MW) projects are
all located in Carson, CA. The
Workman (1.92 MW) project is in Whitter, CA and the El Segundo (0.64 MW) project is in
Hawthorne, CA. All of the projects
are expected to be operational by the end of 2023.
In addition to the bill savings and climate change mitigation
provided by the projects, workforce development and training
opportunities for Los Angeles area
residents will be provided. Prologis, the developer of all five
projects, estimates they will create 98 new direct construction
jobs and 10 permanent jobs.
Prologis is a global leader in logistics real estate with a 948
million square foot worldwide portfolio. Prologis' Global Energy
team utilizes the scale of Prologis to deploy energy projects
across its properties. To date, Prologis has permitted and built 54
solar rooftop projects within Los
Angeles, Riverside, and
San Bernardino counties.
PowerFlex System, Inc, a subsidiary of EDF Renewables North
America, is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)
contractor for the projects. PowerFlex has installed over 420 MW of
solar at more than 200 facilities in 30 utility territories.
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About Clean Power Alliance
Founded in 2017, Clean Power Alliance is the locally operated
not-for-profit electricity provider for 30 cities across
Los Angeles County and
Ventura County, as well as the
unincorporated areas of both counties. CPA is the fifth largest
electricity provider in California
and has the most customers receiving 100% renewable energy in the
nation. CPA serves approximately three million people via one
million customer accounts, providing clean renewable energy at
competitive rates. For complete information regarding CPA visit
http://www.cleanpoweralliance.org. For more information on CPA's
Power Share program visit
http://www.cleanpoweralliance.org/power-share.
Media Contact:
Joseph Cabral
Clean Power Alliance
jcabral@cleanpoweralliance.org
(213) 442-8109
Media Contact
Joseph Cabral, Clean Power
Alliance, 2134428109, JCABRAL@CLEANPOWERALLIANCE.ORG
SOURCE Clean Power Alliance