{"id":6980,"date":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/first-low-income-community-solar-project-california-underway\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:59:33","slug":"first-low-income-community-solar-project-california-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/first-low-income-community-solar-project-california-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"First Low-Income Community Solar Project in California Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridalternatives.org\/ie\" target=\"_blank\">GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE)<\/a> recently broke ground on its largest community-scale solar project to date. Earlier this year, GRID IE was awarded a $2.05 million grant by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csd.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD)<\/a> Low-income Weatherization Program, Community Solar Pilot Program. The CSD Santa Rosa Community Solar Project is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov\/\">California Climate Investments<\/a>, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment \u2014 particularly in disadvantaged communities. The nearly 1-megawatt solar electric system on the <a href=\"https:\/\/santarosacahuilla-nsn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians<\/a> reservation \u2014 California\u2019s first low-income community solar project \u2014 will provide $5.4 million in savings to benefit low-income members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anzaelectric.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anza Electrical Cooperative (AEC)<\/a>. AEC will offer bill credits to qualified low-income residents, enabling low income co-op members to significantly reduce their energy bills. They will also maintain full ownership and responsibility of the solar array and its output. AEC is slated to do some electrical upgrades including installation of new power poles and transformers to support the influx of energy.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agreement with AEC, approximately 38 qualified low-income Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indian Tribal members and an additional 150-250 low-income AEC members within the boundaries of the cooperative will receive a credit offsetting their electric bills.<br \/> <!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to break ground on California\u2019s first low-income community solar project. The partnership between the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, Anza Electric Cooperative and GRID Alternatives will provide clean energy, job training and bill savings to tribal members and the surrounding community who are not currently able to benefit from existing low-income solar programs. This is what makes this pilot community solar program so special, and we hope our success will provide a model for more community solar across California,\u201d said GRID IE Executive Director Jaime Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the project included site grading\/clearing, erosion control, surveying and location staking, receiving of piles and some racking materials, and pile driving. The second week of this phase will include continuation of pile driving, trenching, AC\/DC sub work, receiving more equipment and materials and a site walk through to assess the progress. According to Commercial Project Manager Vanessa Lorrah, the project is expected to be complete in fall of 2020.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/what-we-do\/tribal-program\">GRID\u2019s Tribal Program\u200b<\/a> helps tribal communities become self-sustaining by providing resources to assist with their clean energy goals. For more information about GRID Alternatives Inland Empire, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gridalternatives.org\/ie\">www.gridalternatives.org\/ie<\/a> or call 951-272-GRID(4743).<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT CSD<br \/><\/strong>The Department of Community Services and Development\u2019s (CSD\u2019s) Low-Income Weatherization Program Community Solar Pilot is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment \u2014 particularly in disadvantaged communities. 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