Starting this fall, Anza Electric Cooperative will help the Santa Rosa Band of the Cahuilla Indians and their neighbors reduce their monthly electric bills by up to 50%. <\/p>\n
About 38 Cahuillas and 150 to 250 other residents on and off the reservation, in the high desert country northeast of San Diego, will be hooked up to a nearly 1-MW solar array built with volunteer labor by Grid Alternatives, an affordable solar company. The array has 2,628 panels and spreads across 5 acres. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great project,\u201d says Kevin Short, general manager of the 5,000-meter co-op. \u201cIt really benefits the low-income residents of the area.\u201d <\/p>\n
It was made possible by a $2 million grant from the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) Low-income Weatherization Program\u2019s Community Solar Pilot Program. It\u2019s Grid Alternatives\u2019 largest community-scale project so far. <\/p>\n
The array project will save the beneficiaries about $5.4 million over the next 25 years through co-op bill credits. <\/p>\n
Anza Electric\u2019s headquarters is in the small town of the same name and about 7 miles from the reservation. Short says the cost of the Santa Rosa Band array will not affect the rates of the co-op\u2019s 3,800 members on or off the reservation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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