A solar project designed to provide power to disadvantaged customers in San Mateo County and the city of Los Banos, California, is now in the works.
Peninsula Clean Energy and Renewable America are the developers partnering on the Dos Palos Clean Power project. Once completed, the Dos Palos Clean Power project is planned to be capable of generating 3 MW of solar power as part of the clean energy firm’s Green Access Program.
The program is part of the state’s efforts to help low-income residents with their energy bills in places where there is high environmental pollution.
“This project checks several important boxes for us, including helping us get closer to our central goal of providing all-renewable power to all of our customers at nearly all hours of the day and evening,” Peninsula Clean Energy CEO Jan Pepper said. “Sourcing this carbon-free power for our Los Banos customers from their home county also further shows how we are helping produce and deliver clean and affordable power beyond the coastline and into the heart of our state.”
The project is expected to offset over 6,100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to taking over 1,317 vehicles off the road annually.
Renewable America is developing, financing, constructing, and maintaining the operation of the project, which is expected to come online in August 2023.
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“Our team is thrilled to partner with Peninsula Clean Energy to provide locally sourced solar electricity to their members,” Renewable AmericaCEO Ardi Arian said. “This project is unique because it will directly benefit the residents of the surrounding community in Los Banos through local investment and job creation. Peninsula Clean Energy is again showing leadership on how community choice aggregation agencies can make clean energy affordable and accessible for more Californians.”
California is No. 1 among states for installed and utility-scale solar capacity at close to 18 GW, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. Some forecasts expect the state to add another 10 GW by 2030.
Peninsula Clean Energy is a Community Choice Aggregation agency which is the official electricity provider for San Mateo County and for the City of Los Banos. Founded in 2016 with a mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the agency serves a population of 810,000 by providing more than 3,600 gigawatt hours annually of electricity that is 50 percent renewable.
Renewable America LLC has more than 255 MW of solar and 590 MWh of energy storage under development throughout California.
