The Lancaster solar project is a partnership with Southern California Edison’s Community Renewables Program, and it is one of only two Community Renewables Program projects in the state to provide off-site renewable energy to households and commercial entities, according to developers Kuubix Global.
“We are thrilled to partner with Southern California Edison’s Community Renewables Program, which will across the region increase customer access to renewable energy,” said Josh Butt, CEO, Kuubix. “I’m proud of our Kuubix team’s unwavering support to lower barriers to entry for residents, businesses, and government entities to source affordable clean energy for their power needs.”
When operational, the 3 MW-AC solar facility is expected to generate renewable energy to power approximately 1,200 homes in SCE’s service territory. The Community Renewables Program allows customers to receive a portion or all of their energy needs from renewable power by subscribing to the program with Kuubix. Customers who subscribe to the program would not experience any change in their service and will receive a credit on their energy bill based on the amount of renewable energy purchased. Any power that is not subscribed to by a customer is sold back to SCE at a wholesale rate.
“Three out of four Californians have a strong interest in buying clean energy and paying into programs to support renewable energy programs,” said Sean Andrews, Executive Vice President, Kuubix. “However, nearly 75% of households and 70% of businesses are unable to install their own solar unit or other renewable power generation system for a variety of reasons, including lack of rooftop space or access, shaded roofs, they rent or lease their property, live in multi-unit buildings or lack access to financing. This project will remove these barriers by allowing customers to purchase renewable energy off-site.”
Kuubix will develop and build out the 3 MW project while Solegreen Renewable Energy will invest in and own the solar project and its energy-producing capabilities.
The project is expected to be operational in late 2022.
[Information via news release from Kuubix Global.]
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Vicki says
Exactly WHO thought it was a great idea to ruin the West side of the valley with solar panels.They could have been put way out on the East side of the valley where there’s miles and miles of desert. It’s just so sad looking or driving out West now. It’s horrible! Could you please let all the the citizens of the Antelope Valley know who profited by this stupid decision. Or have they all moved away already with their tons of money, while we that live here have to look at the distruction You have caused. It’s horrible!
Green says
Great. More Valley Fever on the way. You can’t save the environment by destroying it. Rooftop solar makes sense. Destroying the desert does not.
Jim Guilly says
These solar projects have ruined our Westside with panels right next door to homes is not very good land use planning. I bet the City Council does not have them next door to where they live.
SallyG says
No location mentioned for this new project
ft says
Please do the research the home owner pay for 20 years but the solar system do not have this long life for the current system now. It give us trouble way before 20 years.
gucci says
Nobody ever brings this fact up, as well as the hazardous waste that ends up in our water after these batteries are “disposed”.
ft says
The politic is no right or wrong. The issue is how they divide the pipe for they are.