Renewable America announced it has achieved commercial operation for its West Tambo Clean Power II (WEST-II) site. This 8.5-acre, 2.93-MWDC solar project, located in Livingston, California, is situated in a community designated as both disadvantaged (DAC) and low-income (LIC). WEST-II will provide clean, renewable energy to San Jose, California.
“The WEST-II site combines environmentally disadvantaged and low-income communities in one project, creating a powerful cycle of shared benefits — jobs, cleaner air and economic growth for one, while delivering affordable renewable power to the other,” said Ardi Arian, President & CEO of Renewable America. “We also celebrate several important milestones with this development, such as a promising new collaboration with San Jose Clean Energy, a successful union labor contract, and expanded access to solar for underrepresented populations.”
A key aspect of WEST-II’s development was its integration of the local union labor hall, ensuring that the project supported workers within the region, especially those enrolled in apprenticeship training programs. Additionally, the project was awarded a 20% ITC under the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program for selling its electricity to low-income households.
Renewable America led the development of WEST-II, performing end-to-end project development with in-house resources, including parcel scouting, lease negotiations, engineering, permitting, design and origination. With a licensed C-10 and general B construction arm self-performing a significant portion of the work, the project was built with greater efficiency, quality control and coordination across all phases of development and construction.
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