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The fifth rooftop community solar installation in Carson officially went online Thursday morning, April 30, with the 1.32-megawatt rooftop providing 100% renewable energy at reduced rates to about 500 households and City Hall.
The project was a joint effort between the Clean Power Alliance and industrial real estate company Prologis. It is part of the CPA’s Power Share program, which the alliance implemented as part of the California Public Utilities Commission’s Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program; that PUC program helps develop renewable energy projects in disadvantaged communities.
“These savings provide critical relief for families disproportionately impacted by high energy bills,” said alliance CEO Ted Bardacke. “We are proud to help expand equitable access to renewable energy solutions that strengthen communities, lower costs and ensure Southern California’s clean energy future benefits everyone.”
Power Share participants will receive a 20% discount on electricity bills, including Carson itself — which will save $75,000 per year.
“This project is a powerful example of how collaboration between public agencies, private industry and community stakeholders can deliver meaningful results,” Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes said during a celebratory event on Thursday, April 30. “This program makes clean energy savings accessible to renters and working families who have too often been excluded from the benefits of the clean energy economy.”
This installation is among 16 solar photovoltaic projects in operation or under development in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, totaling about 23 megawatts of renewable energy capacity and serving thousands of disadvantaged households.
Prologis has been the host of these projects in the South Bay, with six of 10 participating warehouses being in Carson. The company has developed the solar installations by utilizing the roof space on top of its large warehouse facilities. Prologis alone has contributed 9 megawatts of capacity and created more than 160 jobs, a CPA press release said.
“At Prologis, we believe logistics infrastructure can do more than move goods — it can create lasting community value,” said west region Prologis President Megan Creecy-Herman. “By transforming rooftop space into renewable energy resources, we are helping deliver meaningful economic and environmental benefits to local families while supporting California’s clean energy future.”
Five of the six Carson facilities are operational, with the last one scheduled to come online later this year.
“Projects like the Carson Community Solar installation show that community solar is not just viable, it’s evolving, expanding and delivering measurable results through competitive procurement that helps keep costs affordable for customers,” said Molly Sterkel, director of the Office of Electric Supply, Planning and Costs with the California Public Utilities Commission. “The electricity generated by this community solar installation will help achieve California’s clean energy goals and deliver savings to customers who need it most.”
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