California city "goes green" with Chevron Energy Solutions

The city of Patterson has made an agreement with Chevron Energy Solutions. Their aim together is to improve the city’s sustainability, which include solar installations, energy efficiency programs and substantial energy cost reductions.

This collaboration has the intend to generate its own green, renewable electricity, reducing citywide energy costs, .. They will also make the neighborhoods safer by replacing streetlights with more efficient LED fixtures.

Because of this collaboration with Chevron Energy Solutions they are able to do some much more for the city. Like installing solar panels and provide renewable power. The idea of changing the streetlights are very efficient because these LED fixtures are also expected to save over $200,000 per year in electricity expense.

In addition, the city and Chevron Energy Solutions have made together a community-based energy-efficiency non-profit who is called WattzOn. Through free energy audits, the residents and business owners will be helped to identify free and low-costs ways to reduce their energy. This capacity project also includes building workforce capacity in cleantech and energy by training and hiring energy auditors from high school Patterson.

The purpose of this project and all the ideas to do, are general meant for households and businesses who are stimulating the local economy.

These sustainability initiatives has also been the result of attracting new businesses and jobs: example: Amazon (online retailer) selected Patterson as the site for the first northern California distribution center. It’s a state-of-art and has a one million square foot facility.

This partnership will help both of the cities. They will reach their sustainability goals and at the same time their economic development goals. It will also improve both their environment and the attractiveness of their business climate..

Chevron Energy Solutions is very proud to work together with Patterson. This association represents a positive example to all the people across the San Joaquin Valley, the state and throughout the country.

Julie Deweerdt - 2MA01

Link: http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/04/california-city-goes-green-with-chevron-energy-solutions.html