BRIDGE Housing and Sunrun Celebrate Completion of Solar Installation for Renters in Suisun City
03 Dezembro 2021 - 7:00PM
Today, nationally recognized community development organization,
BRIDGE Housing, and Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home
solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, held a ribbon
cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new solar
installation serving 94 affordable rental homes in Suisun City,
California. The Cottonwood Creek solar project is 246 kilowatts,
which provides nearly $47 per month in bill savings for residents
via virtual net metering, along with job training in the rapidly
growing clean energy sector.
"Installing solar helps residents save significantly on their
utility bills while making our properties more environmentally
sustainable," said Ken Lombard, President & CEO of BRIDGE
Housing. "We're proud to partner with Sunrun and the SOMAH program
to bring renewable energy and job opportunities to communities such
as Cottonwood Creek."
In 2018, Sunrun made a commitment to develop 100 megawatts of
solar on affordable multifamily housing in California by 2030 via
the state Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program.
Additionally, in 2021, Sunrun pledged to bring at least 500
megawatts of low-income solar to people across the country by 2030.
These efforts will bring the benefits of solar to hundreds of
thousands of families.
“I’m thrilled that BRIDGE Housing and Sunrun are expanding clean
energy access and bill savings to thousands of additional renters
across California,” said Mary Powell, Sunrun’s CEO. “We’re
committed to a future where everyone has affordable, reliable,
clean power.”
SOMAH has a significant focus on workforce development and
tenant engagement. Each SOMAH project, including Cottonwood Creek,
offers paid job training opportunities in the rapidly growing clean
energy sector. One of the trainees from Cottonwood Creek now holds
a full-time job at Sunrun.
“At a time when national attention is on the high price of
gasoline and inflation, Sunrun and BRIDGE Housing are demonstrating
the triple bottom line opportunity presented by the historic SOMAH
Program. Bill credits from this solar installation will provide
real energy burden relief to Cottonwood Creek’s families now and
for future generations and another SOMAH job trainee has a
full-time career based on his work on this project. We’re excited
to deploy the nearly $250m in funding we have available to
replicate this success story all across California,” said Chris
Walker of the SOMAH Program Administrator team.
Additionally, via the SOMAH program, Sunrun partnered with GRID
Alternatives’ jobs training program to train more than 100
Californians in solar installation to date.
“I’m very excited to save some money on energy bills,” said
Margaret Van Bibber, a Cottonwood Creek resident who works as an
in-home care provider. “Even a little will go a long way to help
with my daughter’s school supplies and other essentials.”
Cottonwood Creek, which opened in 2008, offers 94 affordable
apartment homes for families; the median household income of
residents is currently $25,707. The property consists of
garden-style walk-up apartments with a Craftsman design, plus a
community room and recreational amenities such as a pool, tot lot
and picnic area. Cottonwood Creek’s environmentally-friendly
features also include landscaping that minimizes the buildings’
solar gain in the summer, energy- and water-efficient fixtures and
appliances throughout, and sustainable building materials.
About BRIDGE HousingAs a mission-driven
nonprofit, BRIDGE’s goal is to strengthen communities and improve
people’s lives, beginning--but not ending--with affordable housing.
Since it was founded in 1983, BRIDGE has participated in the
development of more than 18,000 homes in California, Oregon and
Washington. For more information, visit www.bridgehousing.com.
About SOMAHThe Solar on Multifamily Affordable
Housing (SOMAH) program provides up to $100 million annually in
financial incentives for installing photovoltaic (PV) energy
systems on multifamily affordable housing in California. The
program’s unique, community-based approach ensures long-term,
direct economic benefits for low-income households, helps catalyze
the market for solar on multifamily housing and creates jobs. SOMAH
is overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission and
funded through the greenhouse gas allowance auction proceeds of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric
Company, Southern California Edison Company, Liberty Utilities
Company, and PacifiCorp. SOMAH aims to install 300 megawatts of
generating capacity by 2030. For more information, please visit
calsomah.org.
About Sunrun
Sunrun Inc.
(Nasdaq: RUN) is the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage,
and energy services company. Founded in 2007, Sunrun pioneered home
solar service plans to make local clean energy more accessible to
everyone for little to no upfront cost. Sunrun’s innovative home
battery solution brings families affordable, resilient, and
reliable energy. The company can also manage and share stored solar
energy from the batteries to provide benefits to households,
utilities, and the electric grid while reducing our reliance on
polluting energy sources. For more information, please visit
www.sunrun.com.
Media Contacts:Wyatt SemanekPublic Relations
Managerpress@sunrun.com
Lyn HikidaVP of Communicationslhikida@bridgehousing.com
Brittany ChenierSOMAH ProgramMarketing, Education & Outreach
Managermedia@calsomah.org
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