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Supported by a $565,470 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Alternative Manure Management Program, Paul Danbom of Brindeiro & Danbom Dairy Farms in Turlock took a significant step towards improving the efficiency of his dairy operation and installed a new solid separation system. Instead of flushed manure being discharged directly into a settling pond and storage lagoon system, it is now pumped through a separator capable of capturing a large portion of manure solids, keeping that organic material from entering and decomposing in a liquid environment where it would produce methane.

New Equipment on a Turlock Dairy Farm Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Produces Co-Benefits

Energy Efficiency

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Fully Electrified Homeless Shelter Runs on Solar

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Fully Electrified Homeless Shelter Runs on Solar

The 40 Prado Road Homeless Services Center, a shelter located in San Luis Obispo, serves up to 100 occupants at a time. While it was built in 2018 under the 2013 Energy Code and met energy efficiency standards of the time, it was under the Low‑Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) that the shelter was able to become even more energy efficient, adding a 120‑kilowatt solar system and other energy efficiency measures thanks to California Climate Investments funding. The success at this property—the first homeless shelter to receive funding under LIWP—has paved the way for many similar properties across the state to also receive funding.

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Energy Upgrades for Farmworker Household Brings Safety, Comfort, and $3.00 Energy Bills

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Energy Upgrades for Farmworker Household Brings Safety, Comfort, and $3.00 Energy Bills

Thanks to funding from California Climate Investments through the Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP), Rocio Hernandez and her family reduced their home energy costs by installing a new rooftop solar system and energy efficiency upgrades. At first, Mrs. Hernandez thought the referral flyer her husband brought home after work as a seasonal farmworker during the grape harvest in Delano was too good to be true. A local farmworker agency provided information about the LIWP Farmworker Housing Component, a California Climate Investment program focusing exclusively on the installation of energy efficiency measures and solar photovoltaics (PV) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for farmworker households at no cost.

Supporting Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Generation in Multi-Family Farmworker Housing

Supporting Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Generation in Multi-Family Farmworker Housing

People’s Self-Help Housing was awarded over $630,000 from the Low-Income Weatherization Program’s Multi‑Family Energy Efficiency and Renewables program to invest in the health and well-being of its low-income farmworker community in Santa Maria, known as Los Adobes de Maria. The homes of the 65 farmworker families living in Los Adobes de Maria will receive energy efficiency upgrades that will reduce energy consumption and lower their bills.

Water Energy Grants Provide Direct Benefits to Low-Income Households in Rural Counties

Water Energy Grants Provide Direct Benefits to Low-Income Households in Rural Counties

The Association of California Community and Energy Services partner agencies replaced 1,090 washing machines and 855 dishwashers with water- and energy-efficient machines . These energy and water savings will continuously provide cost savings across various communities in Kern, Madera, Contra Costa, Kings, San Francisco, and Merced counties and other low-income homes in San Mateo, Shasta, and Tehama counties.

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San Gabriel Residents and Businesses Save Water and Energy with Appliance Rebates

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San Gabriel Residents and Businesses Save Water and Energy with Appliance Rebates

More than 1,900 households in the San Gabriel Valley are saving money, water and energy through a new rebate program supported by Cap-and-Trade dollars.

Madera County Connects Residents with Water Efficiency Devices

Madera County Connects Residents with Water Efficiency Devices

“For the community; by the community” is the motto of the South-East Madera County United (SEMCU), a non-profit mutual benefit organization in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. In May 2015, with a $218,594 grant from the DWR, members set out to provide water efficiency devices for approximately 75 percent of homes and businesses within SEMCU’s boundary, an area encompassing five disadvantaged community census tracts.

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No-cost Energy Upgrades Serve Low-income Farmworker Households

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No-cost Energy Upgrades Serve Low-income Farmworker Households

Mrs. Rojas and her family now have a solar photovoltaic system and energy efficiency upgrades in their home, including a high efficient air conditioning system, new windows that minimize heat transfer, a smart thermostat, and other measures that reduce energy costs while improving the comfort and livability of their home and its resiliency to climate change.

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Solar PV and Energy Efficiency Upgrades Benefit Low-income Residents in San Diego

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Solar PV and Energy Efficiency Upgrades Benefit Low-income Residents in San Diego

The Allison Apartments, located in San Diego, were completely renovated and energy conserving refrigerators, LED lighting, and heat pump water heaters funded by LIWP were installed. Another CSD contracted partner, GRID Alternatives, installed an 87-kilowatt rooftop solar PV system and provided a workforce development opportunity to ten trainees, nine of whom subsequently found employment in the solar industry.

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Energy Efficiency and Solar PV System Brings Comfort and Affordability to Mecca Household

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Energy Efficiency and Solar PV System Brings Comfort and Affordability to Mecca Household

For years, Irma Vargas’ family of four struggled to pay the high utility bills that come with living on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Mecca while still maintaining a comfortable and healthy home for their children. The family’s limited income made the $400 per month bill nearly impossible during the summer months when temperatures can exceed 110°F in their Riverside County community.

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Microgrid Brings Efficiency and Resilience to Food Processing Facility in Coachella

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Microgrid Brings Efficiency and Resilience to Food Processing Facility in Coachella

Imperial Western Products, Inc. is demonstrating how clean energy technology can help food processing facilities advance California’s climate and energy goals.

Transform Fresno Initiative Brings Solar and Energy Efficiency Projects to Low-income Households

Transform Fresno Initiative Brings Solar and Energy Efficiency Projects to Low-income Households

The Transform Fresno initiative, with $66.5 million in Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) investments, allowed a broad group of stakeholders to collaborate on an integrated suite of projects meant to reduce disparities in these neighborhoods.

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Community Members Lead Transformative Climate Solutions in Southwest Fresno

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Community Members Lead Transformative Climate Solutions in Southwest Fresno

Three Fresno neighborhoods are about to undergo an economic and environmental transformation that promises to improve the quality of life for residents of Southwest, Chinatown and Downtown Fresno.

Climate-Smart Irrigation in Coachella Valley

Climate-Smart Irrigation in Coachella Valley

With support from CDFA’s State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), the Desert Fresh project lowered irrigation water use by nearly 15 percent while producing the same yield using precision agriculture technology. The system also uses soil moisture sensing technology to identify when the crop needs water and know exactly how much to apply—taking the guesswork out of irrigation.

Low-income Weatherization Program Helps Casas de la Viña Residents Save Money and Energy

Low-income Weatherization Program Helps Casas de la Viña Residents Save Money and Energy

Dana Guzman is a resident of Casas de la Viña, a 56-unit affordable apartment rental community that serves low-income families and farmworkers. The mother of two boys, Dana moved to Casas de la Viña when she needed to find a new home. Self-Help Enterprises was able to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and make energy efficiency improvements at Casas de la Viña with Cap-and-Trade dollars.

Weatherization & Solar PV Project Benefits Low-Income Sacramento Residents

Weatherization & Solar PV Project Benefits Low-Income Sacramento Residents

After facing increasingly unaffordable energy bills year-after-year, Milton, a Sacramento County resident, learned about the State’s low-income solar program offered through the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). He became interested in the program and was one of many residents that benefited from this assistance

Energy Efficiency Measures Bring Savings and Comfort to Orange County Residents

Energy Efficiency Measures Bring Savings and Comfort to Orange County Residents

Jose, a senior citizen whose home is located in Southern California, was having difficulties paying his electricity bill. The final straw came one day in April 2016 when he received a notice from Anaheim Public Utilities stating that his electricity service would be disconnected if he did not pay his overdue balance of $292.57 by close of business—a situation that led him to seek assistance.

California Climate Investments | Cap-and-Trade Dollars at Work