Renewable Energy
Lancaster has taken bold steps to become the premier green energy community in Southern California, with wind turbines, solar power, and the first fully functional electric bus fleet in the nation.
On January 24, 2023, Antelope Valley Transit Authority staff informed the AVTA board of directors that the agency’s electric fleet had accomplished another milestone, passing the ten million electric mile mark. The electric fleet transports residents in the Antelope valley around Lancaster and Palmdale along with portions of northern Los Angeles County, such as Pear Blossom, Little Rock, and Lake Los Angeles.
“The city of Lancaster’s has become the solar capital of the world by leveraging the abundance of sunshine in Antelope Valley. — NY TIMES INTEREVIEW
Using the sun and wind through solar power and wind turbines, Lancaster converts the energy into electricity that is then used to create Hydrogen into a stored fuel source, effectively making Lancaster 100 percent fuel efficient with a net carbon emission of zero.
These projects are already underway, which means you can be a part of them by investing in Lancaster today.
The first transit agency in America to go all electric, with the largest dedicated electric bus manufacturing facility in America.
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Home to LEED-certified 45-acre solar and wind-powered medical campus, LEED-certified means a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon, and cost-saving green buildings.
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The goal of LEED is to create better buildings that:
- Reduce contribution to global climate change
- Enhance individual human health
- Protect and restore water resources
- Protect and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Promote sustainable and regenerative material cycles
- Enhance community quality of life
EPA’S NATIONAL AWARD FOR SMART GROWTH ACHIEVEMENT “THE BLVD”
Lancaster has invested in over 20 projects and put over 4,000 people to work with its clean air initiative, by investing in companies with the talent and resources to make that happen, with over $1 billion in investment.
In August 2022, Lancaster’s representatives traveled to Japan to sign agreements with the nation of Japan to develop hydrogen, making Lancaster the Hydrogen hub for the country, and creating thousands of new jobs.