SunPower believes that its systems should not only generate clean energy, but do so in the most environmentally friendly manner. We are minimizing our environmental footprint and have made several improvements to the California Valley Solar Ranch based on feedback from the community and other stakeholders:
- Eliminated all concrete foundations from the Trackers, limiting water use, traffic and impact on local species.
- Worked with experts to design the solar farm’s layout around the critical habitats to allow species migration.
- Reduced traffic during construction by implementing an incentive program for employee transit use.
- Designed fencing and alternate transmission corridor to minimize visual impact, grading and species impact.
- Reduced planned water use by 20% annually, implemented a water recycling plan and confirmed that the plant will not affect water use by nearby residents.
- Added a water tank for safety and community firefighting
