Lancaster, CA to Become One of World's First Net Zero Cities Aided by Beautiful Earth Group

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Lancaster, CA to Become One of World's First Net Zero Cities Aided by Beautiful Earth Group

September 1, 2011

The City of Lancaster, California has taken a historic step towards becoming one of the first "Net Zero Cities" in the world. The Lancaster City Council unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Beautiful Earth Group for the development of a partnership to establish Lancaster as a Net Zero City. Net Zero Cities produce as much energy from sustainable sources, such as solar energy, as they consume. This dramatically reduces their carbon emissions. New technologies such as energy storage, supply and demand management and the "smart grid" are used to save energy and money - all good news for consumers as prices for oil and energy continue to rise.

Lancaster, known as the "Alternative Energy Capital of the World", is well situated to benefit from the rapid increase in solar energy investment throughout the area. Applications for more than 4,000 megawatt's of generation by photovoltaic (PV) electricity plants have been received in California's High Desert / Antelope Valley region. This provides Lancaster with a wide range of options to reduce its carbon output by using clean energy coupled with energy saving techniques in the future.

Lancaster's goal of becoming a Net Zero City will encourage global investment in the city and will fulfill Beautiful Earth's mission to supply municipalities and businesses with clean, green energy. "This important agreement will bring new jobs, energy security and a much healthier future to all of us in the Antelope Valley," said Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris. "The Net Zero City project with Beautiful Earth Group has the potential to increase the quality of living and create thousands of new jobs focused on power conservation, systems to support the smart grid, clean energy generation, and downstream activities related to companies attracted to Lancaster for its ability to supply clean energy for their manufacturing, industrial and commercial processes."

"As a Net Zero City, Lancaster will create a favorable impact on its immediate environment, and also contribute to improving the environment globally," said Beautiful Earth CEO Lex Heslin. "The Net Zero City program will also put Lancaster at the top of the list when it comes to attracting smart industries. Smart industries are the revenue creators of the future. These businesses look to locate their plants in areas which have the right mix of energy sources, locational advantages and employment resources to fulfill their environmentally responsible corporate missions."

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[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. ROFL

As someone who knows the area well...

[mahina]

3. Me too.

Went to visit my grandma's sister there ten years ago...21st century strip mall dystopia, post-retail apocalypse. And that was before the retail apocalypse. Talk about the malling of America.

In the middle of nowhere!

Hope the article is right but it's a big stretch of the imagination!

[silverweb]

2. Wonderful!

I hope their efforts are resoundingly successful, and give encouragement to other cities and towns that want to do something similar.

:thumbsup:

[kestrel91316]

4. Well it's a noble thought, but.....well.....LANCASTER????

[AlecBGreen]

5. Lancaster, PA is closer :)