Graduates of a Los Angeles-based solar panel installation training and certification program serving formerly high-risk, gang-involved men and women will provide labor for PV developer 8minutenergy Renewables and renewable energy provider sPower's new 72.9 MW solar project in Kern County, California.
The two companies are teaming up to build three solar PV plants as part of 8minutenergy’s Redwood Solar Farm cluster.
The Los Angeles-based Homeboy Industries' solar training program works in partnership with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 428 to provide hands-on training and employment opportunities.
January 29, 2015
