Veolia North America recently partnered with the City of Arvin, California, located in the state's Central Valley, to break ground on a new solar energy installation that will meet all the power needs of the city’s wastewater treatment plant and eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. Since energy can account for as much as 30% of water treatment costs, this project provides an economic and environmental benefit for the city.
Veolia has operated and maintained Arvin’s wastewater treatment plant for more than a decade. In 2023 the city and Veolia began discussions about using renewable energy to reduce the cost and improve the reliability of the plant’s operation as part of Veolia’s GreenUp strategy, which aims to position Veolia as a driver of technological innovations. The project will generate one megawatt of electricity, or enough to power about 205 homes. The project is financed through a combination of low interest municipal financing and the Federal Inflation Reduction Act.
Check out this story in CleanTechnica to learn more about this innovative project.