Tag Archives: Solar Richmond

Richmond program installing solar panels with help of local labor

By: Robert Rogers | January 13, 2012 – 2:00 pm

When Juan Lores delivered pizzas in the late 1980s, the area around Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street was so dangerous his manager wouldn’t let his...

Chevron announces $1 million in grants

By: Rachel Waldholz | November 8, 2011 – 12:14 pm

Chevron announced $1 million in grants for six local initiatives in job training and science education on Monday. Recipients include the West Contra Costa Unified...

Richmond offers free, discounted solar — but will residents bite?

By: William Harless | October 4, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Since July, the city has been trying to use more than $400,000 in federal stimulus funds to provide discounted and free solar panels for Richmond...

Richmond leads the Bay Area in solar power wattage per capita

By: Veronica Moscoso | July 23, 2010 – 8:25 am

Richmond was recently awarded for installing in 2009 more solar watts per capita than any other large city in California.

Chevron grants $1 million to non profits, but city official wants more

By: Alexa Vaughn | December 6, 2009 – 6:00 am

Chevron split a million-dollar grant last week between five Richmond non-profits against a backdrop of city officials’ efforts to obtain millions more from the oil...