Mendocino Community Health Center - Lakeview Clinic - 5335 Lakeshore Blvd, Lakeport, CA
This system was installed at no cost to the Mendocino Community Health Center (MCHC) through two different avenues. The $186,000 solar installation was financed by Collective Energy through an Energy Service Agreement (ESA). Collective Energy installed, maintains, and operates the solar PV system with no upfront cost to the site, and in return, MCHC will make monthly payments based on the energy production at a set kWh rate.
The $480K Energy Storage System was funded through the California Public Utility Commission’s SGIP program. The Self-Generation Incentive Program offers cash rebates to critical community facilities for installing energy storage. This program prioritizes communities living in high fire-threat areas, those that have experienced two or more utility Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) events, as well as low income and medically vulnerable customers.
The Lakeview Clinic serves over 30,000 patients annually and offers services including primary care, dental, women’s health, and behavioral health.
Project Highlights
+ 60 kW Solar + 90kW/268 kWh Energy Storage
+ 40% of annual electric usage
+ Offsets 66 tons of CO2 per year, which is equivalent to approximately:
- 152,000 vehicle miles driven annually OR
- Carbon sequestered by 70 acres of forest every year