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Increasing Economic





 Development in the




 City of Lancaster








 For over 10 years, Rosendin Electric has been a familiar face and
 friend to the residents and businesses in the City of Lancaster. From
 installing many utility scale projects in Antelope Valley and promoting
 the value of green energy within the community, to supporting
 the local Sheriff Department’s Annual Casino Night fundraiser,
 Rosendin has become an active and valued community

 partner.
              he Rosendin team is              in November 2017, Rosendin’s       In 10 years, Rosendin has been
            Tcomprised of residents from       team worked on a two-mile          instrumental in installing 300 MW
            the City of Lancaster. The work    stretch of trails along Avenue     of solar between all Lancaster
            that the company does within       L from 70th Street West to         area high schools including 12
            the City is not just another job;   90th Street West, including the   schools in the Antelope Valley
            there is a great sense of pride    southeast side of the project.     Unified High School District,
            that goes into beautifying the                                        the Palmdale Unified School
            communities for families and       “During the trail construction,    District, and Antelope Valley
            future generations, and bringing   the Rosendin team received a       Community College. Most
            Lancaster further into the age of   lot of positive feedback from the   recently, Rosendin installed the
            environmental sustainability.      community,” said Rick Gonzales,    new 17’ x 41’ jumbotron display
                                               Division Manager at Rosendin       at the JetHawks field in time for
            In May 2018, the City opened       Electric. “Our goal is to provide   the All-Star games.
            the much anticipated pedestrian    a pleasant experience to the
            trails and bikeways to the local   local community on any project     What started as a company
            community. What was once           that we work on. We want to        coming to the Antelope Valley
            dirt shoulders off the dual lane   maintain a minimal footprint, dust  desert to construct a 20MW solar
            highway, are now beautiful trails   control, and anything else that   farm on 145 acres of abandoned
            that provide opportunities for     would adversely affect the local   farmland, has developed into a
            safe travel by foot and bicycle    neighborhoods and towns. We        partnership. Rosendin Electric
              and promote a healthier and      were told that our team on the     and the City of Lancaster are
                 more active Lancaster.        bike and trails project were great   working together to help shape
                    When design of the         neighbors.”                        the communities in which we
                       trails was completed                                       work and live.




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