Page 9 - Q2 2021 Rosendin Corporate Newsletter
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May 2021, with the peak manpower     investments that will modernize our   Currently, the company is building
         of 520 craft workers. The IBEW has   energy systems, create thousands      15 solar facilities across its service
         been critical to the success of the   of good-paying jobs, and build a     territories, including the largest to
         project by providing a steady stream   better economy for everyone.”       date in both Texas and California.
         of reliable, qualified craft workers.
                                              The 1,053-acre Townsite project       “While growth of the utility scale solar
         “As the operator of one of the       incorporates 528,084 First Solar’s    industry has been assured by strong
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         largest solar portfolios in the country,   Series 6  photovoltaic (PV) modules   market economics over these past
         Arevon is proud of its contribution   on a NEXTracker Horizontal Single    few years, the new administration’s
         to Nevada’s clean energy economy,”   Axis Tracking System and uses         support to drive Zero-Carbon
         said Justin Johnson, CEO of Arevon.   Sungrow Inverters. Upon completion,   Energy production by 2035 will
         “At Townsite and beyond, we’ve       the Townsite Solar Facility will be   significantly accelerate opportunities
         created thousands of jobs building   co-located with one of the largest    for innovation, furthering market
         solar and storage power plants across   battery energy storage systems (BESS)   expansions and sustainable jobs
         the country. We appreciate everyone   built to date. Power generated on-site   creation,” said Duncan Frederick,
         who’s worked on constructing         will be distributed underground to    VP of Business Development for
         Townsite and we look forward to      a 230kV substation and overhead       Rosendin Renewable Energy Group.
         completing this project by the end    generation tie line to the Mead      “Rosendin has managed its growth
         of the year.”                        Substation just outside Boulder City.   by taking a strategic approach to
                                                                                    building strong relationships with its
         Once completed at the end of                                               trade partners, and we are grateful
         2021, Townsite will generate more                                          to the IBEW for providing a trusted,
         than 500,000 MWh per year of                                               stable workforce that has allowed
         renewable energy, enough to              Townsite Solar                    us to lead the solar EPC market in
         power 60,000 homes annually,                                               Nevada as well as help us enter new
         avoiding 400,000 tons of carbon        Facility currently                  target markets across the country.”
         dioxide emissions annually.
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         “Nevada is consistently leading this
         country in clean energy innovation.
         Solar power is an undeniably smart        construction
         move at a time when we need to
         both reduce our carbon footprint and        trade jobs.
         create good-paying jobs,” said U.S.
         Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03). “Earlier this
         year, I was proud to help introduce
         the Electric Power Infrastructure    “The City of Boulder City has
         Improvement Act which will help      always been ahead of the curve
         promote construction of transmission   when it comes to alternative,
         projects across the nation through   renewable energy; it comes from           Tour the Project
         an investment tax credit. I’m looking   our roots. Hoover Dam generates
         forward to continuing to work with   of 4.5 billion kilowatt hours annually,
         this Administration to make historic   keeping power supplied to some      One of the fastest-growing
                                              eight million people in Arizona,      renewable energy groups in the
                                              California and Southern Nevada,”      country,  Rosendin Renewable
                                              said Mayor Kiernan McManus.           Energy Group is building a robust
                                              “Here we are, 85 years after Hoover   workforce through the active
                                              Dam opened, leading the charge in     recruitment of experienced engineers,
                                              renewable energy. It’s a source of    estimators, and project managers.
                                              pride for Boulder City and all        Rosendin works closely with the
                                              of Southern Nevada.”                  IBEW to offer a sustainable and
                                                                                    productive career path for industry
                                              Rosendin is a leading constructor     professionals who want to make
                                              of clean energy facilities in Southern   a difference. As an innovative
                                              Nevada and throughout the West.       company dedicated to inclusivity and
                                              The electrical contracting company    equity, Rosendin provides a wide
                                              employed over 1,960 craft workers to   range of opportunities for growth
                                              install over 1.6 million solar modules   potential to qualified professionals.
                                              across five job sites in the region.



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