Unions Extensively Interfere with California Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Permitting
Unions Extensively Interfere with California Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Permitting
Earlier this week, www.UnionWatch.org posted the article Did Unions Hasten Demise of California’s Solar Thermal Power Plants? For the first time, the public can examine a comprehensive compilation of specific evidence showing how construction trade unions have exploited the state’s environmental protection laws to impede licensing of proposed solar thermal power plants at the California Energy Commission.
But what about proposed solar photovoltaic power plants, which are much more common but do not have a centralized process for environmental review and approval?
Now the public can go to this article here on www.UnionWatch.org (see list below) to examine the first-ever compilation of specific evidence showing how construction trade unions have exploited the state’s environmental protection laws (such as the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA) to impede permitting of solar photovoltaic power projects.
It’s difficult to track the development of solar photovoltaic power plants in California. Energy companies propose ambitious projects and then delay them or outright abandon them. Projects change ownership. Funding and government loans come and go. Names, locations, and sizes of proposed projects change. In addition, some local governments do not provide easy access to documents related to environmental review and permits.
Nevertheless, the list below is sufficient to prove that union “greenmail” or environmental permit extortion in California is as rampant against the solar photovoltaic power plant industry as it as against the solar thermal power plant industry.
The list includes recent proposed solar photovoltaic power plants that are classified under two conditions:
- Projects for which unions did the following: (1) filed lawsuits, (2) appealed the issuance of permits to a higher local authority, (3) objected to draft and final environmental impact reports and environmental impact statements, (4) objected to initial studies/mitigated negative declarations allowing the government to issue a permit, or (5) simply requested public documents – an action that sends a nasty warning to the applicant.
- Projects that unions openly supported or projects for which unions refrained from commenting, with reasonable evidence to show that the solar energy company committed to a Project Labor Agreement or some other deal that gave a union or unions exclusive control of some or all of the construction trade work. Only one actual Project Labor Agreement is linked below: companies and unions tend to regard their Project Labor Agreements as a trade secret (see an example of this confidentiality with the California Valley Solar Ranch project).
There are a handful of solar photovoltaic projects seriously under consideration or already approved by California local governments for which unions did not get involved in the permitting process and for which evidence is unavailable to confirm a union agreement or a unionized workforce. Projects under these conditions will be omitted from the list until union control is confirmed; nevertheless, it’s unlikely the unions are allowing their non-union competition to get any scraps. In fact, it’s reasonable to guess that right now the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union has a near-monopoly or complete monopoly on the electrical portion of solar photovoltaic power plant construction in California. Other unions such as the Operating Engineers and the Sheet Metal Workers may have guarantees for work on some projects. Meanwhile, the Laborers union (LIUNA) is also seeking control of lower-skill manual labor.
What does this mean for the solar power industry and for ratepayers? Several large non-union electrical contractors are highly competitive on price and quality and have a strong presence in the industrial and commercial construction market in many regions of California, especially outside of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Without question, aggressive interference in the permitting process for solar photovoltaic power plants has allowed certain unions to obtain almost complete control of solar power plant work that they never would have obtained under open competition.
Will the solar energy industry struggle to make money on California projects when forced to use exclusively union labor for some or all construction trades? Will some of these companies have trouble paying back government loans? Will the union interference in solar power plant permitting hinder the State of California in reaching its ambitious goals under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32 or AB 32)? And will this translate into higher electricity rates for Californians?
The answer to all four questions is probably yes. And the California State Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown will do nothing to stop it.
Involvement of California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE) or International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) or the Laborers Union (LIUNA) in the Local Government Permitting Process for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Richmond Solar PV Project (Marin Clean Energy)
FRESNO COUNTY
See Protests Over Valley Solar Projects Called a Ploy – Fresno Bee – April 29, 2012
Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar
- 2012-05-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE – IS MND Comments – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 1
- 2012-05-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE – IS MND Comments – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 2
- 2012-05-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE – IS MND Comments – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 3
- 2012-06-06 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County
- 2012-07-02 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County Response
- 2012-08-06 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE Request for Continuance on Appeal – Adame 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County
Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar
- 2012-05-07 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE IS MND Comments – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Letter
- 2012-05-07 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE IS MND Comments – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 1
- 2012-05-07 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE IS MND Comments – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 2
- 2012-05-07 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo on behalf of CURE IS MND Comments – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 3
- 2012-05-10 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County Planning Commission Meeting Transcript
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Letter
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 1
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 2
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 3
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 4
- 2012-05-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of CURE – Giffen 1 – Gestamp Asetym Solar – Fresno County – Exhibits Part 5
Inspiration Solar Generation Farm
- 2012-02-03 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – Request for Notices on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Fresno County
- 2012-03-29 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – IS MND Request for Extension on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Fresno County
- 2012-03-30 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – IS MND Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Scott Cashen Exhibit – Fresno County
- 2012-04-26 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – IS MND Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Fresno County Response
- 2012-04-26 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – IS MND Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Scott Cashen Rebuttal to Fresno County Response
- 2012-04-26 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – Appeal of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Silverado Inspiration Solar Generation – Fresno County Planning Commission Approval
Placer Solar
- 2012-08-08 Placer Solar – CURE Comments on Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration
- 2012-08-08 Placer Solar – CURE Exhibits A-M on Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration
- 2012-08-08 Placer Solar – CURE Exhibits N-V on Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration
Three Rocks Solar
- 2012-05-09 Adams Broadwell PRA Request Three Rocks Solar
- 2012-07-16 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar
- 2012-09-25 Adams Broadwell PRA Request Three Rocks Solar
- 2012-11-28 Adams Broadwell PRA Request Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-01-09 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-03-06 Adams Broadwell PRA Request Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-04-10 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-04-10 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-05-31 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar Exhibits
- 2013-05-31 Adams Broadwell CURE CEQA Objections Three Rocks Solar
- 2013-06-04 Fresno County BOS Staff Report Three Rocks Solar
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Solar Gen 2 Solar Array: Alhambra, Arkansas, and Sonora
- 2012-04-10 Solar Gen 2 Solar Array – LIUNA 1184 Comments Draft EIR
- 2012-04-10 Solar Gen 2 Solar Array – LIUNA 1184 Exhibits Draft EIR
- 2012-04-27 Solar Gen 2 Solar Array – Imperial County Response to LIUNA 1184
- 2012-05-29 Solar Gen 2 Solar Array – Imperial County Board of Supervisors OKs 3 Solar Projects – Imperial Valley Press (IBEW Supports But LIUNA Opposes)
Calexico Solar Farm 1, Calexico Solar Farm 2, Mt. Signal
- 2012-04-03 Mount Signal Solar and Calexico Solar – Evidence of IBEW Agreement
- 2012-12-10 Mount Signal Solar – Apply to IBEW and Laborers for Solar Work
- 2012-12-13 Mt Signal Solar – Why Aren’t Locals Hired for Solar Plant? – Imperial Valley Press
Calipatria Solar Farm 1 and 2, Midway Solar Farm 1 and 2
Campo Verde
- 2012-07-03 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 1184 – Campo Verde Solar Project – Imperial County – Letter
- 2012-07-03 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 1184 – Campo Verde Solar Project – Imperial County – Exhibits
- 2012-08-06 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 1184 – Campo Verde Solar Project – Imperial County – Cashen Exhibit
- 2012-08-08 Campo Verde Solar – Planning Commission Minutes – IBEW Supports But Laborers Oppose
- 2012-08-08 Campo Verde Solar Project – IBEW Gets Work But Laborers Oppose – Imperial Valley Press
- 2013-01-13 Campo Verde Solar – Imperial Valley Press – Laborers Lawsuit Continues – Imperial Valley Press
- 2015-10-19 Campo Verde Solar – Union Used CEQA Against Solar Projects Too – Voice of San Diego
Imperial Valley Solar Company 2
- 2013-02-15 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Draft EIR Comments on behalf of CURE California Unions for Reliable Energy – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County – Letter
- 2013-02-15 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Draft EIR Comments on behalf of CURE California Unions for Reliable Energy – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County – Exhibits A-C
- 2013-02-15 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Draft EIR Comments on behalf of CURE California Unions for Reliable Energy – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County Response – Letter
- 2013-02-15 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Draft EIR Comments on behalf of CURE California Unions for Reliable Energy – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County Response – Exhibits A-C
- 2013-02-18 Lozeau Drury Draft EIR Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 1184 – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County – Letter
- 2013-02-18 Lozeau Drury Draft EIR Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 1184 – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County – Exhibits
- 2013-02-18 Lozeau Drury Draft EIR Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 1184 – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County Response – Letter
- 2013-02-18 Lozeau Drury Draft EIR Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 1184 – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2 – Imperial County Response – Exhibits
- 2013-05-22 Imperial County Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Imperial Valley Solar Company 2
- 2013-06-05 Imperial Valley Press – Imperial County Board of Supervisors Hears Union’s Employment Figures – Imperial Valley Solar South – IBEW Workforce
KERN COUNTY
Beacon Photovoltaic Project
- 2012-08-23 Gideon Kracov – LIUNA Laborers Local 220 DEIR Comments – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County – Letter
- 2012-08-23 Gideon Kracov – LIUNA Laborers Local 220 DEIR Comments – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County – Exhibits
- 2012-09 LIUNA Laborers Local 220 DEIR Comments – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County Response
- 2012-09-09 Gideon Kracov – LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County
- 2012-09-21 Gideon Kracov – LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County – Kavanaugh Comments
- 2012-09-25 Gideon Kracov – LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County – Hagemann Comments
- 2012-10-16 LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County Response to Kavanuagh Comments
- 2012-10-26 LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County Response to Hagemann Comments
- 2012-10-30 LIUNA Laborers Local 220 Appeal – Beacon Photovoltaic – Kern County Response to Appeal
Catalina Renewable Energy Project
- 2011-11-10 Catalina Renewable Energy Project – Kern County Planning Commission Minutes – Kern County Building Trades Council supports
- 2012-12-27 Catalina Renewable Energy Project – IBEW 428 dispatches workers – Project Labor Agreements signed or in negotiations for over 2000 MW of solar generation
Kingbird Solar
- 2013-10-04 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County – Hagemann Exhibit
- 2013-10-08 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County – Kavanaugh Exhibit
- 2013-10-10 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County – Smallwood Exhibit
- 2013-10-10 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County – Letter
- 2013-10-10 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County – Exhibits A – D
- 2013-10-04 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County Response – Hagemann Exhibit
- 2013-10-08 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County Response – Kavanaugh Exhibit
- 2013-10-10 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County Response – Smallwood Exhibit
- 2013-10-10 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments – Kingbird Solar – Kern County Response – Letter and Exhibits A – D
Pioneer Green Solar Project
- 2013-01-07 Pioneer Green Solar Project: Wildwood Pumpjack Rio Bravo – CURE Comments Draft EIR
- 2013-01-07 Pioneer Green Solar Project: Wildwood Pumpjack Rio Bravo – CURE Exhibits A to D
- 2013-01-07 Pioneer Green Solar Project: Wildwood Pumpjack Rio Bravo – CURE Exhibits E to Y
- 2013-01-07 Pioneer Green Solar Project: Wildwood Pumpjack Rio Bravo – County Response to CURE Comments Draft EIR
Recurrent Energy 10 Solar Projects: RE Rosamond One, RE Rosamond Two, RE Tehachapi Solar, RE Tehachapi Solar 2, RE Columbia, Columbia Two, RE Columbia 3, RE Rio Grande, RE Great Lakes, RE Barren Ridge
- 2011-09-12 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – CURE Comments on Draft EIR
- 2011-09-12 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – CURE Exhibits on Draft EIR
- 2011-09-12 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – Kern County Response to CURE
- 2011-11-10 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – New CURE Letter
- 2011-11-10 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – Kern County Staff Report – CURE Reference
- 2011-11-10 Recurrent Energy 10 Projects – Kern County CURE Response Matrix
Recurrent Energy Old River One
Valley Solar Project: Smyrna, Goose Lake. Elk Hills, San Bernard
Willow Springs Solar Array
- 2015-04-13 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments – Willow Springs Solar Array Project – Kern County
- 2015-04-13 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments – Willow Springs Solar Array Project – Kern County – Exhibits
- 2015-04-13 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments – Willow Springs Solar Array Project – Kern County Response
KINGS COUNTY
Aurora
Corcoran West
- 2011-01-07 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Request for Documents – Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities – Kings County
- 2011-01-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments for IBEW Local 100 – Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities – Kings County – Letter
- 2011-01-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments for IBEW Local 100 – Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities – Kings County – Exhibits
- 2011-10-17 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments for IBEW Local 100 – Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities – Kings County Response
- 2011-11-07 Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities in Kings County – Planning Commission Minutes – IBEW now “very pleased” and supports project; “the applicant has entered into a written agreement with the commenter for the Union Group agreeing not to challenge the project.”
- 2011-11-08 Corcoran West Solar Generation Facilities in Kings County – IBEW business manager quoted as saying “This is an excellent opportunity to get my men and apprentices back to work” – Four Solar Projects Get County OK – Hanford Sentinel
GWF Henrietta
- 2010-10-28 GWF Henrietta Solar – Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo Wants Notice
- 2010-11-02 GWF Henrietta Solar – Kings County Response to Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo
Recurrent Energy Solar Projects
- 2011-09-27 Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo Wants Records Recurrent Energy (RE) Kansas & Lincoln
- 2011-10-06 Kings County Reply Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo RE Kansas & Lincoln Solar
- 2012-01-27 Adams Broadwell Joseph and Cardozo Wants Notice RE Mustang Solar
- 2012-03-28 Adams Broadwell Withdraws Extension Requests – RE Kansas and Mustang
- 2012-04-09 Project Labor Agreement – Recurrent Energy with IBEW Local 100 – RE Mustang
Stratford Photovoltaic Solar Facility
- 2012-03-28 Adams Broadwell Still Pursues Stratford Records
- 2012-05-16 Stratford Photovoltaic Solar Facility – IBEW Wants Docs
- 2012-05-29 Stratford Photovoltaic Solar Facility – IBEW Comments on Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration
- 2012-05-29 Stratford Photovoltaic Solar Facility – IBEW Exhibits A-Q on Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Alpine Solar
Antelope Valley Solar
- 2010-06-07 Adams Broadwell PRA NextLight Antelope Valley Solar
- 2010-06-15 Adams Broadwell 2nd PRA NextLight Antelope Valley Solar
- 2010-07-21 Adams Broadwell 3rd PRA Extension Request NextLight Antelope Valley Solar
- 2010-08 Los Angeles County Response to Adams Broadwell DEIR Comments NextLight AV Solar
- 2010-09-14 Adams Broadwell Final EIR Late Comments Nextlight Antelope Valley Solar
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1)
- 2010-07-21 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – CURE Requests Docs Seeks Extension
- 2010-07-21 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – CURE Exhibits A-F
- 2010-07-21 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – Los Angeles County Response to CURE Draft EIR
- 2010-07-30 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – CURE Comments on Draft EIR
- 2010-09-14 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – CURE Comments on Final EIR
- 2010-09-14 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – Los Angeles County Response to CURE Final EIR
- 2012-06-01 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – First Solar Lays Off About 240 Including IBEW Workers
- 2012-12-27 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One – IBEW 428 dispatches workers – Project Labor Agreements signed or in negotiations for over 2000 MW of solar generation
Silverado Power 20 MW and 40 MW – City of Lancaster
Soccer Center Solar Facility – City of Lancaster
- 2013-07-10 Lozeau Drury IS MND Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 300 – Soccer Center Solar Facility – City of Lancaster – Letter
- 2013-07-10 Lozeau Drury IS MND Comments on behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local Union 300 – Soccer Center Solar Facility – City of Lancaster – Exhibits
MONTEREY COUNTY
California Flats
- 2014-09-22 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County – Letter
- 2014-09-22 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County – Exhibits
- 2014-12-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County Response
- 2014-12-24 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Request for Records for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County
- 2014-12-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo DEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County Response
- 2014-12-28 Monterey County Solar Farm Proposal Attracts Praise, Criticism – Monterey Herald
- 2015-01-13 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo FEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County – Letter
- 2015-01-13 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo FEIR Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – California Flats – Monterey County – Exhibits
- 2015-02-03 Monterey County Staff Report – 76K More for FEIR
- 2015-03-12 Environmentalists and Shadowy Labor Group May Sue Over Planned Solar Farm – Monterey County Weekly
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Desert Harvest Solar Farm
- 2013-03-11 Lozeau Drury Protest for Administrative Review on Behalf of LIUNA Laborers Local 1184 – Desert Harvest Solar Project – BLM Response
- 2013-03-27 Desert Harvest Solar Project – IBEW 440 Anticipates Work
- 2014-05-27 Lozeau Drury Asked for Records – Desert Harvest Solar Project – Riverside County
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm
- 2010-10-20 Desert Sunlight Solar Farm – Union Officials from Operating Engineers 12 and Laborers 1184 at Public Outreach Meetings
- 2011-06-07 Desert Sunlight Solar Farm – First Solar and IBEW 440 Sign Work Site Agreement
- 2012-2013 Desert Sunlight Solar Farm – IBEW 440 Represents Workforce
McCoy Solar Energy Project
- 2012-02-09 McCoy Solar – LIUNA 1184 on AB 900 Status
- 2012 CURE Wants BLM Records on McCoy Solar
- 2012-08-23 McCoy Solar – CURE Comments on Draft EIR
- 2012-08-23 McCoy Solar – LIUNA Comments on Draft EIR
- 2012-12-11 McCoy Solar – LIUNA Objects to AB 900 Status
- 2013-03-27 McCoy Solar – IBEW 440 Anticipates Work
SAN BENITO COUNTY
Panoche Valley Solar Farm
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Agincourt and Marathon
- 2013-02-01 Agincourt and Marathon Solar Projects – CURE Comments
- 2013-02-01 Agincourt and Marathon Solar Projects – CURE Comments – Exhibits
- 2013-04-23 Agincourt and Marathon Solar Projects – CURE Settlement
Alamo Oro Grade Solar Project
- August 2013 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW 447 Gets Labor Agreement – Alamo Oro Grande Solar
- 2013-12-04 Lozeau Drury IS MND Comments on Behalf of LIUNA (Laborers Union) Local 783 – Alamo Solar Project
- 2013-12-04 Lozeau Drury IS MND Exhibits on Behalf of LIUNA (Laborers Union) Local 783 – Alamo Solar Project
- County of San Bernardino Response to Lozeau Drury IS MND Comments on Behalf of LIUNA (Laborers Union) Local 783 – Alamo Solar Project
- 2014-04-22 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Local 477 Supports Alamo Solar Plant at San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
Aries Solar
- 2014-05-14 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo – IS MND Supplemental Comments to City of Adelanto
- 2014-05-14 Adelanto City Council Meeting Minutes – Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments on behalf of Coalition for Responsible Solar
Kramer Junction – Boulevard Associates
Kramer Junction – Lightsource Renewables
- 2011-02-01 Kramer Junction Lightsource Renewables – Union Group Protests Kramer Junction Solar Project – Desert Dispatch
- 2011-02-08 Kramer Junction Lightsource Renewables – Staff Report on IBEW 447 Appeal
- 2011-02-08 Kramer Junction Lightsource Renewables Solar Project Approved by Board of Supervisors – Victorville Daily Press and Desert Dispatch
- 2011-02-14 Kramer Junction – Greenmail a Threat to Energy Projects – Desert Dispatch editorial
Lucerne Valley
- 2010-05-20 Lucerne Valley Solar Project – IBEW 447 Comments to BLM on DEIS
- 2010-05-20 Lucerne Valley Solar Project – IBEW 447 Exhibits to BLM on DEIS
- 2010-05-20 Lucerne Valley Solar Project – BLM Response to IBEW 447 on DEIS
Sunray Energy – Daggett
- 2015-04-20 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Request for Hearing Postponement on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County
- 2015-04-22 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Demand IS NMD or EIR on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County – Letter
- 2015-04-22 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Demand IS NMD or EIR on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County – Exhibits
- 2015-04-23 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Demand IS NMD or EIR on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County Planning Commission Minutes
- 2015-04-30 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County
- 2015 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Emails on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County
- 2015-08-11 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County Staff Response
- 2015-08-11 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo Appeal on behalf of California Unions for Reliable Energy CURE – Sunray Energy – Daggett – San Bernardino County Staff Response PowerPoint
Stateline Solar Farm Project
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Sol Orchard Ramona
- 2013-02-05 Sol Orchard Ramona – Solar Future Faces Greenmail in Ramona – UT San Diego editorial
- 2013-02-06 Sol Orchard Ramona – LIUNA 89 Appeal at San Diego Board of Supervisors
- 2013-03-08 Sol Orchard Ramona – LIUNA 89 Lawsuit
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
California Valley Solar Ranch
- 2010-10-27 California Valley Solar Ranch – Laborers SoCal District Council Supports
- 2010-10-28 California Valley Solar Ranch – Murray and Del Rio Comments – PLA Not Mentioned in Draft EIR
- 2010-10-28 California Valley Solar Ranch – IBEW 639 Supports
- 2010-10-28 California Valley Solar Ranch – Electrical Workers JATC Supports
- 2010-10-29 California Valley Solar Ranch – Carpenters SW Regional Council Supports
- 2010-10-29 California Valley Solar Ranch – Carpenters Union Local 150 Supports
- 2010-12-08 California Valley Solar Ranch – Project Labor Agreement Acknowledgement
- 2011-01-25 California Valley Solar Ranch – SLO County Builders Exchange Concerned about PLA
- 2011-01-27 California Valley Solar Ranch – San Luis Obispo Planning Commission Minutes – Comments For and Against PLA in Place
- 2011-06-14 California Valley Solar Project – Flyer for Union Jobs
- 2011-07 California Valley Solar Ranch – IBEW Controls Work
- 2011-07-10 California Valley Solar Ranch Project Labor Agreement – Evidence
- 2011-07-19 California Valley Solar Ranch – Jobs Fair – Bechtel and Unions
- 2011-09-30 California Valley Solar Ranch – Proof of Project Labor Agreement
- 2012-11-02 California Valley Solar Workers – Facebook Page – Valley Fever
- 2013-02-13 California Valley Solar Ranch – IBEW Dispatch
- 2013-05-01 28 Solar Workers Sickened by Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County – Los Angeles Times
Topaz
- 2013-02-13 Topaz Solar – IBEW Dispatch
- 2013-03-20 Topaz Solar Newsletter – Contact IBEW for Jobs
- 2013-05-01 Solar Workers Sickened by Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County – Los Angeles Times
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Cuyama Solar Facility
- 2014-03-13 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 89 – Cuyama Solar Facility – Santa Barbara County – Letter
- 2014-03-13 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 89 – Cuyama Solar Facility – Santa Barbara County – Exhibits
- 2014-03-13 Lozeau Drury DEIR Comments for LIUNA Laborers Local 89 – Cuyama Solar Facility – Santa Barbara County Response
STANISLAUS COUNTY
Fink Road Solar Farm
- 2010-01-03 Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo IS MND Comments for California Unions for Reliable Energy – Fink Road Solar – Stanislaus County
- 2011-01-20 Fink Road Solar Farm – Stanislaus County Extends IS MND Comments Period for California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)
- 2011-02-07 Fink Road Solar – Applicant Wants Indefinite Continuance to Continue Negotiations with California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)
- 2012-03-01 Fink Road Solar Farm – Stanislaus County Staff Report on California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE) Actions and Settlement
- 2013-02-05 Fink Road Solar – Stanislaus County Staff Report – California Unions for Reliable Energy Caused 10 Month Delay
McHenry Solar Farm
TULARE COUNTY
Great Valley Solar
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