SB County to seek proposals from companies for energy projects
San Bernardino County landfills
could become home to multiple
renewable energy projects
under a proposal approved by the
Board of Supervisors
on Tuesday. Under the plan, the county will seek proposals from companies
interested in constructing wind or solar renewable energy facilities on
county-owned landfill property, according to a news release. About 9,200 acres of county property are utilized for solid waste purposes. The county commissioned a study in 2008 that noted a "significant"
potential for renewable energy projects on landfill property, according
to the release. The study concluded that solid waste property in Kramer
Junction, Barstow, Victorville and at Parker Dam had the highest
potential for solar projects. The study recommended the West Valley
Material Recovery Facility (MRF), the Agua Mansa MRF, and the Heaps
Peak Transfer Station as possible locations for small wind-energy
projects.
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