The Antelope Valley
Lancaster
Population: 145,074
Home to many well-established Fortune 500 names as well as a growing list of Global 500 firms, Lancaster is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and innovation, particularly in the realm of renewable energy solutions. BYD, the Chinese-based, electric vehicle and battery maker has established their first North American assembly plants here, where they build clean, all-electric transit buses along with the power cells which drive them. eSolar, an IdeaLab offshoot backed by both General Electric and Google, has developed its innovative Sierra
Tower concentrating solar thermal power generation facility in Lancaster and now sells clean power to SoCal Edison. Nearby, MidAmerican Solar, a Berkshire-Hathaway company, is creating a 3,200 acre solar farm which will produce enough electricity to power a quarter of a million homes. To learn more about the efforts the city of Lancaster is making to go Solar visit http://www.solarlancaster.org/
