Governor Brown to Attend Ribbon Cutting of Zero Net Energy Center

Gov. Jerry Brown will speak at the ribbon-cutting for the first commercial building retrofit in the nation to meet the U.S. Department of Energy’s “zero net energy” building standards.

Zero Net Energy Center, located at 14600 Catalina Street, is opening 17 years before California's 2030 requirement that all new commercial buildings be Zero Net Energy. The event will be held Thursday, May 30, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

The facility is a training center that is expected to consume only as much energy as it creates over a 12-month period, according to a past report from Mayor Stephen Cassidy.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 595 commissioned the first-of-its-kind facility to train the next generation of electricians for careers in clean energy, Cassidy wrote.

For more information about the facility and the May 30 event, click here.