California Legacy Partnership is a coalition of farmers, labor, business and environmental groups working to support the rural communities of the Central Valley by increasing the availability of land for clean, renewable energy.
With nearly a million acres of farmland going out of production, these green energy projects provide landowners the freedom and flexibility to continue to make a living off their land, while supporting agricultural economies, lowering electricity bills, and improving the quality of the air we breathe.
Join us in supporting the next generation's stewardship of a healthy, clean, and prosperous future.
California Legacy Partnership proposes a more seamless path for agricultural land to be repurposed for solar power:
Gives farmers new money-making opportunities and infuses billions of dollars into local economies
Lowers Californians' utility bills
Creates good-paying green jobs and sustainable econimic development
Extends protections against urban over-expansion
California Legacy Partnership is expanding economic opportunities for the Central Valley’s farmers and vast agricultural assets. By making it easier to produce solar power on otherwise unusable farmland, we’re fighting for a more prosperous future for agriculture, energy, and the environment.
"Time is overdue to reimagine components of The Williamson Act, and AB 2528 provides a streamlined cancellation option to facilitate faster siting of energy infrastructure, providing relief to both landowners and local communities. By aligning clean energy goals with land availability demands, AB 2528 supports local communities and offers the next generation the promise of a healthy, clean, and prosperous future.”
Shaan Thandi, Owner
Singh Farms
"Our goal at Almond Alliance has always been to keep farmers farming. In the case of SGMA or any other extenuating circumstances that may limit the options for profitability of a farmer, it is important to have flexibility and optionality for the farmer. For these reasons, the Almond Alliance urges an AYE vote on AB 2528 (Arambula).”
Aubrey Bettencourt, President & CEO
Almond Alliance
"Although the Laborers, along with other construction trades, have built the vast majority of utility-scale wind and solar, which has made California a global leader, this alone is not enough to address the very real threat of the climate crisis. Addressing both our climate and energy needs is going to take every tool available, including carbon capture and storage, renewable natural gas, biofuels, green and blue hydrogen, aggressive pollution control deployment, offshore wind, geothermal, pumped storage, and the technologies that we don't even know about yet that will become scalable in the years to come. AB 2528 is commonsense legislation that will help the state achieve its goals while providing economic opportunities for farmers.”
Joseph Cruz, Executive Director
California State Council of Laborers
California Legacy Partnership
For the next generation's stewardship of a healthy, clean, and prosperous future. California Legacy Partnership honors the intent of the Land Conservation Act by aligning clean energy goals with land availability demands