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U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman is looking to secure funding for an energy upgrade project at Petaluma Health Center, 1179 N. McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma. (Google Maps)
PETALUMA, CA U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman announced more than $10 million in potential federal funding for projects he nominated throughout California s 2nd Congressional District, including $1.6 million for energy upgrades at Petaluma Health Center.
If awarded through the Community Project Funding program, the money would offset the costs of constructing and installing a carport solar panel system at Petaluma Health Center s parking lot and on the roof of its facility.
The solar panels are projected to offset 33 percent of the clinic s overall electricity usage and allow it to have an additional power source to provide patient care during power shutoffs and/or during emergencies. As an onsite source of renewable energy, this project will avoid approximately 450 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, Huffman s office s
April 5, 2021
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Six community health clinics in Sonoma County are set to receive nearly $23 million to help with vaccination efforts in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The largest chunk, $8.5 million, will be going to Santa Rosa Community Health and the 2nd largest, $6.3 million, will be going to the Petaluma Health Center. Other funds will be going to the Alexander Medical Center in Healdsburg, West County Health Centers, the Sonoma Valley Health Center, and Alexander Valley Healthcare in Cloverdale. Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase tells the Press Democrat that this money will help promote more equitable vaccine distribution. So far, 61% of vaccine recipients have been white while 20% have been Latino. Whites and Latinos make up 63% and 27% of the county’s population respectively.