Sheep grazing beneath the mountains in the Imperial Valley at sunrise

The Plan — Short Version

Imperial Valley first. California next. The nation after that.

This is not a study. It's a movement with a starting line: a 90-day pilot in Calexico that proves public investment can cut power bills, clean the air and keep the money here.

Public comment closes tonight by 11:59 P.M.

The problem

We grow about two-thirds of America's winter vegetables — $2.49 billion in Imperial County crops in 2024 — and still 18.8% of us live in poverty (11.8% statewide).
Nearly 1 in 4 Imperial County children lives below the poverty line. Childhood asthma in some local schools runs 20–35%, against 12.3% statewide.
Rates went up. The Salton Sea keeps shrinking and the exposed lakebed keeps blowing dust. The Colorado River hit record-low snowpack.
The programs that were supposed to help arrived as brochures — not as panels, batteries and working air conditioning on our homes.

The plan — four moves

Nominate every eligible tract

18 Treasury-eligible Imperial County tracts were identified on August 12, 2026. Nominate all of them — plus the linked communities across the Salton Sea, Coachella Valley and Borrego Springs — so no eligible community is left as an isolated dot on the map.

Open a 90-day pilot

California Energy Commission leads the technical standard. The State Treasurer / CAEATFA and GoGreen supervise the financing. Cal Integrity publishes the public ledger. Six roles, no conflicts.

Private capital pays first

Licensed contractors do permitted work. Public incentives follow verified installation and measured savings — never the other way around. Every install reports wireless diagnostic data; independent raters sample the work.

Local ownership, local jobs

GreenNet Labs incubates independently owned Opportunity Zone businesses here — manufacturing, installation, service, quality control. The money that lands in the Valley stays in the Valley.

How the fund grows

It starts small, it starts here, and it only scales after the numbers are verified in public.

$5M

Calexico pilot

The proof. Homes and small businesses in one city, measured install by install.

$20M

The region

Imperial Valley, Salton Sea communities, Coachella Valley, Borrego Springs.

$150M

Statewide

California next — then national replication of the same verified model.

This is the place we're talking about

Real photos. Real Valley. Imperial, Coachella, the Salton Sea and the desert we all know.

Winter vegetables, Imperial Valley — we grow two-thirds of the nation's winter produce.

Glamis Sand Dunes — tens of thousands of snowbirds from Montana to Canada winter here.

Blue Angels at NAF El Centro — the Navy trains in our Valley.

Sunset on the Salton Sea — worth saving.

Bombay Beach, Salton Sea — a shrinking sea, growing dust.

Salvation Mountain, Niland — “God Is Love.”

Galleta Meadows, Borrego Springs — that's a Purple Heart veteran from Montana behind the wheel.

Sign it — 60 seconds

No cost. No contract. No financial commitment. Your name, your credentials, your signature — and a short note to Governor Newsom if you want. We deliver it tonight.

Best if you're a city, county, or local board — it shows the public and the Governor you truly care and serve the people.

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Takes 60 seconds • No cost • No contract • No financial commitment

Endorsement expresses support only. It does not obligate funding, approve procurement, award a contract, issue a permit, designate a tract, guarantee tax treatment or endorse investment returns.