"Opened in 1902, the refinery has led some to make concerted efforts to distance the city of more than 100,000 people from the fossil fuel industry, most recently through a short-lived ballot measure supported by activists who said funds would be needed to help envision a Richmond without a refinery. A $550 million settlement between Richmond and the refinery, paid over a 10-year period, resulted in the measure being pulled from the November 2024 ballot."
"Like Richmond, ports in Humboldt, Oakland, Benicia, Stockton, San Francisco and Redwood City, as well as private terminals in Antioch and Pittsburg, have also been identified in a study by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as potential offshore wind manufacturing and fabrication sites. Companies like Viridi Parente, a bicoastal battery energy storage system manufacturer that opened in Richmond this past summer, have also been welcomed with open arms. With the support of a $9.3 million California Energy Commission grant, Viridi operates out of a 40,000-square-foot facility formerly home to its competitor Moxion Power, which laid off hundreds of em"
Richmond has hosted the Chevron refinery since 1902 and is pursuing a transition toward cleaner power and economic diversification. Activists advanced a ballot measure to imagine a Richmond without the refinery, but a $550 million, 10-year settlement between the city and the refinery led to the measure's withdrawal from the November 2024 ballot. The city received a $750,000 California Energy Commission grant to draft an Offshore Wind Conceptual Planning Project to position the Port of Richmond for future offshore-wind activities. A federal BOEM study identified multiple Northern California ports as potential offshore wind sites. Battery storage manufacturer Viridi Parente opened in Richmond with a $9.3 million state grant, operating in a 40,000-square-foot former Moxion facility.
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