BHE Renewables’ Impact on Local Communities
Investing in Our Neighbors
It’s business, and it’s personal. We deliver sustainable energy solutions across the United States, building strong relationships with our neighbors from coast to coast. With each project, we demonstrate how power generation and storage projects lead to local job creation and economic benefits, plus healthier communities and lasting friendships.
In addition, BHE Renewables leases over 250,000 acres of land across six states, providing reliable income with minimal disruption to landowners.
We seek opportunities for workforce development, education and training and community and foundation investments. Our goal is to have a positive impact where we do business.
Community Testimonials
A Place to Play
"The Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF) is incredibly grateful to the BHE Foundation for the investment they are making in our Ravenswood community. The BHE CARES initiative is truly making a difference in the lives of our residents, and we are excited to see the positive impact this new playground will have on our community for years to come."
– Stephani Vealey, JCCF Inc. Executive Director
Impacting Generations
"We are extremely grateful to the BHER Foundation for this generous commitment to provide scholarship support for students who have come through our Healthy Grandfamilies program. These students and their families have already overcome many of life’s challenges, and this scholarship will be a tremendous aid in helping them continue their education at West Virginia State University."
– Ericke Cage, West Virginia State University President
Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy Projects
BHE Renewables is constructing Ravenswood Microgrid, a solar and battery storage project on a 2,000-acre site in Jackson County, West Virginia. Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) will power 70 percent of their Titanium Metals Corporation, Inc. (TIMET) facility's energy needs with solar to produce titanium products, creating the start of a global aerospace manufacturing hub.
“The partnership we are forging with BHE Renewables and PCC is a testament to West Virginia’s ability to compete on the world stage and recruit world-class companies like these to our state. I couldn’t be more proud of the fact that West Virginia will help lead the way into a new era of renewable energy microgrid-powered manufacturing. I can never thank BHE Renewables and PCC enough for their commitment to West Virginia and for the jobs and economic ripple effects this partnership will bring,” said former West Virginia Governor Jim Justice.
Benefits of Community & Foundation Investments
Members of the BHE Renewables team gathered alongside community members of Ravenswood, West Virginia, to dedicate the city’s new ADA-accessible Veterans' Park playground in March 2024.
The playground was designed and built with structures and surfaces to welcome children and families of all abilities and is named in honor of all who have served in the U.S. military. BHE Renewables presented a $100,000 check from the BHE Foundation to the Jackson County Community Foundation toward the overall cost of the playground. The project’s motto is “Everyone Plays Together.”
Workforce Development & Training Programs
We are helping train the next generation of renewable energy professionals who will be prepared and ready for the jobs of tomorrow.
BHE Renewables offers a one-year geothermal plant operator certification program at Imperial Valley College (IVC). With other local companies, we collaborate with IVC to offer curriculum to develop the local workforce for key positions in existing and future lithium and geothermal projects.
Students gain experience across a spectrum of real-world skills, including work safety in an industrial environment, knowledge of standard operation procedures, basic plant operation modes, hazard identification and more.
The future is bright and sustainable. Exciting research is underway for lithium extraction from geothermal brine.