Silicon Valley District Starts Solar Project

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District and Cupertino Electric Inc. broke ground on the installation of solar canopies on the Mountain View High School campus last week.

 

The 1.25-megawatt photovoltaic systems, scheduled for installation on the Mountain View and Los Altos High School parking lots, are part of a modernization program funded by Measure A, a $41.3 million bond that voters approved last June.

 

The 755-kilowatt system at Mountain View High and the 515-kilowatt system at Los Altos High will span approximately 95,000 square feet. Over the 25-year life of the contract between the school district and Cupertino Electric, the installations are estimated to generate 3, 302,704-kilowatt hours of electricity, estimated at a value of $11.1 million.

 

The school district will receive rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric over the life of the contract worth $1.6 million, according to reports.