On September 5, 2012 Jurupa Unified School District and Chevron Energy
Solutions announced the completion of a 2.7 megawatt solar and
energy efficiency program expected to reduce energy costs at 27 school
sites and save the District more than $34 million.
The project added solar photovoltaic panels mounted on parking and
shade structures at nine campuses; replaced 400 air conditioning units,
most of them more than 20 years old; and upgraded more than 21,000
lighting fixtures. Coupled with comprehensive energy education
curriculum content, the transformative program is designed to inspire
students to learn about – and experience – clean energy technologies and
concepts.The
program is expected to cut Jurupa Unified School District's electrical
utility purchases by 26 percent and reduce carbon emissions by more than
3,463 metric tons, equal to removing about 679 cars from the road.
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Chevron
Energy Solutions designed, engineered and installed the solar system,
and will perform operation and maintenance services, as well as
guaranteeing the system's performance. The company also implemented
energy efficiency improvements to campus heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) and lighting systems, which are expected to reduce
the District's annual energy consumption, improve lighting quality and
aesthetics, reduce maintenance costs and provide consistent indoor
climate quality.
...
Jurupa Unified School District, located just west of Riverside, California, serves approximately 20,000 kindergarten through 12th
grade students. In addition to this massive Chevron project, the
district has an ongoing energy education program which has cut utility
bills to the district by $400,000 in the
past twelve months. The district was also among the first in the
country to replace its fleet of large diesel busses with compressed
natural gas.
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Press Release dated September 5, 2012
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