UPC Solar to Construct PV Systems at Santa Cruz City Schools

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http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR928.htm

UPC Solar, a solar power development company, has been awarded an agreement to build solar crystalline PV systems for seven Santa Cruz City Schools totaling 950 kilowatts of installed capacity.

Won in a competitive bidding situation, UPC Solar was awarded seven of the 9 schools on which Santa Cruz City Schools will have solar power systems built. The project will be designed, installed, owned and operated by UPC Solar under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Santa Cruz City Schools District.

The systems will provide 90% of each school’s total annual electricity requirements and 100% of the most expensive “peak demand” requirements. Importantly, the projects will avoid annual greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions by 1,774,008 pounds, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions by 613 pounds and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) emissions by 91 pounds.

“This agreement represents an important contribution to the environment as well as an important cost savings to the school system,” noted Richard C. Moss, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Santa Cruz City Schools.

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