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Going Solar at San Ramon Valley Unified School District: How a Small Idea Energized an Entire School Community

In spring 2008, a student at Monte Vista High School in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) approached KyotoUSA (an all volunteer organization) with the hope of installing solar panels on her high school. Two years later, in May 2010, the SRVUSD school board unanimously approved an even more encompassing plan: a 3.3 Megawatt (MW), $23 million project to install solar on six campuses in the District. The project is financed with U.S. government-backed, low-interest Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCBs) and will be repaid from the District’s energy savings. Ground-breaking will take place in spring 2011.

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