SRVUSD is proud of its initiative to construct and operate solar arrays in the parking lots of five schools in the District: California High School, Dougherty Valley High School, Monte Vista High School, San Ramon Valley High School and Diablo Vista Middle School. These five systems are comprised of more than 10,000 panels. The systems, by contract, began converting solar energy to electricity at these schools starting October 1, 2011.

• First Year Expected Output: 6.2 million kWh/year overall at 5 schools:
  California HS, Dougherty Valley HS, Monte Vista HS, San Ramon Valley HS, and Diablo Vista MS
• Gale Ranch MS was originally included but was deleted as a cost-savings measure. The output from the Gale Ranch system was distributed over the remaining sites resulting in the same overall output district-wide.
• System data by site:

• System will generate roughly 2/3 of the electricity required to run these five schools.
• The project is funded by $25,000,000 in low interest QSCBs. The SunPower contract for design and construction of a 3.3 mW system is $23,277,682. Balance of funding may be used for inspection, security, bond costs, technical consultants, contingency for hidden conditions, and other soft costs.
• 17 year output guaranteed by SunPower at 95% of expected performance:
  • If actual performance is less than the adjusted expected performance, SunPower will pay the district for lost savings based on historical rates - as well as lost utility rebates.
• Warranties
  • Solar panels have 25 year warranties
  • Inverters have 20 year warranties
• Maintenance agreement for 17 years included in price.
• All systems built during summer 2011. 
• The height of the support structures ranges from 12 feet to 18 feet high with the tracker systems mounted on top.
• The project has been reviewed and approved by the Division of State Architect as well as the local and State Fire Marshals. Notification requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been met.