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Article: Milpitas Unified School District, Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America Announce Completion of 3.4 MW Solar and Energy Efficiency Project.
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- December 15, 2008
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$12 million in savings for education and lower carbon emissions
MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Milpitas Unified School District, Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America announced today the completion of a 14-site, district-wide solar and energy efficiency project designed to supply 75 percent of the district's total annual electricity needs through solar energy.
The 3.4-megawatt solar parking canopies and shade structures generate what is believed to be the highest percentage of solar power for any K-12 school district in the United States and supplies 100 percent of the district's power during the summer months when California's ...