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Bonds (CREBS)”, which Butte College used as part of its overall funding structure. All of these factors combined to reduce the cost of the entire system from the original estimate by more than 30%.
Construction of such a large on-site system had an extensive visual impact on the campus, which required some planning and design guidelines. The third phase involved 13 separate sys- tem installations that consist of simple (but large) canopy structures supporting the PV arrays. The canopy structures are located over parking areas and, more significantly, along pedestrian pathways creating shaded outdoor public areas that are welcome in the warm Central Valley climate.
An ancillary benefit of the construction of the campus solar electric system has been the experi- ence afforded participating students in the Green Building Certificate and Clean Energy Work- force Training Program. Students enrolled in these program received hands-on training as part of the construction of Phase 3 of the system design and installation.
In November of 2017, in response to the further need to modernize the Oroville campus facilities and to support the needs of Educational Master Plan, the District proprosed and the voters ap- proved a new bond measure to help fund construction for the next ten years. That facilities plan includes continuation of the solar energy initiatives of the previous dozen years. The RFP pro- cess for new and renovated projects includes the stipulation the solar PV systems be integrated into the design as part of the overall facility program.
(Below) Rendering of the new Welding Building, scheduled to be completed in 2019. Note roof covered with solar PV ar- rays as part of the continuing commitment to renewable en- ergy supply for Butte College.
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(Far Left) Installation of the solar PV arrays on the canopy structures at the Chico Center. (Near Left) Large ground- mounted solar PV array at the Butte College campus near Oroville, CA.
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