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New HVAC, Lights Coming to Soquel Union Schools A ddressing the rising price of electricity along with power shutoffs, Soquel Union Elementary School District has approved a plan to install its own generator, along with new LED lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning with advanced filtration. The project includes solar shade structures and electric vehicle charging stations, creating more opportunities for students to dine and learn outdoors, and “smart” irrigation controls designed to save water. After considering findings from a series of assessments, the board of trustees approved the proposed program, greenlighting construction to begin at the end of 2021. Soquel Union tapped funding sources ranging from utility incentives and programs to redevelopment funds with a municipal lease. The project is expected to save $8.3 million during a 30-year lifetime. “The work Soquel Union Elementary School District does to help each child succeed and positively impact our world begins in the classroom,” said Soquel Union Superintendent Scott Turnbull. “By renewing our energy infrastructure, we are improving the reliability and quality of our facilities now and well into the future.” District trustees began pursuing this program in March, bringing in Climatec,
a turnkey energy and building solutions specialist in Irvine, to identify aged infrastructure across its five schools. The district called for air conditioning upgrades along with green technologies to minimize energy use and mitigate expected rate increases. “Over the next three years, PG&E projects raising the price for power by over 18% while simultaneously increasing the number of PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) events,” said Assistant Superintendent of Business Michelle Kennedy said. “Those are realities that could impede our ability to keep the lights on at our schools, quite literally, if it wasn’t for this program. We’re saving greatly in the long run.” Rob Reading, Soquel Union’s lead at Climatec, said this program would “provide a buffer to rising utility costs and service challenges that are inevitable in California,” plus “more comfortable learning environments for students” and “relieving pressure from both its budget and the electrical grid.” Soquel Union Elementary School District has 1,700 students in Capitola, Soquel and Santa Cruz. n Founded in 1975, Climatec has clients in all public sector market segments, including education, state, county, local and federal government. See climatec.com.
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