Energy Central: Temecula Valley Unified School District moves forward on sustainability and resiliency goals with the development of two solar and storage microgrids

Temecula Valley Unified School District is moving forward on sustainability and resiliency with the issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for two new solar and storage microgrids that will be managed by Sage Energy Consulting. The RFP includes two schools in the District that will host these innovative projects, including the new K8 STEAM Academy in Winchester, California, and the Rancho Elementary School in Temecula, California.

The microgrids are designed for three hours or more of backup to the schools, providing power to critical loads at each campus during a grid outage and avoiding the need for diesel generators. The RFP solicits bidders to construct the solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage microgrids at both schools, with the option of operating and maintaining the systems.