Program Highlights • Saves $800,000 annually in energy costs • Provides pollution-free electricity to both campuses with solar PV parking canopies • Reduces the District’s electricity use by 46% • Eliminates 14 million pounds of CO 2 from the air, equivalent to planting more than 2,000 acres of trees Technical Scope • Installed eight 60-kW microturbines (four at each campus pool) with heat recovery systems • Installed 201-kW tracking solar electric shade system at DeAnza College atop a parking structure • Installed 100-kW stationary solar electric shade system at Foothill College THE OPPORTUNITY The Foothill-De Anza Community College District (FDCCD), located in Silicon Valley, is one of the largest community college districts in the nation, serving about 44,000 students

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