Target completion date for the project is August 2009.
The facility will feature a 1.2 megawatt ground-mounted photovoltaic system located on eight acres at the north side of the campus. It will be connected into Southern California Edison’s system and is expected to provide around 80% of the campus’ current electricity usage.
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Prime contractor is McBride Southern California. Styers Enterprises of Blythe is a subcontractor on the project, and California Construction Management is overseeing the project on behalf of the college. About one-third of the 25 to 30 workers currently on site are local residents.
