Campus Lighting Retrofits Earn College District Rebate of Nearly $150K

News from Solano Community College District:

Solano Community College District (SCCD) will earn a savings rebate of $97,500.00 per year as a result of the Lighting Efficiency project funded by the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund (Prop 39).

The project, in partnership with PG&E, produced the savings after the District retrofitted over 300 lighting fixtures throughout its three campuses. SCCD received a rebate check for nearly $150,000.00.

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“Working with PG&E to revamp our campuses to ensure proper, cost-effective, and environmentally sound lighting was a sound decision made by our Governing Board. I want to thank PG&E for their diligence in working with us and guiding our team to make the Lighting Efficiency project a success,” commented Dr. Jowel Laguerre, SCC Superintendent-President.

For more information regarding the Lighting Efficiency Project, please contact Dwight Calloway, Director of Facilities, at Dwight.calloway@solano.edu or707.864.7176.

About Solano Community College:

The College has served as the preeminent educational institution in Solano County since 1945 when it was founded as Vallejo Junior College. In the early 1970s, the College moved to its present Fairfield site, and is presently serving over 8,000 students throughout the academic year.

In addition to the main campus in Fairfield, the College has one Center in Vacaville, and one in Vallejo. To further serve the community, SCC offers courses at Travis Air Force Base and operates a School of Aeronautics at the Nut Tree Airport.

Currently, Solano Community College offers Associate Degrees and Certificates in various disciplines, to include transfer courses to California State Universities (CSU) and Universities of California (UC), and provides training in several trades. For more information, please visit us at www.solano.edu.