Solar and battery storage at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Summary
The hospital will install solar carports with battery storage over its parking lots, offsetting about 20% of annual electricity use and saving roughly $9 million in utility costs over the system's life. Commissioners required 33 replacement trees after 121 trees are removed. The battery will be a Tesla Megapack 2 XL subject to UL/NFPA fire testing.
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Last discussed Aug 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Sutter funds it through a power purchase agreement — no upfront city cost, and the hospital saves about $236,000 in year one.
Hospital patients, staff and visitors get shaded parking and a more resilient hospital; the community gets emissions reductions.
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