City Hall solar and battery resilience project
Summary
The city applied for $12.55 million from SCE's microgrid incentive program to power the senior center, water treatment plant and Main Street fire station with clean energy during outages. A decision is expected this quarter.
At a glance
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Last discussed Sep 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
$12.55 million in potential grant funding for clean-energy backup power.
Seniors, water customers and emergency services during power outages.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Regular - Sep 2, 2026
The council green-lit a free Clean Power Alliance project to put solar canopies and backup batteries at City Hall, the Community Development building, and the Police station — up to 8 hours of backup power during outages, at an estimated $1.28 million benefit to the city. CPA's board makes the final funding call this fall.
City Council Regular - May 20, 2026
The water recycling facility's solar presentation was pulled, but the packet shows a proposed 900-kW solar array with Tesla Megapack battery storage that would cut the plant's power costs and keep it running through outages — timing is tight to lock in federal tax credits before July 4.
City Council Regular - Feb 18, 2026
The city applied for $12.55 million from SCE's microgrid incentive program to power the senior center, water treatment plant and Main Street fire station with clean energy during outages. A decision is expected this quarter.
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