VTA deploys solar power systems at three bus yards

Using a power purchase agreement to finance the systems, VTA is expected to save $2.7m in electricity costs over the next 20 years.

The clean electricity generated by these systems will also offset more than 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, which is equivalent to removing more than 9,000 cars from California’s roads or planting 10,000 acres of trees over the next 20 years.

SunPower CEO Tom Werner said California’s public sector is expected to save $2.5bn from solar investments under the state’s California Solar Initiative program.

VTA financed the system through a power purchase agreement with SunPower.

Under the terms of the agreement, Wells Fargo owns the systems that SunPower designed, built, operate, and maintain.

For VTA’s solar project, SunPower constructed three solar parking canopy systems using 5,070 SunPower E19/425 high-efficiency solar panels, which will also provide shade and protection for VTA vehicles.

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