The solar power generation facility adjacent to the headquarters of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas is designed to generate peak power of approximately 1 million watts, which is used to pump recycled water for regional use.

Covering an area of six acres, the 3,630 solar panels rotate on their mountings to maximize exposure to the sun as it moves across the sky.

Constructed, operated and maintained by Solar City, the Las Virgenes – Triunfo Joint Powers Authority (JPA) has contracted to buy power from Solar City at a fixed cost over a 20-year period. The cost for this locally generated power is less than the rate charged by the local utility that serves the region and is projected to save the JPA over $1 million through the duration of the power purchase agreement.

Solar City has also calculated that the array will prevent more than 82 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere over its life time, the equivalent of removing some 750 cars from the road.

While significant, power generated by the solar panel array will not meet all of the electrical demand for the recycled water pump station. The JPA will remain connected to commercial power lines for supplemental and lower-cost off-peak power.

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(Update February 13, 2014)

 

This project is now complete and generating solar power used to pump recycled water.

   

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(Updated October 2, 2013)

Construction has begun on installing the supports for the solar panels and work is underway on the electrical portion the project.

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(Updated June 2013)

Construction Date TBD: The Las Virgenes - Triunfo Joint Powers Authority (JPA) has approved the construction of a solar power generation project adjacent to LVMWD headquarters along Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas. The project is intended to replace some of the commercially-generated power used to pump recycled water.

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(Updated May 2013)

Construction Date TBD: The Las Virgenes - Triunfo Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is investigating the construction of a solar power generation project adjacent to its headquarters campus along Las Virgenes Road. The project is intended to replace some of the commercially-generated power used to pump recycled water.

Click here to see the April 30, 2013 News Release.

Mitigated Negative Declaration - Rancho Las Virgenes Solar Generation Project  (PDF 13 MB)