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The new photovoltaic system will provide enough electricity to make the center \u201cnet-zero,\u201d furthering the district\u2019s commitment to sustainability and reducing energy costs.<\/p>\n

FALLBROOK \u2014 A new solar energy system at the Palomar College Fallbrook Education Center was activated following approval by SDG&E in early December 2020, expanding the college\u2019s portfolio of sustainable power resources.<\/p>\n

The array was installed on steel canopy structures in the parking lot adjacent to the \u201cModular Village\u201d of existing buildings. Designed to eventually produce 161 kilowatts (kW) of electricity, it is currently providing 146 kW\u2014enough to power the center\u2019s entire energy footprint during normal operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a regional leader in sustainability, Palomar College continues to pursue the vision of energy-efficient campuses,\u201d said Interim Superintendent\/President Dr. Jack Kahn. \u201cThe Fallbrook center will remain an important location for thousands of students who commute from Fallbrook and the Temecula Valley, and now it\u2019s entirely self-sufficient, in terms of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dennis Astl, Manager of Construction & Facilities Planning, said construction began on the system in the late spring of 2020, less than two years after the center was opened for its first classes.<\/p>\n

Plans call for further development of the 82-acre education center<\/a> just east of Interstate 15 and two miles north of Highway 76 on Horse Ranch Creek Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be able to add a lot more solar energy to the Fallbrook site in the future, and we\u2019ll do that as new buildings are built and come online,\u201d said Astl, adding that the Facilities team was recently directed by the Governing Board to begin planning a permanent, 40,000 square-foot building on the property.<\/p>\n

This latest development at the Fallbrook Education Center follows the activation, in July, of a 442 kW solar array atop the parking structure<\/a> at Palomar\u2019s main campus.<\/p>\n

Besides generating electricity, Astl said, the new structure will provide cover and shade for student and staff vehicles parked outside the Fallbrook center.<\/p>\n

The next step in reducing the center\u2019s reliance on imported resources is a groundwater well that Astl said will be going out to bid in January 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will drastically reduce our water bill, because this will put all of the irrigation on our own groundwater well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new photovoltaic system will provide enough electricity to make the center \u201cnet-zero,\u201d furthering the district\u2019s commitment to sustainability and reducing energy costs. 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