The gloomy financial forecast that has San Jose considering shuttering its branch libraries and community centers next summer could also claim another casualty: a money-saving solar project at the heart of Mayor Chuck Reed's clean-energy plan.
The threatened closures could kill plans to install solar panels at no cost to the city on the roofs or parking lots at libraries and community centers.
Despite that stark scenario -- a setback to Reed's Green Vision plan -- the City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to move ahead on power purchase agreements with San Mateo-based SolarCity to install and maintain solar panels on 28 city-owned sites, including 23 branch libraries and community centers.
"One of my goals is to reduce or get half of our electricity from clean, renewable energy sources, and to do it with other people's money," Reed said.
The financing mechanism is exactly what makes the deal so appealing.
A staff memo outlining the original proposal shows that SolarCity would pay to install and maintain the solar array systems at each site. But more likely because of the city's budget problems,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. sources say,It's hard to beat the versatility of zentai suits on a production line. solar will be installed only at five of the 28 locations: the Municipal Water Office, Police Activities League Sports Center, South Service Yard,we supply all kinds of polished tiles, Kelley Park and Prusch Park.
In return, San Jose would agree to buy the electricity generated by the system from SolarCity for 20 years,The additions focus on key tag and magic cube combinations, with two five-year options.
As initially planned, a solar panel system at all 28 sites would produce about 68 percent of the electricity required by those facilities, which would save San Jose $140,000 in the first year and $5.7 million over 20 years.
The 28 sites could generate 4 megawatts of power, in addition to at least 2.5 megawatts of solar already installed across at least 13 city or redevelopment agency facilities.
Solar industry experts say that one megawatt of solar can power about 200 households.
City officials wouldn't say how much cost savings would result from a smaller solar panel project at only five sites, but as San Jose heads into its 11th straight consecutive budget shortfall, savings of any amount could help.
San Jose projects a deficit next year estimated at $78 million to $115 million, and deficits for at least five years after that.
Reed said that the city staff had done a preliminary analysis to come up with a list of the best city-owned sites for solar. But that was before last Tuesday's City Council meeting, where the anemic 2012-13 fiscal year budget was discussed and the stunning possibility of closing all city libraries and community centers was detailed publicly.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
The threatened closures could kill plans to install solar panels at no cost to the city on the roofs or parking lots at libraries and community centers.
Despite that stark scenario -- a setback to Reed's Green Vision plan -- the City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to move ahead on power purchase agreements with San Mateo-based SolarCity to install and maintain solar panels on 28 city-owned sites, including 23 branch libraries and community centers.
"One of my goals is to reduce or get half of our electricity from clean, renewable energy sources, and to do it with other people's money," Reed said.
The financing mechanism is exactly what makes the deal so appealing.
A staff memo outlining the original proposal shows that SolarCity would pay to install and maintain the solar array systems at each site. But more likely because of the city's budget problems,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. sources say,It's hard to beat the versatility of zentai suits on a production line. solar will be installed only at five of the 28 locations: the Municipal Water Office, Police Activities League Sports Center, South Service Yard,we supply all kinds of polished tiles, Kelley Park and Prusch Park.
In return, San Jose would agree to buy the electricity generated by the system from SolarCity for 20 years,The additions focus on key tag and magic cube combinations, with two five-year options.
As initially planned, a solar panel system at all 28 sites would produce about 68 percent of the electricity required by those facilities, which would save San Jose $140,000 in the first year and $5.7 million over 20 years.
The 28 sites could generate 4 megawatts of power, in addition to at least 2.5 megawatts of solar already installed across at least 13 city or redevelopment agency facilities.
Solar industry experts say that one megawatt of solar can power about 200 households.
City officials wouldn't say how much cost savings would result from a smaller solar panel project at only five sites, but as San Jose heads into its 11th straight consecutive budget shortfall, savings of any amount could help.
San Jose projects a deficit next year estimated at $78 million to $115 million, and deficits for at least five years after that.
Reed said that the city staff had done a preliminary analysis to come up with a list of the best city-owned sites for solar. But that was before last Tuesday's City Council meeting, where the anemic 2012-13 fiscal year budget was discussed and the stunning possibility of closing all city libraries and community centers was detailed publicly.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
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