Photovoltaic System at Peters Canyon Elementary School
Photovoltaic System at Peters Canyon Elementary School
Summary
SCH Number
2018078035
Lead Agency
Tustin Unified School District
Document Title
Photovoltaic System at Peters Canyon Elementary School
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Document Description
Solar arrays would be installed on top of three new elevated shade structure on a parking lot. The system would include 417 modules and produce about 148,035 watts or about 148 kilowatts of electric power. Approximately 223 feet of electrical conduit would be installed in a buried trench from the structure, through the campus, to the school's existing electrical system at the front of the school. The photovoltaic system and shade structure would be a campus improvement, and its beneficiaries include the school's students, faculty, and staff and members of the community.
Solar energy systems installed on an existing parking lot are statutorily exempt. The project involves installation of a solar energy system on an existing parking lot. The shade structure and electrical connections would be installed in previously disturbed areas of a developed school campus and the PV system would be appurtenant to the existing school facility.
