Council approved a pre‑construction amendment to reserve solar panels (≈13% of project cost) before a July 4 safe‑harbor deadline, securing an estimated $1.2 million federal elective payment for the city and authorizing up to $526,671 to be appropriated now.

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District approved a resolution authorizing a tax‑exempt lease (not to exceed $11,000,000) to fund energy conservation measures across district sites, including LED lighting, HVAC upgrades, building automation and parking‑lot solar arrays; presenters said federal incentives and guaranteed savings will cover costs.

Presenters said the plan would place about 1.8 MW of rooftop solar across district buildings, generate roughly $3.5 million in federal incentives, and include roof refurbishments with 20-year warranties to avoid installing panels on aging roofs.

Trane told supervisors the Flash microgrid capital range is preliminary and large; the contractor said transferable tax credits and accelerated depreciation under the Inflation Reduction Act could cover roughly 40–50% of costs, but feasibility work will firm up figures.

The council approved resolution 2026-42 to begin a $10.3 million citywide energy modernization program — focused on HVAC, lighting, building controls and solar — that staff say is eligible for about $3.4 million in federal incentives and could produce roughly $15.7 million in lifecycle savings.

Climate Tech presented an $11 million preliminary energy modernization program for City of Imperial buildings — HVAC, LED lighting, solar and EV chargers — and urged council to act before federal safe-harbor deadlines to secure a projected 40% rebate under recent incentives.

The council authorized a Phase 1, $2.7 million energy modernization program with Climate Tech, approving a Measure C appropriation of $909,000 this fiscal year and a resolution to proceed. Staff and Climate Tech said the package leverages $250,000 in a Clean Power Alliance grant and anticipated Inflation Reduction Act incentives.

A citizen-led solar exploratory committee presented three bids for a jail-mounted solar array, outlined financing that would require roughly $100,000 up front and an 80% loan, and warned a federal 30% incentive requires 5% of the project initiated by July 4, 2026; the committee requested a March 9 commission vote and delegation approval.

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