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Charlottesville staff outline PPAs to put solar on two schools, warn of tight federal tax-credit deadlines
Summary
City staff and Madison Energy presented power purchase agreement proposals for Charlottesville High and Middle schools, saying preliminary agreements could avoid nearly $4 million in electricity costs over 25 years but must meet 2026–2027 federal tax-credit deadlines; school-board and council approvals are next steps.
City of Charlottesville sustainability staff on Feb. 2 told the City Council they have preliminary power purchase agreement proposals to install large solar systems on Charlottesville High School and Charlottesville Middle School and urged prompt action to qualify for federal investment tax credits.
"A PPA is a contract between a power producer… and a buyer," said Crystal Rittervold, director of the Office of Sustainability, describing a structure in which a developer finances and operates a system on public property and the site owner buys the electricity at a negotiated rate. Rittervold said the projects would require no upfront capital from the city or school system while allowing developers to claim tax credits.
Why it matters: Rittervold said the combined preliminary proposals for…
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