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Irvine board approves $1.5 million LED lighting retrofit for Portola campuses

Irvine Unified School District Board of Education · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The school board authorized an energy‑savings contract with Trane to replace or retrofit roughly 3,200 fixtures at Portola High and Portola Springs, funded from CFD‑091; staff projected a roughly $1.5 million upfront cost with a payback of about 13 years and ongoing energy and operational savings thereafter.

The Irvine Unified School District board approved a resolution authorizing an energy‑savings contract with Trane to install LED fixtures and perform LED retrofits at Portola High School and Portola Springs. In a public hearing presentation, district facilities staff said the work targets interior fixtures at Portola High (approximately 3,200 fixtures to be replaced or retrofitted) and exterior lighting at Portola Springs.

The presenter explained the project cost is "roughly $1,500,000"…

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