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Ventura announces Forefront Power solar partnership for police, fire and park sites
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The City of Ventura said it has partnered with Forefront Power to install roughly 900 kW of solar canopy arrays at the police and fire headquarters and Community Park, under a 20-year power purchase agreement the city says will save about $2.3 million in electricity costs.
The City of Ventura announced a partnership with Forefront Power to install solar canopy arrays at the police and fire headquarters on Dowell Drive and at Community Park, aiming to expand the city’s use of clean energy and reduce electricity costs.
City officials said the project will produce about 900 kilowatts of renewable energy and is expected to meet nearly all of Community Park’s electricity needs (about 96 percent) and roughly 47 percent of the police and fire headquarters’ needs. Construction began in November 2024 and the city said work is scheduled to be complete by May 2025.
Under the announced power purchase agreement, Forefront Power will finance, build and operate the solar arrays while the city purchases the electricity produced at a below-market price for 20 years. The transcript states the city anticipates approximately $2,300,000 in electricity cost savings over the life of the project.
Officials said the sites were selected for their high electricity demands and solar potential and that the project was submitted in time to take advantage of Net Energy Metering 2, which the speaker said would improve cost savings. The city framed the partnership as a step toward reducing Ventura’s carbon footprint and increasing local renewable generation.
The announcement did not identify any individual speakers by name, provide contract documents, or disclose detailed cost or contract terms beyond the 20-year PPA and the quoted savings figure. The timetable given was November 2024 for ground breaking and May 2025 for project completion. The transcript also refers to the City as "Ventura" and uses the site name "Mentura Community Park"; the city’s known place name is San Buenaventura (Ventura).
