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New Santa Clarita Solar Project To Save 20 Million

A solar power facility that is projected to save Santa Clarita Valley residents up to 20 million dollars is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for Thursday.


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Castaic Lake Water Agency officials are hosting the event at the facility’s location in Saugus, which is the largest solar power plant in both the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys, according to officials.

“We will start to see the savings immediately,” said Dan Masnada, CLWA’s general manager. “We’re pretty excited about it.”

The project is projected to save 20 million dollars over the next 25 years, according to Masnada.

The 20-acre, 3.5 megawatt solar field, has been highly anticipated by both CLWA officials and Santa Clarita Valley residents.

“Half of the savings will go to the water agency, which will be reflected in reduced increases in our wholesale water rate over time,” he said. “The other half will go to Santa Clarita water division for future rate increases for Santa Clarita residents.”

The facility is located in Saugus, above Central Park, according to Masnada.

CLWA officials have been working with SunPower on installing solar panels and the solar power facility in an attempt to go greener.

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“The solar panels generate pollution-free energy,” said Jeff Ford, CLWA’s principal water resources manager. “The two plants combined would offset one-third of electrical demand by the CLWA and Santa Clarita Water Division, it would offset energy otherwise generated by fossil fuels and now we have a pollution-free source for it.”

“The generating plant is owned by SunPower, who is selling the electricity at a reduced rate that we would normally have to pay Southern California Edison,” he continued. “The rates would not increase as quickly, which would be a benefit to ratepayers. Utility costs stay lower for retailers and hopefully, the cost savings are passed on to the customers.”

About CLWA 

Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) is a public water wholesaler that provides about half of the water that Santa Clarita households and businesses use. CLWA operates three treatment plants, three pump stations, three storage facilities, and over 45 miles of transmission pipelines.

About SunPower Corp

SunPower Corp. designs, manufactures and delivers the highest efficiency, highest reliability solar panels and systems available today. Residential, business, government and utility customers rely on the company’s quarter century of experience and guaranteed performance to provide maximum return on investment throughout the life of the solar system.

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New Santa Clarita Solar Project To Save 20 Million

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About Kimberly Beers

Kimberly Beers is a Santa Clarita native. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from California State University, Northridge in 2013. While attending the university, she focused her attention on news writing and worked as a primary news writer for the campus' award winning radio station and televised news program. She began writing news stories for KHTS in 2014 and hopes to have a lifetime career dedicated to writing and sharing the news