• Online March 3, 2003
• 8.16 kW photovoltaic system
• Located on Indiana Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504, between Jackson Street and Monroe Street
• Project Started: December 2002
• Single project owned by Riverside Housing Development Corporation
• Solar covered low-income housing refurbishment built in cooperation with Riverside Housing Development Corporation
• Provides power to 27 residences and all common use areas
• Paid for with Public Benefits Funds
• Unique application meets all criteria of state mandated AB1890 Public Benefits Funds
• Master metering program allows performance to be monitored at all times
• Environmentally friendly, quiet, and clean source of renewable power
• Over its 25-year lifespan, based on peak power ratings, system displaces:
  • 3,861,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide
  • 9,750 lbs. of nitrous oxide
  • 31,200 lbs. of sulfur dioxide

• Online October 10, 2006
• 19.174 kW solar shade structure on top of Riverside's City Hall building
• Helps to offset peak energy demand at City Hall
• Allows 7th floor patio venue to be used all year long

• Online April 4, 2009
• 53.76 kW solar carport system
• System includes 245, 224-watt panels providing carport shade
• Generates approximately 73,923 kWh annually
• Estimated to provide annual energy savings of $7,392
• System will generate approximately 30% of the library's energy needs

• Online May 26, 2006
• 69.60 kW solar carport structure located at the Janet Goeske Senior Center in Riverside
• Provides 30% of center's power needs
• Provides shade for 100 parking spaces
• Estimated $20,000 annual power savings to city
• Photovoltaic project: Janet Goeske Senior Center Photovoltaic Carport
• $1.4 million from Utility Public Benefits Funds

• Online April 11, 2003
• 133.20 kW system consisting of 1,776 mono-crystalline 75-watt panels
• Located at: 10901 Indiana Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503
• Project started: December 2002
• Projected online date: March 2003
• Solar covered carport built in cooperation with Riverside County Transportation Commission
• Paid for with Public Benefits Funds
• Station will be second largest (after Union Station) in Metrolink system
• Larger twin sister to the system at the Utilities Operations Center
• Generates enough electricity to power approximately 110 homes
• Provides covered parking for over 200 spaces
• Environmentally friendly, quiet, and clean source of renewable power
• Over its 25-year lifespan, based on peak power ratings, carport displaces:
  • 6,583,500 lbs. of carbon dioxide
  • 16,625 lbs. of nitrous oxides
  • 53,200 lbs. of sulfur dioxide

• Online April 16, 2004
• 45.90 kW system
• Provides power to the common areas of the building and the managers' units
• Tenants receive a lease credit for the power generation
• Provides on-peak power directly to the residents before energizing the grid
• Master metering program allows performance to be monitored at all times
• Displaces:
  • 6,715,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide;
  • 19,477 lbs. of nitrogen oxide; and
  • 11,685 lbs. of sulfur dioxide over its 25-year lifespan

• Online September 9, 2008
• 89.7 kW solar system
• Building integrated photovoltaic system
• Helps to offset energy costs for library facility

• Online November 19, 2004
• 9.92 kW photovoltaic systems at each park's pool site
• Provides power primarily to swimming pool filtration motors in each park
• Master metering program allows performance to be monitored at all times
• Together, the three photovoltaic systems will displace:
  • 4.38 million lbs. of carbon dioxide
  • 12,700 lbs. of nitrogen oxide
  • 7,625 lbs. of sulfur dioxide over their 25-year lifespans
• Environmentally-friendly, quiet and clean source of renewable power
• Paid for entirely by Public Benefits Funds

• Online November 2, 2001
• Utilities Operation Center , 2911 Adams Street, Riverside, CA 92504
• 151.2 kW photovoltaic generation station
• Generates enough electricity to power approximately 100 homes
• Provides shade for 152 parking spaces
• Environmentally friendly, clean source of renewable power
• Displaces tons of pollutants annually - carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides
• Paid for entirely with Public Benefits Funds

• Online April 14, 2011
• 19.2 kW rooftop system

Riverside's Marcy branch library is now located in the old Auto Club of America building at 6927 Magnolia Avenue. The 9,000 square foot full-service library features state-of-the-art technology, including 33 public-access computers. The library also houses a large environmental wall display, designed by Riverside Public Utilities, that educates children on the water cycle and our city's water delivery system.