Topic: Community College

The slide deck presented at SPURR’s June 15, 2026, Annual Member Meeting in Sacramento is available for viewing or download here.

Challenge Foothill-De Anza Community College District faced increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging across its campuses from students, staff, and the surrounding community. The District needed a scalable, multi-site solution—but lacked the internal capacity to efficiently manage the complexity of planning, procurement, incentives, and...

Solar remains a smart investment—even under NEM 3.0. SPURR’s awarded REAP Program vendor, DSD Renewables, reports solar energy can still be economical in California, especially for public agencies like schools and municipalities, but success depends on careful project design. While NEM 3.0 lowers compensation for...

The slide deck presented to SPURR’s June 2025 Annual Member Meeting in Sacramento is available for viewing or download here.

In a significant step towards sustainability, Fullerton College recently unveiled its first-ever solar panel installation during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking a milestone for the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD). The project is the culmination of a three-year collaboration between the college, SPURR, and...

SPURR is pleased to announce a new vendor in our Renewable Energy Aggregated Procurement (REAP) Program: DSD Renewables. SPURR awarded DSD Renewables, a leading solar and energy storage provider, based on its outstanding proposal submitted in response to our recent Request For Proposals (RFP) for...

SPURR is pleased to share another success story from our REAP (Renewable Energy Aggregated Procurement) Program. SPURR, working in partnership with North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD), conducted a competitive statewide RFP for solar and energy storage and selected a vendor that “exceeded” NOCCCD’s...

SPURR recently participated in an informative webinar with one of our four awarded PAVE Program vendors, ForeFront Power.  The PAVE Program (Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification) is designed to assist California public agencies in planning and procuring EV charging infrastructure. The PAVE Program helps these...

SPURR’s new Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Program is designed to assist California school districts, community colleges, public universities, municipalities, special districts, and other public agencies in planning and procuring EV charging infrastructure at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional...