Topic: Education

When Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) set out to electrify its food service vehicle fleet, reliability and speed were top priorities. The District needed a trusted partner that could deliver turnkey EV charging infrastructure—quickly, cost-effectively, and ready for future expansion. Through SPURR’s Procurement Assistance...

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...

Last week, the US Supreme Court issued a decision upholding the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (USF), which serves as the funding mechanism for the E-Rate program—the federal government’s long-running program that helps provide low-cost, affordable internet services to public institutions such as schools...

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...

Effective January 2025, the sale of virtually all new fluorescent lighting will be banned in the State of California. Beginning in January of 2024, CA Bill AB 2208 halted the sale of screw/bayonet-base fluorescent lamps, and by 2025, pin-base linear lamps will meet a similar...