California § 17077.35 - An applicant school district may include plan design and other project components

§ 17077.35. An applicant school district may include plan design and other project components

(a) An applicant school district may include plan design and other project components that promote school facility energy efficiency approaching the ultimate goal of school facility energy self-sufficiency and pollution reduction, and may seek a grant adjustment for the state’s share of the increased costs associated with those components. (b) Energy efficiency components that enable school facilities to advance state energy goals and adapt to higher average temperatures that pose a threat to the health and safety of pupils and staff are eligible for inclusion into a project pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Electric heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), school kitchen equipment, and water heating. (2) The use of ground source temperatures for heating and cooling. (3) Energy and water conservation, load reduction, peak-load shifting, and building energy efficiency measures. (4) Solar water heating technologies. (5) Onsite renewable energy and storage, such as photovoltaics and battery storage, microgrid controllers, and service panel upgrades. (6) Shade structures and the conversion of ground and rooftop surfaces to materials with low absorption and reflection of heat, which may include, but are not limited to, natural surfaces. (c) In order to be eligible for the grant adjustment pursuant to this section, the building proposed for the project, including the energy-efficiency and renewable energy measures used pursuant to this section, shall exceed the nonresidential building energy-efficiency standards specified in Part 6 (commencing with Section 100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. The applicant shall certify that the cost for the project exceeds the amount of funding otherwise available to the applicant under this chapter. (d) The board shall provide an applicant for a new construction or modernization project with a grant adjustment to provide an increase not to exceed 5 percent of its state grants authorized by Sections 17072.10 and 17074.10 for the state’s share of costs associated with design, purchase, and installation related to school facility energy efficiency as set forth in this article. (e) The board may adopt regulations for purposes of this section.