The Bridgeport Board of Education and City of Bridgeport have entered into a long‑term Power Purchase and License Agreement with CEFIA Solar Services, Inc. to finance, own, and operate a 1.2 MW DC solar energy system at Central High School. The system will be delivered as carport canopy and roof‑mounted arrays on approximately 189,000 square feet of the campus, with estimated first‑year production of about 1.43 million kWh under Connecticut’s Non‑Residential Renewable Energy Tariff Program. The PPA term runs 20 years from commercial operation (plus any tariff document term), with CEFIA responsible for design, construction, interconnection, metering, and ongoing operation and maintenance, and the district committing to purchase all energy and environmental attributes at tariff‑linked rates. This deal is already executed, but it signals a large, multi‑year renewable energy and facilities initiative that will require coordination with roofing, structural, electrical, monitoring, and data‑integration vendors. It also sets up future decisions around buyout, term extensions, or system expansion where additional engineering, construction, O&M, and energy‑data services could be relevant.

Buyer receives 21.12 percent of tariff value as monetary credits; seller maintains ownership of the ...