The City of Ventura and ForeFront Power held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the development of a 910 kW citywide solar portfolio featuring two solar canopies at Ventura Community Park and the Ventura Police/Fire Department Headquarters. The projects are part of the City’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan, offsetting electrical consumption at two energy-intensive sites.

The solar portfolio will generate approximately 1.5 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity each year, which is enough to power the annual electricity use of over 250 homes. This clean energy production will help the City avoid over 800 tons of CO2 emissions per year,

“With the completion of this solar portfolio, Ventura has achieved key emission reductions called for in our Climate Action and Resilience Plan,” City of Ventura Public Works Director Charlie Ebeling said. “This effort also advances the City Council’s 2025 Strategic Priorities for environmental stewardship and economic development. These solar parking canopies will benefit our community for decades by removing emissions from the air and saving us $2.3 million in long-term operational energy costs.”

“We applaud the City of Ventura for taking bold action to harness the environmental and economic benefits of clean energy,” said Rachel McLaughlin, Chief Commercial Officer of ForeFront Power. “It’s been a pleasure to work with City staff and help them realize their vision for a sustainable, resilient, and thriving Ventura.”

After initially breaking ground in November 2024, the portfolio was energized in Spring 2025. The completion of the portfolio was covered by Public CEO.