{"id":383107,"date":"2026-07-02T04:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383107\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T04:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:03:29","slug":"fact-brief-is-the-quinlan-community-center-in-cupertino-still-adding-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383107\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Brief: Is the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino still adding solar panels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/07145810\/solar-1-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Fact Brief: Is the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino still adding solar panels?\" rel=\"ilightbox[cmsmasters_open_post_img_6a45e2d84ae2f] nofollow noopener\" class=\"cmsmasters_img_link\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"1160\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/solar-1-1160x560.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"A two-story building with an orange tile roof\" title=\"CUPERTINO SPORTS CENTER - SOLAR PANELS\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cupertino Sports Center, along with Quinlan Community Center and Community Hall, is slated to add solar panels. It&#8217;s part of city&#8217;s climate-friendly goals. Photo by Annalise Freimarck.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss a story.<\/p>\n<p>Get San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769020570_518_factBriefImage.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cupertino is still installing photovoltaic panels above the Quinlan Community Center parking lot. A March 2026 update on the city\u2019s website confirms the project is underway and the support beams seen in the parking lot are for the panel installation. The project has been delayed as the city obtains the required permits for the sprinkler system. Cupertino estimates the solar panel installation will be completed by September of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The solar panel installation was part of Cupertino\u2019s 2024-25 budget and similar panel installations are going up at the Cupertino Community Hall and Sports Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Cupertino\/comments\/1soi1cn\/whats_happened_to_memorial_park_solar_panels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/gigafact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gigafact<\/a> to produce fact briefs \u2014 bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. 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