Annual Solar Cup

The Solar Cup is a solar-powered boat race competition where students design, build, equip, and race solar-powered boats. It is a contest of design, speed and endurance that allows the participants to use an alternative power source in a real world application. This FREE event is open to the public and is held at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's (MWD) Lake Skinner reservoir in the Temecula area May 14-16, 2010.

Eastern Municipal and Rancho California Water Districts would like to thank all the schools who submitted an application for a spot on the Solar Cup team and are pleased to announce the schools who will be participating in the 2010 Solar Cup event:

Team EMWD:

• Nuview Bridge Early College High School
• Paloma Valley High School
• San Jacinto High School

Team EMWD/RCWD:

• Murrieta Mesa High School

About Solar Cup

To view details about the Solar Cup event, including a video, please click here.

Location Information

Lake Skinner is a drinking water reservoir owned and operated by Metropolitan Water District. It can hold up to 44,000 acre-feet of water (one acre-foot = 360,000 gallons). Because it holds future drinking water, even though the water will still be treated, no swimming, wading or "body contact" is allowed. The lake's fishing and camping activities are operated, by lease agreement, by the Riverside County Parks and Open-Space District.