Town: Elementary school generator functional but aging; ATS controller replacement recommended
Town staff confirmed the generator installed with the school in 1994 is still operational after recent outages but Kinsley Company recommended replacing the Automatic Transfer Switch controller (approx. $6,000) because parts are no longer available; the town has not planned a generator replacement in the near term.
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Town staff reported that the elementary school's standby generator, installed when the building was built in 1994, remains operational and provided full building power during a December outage, but the installation is aged and vendor Kinsley Company advised replacing the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) controller due to parts obsolescence at an estimated cost of $6,000. Doug Finn said he holds the paper construction plans and will provide the ATS specifications to SolectEnergy so the vendor can assess integration with a proposed battery system.
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