Board discusses solar proposals, plans RFQ for Oct. 27 and seeks financing options
City officials reviewed two solar proposals for municipal facilities, noted one proposal in the transcript included a guaranteed savings figure while the other gave an estimated 45% savings, and agreed to prepare an RFQ for adoption at the Oct. 27 council meeting while pursuing federal incentives and a possible earmark.
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The board spent significant time reviewing competing proposals to add solar to municipal facilities, including the wastewater plant and the fire department. One speaker described two bids: one with a purported guaranteed savings (reported in the transcript as "80 plus percent") and another estimating about 45% savings; members said the guaranteed-savings option made financing workable. "One is a guaranteed savings of 80 plus percent... the other... an estimated 45% saving," a board member said during the discussion.
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