Committee backs installing transfer switch at Well No. 4 so portable generator can be connected

Jul 13, 2026

Water and Sewer Superintendent Fosbinder recommended installing a 600-amp manual transfer switch and exterior receptacle at Well No. 4 so a portable generator can be connected during outages; the committee recommended approval of the A.B. Electric proposal.

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Water and Sewer Superintendent Fosbinder told the committee that Well No. 4 currently has no emergency power connection because the city's portable generator is being used at the Fountain Street Lift Station. He reviewed A.B. Electric's proposal to install a 600-amp service-rated manual transfer switch and an exterior receptacle to allow connection of a portable generator during power outages and recommended accepting the proposal.

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