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DeSoto staff weigh $15 million energy retrofit plan after investment-grade audit

5965358 · October 20, 2025
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Summary

City staff reviewed an investment-grade audit showing energy and incentive opportunities across nine City facilities and parks and asked for direction to return with a formal recommendation next month.

City staff and representatives from Energy Systems Group presented the results of an investment-grade audit (IGA) on municipal facilities and parks, identifying energy-efficiency and renewable projects and a range of funding options to pay for them.

The audit covered roughly a quarter‑million square feet across nine buildings and three parks. Energy Systems Group estimated about $200,000 in annual energy and operational savings from a package of measures that include standardized LED lighting, HVAC replacements and rooftop and carport solar on selected facilities. The firm’s analysis also identified federal and utility incentives that could reduce upfront costs — including an estimated $270,000 in federal tax incentives and about $100,000 in utility incentives for a like‑for‑like rooftop solar replacement at the town center, and more than…

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