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County weighs solar canopy at Whole Health after $825,000 clean-energy grant; Cornell, village approvals required
Summary
County staff said a state clean-energy grant and potential federal tax credits could fund a solar canopy at the Whole Health building, but approvals from Cornell and the Village of Lansing — and tight construction deadlines tied to credits — create timing and permitting risks.
County staff presented three options for a planned solar canopy over the Whole Health parking area after receiving an $825,000 clean-energy communities grant tied to a project that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The most time-sensitive constraint is federal tax-credit eligibility, which staff said would require starting construction this year to capture roughly $439,000 in tax incentives. If the project misses that window, staff said the county could still proceed with a smaller system costing about $825,000 but could not count on the larger federal credit. Terry, county staff working on the clean-energy program, told the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee that Cornell — the property lessor — must approve the canopy design and that…
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