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Sustainability commission: solar shade installed at rec center; city rooftop array RFP still pending, Ameren to audit buildings
Summary
The Webster Groves Sustainability Commission heard updates that a 60-by-13-foot solar shade with 34 panels will be installed adjacent to the lap pool; a rooftop solar RFP for the rec center has not yet been issued. Ameren will provide complimentary energy audits of city buildings on March 18.
The Webster Groves Sustainability Commission heard that a solar shade structure has been purchased for the new water park adjacent to the lap pool, and that the city’s planned rooftop solar array at the recreation center remains under development.
Commission staff member Sean said, “It’s 60 feet by 13 feet wide, and it has 34 panels on it,” describing the shade structure and noting it will cover spectator seating. He added that the city remains “committed to the solar array on top of the rec center,” but that a request for proposals for that rooftop array has not yet been issued and any installation would occur after the 2025 pool season.
Why it matters: rooftop and onsite solar installations reduce municipal electricity use and greenhouse-gas emissions; moving the RFP to later in the year delays potential energy and cost savings. The commission framed the purchased shade-structure panels as a near-term enhancement while the larger rooftop project proceeds.
Supporting details
Sean told the commission that Ameren will perform complimentary energy audits of all government buildings; he said the audits are “not going to be as deep of a dive” and will provide a benchmark rather than detailed payback estimates. Sean gave a scheduled date for those audits: March 18.
The commission did not vote on the rooftop array or any funding change during the meeting. No specific vendor, contract value, or funding source for the rooftop array was provided in the discussion.
Ending
Commission members said they will continue to follow the rec center projects and the forthcoming Ameren audits; no formal direction to staff or council was recorded in the transcript beyond the updates provided.
