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Committee weighs portable-generator hookup and transfer-switch option rather than trenching to jail generator
Summary
Members discussed backup power options on March 3, including using an existing 5,500-watt portable Honda generator with a transfer switch as a lower-cost alternative to trenching to the jail generator; staff will obtain cost and installation estimates and propose a plan at a future meeting.
The Good Services Committee discussed backup-power options for county facilities at its March 3 meeting and indicated a preference for a lower-cost solution using an existing 5,500-watt portable generator and a manually operated transfer switch rather than trenching and tying into the jail's permanent generator.
Committee members noted that running conduit and trenching across a parking lot to use the jail…
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