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Garrett County Board approves 25-year solar power purchase agreement for Route 40 Elementary, 3-2
Summary
Garrett County Board of Education members voted 3-2 on Sept. 29 to approve a 25-year power purchase agreement with BAI Group LLC for an off-site solar array to serve Route 40 Elementary School and other district facilities.
Garrett County Board of Education members voted 3-2 on Sept. 29 to approve a 25-year power purchase agreement with BAI Group LLC for an off-site, ground-mounted solar array to serve Route 40 Elementary School and other district locations.
The superintendent recommended approval of the PPA, which BAI Group presented as a no out-of-pocket-cost arrangement for the district. Sal Ido of BAI Group told the board, “there is no cost, out of pocket for the district,” and described BAI’s role as owning, building, operating and maintaining the solar array and using Potomac Edison’s virtual net metering to apply generated energy to multiple campus locations.
Board members had questions about savings, equipment origin, risk and interconnection. The board asked for and was offered periodic reporting on production and savings; Sal Ido said the company can provide an annual report…
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