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Waterbury Board approves project manuals for rooftop solar at five schools after warranty, output questions
Summary
The Waterbury Board of Education approved project manuals and state review requests for rooftop solar photovoltaic projects at five schools. Board members and consultants discussed roof warranties, who would repair leaks after installation, expected revenue and ground-mounted alternatives.
The Waterbury Board of Education on a series of voice votes approved project manuals and requests for state review to advance rooftop solar photovoltaic projects at Wendell L. Cross Elementary School, Generali Elementary School, Sprague Elementary School, B.W. Tinker Elementary School and Westside Middle School.
Board approval authorizes the chair and Superintendent to sign state form SCG-042 and submit each project manual to the Connecticut DAS Office of Grants Administration for review prior to releasing the projects to market.
The board debated technical and contract questions during discussion of the Wendell L. Cross project, where commissioners pressed staff and the district's consultant about warranty coverage and long-term maintenance. Commissioner Serrano Adorno asked how installing panels would affect roof warranties; district staff responded that the district had chosen a 30-year product warranty for the new roofs and that the state Department of Administrative Services (DAS) funded both the roof replacements and the solar panels. Nick Albini, staff member, told the board, "our roofs,…
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