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Shaker Heights council approves $1.8 million service center solar project, citing federal tax-credit window
Summary
Shaker Heights City Council approved a design-build agreement and appropriation to install rooftop solar at the city service center, with supporters citing federal tax credits and lifetime savings estimates and one councilmember raising concerns about the project's return and risks.
Shaker Heights City Council on Tuesday approved a contract with Compass Energy to install rooftop solar at the city service center and separately appropriated funds to pay for design, procurement and construction.
City staff presented the item as two companion measures: an ordinance to authorize a personal services design-build agreement with 21 C LLC doing business as Compass Energy in an amount not to exceed $1,596,254, and a companion ordinance appropriating $1,800,000 from the general capital fund to cover the project and contingency. Council approved both measures under emergency suspension of rules.
City staffer Mister Peters said the project had been negotiated over several months and described it as “an economic investment with a real economic return to the city,” adding the administration expects the installation to generate roughly 13,000,000 kilowatt-hours of emission-free electricity…
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