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Supervisors direct staff to study standby generator near Conservation Building to power county facilities
Summary
Worth County supervisors discussed installing a single standby generator at the Conservation Building to provide lights, overhead doors and limited power to multiple county buildings during storms and outages, and asked staff to investigate sizing and siting.
Board members discussed locating a single standby generator near the Conservation Building to provide emergency power for multiple county facilities, rather than installing separate generators at each building.
Supervisors said the Conservation Building will have a transfer switch and incoming power at a corner location, and suggested placing a generator there so power could be routed to the office, shop and an on-site fuel station during outages. They emphasized the intent was to support basic needs — lighting, opening overhead doors and access — not to run large pumps or heavy equipment.
The board asked county staff to have Jason review the building plans and provide recommendations on generator sizing, siting and fuel logistics. One supervisor said the unit should be “a little oversized” rather than undersized to ensure doors, lights and essential systems operate when needed. The discussion noted that, if the county is needed as an emergency convening point, having power and cleared bays would allow the facility to be used for response.
There was no formal vote recorded; supervisors agreed to follow up with staff to put the generator option on design plans and to return with specifics on sizing and cost estimates.
