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Council approves city solar projects and financing; consent items pass
Summary
Council approved photovoltaic installations at two city sites and a backup generator, and authorized Bank of America financing for the project. Several pulled consent items (park upgrades, project acceptances, ShotSpotter expansion, municipal art fund) were also approved.
The Salinas City Council on Dec. 3 approved a package of energy projects and related financing and cleared several pulled consent items.
Solar and backup generator: Council approved a contract with NG for photovoltaic systems and a backup generator at City Hall and two other city facilities, and then approved an equipment lease-purchase agreement (financing) with Bank of America. Presenters told the council the city's existing solar portfolio (installed in 2016'17) had exceeded production forecasts and that the new installations ' El Gabilan Library rooftop (about 100 kW) and police department parking-canopy solar (about 610 kW) ' plus a backup generator for critical IT and limited HVAC/lighting would cost about $4.77 million. Staff said the financing bid from Bank…
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