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Valley Central board rejects high-school solar pilot but votes to explore NYSERDA energy audit
Summary
After a broad discussion of renewables and district priorities, the Valley Central Board voted 1–6 to decline seeking a price estimate for a high-school solar pilot and 6–1 to request cost information for a district-wide energy audit with NYSERDA.
Valley Central School District (Montgomery) — The Board of Education on Nov. 10 declined a motion to seek a price estimate for a solar pilot at the high school’s fields and carports, then approved pursuing cost information for a potential district-wide energy audit from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The proposal to request a solar pilot estimate — described by proponents as a way to test solar generation on athletic fields or carport structures — failed on a roll-call-style voice vote,…
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