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Facilities director seeks ROI analysis on $1.1M courthouse battery backup; committee asks for more data
Summary
Facilities staff proposed adding a battery-backup option (approx. $1.1 million) to the courthouse solar project so the courthouse could continue to use solar power during grid outages; commissioners requested a detailed ROI and lifecycle-cost analysis before any commitment.
Chad Powers, Eaton County facilities director, updated the Ways and Means Committee on capital-improvement priorities and asked commissioners to consider adding a battery-backup option to the courthouse solar project.
Powers told the committee the battery option was included as a tentative item on the bond priority list and estimated the upfront cost at roughly $1,100,000. Commissioners and staff discussed the county’s existing generator capacity—multiple…
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