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Housing board authorizes submission of microgrid grant application
Summary
The board authorized Chris Warfield to submit a grant application related to a microgrid; members said authorizing the application would not obligate the board to install a microgrid later.
The Block Island Housing Board voted on Oct. 28 to authorize Chris Warfield to submit a grant application for a microgrid. Board members clarified that authorizing the application only permits staff to apply for funding and does not obligate the board to install a microgrid if the board later decides not to proceed.
A board member asked whether the board needed to make a motion for submission; the board confirmed a motion and second were required and recorded. Members said a microgrid would be an internal system that could include battery storage and energy efficiency measures, and that pursuing an application now keeps options open.
The motion authorizes application submission only; future decisions about procurement, design, funding and installation would require separate board actions.
