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Mountain Regional wins council approval for floating solar at Signal Hill treatment plant

Summit County Council · July 5, 2023
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Summary

Sitting as Mountain Regional Water Special Service District, council approved a capital‑budget amendment to build a floating photovoltaic array at the Signal Hill treatment plant pond. Staff said the project, aided by a $400,000 BlueSky grant and federal investment‑tax credits, should largely eliminate the plant’s ~$80,000 annual electricity bill over time.

Council members acting as the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District voted July 5 to amend the district’s 2023 capital budget to support a floating photovoltaic array at the Signal Hill treatment plant.

District staff said Ameresco was the RFP respondent selected to build the array; BlueSky has…

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