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Hopkins facilities director outlines $704,000-to-date savings from community solar; on-site arrays and efficiency plans reviewed
Summary
Director of buildings and grounds presented a utilities update showing $704,000 saved from community solar since 2019, approximately $77,000 saved from on-site generation in 2023, and proposed HVAC and LED measures that could save as much as roughly $300,000 annually if fully implemented.
Hopkins Public School District staff briefed the board on Nov. 18 on the district's energy portfolio, explaining how community-solar subscriptions, on-site solar arrays and operational changes contribute to utility savings.
Director of buildings and grounds Gino told the board the district's 25-year community-solar agreement with US Solar is in its seventh year and has produced $704,000 in bill credits since 2019; US Solar projects lifetime bill-credit savings of about $4.6 million over the…
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