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Saline County approves $124,847 solar contract for Senior Center; tax credit could cut net cost to about $74,908
Summary
Deputy County Administrator Hannah Bet presented two vendor estimates and recommended contracting with Hutton at $124,847 for a solar array on the Senior Center; staff said an investment tax credit available if signed by year-end could reduce the county’s net cost to roughly $74,908 and the system could pay back in about seven years.
Deputy County Administrator Hannah Bet told the commission that a utilities analysis showed installing solar panels on the senior center could save roughly $13,000 a month in electricity and about $316,000 over 30 years. "Hutton has their proposal, indicates that an initial investment of $124,847 is what it would cost for the installation of solar panels on the senior center," Bet said.
Bet said the county received two…
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